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The Three Scariest Novels
Song of Kali, Dan Simmons. A writer goes to Calcutta, taking his wife and baby along, to track down a celebrated poet who vanished eight years ago, presumed dead. He should have stayed home.
Let's Go Play At The Adams', Mendal W. Johnson. A young woman babysits a group of children for seven days. On the first day, she wakes up bound to the bed. There are six more days.
Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbo. During The Great War, a soldier wakes up in a hospital and slowly realizes that he has lost his arms, legs, his entire face, and his hearing. And that's chapter one.
Runners-up:
House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski. An award-winning photojournalist discovers that his new house is a fraction of an inch larger on the inside than the outside. Soon, a door opens up in the wall where no door had been. What can a man do but explore?
Deathbird Stories (Short Stories), Harlan Ellison. Forgotten gods die; new gods are born. We have reason to miss the old gods.
To Be Continued
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