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63. Thank you sheshe2. King uses emotional and psychological elements in his books. Much like Hitchcock. I don't watch blood

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Mon Sep 16, 2024, 10:00 PM

Sep 2024

and guts movies. But I do like the raw emotion that both use. I fixed my post. I kept hearing the song. thank you for your videos too.

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what Stephen King novel or short story unsettled you the most? Mine are "It" and "Stand By Me" [View all] debm55 Sep 2024 OP

"The Shining" is pretty darn scary hauckeye Sep 2024 #1

Thank you haucheye. debm55 Sep 2024 #3

Cell quaint Sep 2024 #2

Thank you quaint. debm55 Sep 2024 #4

So many...but if I had to pick one... Mad_Dem_X Sep 2024 #5

Thank you Mad_Dem_X. debm55 Sep 2024 #6

That one definitely has an unsettling ending Docreed2003 Sep 2024 #12

As far as his short stories - The Jaunt is incredibly unsettling! Mad_Dem_X Sep 2024 #38

You read my mind Docreed2003 Sep 2024 #39

Shining! lark Sep 2024 #7

Thank you very much lark and good luck on your move. debm55 Sep 2024 #8

Thanks! lark Sep 2024 #9

I'm not into horror, so I have never read a Stephen King book... 3catwoman3 Sep 2024 #10

Thank you 3catwoman3,, I am okay with posters telling me their feelings It's okay debm55 Sep 2024 #11

Pet Semetary is, to me, his scariest novel Docreed2003 Sep 2024 #13

Thank you ,Docreed about Pet Semetary. I read the book and saw the movie. I was more frightened of the movie. debm55 Sep 2024 #15

I'm a fan of his non supernatural work. FalloutShelter Sep 2024 #14

Thank you very much, FalloutShelter. debm55 Sep 2024 #16

Same Bayard Sep 2024 #84

The Stand mountain grammy Sep 2024 #17

Thank you mountain grammy. debm55 Sep 2024 #18

Me too Figarosmom Sep 2024 #73

A Good Marriage Niagara Sep 2024 #19

Thank you, Niagara. Sounds scary. debm55 Sep 2024 #20

Well, to be honest, there is one for sure. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2024 #21

I am so sorry that you went through that as a teen I had my own demons so I know where you are coming from. Times have debm55 Sep 2024 #22

I've only read Carrie and The Stand. HeartsCanHope Sep 2024 #23

The Stand By Me was very much like my life. The only thing that got to me was the boys crossing the railroad bridge. debm55 Sep 2024 #31

That book, the railroad tracks, the body was Stand By Me. sheshe2 Sep 2024 #60

Thank you sheshe2. King uses emotional and psychological elements in his books. Much like Hitchcock. I don't watch blood debm55 Sep 2024 #63

He is one of my favorite authors. sheshe2 Sep 2024 #65

Christine Emile Sep 2024 #24

Thank you Emile. That's a good one. debm55 Sep 2024 #32

Pet Sematary. Elessar Zappa Sep 2024 #25

Thank you Elessar Zappa. Me too. Never watched the movie or read the book again. debm55 Sep 2024 #33

Of the few I've read, The Shining was the scariest. subterranean Sep 2024 #26

Thank you subterranean. I don't think a alot of King's books are able to effectively make the switch to the big screen. debm55 Sep 2024 #34

Pet Semetary MiKenMi33 Sep 2024 #27

Stephen King himself was freaked out by that novel. Elessar Zappa Sep 2024 #28

I read it and saw the movie, I don't like gore or horror. That book was very scarey. I had the same reaction. debm55 Sep 2024 #35

+1 to It Shermann Sep 2024 #29

thank you Shermann. I agree with you. It was layer upon layer of fears. But it was not gory. King is such a great . debm55 Sep 2024 #36

The Shining OLDMDDEM Sep 2024 #30

Thank you OLDMDDEM . I didn't see the movie, but read the book. debm55 Sep 2024 #37

