spine TINGLING bone CHILLING reads??? what is the best horror book you've ever read? and please no "scary" or "unsettling" books that are actually just about dreading the rise of fascism or complex family trauma. i want to be physically, viscerally frightened. it doesn't even have to be a good book in the conventional sense, i want something that is HORRIFYING bonus points for eerie horror instead of weird horror

Posting here as well since this may cause confusion from old users. Now reviews now need 50+ words and lists need 10+ books to appear on the global discovery pages. Shorter reviews and lists are still available on profiles, book pages, and their own pages.

Have you ever forced yourself to finish a book even though you've basically checked out? I'm on page 489 (out of 673 ) of Sexual Personae. I really enjoyed the first few chapters. But reading her manic analysis of authors I've never read is a bit disorientating for a pleb like me. I've just finished the chapter on Swinburne and Pater and realised that I wouldn't be able to explain in any meaningful detail what I've just read.