{"id":1403611,"date":"2023-10-26T09:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.sparknotes.com\/?p=1403611"},"modified":"2023-10-26T09:59:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:59:01","slug":"what-your-favorite-horror-novel-says-about-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/what-your-favorite-horror-novel-says-about-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What Your Favorite Horror Novel Says About You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Anyone who LOVES horror\u2014just can’t get enough of it\u2014has probably wondered if there’s something wrong with them because they enjoy such a gruesome genre, and the answer is yes. You’re weird and almost definitely a sociopath. I’m kidding. You’re fine! Being a horror fan doesn’t say anything about you in particular, other than you like scary stories a little bit more than the average person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your favorite horror novel, however? Well, that says a LOT. For instance…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carrie by Stephen King<\/strong>
One time in high school someone made fun of you for something relatively minor, and you still think about it to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde<\/strong>
You take one really good selfie every couple of years and then use it for everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It by Stephen King<\/strong>
Your greatest fears are spiders, dying unexpectedly in your sleep, and having the Applebee’s wait staff sing to you on your birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson<\/strong>
Your idea of self-care is staying home a lot and becoming the town pariah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pet Sematary by Stephen King<\/strong>
You have a cat that you love more than life itself. In return, your cat acts as if it doesn’t care whether you live or die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley<\/strong>
You enjoy taking naps when you should be doing other things, you never respond to messages in a timely fashion, and you recognize that you are often the cause of your own suffering but refuse to do anything about this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hell House by Richard Matheson<\/strong>
You’ve received a palm reading or two in your time. The results were surprisingly accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James<\/strong>
You have a strained relationship with your parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris<\/strong>
You love warm cinnamon sugar donuts and you’re still hoping Bryan Fuller can swing a deal with Netflix or Hulu to bring back Hannibal<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coraline by Neil Gaiman<\/strong>
You read horror movie summaries on Wikipedia because you’re too scared to watch the actual films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson<\/strong>
You go through the five stages of dying every time you hear a creepy noise at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson<\/strong>
When you do something unpleasant or out of character, you explain it away by shrugging and saying, \u201cWell, it’s Scorpio season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dracula by Bram Stoker<\/strong>
You stay up way too late on school nights and don’t feel any special sort of way about garlic bread. Honestly, you could take it or leave it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson<\/strong>
You don’t believe in ghosts, necessarily, but you don’t not believe in them, either. Just in case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Shining by Stephen King<\/strong>
You have some inner demons, such as your obsession with The Bachelor and your tendency to leave cups in your room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury<\/strong>
You have absolutely no problem going on the pirate ship ride at amusement parks. You’re able to enjoy yourself and ignore the fact that it’s being operated by a guy in his early twenties who isn’t paying attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis<\/strong>
You pretend your favorite podcast is \u201cWelcome to Night Vale\u201d or \u201cPod Save America\u201d but it’s actually one of those podcasts where they talk about murder for an hour and a half broken up by HelloFresh ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin<\/strong>
Your primary source of income for many years was babysitting, and you wasted half your life trying to get the kids into bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells<\/strong>
You like to get \u201cexperimental\u201d in the kitchen before simply washing your hands of the whole affair and ordering pizza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misery by Stephen King<\/strong>
Your goal is to become a published author so prolific that people write fanfiction about characters you had no intention of putting together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice<\/strong>
You could give a TED Talk about all the toxic relationships you’ve been in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christine by Stephen King<\/strong>
Whenever someone honks their horn, you assume this is directed at you and become appropriately abashed. This holds true even if you aren’t driving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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