What is the most frightening book you have read in the horror genre?

@eli1601 Seen the movie never read the book

@DearAmbellina2113 What’s it about?

@SW-User An ancient demon emerges from the earth and possesses the body of a huge sheriff. The thing that made it so terrifying was that it was such an ancient evil that it had existed long before the demons of the Bible, and because it took control of an authority figure (who happened to be physically huge), it was able to abduct a lot of people because we're programmed to obey authority figures and trust cops. But what happens when the guy you're supposed to trust who holds all the power is EVIL? It really explores the primal fear of isolation and helplessness.

@SW-User Yeah I would say so.Considering it is based on supposed events.

The story was more inspired by a reported event than rooted in it. Blatty took so many liberties with the storytelling that there really isn’t much that resembles the event that inspired him to write it. @SW-User

@SW-User poetic licenseI suppose

@stound yeah could be. I think I was 14 when I read Salem’s Lot but about 21 when I read IT. So you might be on to something!

the movie salem’s lot scared the shit out of me as a kid!! @SW-User

@NiftyWhite Yeah it was super creepy

@Montanaman haven’t read that one yet

@SW-User @SW-User Ooooo! It's a Frightener!😬👍

@Mondayschild Read a few of his books