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I'm into a lot of mystery books and horror books. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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R.L.Stein writes a lot of books based on the famous Fear Street. The books are really short, but interesting. Horror stories and that sort of stuff...But it depends where you live, maybe there won't be any of those in your library or bookstore...
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percyandpotter said:
Cirque du Freak is a really good series, by Darren Shan. It's about a boy who goes to a freak show and gets turned into a half-vampire by Larten Crepsley. BEWARE, THEY ARE CREEPY AND GROSS! (but good.) I hear they're making Cirque du Freak movies!
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everyone keep saying that book is good! im goin to read it soon!
taisa posted over a year ago
dolphinsrock8D said:
I love the Echo Falls Mystery series
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Cinders said:
link of Leaves.

"Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children.

Now, for the first time, this astonishing novel is made available in book form, complete with the original colored words, vertical footnotes, and newly added second and third appendices.

The story remains unchanged, focusing on a young family that moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.

Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story -- of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams."
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<a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/house-of-leaves">House</a> of Leaves.

"Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children.

Now, for the first time, this astonishing novel is made available in book form, complete with the original colored words, vertical footnotes, and newly added second and third appendices.

The story remains unchanged, focusing on a young family that moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.

Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story -- of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams."
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snoznoodle said:
I have sooo many. Mysteries are my favourite.

Labrynth - Kate Mosse (An epic mystery. Its fantastic.)

The Book of Lies/Master of the Books - James Moloney (Both have amazing twists that are completely unexpected its so good it could make you drool)

The Sally Lockhart Mysteries - Philip Pullman (up there with my all-time favourite books. Late 19th century Victorian mysteries which are #@#$!$ing awesome)

Agatha Christie (anything by her. Her plots are really complex you'd never guess them)

Dexter - Jeff Lindsay (What the tv show is based on. Complex mysteries, it's quite shocking sometimes but also really funny)

The Butterfly Tattoo - Philip Pullman (it might be hard to find but man its good.)
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Katreader said:
Check out The Mystery Novels Spot right here on Fanpop for some great ideas: link I follow several series, most in the cozy genre. Favorite authors include: David & Aimee Thurlo, Laura Childs, Rita Mae Brown, Peter King, Elizabeth Peters and many, many more.
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Cozy genre? What does that mean? I'm terribly intrigued...
harold posted over a year ago
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Cozies are mysteries that are generally more "gentle". The hero or heroine is oftentimes a "regular" person who stubbles upon a dead body-the coffee shop owner, the tour guide, the mom-instead of the cop or PI-although they too can star in cozies. Generally there is less gore and more fun. Here's a link to a definition: linkIn my article in the Mystery Novels Spot I write about How-to Mysteries, which I guess you could call a subsub genre of the mystery, a subgenre of the cozy, but that's just semantics.
Katreader posted over a year ago
italiangirl976 said:
Morganville vampire series by Rachel Caine

the books are:
glass houses, Dead girls dance, midnight ally, feast of fools, lord of misrule, cape corpus
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JONASlover89-92 said:
YES! Pendragon series by D.J. MacHale! The books go from 1-10! YOU MUST READ THEM IN ORDER FOR THEM TO MAKE SENSE!
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YES! Pendragon series by D.J. MacHale! The books go from 1-10! YOU MUST READ THEM IN ORDER FOR THEM TO MAKE SENSE!
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_Blackhearts_xx said:
well my two favourites so far are :

Heart shaped box- joe hill
its a greatt novel, i loved it, and its even a bit scary too! (:

Precious blood- jonathan hayes
this is a good one,
ts good crime, and twists and all i loved this one too! (:
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composure said:
You should definitely give Stephen King's 'The Stand' a go, it's incredible. It's a pretty long book, but it draws you in and it doesn't feel long.

On that note, I'd recommend pretty much anything that King has ever written.

I'd also suggest Mark Z. Danielewski's 'House of Leaves' which is one of the most amazing and horrifying books ever written, in my own opinion.
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harold said:
I second the recommendation for The Stand.
In addition to the other books mentioned here, I'd add Those Who Hunt the Night as a good mystery novel with some horror elements, Lindsey Davis' Marcus Didius Falco series (mysteries set in the Roman Empire), anything by Tim Powers (particularly stuff set in the present day, like Last Call, for horror, though The Stress of Her Regard is pretty horrific, too), Voice of the Whirlwind is a good SF mystery novel by Walter Jon Williams (who is always good), and Glen Cook's Garrett series are a fun set of fantasy mystery novels (though not in any way horrific).
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JenniferDempsey said:
The Hannibal Lecter Series : Red Dragon & Silence of The Lambs by Thomas Harris are great books.
The dan brown Books also have a mystery factor definitly, Da Vinci Code & Angels and Demons & Deception Point.
The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold is sort of a murder mystery too but it is in general a really good book :) xx
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crazyduds2 said:
I recommend Cirque Du Freak. Vampires, giant spiders, creepy circus. Basically a horror lovers paradise.
If you want to read a manga or a graphic novel, I recommend Batman: Hidden Secrets. Oh, man. Some of the pictures of the Joker are disturbing. The story is really creepy too.
For a manga, I TOTALLY recommend Parasyte. The cover is scary enough, but the story, DAMN! Its like the freaking most creepy story.
So, I recommend those. They're probably the scariest things I've ever read. So, read 'em. They'll give you nightmares.

I'm really not a mystery reader, so I don't know about those.
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LissaFan said:
Have you read good old nancy drew? they r good mystery books tho i don't rly read horror so can't help u out there
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ej_classic said:
mystery books= dan brown the de vinci code and others
sherlock holmes series
agatha christie series
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