Most Frightening Published Work--Nominations Closed

[Aaron]

This thread is for members to nominate titles (i.e. books, stories, etc.) for the Award for Most Frightening Published Work. In order for a title to be eligible for nomination it must simply be one of Stephen King's published works, including any of his novels, novellas, and short stories. Titles published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman are also eligible.

To nominate a title for this category, simply post your choice in this thread. In order for a title to be placed onto the voting ballot for the Award the nominated title must be seconded and thirded, also in this thread. This is to ensure that we do not have an overly long list of contenders for the Award, and that--by virtue of the nomination process--each title listed on the ballot is guaranteed to have at least something of a following come voting time. Please note that you MUST clearly state in your post that you are seconding or thirding a nomination for it to count. Feel free to deliberate and discuss your choices in this thread.

While you may second or third a nomination more than once, we ask that there be only one new nomination per member.

[mae]

This is a great category! But so hard to choose. It's easy to nominate Pet Sematary, it scared the crap out of me. But there have been some very unsettling short stories as well.

I'll have to really think about this, and get back :)

[The Lady of Shadows]

:panic:

i can't decide. i can't decide.

[Heather19]

I'd like to nominate It. It's really the only book to ever really truly scare me.

[gsvec]

Nominating 'Salem's Lot. That one not only scared me, but lots of my friends. My college roommate couldn't sleep for over a week because she kept hearing scratches on the window!
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp184/BloodyDream/Smileys/The_Vampire_Smiley_icon.gif

[mae]

'Salem's Lot seconded. And I'd like to nominate Pet Sematary.

[John_and_Yoko]

Not nominating it myself (because I haven't read it), but I've seen the movie Misery--the ONLY MOVIE EVER to continue to give me palpitations long after it was over....

:scared:

[Sam]

I'll second Pet Semetary and would like to nominate The Shining. The scene with room 217 had my heart pounding.

[Woofer]

I'd like to second It.

[Brice]

I'll second the Shining and third Pet Semetary, 'Salem's Lot and It.

[flaggwalkstheline]

I nominate the regulators
TAK AH WAN!!!TAK AL AAH!! MI HIM EN TOW!!!! (head explodes)

[Darkthoughts]

I'm thirding IT. First time I read it, I had to put it under a pile of books everytime I went to bed...just incase nothing...got out :scared:

[Brice]

I'm thirding IT. First time I read it, I had to put it under a pile of books everytime I went to bed...just incase nothing...got out :scared:

I already thirded It. You'll have to either second my third or fourth IT. :lol:

[fernandito]

I'm nominating Desperation - there are several creepy as hell moments in that book.

[razz]

I second Desperation.

[fernandito]

:thumbsup:

[stone, rose, unfound door]

I'm nominating Night Shift. This is the most terrifying collection I've ever read.

[Aaron]

I nominate 1408 from Everything's Eventual. Most effectively written short story I've ever read. :ninja:

[Darkthoughts]

I'm thirding IT. First time I read it, I had to put it under a pile of books everytime I went to bed...just incase nothing...got out :scared:

I already thirded It. You'll have to either second my third or fourth IT. :lol:

:lol: I'm just saying "thirded" to everything thats already been seconded or thirded, save counting how many votes it's had.
/lazy bitch :P

[mae]

I nominate 1408 from Everything's Eventual. Most effectively written short story I've ever read. :ninja:

Seconded :clap:

[Daghain]

And I'll third 1408 and nominate [Misery.

[Randall Flagg]

Second Misery

[LadyHitchhiker]

I would like to nominate The Stand. Incurable diseases scare the shit out of me.

[Nerak]

I nominate Thinner! That book really got me!

[LadyHitchhiker]

Can I nominate Dreamcatcher, too?

[Aaron]

Only one nomination per member. Which will it be?

[LadyHitchhiker]

*sighs* The Stand...

[Randall Flagg]

Second The Stand and Thinner.

[Brice]

Thirding both of those.

[Tiffany]

I second Regulators.

And though it doesn't seem to be a highly regarded one, I nominate Gerald's Game. That book made my skin crawl, especially:

...what Jessie did to be able to slide her hands out of the cuffs and it being described like peeling an orange...

...and when she saw the pale man in court and he mimicked her.


*shudder*

[lophophoras]

Only one nomination per member. Which will it be?

The Boogeyman from Night Shift.

I read that back when I was much younger and it still unnerves me to this day to leave closet doors open at night.

I am a 35 year old man . LOL...

[Heather19]

I'll second Gerald's Game.

[The Lady of Shadows]

:: peeks into thread ::

has misery been thirded? if not, i'll do it.

:: runs from thread before something grabs her ankle or comes out of a closet ::

[Matt]

When you get a chance, make sure you go in and vote for best Melike :rock:

[Melike]

When you get a chance, make sure you go in and vote for best Melike :rock:
I've just deleted my post, because I've just get the point of the system(I hope).
Sorry. And thank you.


I'm nominating Night Shift. This is the most terrifying collection I've ever read.
I second that. (Because of Jerusalem's Lot)


I nominate 1408 from Everything's Eventual. Most effectively written short story I've ever read. :ninja:
Third this.

And I will nominate The Dark Half.

[ManOfWesternesse]

I'm very, very tempted to nominate 'N' here - but I'll hold fire for now as I'm still reading it.
I will confess that going upstairs last night in the dark, having just put the book down, was bloody hair-raising! :panic:

[John_and_Yoko]

I'm going to third Desperation--that, so far, is the creepiest King book I've read....

