Teachers and staff at Lord Tweedsmuir share the stories that scared them the most. Use the comments below if you want to add your scariest story to the list.
Ms. Robinson shares:
“I literally slept with the lights on for WEEKS and ALWAYS look twice at storm drains…”
Ms. Miller says:
“The idea of being passive-aggressively locked in an amusement park against my will with a bunch of monsters is terrifying!!”
Welcome to Horrorland, part of the “Goosebumps” series by R.L. Stine
Mr. Eckert named this book..
No explanation given.
Must be too scary to talk about…
Mr. Buist tells us:
“Here is the Context: I was reading this in my grandparents old farmhouse on a windy night. My Aunt has a cat ( but I didn’t know that the cat was in the house or that its favourite sleeping place was the bed that I was sleeping in that night. I finish the story, am trying to sleep, cat jumps on my bed then crawls onto my back…
the horror… the horror…”
Ms. Harding shares:
“The scariest book I ever read was The Stand by Stephen King. I was in high school at the time, and was home sick with the flu when I read it.”
Ms. Nicholls adds:
Pet Semetary by Stephen King
Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home
Mr. Ferrier writes:
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
Just kidding.
The Ruins – by Scott Smith. I don’t really have a favorite scary book. I found this one entertaining enough, even if it is a little predictable. There’s even a movie!”
Mr. Cameron says:
“Definitely IT. I read the book while in University and I literally couldn’t read it at night if I was alone in my apartment.
What made it scary was simply Pennywise the Clown. King’s description of Pennywise was so vivid and just reading “Beep Beep Ritchie” terrified me.
Also, back then I read a lot of Stephen King novels and he would add Pennywise in a different novel (Tommyknockers) in just one sentence to let the reader know, Pennywise was still around even if it was a completely different novel.”
Ms. Barnes adds:
“Romeo Dallaire’s Shake Hands With the Devil is not traditionally scary. Took a long time to get through.
I will never forget it.”
Ms. Turgeon shares:
“Cujo was scary because of the reality of that scenario and Mr. King’s descriptive skills. I won’t ruin the ending but its emotional impact has stuck with me through the years. “
Mr. Ghuman reveals:
“This book scares me so much. Pigs, geese and other farm animals talking to each other is FREAKY. And a spider that can write? I can’t even.”
Mr. Hoelzley adds this classic of true crime:
Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
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