It seems like the detective has gotten himself caught in the middle of a terrible tangle of black magic. To make matters worse, Cyphre starts making ominous appearances in Angel’s dream.
Things take a turn for the very strange when bodies begin to pile up. Related: 20 Horrifying Books Like The Shiningīut when Angel arrives at the hospital, Johnny has disappeared-but it’s not like the man could have just waltzed out on his own. So Cyphre hires private investigator Harry Angel to travel to New York and make sure that the news of Johnny’s survival hasn’t been exaggerated. Johnny living out the rest of his days as a vegetable is bleak-not just for the singer, but for Louis Cyphre, who had a contract with the singer and is due to receive a substantial amount of money upon Johnny’s death. The singer survives, barely, and is transported back to New York state to recover. From the disturbing to the downright terrifying, these twisted tales all deserve a place on your “to be read” list.īig-band singer Johnny Favorite is in the middle of a performance for Allied troops when a Luftwaffe squadron opens fire, wiping out the audience. Ranging from the Victorian era to today, the following thriller, suspense, and horror books recommended by Stephen King are sure to give you something to scream about. It’s safe to say that you know you’ve made it as a horror writer when your book scares the King of horror. But where could you possibly go after reading some of the best horror and thriller novels around? Well, as an avid reader himself, Stephen King has a few helpful recommendations.
Yet after you’ve read all of King’s thrills and chills from front to back, and then returned to a few of his greatest hits for a second go, it’s time to move on to something new. Related: Master of Horror: 10 Best Stephen King Books
A haunting exploration of fear and the everlasting impact of childhood trauma, King's horror novel terrified an entire generation of readers, introduced us to Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and served as the inspiration for a number of killer horror movie adaptations. The author has won over a dozen Bram Stoker Awards, four World Fantasy Awards, and was honored with the National Medal of Arts-all of which to say, Stephen King knows good horror when he sees it.Ī masterpiece like It is proof enough. From his first novel, Carrie, to 2019's The Institute, King conjures tales suffused with snappy dialogue and frank explorations of human nature's dark impulses. Since 1974, King has published over sixty novels, a handful of nonfiction books, and countless short stories, as well as penned graphic novels, a screenplay, a musical libretto, and a children’s book straight out of his own Dark Tower universe. Prolific author Stephen King is widely regarded as the Master of Horror.
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