Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Scary Stories


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?



12 comments:

  1. I've read a few of your books this week - I must check out The Night Sister.
    Lynn :D

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  2. Yesssssss! 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?

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    1. Thanks 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 :) ). :)

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    2. I figured it couldn't be a coincidence when I saw your bio said you're a Sherlock fan :-)

      I 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

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  3. I just finished And Then There Were None and I absolutely loved it!

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  4. Shutter 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.

    My TTT: http://girlaboutlibrary.blogspot.com/2016/10/five-haunting-books-you-should-read-top.html

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    1. I completely agree about the book, the twist, and the movie--so good!!

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  5. Oo 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. :)

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    1. Those books are so good! Shutter Island is amazing, and I absolutely loved the movie too!

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