Thread: your first horror bok you read?

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I was just going through some old boxes and found my collection of H.P. Lovecraft books. I loved these books so much that I saved them and I`m going to read them all over again.
What was your first horror book ? Title and author please.

My first horror book was The Excercist at about 12 years old. I had to put masking tape over the cover cause it scared me so bad...lol!

Kings's books... Circle of the werewolf was one of my fav.

Deadna , I bet the book was alot better than the movie. lol That movie scare the bejesus out of my wife lol.

Osenator I have only read the guardian by king . I `ll have to check that one out.
Thank you both for replying

The Flesh, Richard Laymon.....love all of his books.

Amityville Horror by Jay Anson when I was twelve. When the movie came out in '79 I begged my mom to let me see it 'cause it was rated - R. I'm proud to say I stuck through the whole movie without fleeing in terror. But, boy if I see more than 2 flies by a window pane.... <shudder>

Misery, Stephen King, And I was about 13. Didn't understand a lot of elements, or even situations. King didn't really paint a vivid picture in my mind with his writing, but it did scare me

I am not much of a reader. Short attention span. I tried to read Frankenstein as a kid, but I got bored after about five chapters.

I had to go on sick leave at the end of August. I needed something to do, so I thought I might try it again. I read Stephen King's novella, The Mist. Not too bad. I have since read

I am Legend - Richard Matheson
'salems Lot - King
Pet Sematary - King
Carrie - King
Cujo - King
Fire Starter - King

Not impressive for most readers, but very impressive for me. I still find myself having to go back and review during reading to remind myself of what is going on. Stephen King does a lot of flashbacks, digressing, and bouncing around. He also introduces a lot of names. I'm bad with names.

Cujo.....Stephen King....nuf said.

Probably something by John Saul. Could have been pretty much any one of them, they were all pretty much the same.