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kyle242gt t1_iuiqhde wrote

Reply to comment by Cardboard_Eggplant in I read 13 horror novels for the month of October, and here is a short pitch for each to see if you should read one! by CasualTotoro

Long time King fan (haven't read *everything*, but damn near), and Misery creeped me out so bad I barely finished it. That's a hard nope for me on the books to re-read.

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Cardboard_Eggplant t1_iuiwnv5 wrote

I can understand that. The one of King's that actually bothered me was Pet Semitary, and not even the events of the main plot - the subplot with the Wendigo scared the crap out of me! Probably because I was reading that part at 3am, but that was one of the scariest things I've ever read...

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kyle242gt t1_iuixs91 wrote

Whelp, looks like I'da been 15 or so when Misery came out (mom kept me well-supplied). And the stark believable no-nonsense way the torture was described was just too damn much for me.

Have not read PS in a zillion years, and reading this:

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Wendigo_(Stephen_King)

"The Wendigo is a supporting antagonist in the Stephen King Mythos, appearing as an unseen minor antagonist in the novella, The Body, the overarching antagonist of Pet Sematary and the main antagonist of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. "

Makes me think it might be worth revisiting. And not sure I ever read The Girl...

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bfordham t1_iujfyiz wrote

Misery and Pet Semetary both scared me lol

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