User blog comment:The Koromo/Horror Novels that Shook You to the Core/@comment-6516317-20140928014253

Well I mean Haunted was one of the most disgusting things I've ever read in my life, but it was really funny and creepy at the same time though. Oh, and anything by Jack Ketchum is usually pretty crazy. I'm suprised no one has mentioned Off Season by him.

And I'm sorry but I hate Stephen King so I don't read his stuff that much. I love the ideas he brings to the table, but his books are just so DRAWN out and kill all the tension to me. Even with all the other things, the only books I actually liked by him was Carrie and Doctor Sleep (Which I think is some sort of sequel to The Shining, which I could never finish.)

Oh and if you are a splatter gore fan, Edward Lee is the master at writing things that make you feel sick, including my personal favorite The Bighead, which tops the list at vile horror.

But in all honesty, I have never read a horror novel that has "scared" me. Just a few that I thought were cool, and a lot that have grossed me out, in a good way of course.