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

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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 Monday OP

"The Shining" is pretty darn scary hauckeye Monday #1

Thank you haucheye. debm55 Monday #3

Cell quaint Monday #2

Thank you quaint. debm55 Monday #4

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

Thank you Mad_Dem_X. debm55 Monday #6

That one definitely has an unsettling ending Docreed2003 Monday #12

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

You read my mind Docreed2003 Monday #39

Shining! lark Monday #7

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

Thanks! lark Monday #9

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you very much, FalloutShelter. debm55 Monday #16

Same Bayard Tuesday #84

The Stand mountain grammy Monday #17

Thank you mountain grammy. debm55 Monday #18

Me too Figarosmom Monday #73

A Good Marriage Niagara Monday #19

Thank you, Niagara. Sounds scary. debm55 Monday #20

Well, to be honest, there is one for sure. OldBaldy1701E Monday #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 Monday #22

I've only read Carrie and The Stand. HeartsCanHope Monday #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 Monday #31

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

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

He is one of my favorite authors. sheshe2 Monday #65

Christine Emile Monday #24

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

Pet Sematary. Elessar Zappa Monday #25

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

Of the few I've read, The Shining was the scariest. subterranean Monday #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 Monday #34

Pet Semetary MiKenMi33 Monday #27

Stephen King himself was freaked out by that novel. Elessar Zappa Monday #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 Monday #35

+1 to It Shermann Monday #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 Monday #36

The Shining OLDMDDEM Monday #30

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

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

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

True except for Cujo. OLDMDDEM Monday #46

Agree debm55 Monday #47

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

Me too. OLDMDDEM Tuesday #88

yes it was. Thank you Different Drummer. debm55 Tuesday #92

The Talisman. Spoiler below. Eko Monday #40

Thank you Eko debm55 Monday #44

The Raft a short story Alpeduez21 Monday #41

Thank you Alpeduez21. debm55 Monday #45

the story about cugo AllaN01Bear Monday #48

I agree AllaN01Bear. debm55 Monday #49

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

Thank you Tiki, debm55 Monday #54

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

Thank you mucifer, That is interesting debm55 Monday #56

Umhmm. sheshe2 Monday #62

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

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

"I Am the Doorway" Bok_Tukalo Monday #53

Thank you Bok_Tukalo. debm55 Monday #58

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

Thank you , yes they were. debm55 Monday #59

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

That is funny. debm55 Monday #64

Not exactly unsettling, but intriguing to me Lilithschyld Monday #66

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

Thank you! Lilithschyld Monday #70

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

Duma Key was scary to me Tree Lady Tuesday #86

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

Seeing scary clowns is hard Tree Lady Tuesday #94

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

Pet Cemetery and Misery were both really scary Bristlecone Monday #68

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

The stand Figarosmom Monday #72

Figarosmom, thank you. debm55 Tuesday #76

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

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

Nothing happened to me. It's a movie. betsuni Tuesday #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 Tuesday #96

Pet Sematary Jeebo Tuesday #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 Tuesday #80

I liked Pet Sematary. Jeebo Tuesday #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 Tuesday #93

Salem's Lot YodaMom2 Tuesday #78

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

The stand ! stonecutter357 Tuesday #79

Thank you stonecutter357 debm55 Tuesday #83

Been a King fan for many many years Bayard Tuesday #81

Thank you Bayard. I agree. debm55 Tuesday #85

Got to me Birdfeeder Tuesday #97

Thank you Birdfeeder. debm55 Tuesday #98