As always, Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the wonderful The Broke and The Bookish.
This week's theme is a Halloween freebie, so I decided to go with my Top Ten Scary Stories!
1. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
What makes it scary:
A group of people are trapped on an isolated island with a killer.
2) Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
What makes it scary:
A man is trapped on an isolated island (notice a trend here? ;) ) that houses an insane asylum, and a patient has escaped.
3) Turn of the Screw by Henry James
What makes it scary:
A governess on an isolated estate with two children who are being haunted by ghosts--or is she being haunted by the ghosts in her head?
4) Night Film by Marisha Pessl
What makes it scary:
A reporter is investigating a legendary horror movie director who may have taken his movies too far into real life.
5) The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
What makes it scary:
A gigantic hound may be haunting the mysterious moors, and killing people.
6) Dominance by Will Lavender
What makes it scary:
A class is being taught by a convicted murderer, a woman is missing, and a mysterious author may hold all the creepy clues.
7) The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon
What makes it scary:
The past collides with the present in an old, abandoned motel.
8) The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
What makes it scary:
People have willingly trapped themselves in a haunted house, and it might just drive them mad.
9) The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
What makes it scary:
This is a ghost story about a haunted house, and a truly terrifying spirit.
10) The Bone Collector by Jeffrey Deaver
What makes it scary:
There's a diabolical madman on the loose--and he could be coming for you.
What are some of your favorite scary stories?
I've read a few of your books this week - I must check out The Night Sister.
ReplyDeleteLynn :D
All of Jennifer McMahon's books are really good!
DeleteYesssssss! Baskervilles is on my list too. The Turn of the Screw is the only other book here I've read, but I LOVE your blog title! May I assume you've read The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I have read that, my blog title is an homage to that title-Sherlock Holmes is my all-time favorite literary character (my dog is named Sherlock :) ). :)
DeleteI figured it couldn't be a coincidence when I saw your bio said you're a Sherlock fan :-)
DeleteI once had a cat named Sherlock, and my current laptop is named that too. He's one of my 5 absolute favorite fictional characters of all time <3
That's so great!
DeleteI just finished And Then There Were None and I absolutely loved it!
ReplyDeleteIt's so good! It's in my top 3 of favorite books ever.
DeleteShutter Island is *so* scary. I read the book before the movie, and when the twist happened I had to set the book down I was so shocked. I love Lehane's books! He is so amazing.
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: http://girlaboutlibrary.blogspot.com/2016/10/five-haunting-books-you-should-read-top.html
I completely agree about the book, the twist, and the movie--so good!!
DeleteOo so many good ones!! I still need to read The Bone Collector, The Night Sister, Dominance, and Night Film. All of those sound fantastic. And SHUTTER ISLAND!! That's such a good one, I loved it. I enjoyed the movie too. :)
ReplyDeleteThose books are so good! Shutter Island is amazing, and I absolutely loved the movie too!
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