tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post8418283725086773081..comments2023-12-26T18:33:04.681-08:00Comments on Writability: Discussion: Do (Scary) Books Scare You?Gabe (Ava Jae)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04778524723148508140noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-83535614079041916032014-10-26T04:11:40.419-07:002014-10-26T04:11:40.419-07:00Sounds good! I'll have to add it to my TBR lis...Sounds good! I'll have to add it to my TBR list. Thanks for the rec! :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-81750408850155445542014-10-23T03:53:11.327-07:002014-10-23T03:53:11.327-07:00That is SO interesting! I'd kind of thought it...That is SO interesting! I'd kind of thought it was probably easier to scare in a movie than in books, but you're the opposite, which I haven't seen in the comments yet. Huh.Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-1625179321256120582014-10-22T17:16:29.954-07:002014-10-22T17:16:29.954-07:00I am not easily scared by movies (though on occasi...I am not easily scared by movies (though on occasion I will freak myself out when I think of a plot - like the last scene in Blair Witch) but the occasional book gets me. I will never forget when I read "The Shining." I was like 12 or 13 and it was so vivid, I had to put it down, walk away and watch cartoons. It was the scene when the dead woman gets out of the tub and tries to choke Danny. Oh Lord it took me days to get through those few pages!Kelly Blackwellhttp://heresmytakeonit.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-72111873553755999302014-10-22T07:43:57.768-07:002014-10-22T07:43:57.768-07:00I loved it! I mean, a few parts made me kind of &q...I loved it! I mean, a few parts made me kind of "eh," because they were just...weird, I guess? Like, eye-roll status weird. But I trudged on, and ultimately I liked it because it's the same kind of style of horror/thriller that I used to love as a kid. I'd recommend it!Rae Oestreichhttp://whathappenedtothewallflower.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-28892690678260234652014-10-22T04:31:23.353-07:002014-10-22T04:31:23.353-07:00Haaa! That's too funny.Haaa! That's too funny.Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-82947049502617908632014-10-21T19:05:28.672-07:002014-10-21T19:05:28.672-07:00I almost stopped reading Harry Potter and the Cham...I almost stopped reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, because when Fawkes blew up I literally thought Dumbledore was about to massacre Harry Potter with the entirety of his magic. My dad had to convince me to keep reading before I would open it again. *shakes head* Oh, the shame. XDHeatherhttp://semilegacy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-10358780494280841332014-10-21T18:45:17.554-07:002014-10-21T18:45:17.554-07:00Interesting! Thanks for the recommendation!Interesting! Thanks for the recommendation!Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-74433950763036300632014-10-21T18:45:03.491-07:002014-10-21T18:45:03.491-07:00That's so interesting about embarrassing thing...That's so interesting about embarrassing things! I've definitely felt embarrassed for a character before, but I don't think I've ever put a book down (even temporarily) for it. <br /><br /><br />But yeah, I've felt <i>disturbed</i>, and <i>worried</i>, but not scared.Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-1735969431655177112014-10-21T18:40:05.797-07:002014-10-21T18:40:05.797-07:00Stephen King seems to be the biggest recommendatio...Stephen King seems to be the biggest recommendation for scary books ha ha. He's on my list of eventuals. :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-54183350897352723882014-10-21T18:39:39.932-07:002014-10-21T18:39:39.932-07:00Ahhh hmm. Yeah, I wonder if a scary non-fiction wo...Ahhh hmm. Yeah, I wonder if a scary non-fiction would scare me? That seems like a possibility since it's real...hmm...Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-43994774822762477292014-10-21T18:39:01.319-07:002014-10-21T18:39:01.319-07:00Sounds like your book reading habits are similar t...Sounds like your book reading habits are similar to mine. I'd think that it's probably harder to scare someone with a book than it would be with a movie (though maybe that's just me?). Hmmm...Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-25827835747984297252014-10-20T16:50:44.255-07:002014-10-20T16:50:44.255-07:00I recommend that you read "Magic for Beginner...I recommend that you read "Magic for Beginners"by Kelly Link. It is a blend of magic realism and fantasy. It is scary good.Emmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-657761151963555222014-10-20T13:54:45.951-07:002014-10-20T13:54:45.951-07:00Movies scare me, books don't. (Not that I real...Movies scare me, books don't. (Not that I really read horror...) What I do have a hard time with is reading embarrassing things. If I read something humiliating in a book, then sometimes I have to put it down and not freak out because I feel super bad even though I haven't done anything. I can feel bad about embarrassing things fictional people do for days.<br /><br /><br />Alternately, like the kid in The Princess Bride, when it comes to books I'm not /scared/—/concerned/ maybe, but not scared.Heatherhttp://semilegacy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-40329012757938396682014-10-20T12:17:17.945-07:002014-10-20T12:17:17.945-07:00Try 'the shining' by Stephen King - pretty...Try 'the shining' by Stephen King - pretty creepy and scaryBolo Yeungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-68763133670335150772014-10-20T11:41:57.609-07:002014-10-20T11:41:57.609-07:00The book that persistently makes me feel hinky whe...The book that persistently makes me feel hinky when I think about it is Vincent Bugliosi's "Helter Skelter", about Charles Manson and the murders. But that's a true story, so maybe I'm cheating? Fiction doesn't typically scare me, even horror fiction, which I do enjoy.Jen Donohuehttp://authorizedmusings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-5929523289353262372014-10-20T11:26:56.973-07:002014-10-20T11:26:56.973-07:00Just like you I don't get scared by books easi...Just like you I don't get scared by books easily, but then again maybe I just haven't read the real scary ones as I am usually not a fan of horror. I have read a few books that are classified as horror or thriller, but I didn't find them scary. I am much easier to scare in movies, although recently I watched a horror comedy movie with my boyfriend and found I wasn't that scared at all, probably because it was also a comedy.Lola Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-39914532832062194052014-10-20T09:46:45.019-07:002014-10-20T09:46:45.019-07:00Let me know if you want an IT spoiler. ;)Let me know if you want an IT spoiler. ;)Laura Rueckertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-28881591623596378092014-10-20T09:03:36.695-07:002014-10-20T09:03:36.695-07:00Ohhh I was really curious about SERVANTS OF THE ST...Ohhh I was really curious about SERVANTS OF THE STORM! How did you like it? <br /><br /><br />And I've definitely been unsettled a few times, especially by many of those Thrillers I've mentioned.Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-14537028266220265142014-10-20T09:02:18.419-07:002014-10-20T09:02:18.419-07:00Not quite sure I can say that a book's "s...Not quite sure I can say that a book's "scared" me, exactly, but I've definitely been unsettled by a few (especially given my tendency to read books right before I sleep, which occasionally robs me of blissful dreams). Most recently, there was a scene in SERVANTS OF THE STORM, by Delilah S. Dawson, and then one scene in DOROTHY MUST DIE, by Danielle Paige.<br /><br />One scene. Out of the whole book.<br /><br />So basically: unsettled, never actually "scared."Rae Oestreichhttp://whathappenedtothewallflower.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-54904539935592252382014-10-20T07:45:44.973-07:002014-10-20T07:45:44.973-07:00Maybe books just aren't as scary as movies? I ...Maybe books just aren't as scary as movies? I don't know! I was too scared to read scary books in elementary school, but I think it probably would've scared me then. <br /><br /><br />But yeah, I've read scenes that disturbed me or really grossed me out, but...not so much on the scary factor. Hmmmm. (Also, the thing about IT is pretty funny).Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-49736428978295384332014-10-20T05:07:03.386-07:002014-10-20T05:07:03.386-07:00Haa! Okay, I haven't tried Stephen King, but h...Haa! Okay, I haven't tried Stephen King, but he's on my eventual list. I hate clowns though so...good luck with <i>It</i> ha ha. :DAva Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-65168414537417903972014-10-20T05:04:59.360-07:002014-10-20T05:04:59.360-07:00I literally just started IT by Stephen King like a...I literally just started IT by Stephen King like a day ago, so I'll get back to you on that >.><br /><br />Weirdly enough, the only books of his that majorly creeped me out were Christine and Misery. The others I've been pretty okay with, but we'll see how I fare with this one.Darth Lolitahttp://enkindledwithchains.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com