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The Batlord 09-22-2016 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1747493)
I'd read Sebald for the more introspective stuff. It must be nice to be able to read the original German version too (though there was a LOT of work put into the English translation, and it shows).

My other choice would be Turn of the Screw to start with because it's short, it's legitimately scary, and it's got ambiguity that opens up analysis and theories out the *******.

I'm guessing you've read Silence and...Hamlet?
Like, for someone who isn't scared by movies and books? Would love some literature that actually make me nervous to go outside at night to smoke a cigarette.

Frownland 09-22-2016 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1747544)
Like, for someone who isn't scared by movies and books? Would love some literature that actually make me nervous to go outside at night to smoke a cigarette.
Yes, depending on how realism affects you.

The Batlord 09-22-2016 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1747546)
Yes, depending on how realism affects you.
I think it's more the lack of direct interaction that leaves me unscared. I love a lot of horror movies and books, but for reasons other than adrenaline flashbacks. Video games can scare the pants off of me though. Will read Turn of the Screw.

grindy 09-22-2016 01:07 PM
Anyone read Lem's The Investigation?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Investigation
It's amazing and I also remember being really scared, when I read it for the first time. I was pretty young though. Still, a fascinatingly creepy story.

Frownland 09-22-2016 01:09 PM
I'll look into it.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1747559)
I think it's more the lack of direct interaction that leaves me unscared. I love a lot of horror movies and books, but for reasons other than adrenaline flashbacks. Video games can scare the pants off of me though. Will read Turn of the Screw.
Well it might not scare you in that case but you should still read it.

Exo 09-22-2016 02:15 PM
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
World War Z by Max Brooks
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Infinite Jest by Savid Foster Wallace
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

Frownland 09-22-2016 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Exo (Post 1747609)
Infinite Jest by Savid Foster Wallace
I have this savid on my harddrive but haven't gotten around to finishing it.

And damn, is WWZ really that good?

Exo 09-22-2016 02:50 PM
The way the book is crafted just really hit with me. Some of the stories in there are just out of this world good.

Frownland 09-22-2016 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Exo (Post 1747644)
The way the book is crafted just really hit with me. Some of the stories in there are just out of this world good.
I like their idea of zombies in the movie (especially the part with the wall), but it failed everywhere else so I didn't really ever think to check out the book.

Key 09-22-2016 04:02 PM
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William Shakespeare: Hamlet (granted that you have the time and will for some in-depth analysis)
Yes.


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