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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

Horror influences for me are Pet Semetary, The Stand, and Thinner. The creature features I loved as a child. Kubrick's The Shining. The Oath by Frank Peretti. And lots of forgettable stuff.

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Sandy Shaller's avatar

I read all of those books except "The Oath" by Frank Peretti. I'll have to check that out. If you haven't read Stephen King's "Salem's Lot," I highly recommend it.

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

Peretti is Christian horror so be warned

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Sandy Shaller's avatar

Hmm. Christian horror sounds appealing. I'm going to have to look into that book. Right now, I have a giant book to read for a book club. It's INFINITE JEST by David Foster Wallace. This book is 981 pages and so heavy that you have to read it sitting down.

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

Oh. I need to read that one. I think I tried but was put off by something early on. But it might of been Gravitys Rainbow

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Sandy Shaller's avatar

That's so interesting, because INFINITE JEST has been compared to GRAVITY'S RAINBOW in terms of its challenging style.

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