I know scary books are possible and would be really good, but im yet to find anything thats had me wanting to hide under the covers. What is the scariest or creepiest book you have ever read. The 1971 movieadaptation of charlie and the chocolate factory is easily the scariest thing ive ever watched gene wilder in that tunnel. Many writers are afraid of excess and shy away from the jawdroppingly gruesome. But while there are perennial books like the walking dead out there, as you count down to halloween, youll need a lot of. The 10 most terrifying horror comics of 2019, ranked. They dont have the advantage of sound to build atmosphere, and there is no possibility of jumpscares. The 10 creepiest comic book characters ever in classic comic blog style, i honor a holiday by making a list. Comic books of the 1950s and 1960s made a point of their potential to. Comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. Of all the authors and literary universes crafted in the modern era of books, the one author who stands out more than any other is none other than stephen king. Of course, that genre is horror, and since halloween is imminent, we thought wed take this opportunity to pay tribute to some. Like a classic childrens book straight from hell, beautiful darkness.
The 10 creepiest comic book villains ever thrillist. Swamp thing is one of the most popular classic horror comics ever. To whet your appetite for what looks to be an outstanding project, ron and matt have put together another list for you the greatest horror comics ever. Imagine, if you would, catcher in the rye, if holden caulfield was really, truly, batshit insane and completely detached from reality. A little life by hanya yanagihara is the worst book i have ever read.
An often overlooked horror gem in the world of webcomics is julie devins monster soup. Erin shaw sometimes it seems that good, drippy violence is hard to come by. Theres no way you could do a list of deviant characters from mainstream comics without including the joker. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Here are the best horror comics that will really scare the crap out of you. Whether its the effectiveness of a chilling page turn or an intense drawing, comics offer a variety and effectiveness in horror storytelling that other mediums cant replicate. Horror comics are comic books, graphic novels, blackandwhite comics magazines, and manga focusing on horror fiction. Yes, its another stephen king book no surprise that he makes the list of scariest books more than once. The roads basement scene is also one of the scariest things ive read and also seen in the film. There is nothing quite like a tense horror graphic novel. Ranking the best book length comics ever created is a lot like picking out the greatest grains of sand on the beach. The 100 scariest horror novels of all time horror novel. A few items of furniture were left there by the previous occupants. I read it one night next to my sleeping wife and found myself unable to move, unable to go to bed, unable.
The comic book series, featuring the plant elemental, is a classic example. Pet sematary is one of the scariest books of all time and perhaps the creepiest novel stephen king has ever written. Could film ever truly capture ben templesmiths gorgeously grotesque figures or. Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings. Some of the creepiest, darkest, most deranged, disturbed, dangerous and downright unsettling comic book characters ever to grace our screens. Of all the books on the list, this is the one i have read most recently, even though it was released in 1984. If you enjoy reading or discussing anything comic book related, youve come to the right place. Comic books are notoriously difficult to make scary. The scariest book ive ever read is the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson. Clean room by gail simone, jon davishunt, and quinton winter. Its surprising that he also penned one of the scariest horror books you could ever hope to read, but here we are. The most terrifying books we have ever read slate magazine.
Love junji ito, hes my fave, but hes more body horror which isnt quite as scary to me. The top 10 actually pantswettingly scariest comics ever. The 20 scariest books of all time do yourself a favor. The scariest one in my opinion is without a doubt uzumaki, by junji ito. Its one of the best ghost story books in history because it contains so many highquality passages and tales. One of the most intriguing, dark stories ever told through the medium of comics. What is the most terrifying book you have ever read. In the following comics, not a single word of charlie mccarthys dialogue has been altered from the original. Six of the scariest horror comics the conversation. The books that follow deliver the goods and guarantee a fine reading experience. If your goal is to be so terrified of a book that you put it in the freezer and book a hotel room for a few days, here are twentyfive books that might not necessarily be the best horror novels, but are certainly the scariest. Knock knock by horang all rights go to the content creators, if. But if you enjoy reading an adrenalineinducing tale of pure terror, our list of the 10 scariest books of all time will give you the right dosage. Horror is a famously difficult genre to pull off successfully in comic book form, but these 11 terrifying masterworks manage it with aplomb.
Has anyone here found a book so scary you almost had to stop reading it. This one taps into a phobia thats both very old and very current. Here are ten frightening comics available to read right away. You might think its unfair to call charlie mccarthy the creepiest comic book character of all time after ive changed all his dialogue to be about baby circumcisions. Space is so absolutely petrifying, its surprising that more scifi novels dont dig deep into the possibilities it presents for a good horror yarnbut those that do exist are truly scary, including these seven books, which stand with the most terrifying scifi novels ever written. But imagine if carnage was real and running towards you, hes an actual alien monster youd have to be a moron to not be afraid of him. This time, its halloween and this year, in real life. Top 60 best horror comic books by value sell my comic books. The 10 most terrifying horror comics of 2019, ranked cbr. Welcome to lovecraft is, without a doubt, the best on the list, but i added the most twisted comic ive ever read, billy majestics humpty dumpty. Along the way, the company has produced some of the best comic books ever, with many of them receiving high praise from time magazine and the. Nothing you have ever read will prepare you for the insanity in this book. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The top 3 books are not really that good as horror comics i think.
The scariest comic books weve ever read splash page 10312009 halloween week is drawing to a close around splash page hq, but that doesnt mean were finished with the scary. Wytches by scott snyder, jock, matt hollingsworth, and clem robins. Prepare to take a halloween tour of the haunted house of ideas. There are ten of the scariest, spookiest comics ever. When your hero is as scary as the bat himself, it stands to reason that his enemies tend to. Get spooked this halloween by the 8 scariest marvel comics. Its october, the universallyrecognized month of all things scary. A lot of junji itos comics are scary but as a major claustrophobe, this one wigs me out way too much. If your summer months are more for scary stories around the campfire than breezy first love, happily ever after tales, this list of 10 of the creepiest books of all time will fulfill all your warm. They can be a great thing for a group of survivors, school of gifted youngsters, or entire nation but at. Dahl collected his 14 favorite supernatural books and put them all in his book of ghost stories.
Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Famed manga master junji itos work frequently tops lists of the scariest comics ever created, but hes never been shy about his classic references, citing stephen king, h. This follows their earlier list of the greatest horror artists ever, which you can check out here. Ever since his first appearance in 1940, where he began using a lethal gas that made. Comic books and the increasing number of movies and tv shows based on them have given us plenty of supervillains who are sadomasochists with a taste for cosplay, but not all of the genres. As comic books have shown this time and time again, leaders can be a scary thing.
For those new to the world of comics, it may seem as if the genre is made up solely of tights and capes and boompowsavingtheworld action sequences. There are a whole lot of scary comics out there, but these are some of. The 10 scariest books of all time read at your own risk. I even came across a really good split of literature and internet from a japanese web comic the other day. The 10 scariest horror comics you can read right now cbr. Known as the master of horror himself, the author has written several bestselling novels and crafted some.