The movie was good but the book was better. OLDMDDEM Sep 2024 #42

Most of his books don't carry over well to the movies. debm55 Sep 2024 #43

True except for Cujo. OLDMDDEM Sep 2024 #46

Agree debm55 Sep 2024 #47

The Cujo movie was very unsettling to me. Different Drummer Sep 2024 #87

Me too. OLDMDDEM Sep 2024 #88

yes it was. Thank you Different Drummer. debm55 Sep 2024 #92

The Talisman. Spoiler below. Eko Sep 2024 #40

Thank you Eko debm55 Sep 2024 #44

The Raft a short story Alpeduez21 Sep 2024 #41

Thank you Alpeduez21. debm55 Sep 2024 #45

the story about cugo AllaN01Bear Sep 2024 #48

I agree AllaN01Bear. debm55 Sep 2024 #49

"Salem's Lot" Stephen King (1975) Tikki Sep 2024 #50

Thank you Tiki, debm55 Sep 2024 #54

I only read "The Dead Zone" and "Carrie". "Dead Zone" was creepier. King has said donald trump is the mucifer Sep 2024 #51

Thank you mucifer, That is interesting debm55 Sep 2024 #56

Umhmm. sheshe2 Sep 2024 #62

My sister, a Court Reporter, had a Court scene in Slimmer. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2024 #52

Thank you OAITW r.2.0 I didn't see Slimmer. But I did see"the Langoliers" debm55 Sep 2024 #57

"I Am the Doorway" Bok_Tukalo Sep 2024 #53

Thank you Bok_Tukalo. debm55 Sep 2024 #58

Oh yeah, the Shining - Jack Nicholson and Shelly DuVal were perfectly cast. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2024 #55

Thank you , yes they were. debm55 Sep 2024 #59

Another interesting datapoint(s). OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2024 #61

That is funny. debm55 Sep 2024 #64

Not exactly unsettling, but intriguing to me Lilithschyld Sep 2024 #66

Thank you Lilithschyld and welcome to the DU Lounge. debm55 Sep 2024 #67

Thank you! Lilithschyld Sep 2024 #70

Duma Key is an incredible book, and incredibly underrated Docreed2003 Sep 2024 #69

Duma Key was scary to me Tree Lady Sep 2024 #86

To me, IT is a much scarier book Docreed2003 Sep 2024 #90

Seeing scary clowns is hard Tree Lady Sep 2024 #94

Yeah, that would scare the crap out of me too!! Docreed2003 Sep 2024 #95

Pet Cemetery and Misery were both really scary Bristlecone Sep 2024 #68

Thank you Bristlecone., I agree with both, they are scarey. debm55 Sep 2024 #71

The stand Figarosmom Sep 2024 #72

Figarosmom, thank you. debm55 Sep 2024 #76

Once was watching Stephen King movies on YouTube around Halloween and up came "Big Driver." betsuni Sep 2024 #74

Thank you betsuni. I am sorry that happened to you. debm55 Sep 2024 #75

Nothing happened to me. It's a movie. betsuni Sep 2024 #91

Read your post, You said that you couldn't get it out of your mind and you were very upset, that is what I was debm55 Sep 2024 #96

Pet Sematary Jeebo Sep 2024 #77

Thank you Jeebo. I did't like Pet Sematary either, I like thrillers as Hitchcock made and the ones King wrote. Do not debm55 Sep 2024 #80

I liked Pet Sematary. Jeebo Sep 2024 #89

Sorry I got the two mixed up. I guess I like thrillers like Psycho. The Birds. Tony Perkins never hit Janet Leigh once debm55 Sep 2024 #93

Salem's Lot YodaMom2 Sep 2024 #78

Thank you YodaMom2, It does sound like a spooky place to read those books debm55 Sep 2024 #82

The stand ! stonecutter357 Sep 2024 #79

Thank you stonecutter357 debm55 Sep 2024 #83

Been a King fan for many many years Bayard Sep 2024 #81

Thank you Bayard. I agree. debm55 Sep 2024 #85

Got to me Birdfeeder Sep 2024 #97

Thank you Birdfeeder. debm55 Sep 2024 #98