:scared:

[stone, rose, unfound door]

If people haven't seen what I posted a while ago in here, I nominate Night shift.

[mae]

Did anyone second Night Shift? I am, then.

[Brice]

and I'll third it. I'll also nominate N.

[Jean]

I will shortly make a list of nominated/seconded etc works; only what is N.?

[ManOfWesternesse]

and I'll third it. I'll also nominate N.

I finished reading it last night, and I most heartily Second 'N'.
Just sitting here in the office in broad daylight and thinking about that field gives me the shivers!:panic:


I will shortly make a list of nominated/seconded etc works; only what is N.?
'N' is one of the short stories in 'Just After Sunset', Jean.

[Jean]

Thank you! Alas, there's no chance I'll read it in the visible future. http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

[Heather19]

Jean if you're curious about it, they did release an animated version over the summer. There's a link to it somewhere in The Oracle. I'm not positive if it works outside the US, but give it a shot.

[mae]

Thank you! Alas, there's no chance I'll read it in the visible future. http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

Jean, as far as I know, Amazon ships books internationally, so you should be able to order yourself a copy with no problem. Go get it, it's a great book.

[Brice]

Yes, it is and N is a bit of a nod to Arthur Machen's The Great God Pan.

[Jean]

Thank you! Alas, there's no chance I'll read it in the visible future. http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

Jean, as far as I know, Amazon ships books internationally, so you should be able to order yourself a copy with no problem. Go get it, it's a great book.
No, unfortunately to Russia it doesn't. http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

[mae]

Thank you! Alas, there's no chance I'll read it in the visible future. http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

Jean, as far as I know, Amazon ships books internationally, so you should be able to order yourself a copy with no problem. Go get it, it's a great book.
No, unfortunately to Russia it doesn't. http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

Are you sure about that? I beg to differ. Books, DVDs, and CDs they ship all over the place. There are restrictions on video games and other stuff.

Take a look: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_navbox_596184_ways?nodeId=596194


Amazon.com gladly accepts orders from all around the globe. Available product lines, shipping rates and fees may vary depending on the delivery address for your order.

We are currently able to ship books, CDs, DVDs, VHS videos, music cassettes, and vinyl records to European addresses.


Russia is on the list of the European countries to which Amazon ships, so place your order today! :panic:

[Jean]

thank you pablo! Not to lead this thread off topic any more: they don't give us "standard rates", only some "Priority rates" - a shipment, even if it did arrive (in most cases it just doesn't - as other people's experience has shown) would cost from 1/4 to 1/2 of my monthly salary, and I really can't pay it for a book; even if I could, I don't have the means of payment - no bank account, credit card, or any way to add anything to my paypal account, which currently contains $ 4 - all that, in short, amounts to Amazon being unavailable. So, I will have to wait till I can get it in a bookstore; I think I'll start saving right now, maybe will get myself this present for my next birthday! Thank you really, really much for your concern anyway! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif

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[mae]

So, I will have to wait till I can get it in a bookstore; I think I'll start saving right now, maybe will get myself this present for my next birthday! Thank you really, really much for your concern anyway! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif


Not at all, you're quite welcome. I was just trying to help a fellow Kingophile. So, they sell American books in Russian book stores? That's pretty cool!

[Jean]

Already nominated:


It 4
'Salem's Lot 3
Pet Sematary 3
The Shining 2
The Regulators 2
Desperation 3
1408 4
Misery 3
The Stand 3
Thinner 3
Gerald's Game 2
The Boogeyman 1
Jerusalem's Lot 1
The Dark Half 1
N 2

[Jean]

So, they sell American books in Russian book stores? That's pretty cool!
Of course they do, and have always done, as well as English, French, Spanish, German, and all other books!
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear4bis.gif

Little Gem: you have nominated Night Shift as a collection, while it seems to me that we're nominating individual works now; which would it be?

Melike: I have counted both your nominations (Jerusalem's Lot and the Dark Half, because there's been confusion with Night Shift).

[Brice]

Third The Shining And Gerald's Game. Seconding The Boogeyman, Jerusalem's Lot.

[Melike]

So, they sell American books in Russian book stores? That's pretty cool!
Of course they do, and have always done, as well as English, French, Spanish, German, and all other books!
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear4bis.gif

Little Gem: you have nominated Night Shift as a collection, while it seems to me that we're nominating individual works now; which would it be?

Melike: I have counted both your nominations (Jerusalem's Lot and the Dark Half, because there's been confusion with Night Shift).
OK... I see.

[pathoftheturtle]

Third The Boogeyman.

[razz]

I nominate The Mist

[The Lady of Shadows]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

:scared:

second the mist. fucking thing scared the hell out of me (we are talking the novella here, right? not the movie?)

[Brice]

thirded

[ksmithcats]

Fourth Boogeyman.

I snuggle my 7 year old 'till she sleeps each night and every single night, bar none, when I get up and leave my heart speeds up as I quickly step past her closet, then in the safety of the hallway I curse myself for a coward.

[Jean]

Already nominated:


It 4
'Salem's Lot 3
Pet Sematary 3
The Shining 3
The Regulators 2
Desperation 3
1408 4
Misery 3
The Stand 3
Thinner 3
Gerald's Game 3
The Boogeyman 4
Jerusalem's Lot 2
The Dark Half 1
N 2
The Mist 3

[Aaron]

Nominations for this category end later today.