3 Greatest horror novels?

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Neesy

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Mr King once wrote that Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons is one of three greatest horror novels of the Twentieth Century. Anybody out there know what he said the other two were?
That is a quote by someone in "Goodreads" - are you sure he actually wrote that? Maybe he wants us to guess what the other two are?
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rudiroo

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How hard is this?
Haaaaaard.

I got two for my American friends:
999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense: Al Sarrantonio: 0071001027501: Amazon.com: Books
You get a lot of horror for your buck:) Don't you just love collections?

World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks [Crown, 2006] [Hardcover]: Amazon.com: Books
Think Studs Turkel z'l.
Outstanding.
OK. Maybe most SKMBders have read WWZ, but I try not to assume:bashful:.


And one for anyone who lives in London, like me:
Flood: Amazon.co.uk: Richard Doyle: Books

Happy scary reading, one & all.
 

prufrock21

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The Matheson book Steve often mentions would be I Am Legend which is what he says made him realize that horror could be set in modern times, not just as a gothic novel.
I read it and enjoyed it very much. At times I felt I was reading Stephen King, since there is similitude in styles. The movie version, Will Smith notwithstanding, was a travesty.
 

kingricefan

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I read it and enjoyed it very much. At times I felt I was reading Stephen King, since there is similitude in styles. The movie version, Will Smith notwithstanding, was a travesty.
Yes, the Smith version isn't that good but the one starring Charleton Heston is a classic- it's called The Omega Man.