[thechat] re: scary movies etc.

[Judah McAuley]

At 05:47 PM 6/13/01 -0400, you wrote:

>The only really scary book I ever read was "Salem's Lot" by Stephen King; I
>read it about a year later. Hoo-boy. I was sleepless for several nights
>after reading about the vampires. Especially the little boy's friend who
>comes floating outside his window to get him. Yeesh!

The scariest story I ever read was by Theodore Sturgeon.  It was a 
collection of short stories called E Pluribus Unicorn and it featured this 
teddy bear that feed off of the dreams of a little boy. The story was 
called "The Professors Teddy Bear". There was one part where the teddy bear 
was whispering into the boys ear about having good dreams while blood was 
gurgling at its mouth.  Really, really creepy.

There was also another story (called Bianca's Hands) about this peasant 
girl who was very beautiful, but basically brain dead except for o her 
hands which had a life of they're own.  More  creepy stuff.

Judah