The Most Disturbing Books I've Read! 😱

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  • @ErinMegan
    @ErinMegan  Год назад +85

    I can most definitely do a part 2, so let me know! 👻🖤

    • @ering2467
      @ering2467 Год назад +1

      Yes!!

    • @bettertiming
      @bettertiming Год назад +2

      Please! Love horror stories but I’ve become jaded so I guess I’m in the market for disturbing 😂

    • @gregchandler900
      @gregchandler900 Год назад +1

      Yes

    • @bayoumuddah
      @bayoumuddah Год назад +1

      Yes of course love them.

    • @johnsaxongitno4life588
      @johnsaxongitno4life588 Год назад +1

      Can I please ask what is no sleep as I would love to find out more about it as i am wanting to read pen pal and my favourite book is your true crime about the brother and sister killing spree love you and your amazing channel love your friend John xxxx

  • @alicehatch1001
    @alicehatch1001 Год назад +29

    Thanks for these. Emotional violence is often more disturbing then some of the most gory stuff out there. So I totally get what you mean. So glad I found your channel!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +3

      I completely agree! I definitely feel emotional horror much more than gore. Thanks so much for being here! 🖤

  • @haley5803
    @haley5803 Год назад +36

    I found Tender is the Flesh morbidly hilarious. As a vegan, I read it thinking "is it so hard for people to just eat tofu and beans?" The answer is yes, yes it is.

    • @Mondomeyer
      @Mondomeyer Год назад +12

      I was thinking the same thing; the horrifyingly hilarious part is, the premise is actually probable; society would actually engage in legal subsidized cannibalism before going vegan on the basis that "plants are gross". (Then proceed to season their long pig with plant matter).
      Horror and comedy, while not the same genre as mainstream movie critics seem to believe; are two sides of the same coin-- They both represent the life the way it is, in all its horrific absurdity.

  • @weirdhybrid
    @weirdhybrid Год назад +1

    I love that you hold the books up so I can move around and find the transitions so I don't hear too much about something I want to read!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Wow, thank you so much for the feedback! I never thought about it that way!☺️

  • @ashlei89
    @ashlei89 Год назад +1

    There’s so many of these on my tbr!!! Great video!! 🖤💀🤍

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Ah yay!! Thanks so much! 🥰🖤

  • @DaniellesBooks
    @DaniellesBooks Год назад

    Been waiting for a video like this from you!!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      You’re the best! 🥰🖤🖤🖤

  • @tinalee889
    @tinalee889 Год назад

    Just found your channel today in the wee hours of the morning and I am really enjoying it! I keep seeing Penpal and Gone to See The River Man I have to read them! Love how you describe the books

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Ah well thank you so much for watching!! I hope you enjoy them both! 🥰🖤

    • @annpippin6388
      @annpippin6388 Год назад

      What s PENPAL about and who is the author?

  • @happyhauntslibrary
    @happyhauntslibrary Год назад +1

    I saved many of your recommendations but I am especially interested in reading Dear Laura and that one about the woman in love with a serial killer 😳. I find it so interesting how different people define “disturbing.” I would love a part 2!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Ah I’m so happy!! 🖤 those are both definitely dark, but really well done in my opinion! I agree, disturbing can be so different for so many people! A part 2 is in the works as we speak!

  • @madsterbooker
    @madsterbooker Год назад +5

    mmmmm yes!!! I agree with so many of these and added all the ones I haven't read except the resurrectionist (thanks for the animal cruelty TW!)! a few of my favorites were included here including penpal, riverman, and dear laura! would love to see part 2!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      I’m so glad!! I always try and remember to add certain TW if I can, I never want someone walking into something that could potentially hurt them! Part 2 is definitely in the works!

  • @americagrace8244
    @americagrace8244 Год назад +5

    Confessions is one of the best books i have ever read, i’m SO happy you mentioned it

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Yes!! It’s an all time favorite of mine!!

  • @AmyNoelleReads
    @AmyNoelleReads Год назад +2

    So many of those books are on my tbr 😅 I may have to re-evaluate whether I actually want to read them now 😂 This video was super helpful though! I have penpal sitting on my shelf just waiting for me. I'm gonna try to get to it this year! Brother too. I've only read one book from Ania so far but loved her writing style so hopefully I'll enjoy that one too. 🤞 Great video!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      I’m glad you found the video helpful! I hope you end up enjoying Penpal and Brother! 🥰🖤

  • @cadcar13
    @cadcar13 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this! Added a couple more to my want to read list. Just found your channel and have subscribed! Looking forward to your other videos!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  11 месяцев назад +1

      Ah so glad you found the video helpful! I appreciate it! 🖤

    • @cundinamarca8
      @cundinamarca8 10 месяцев назад

      Same here. Will soon start with Confessions.

  • @lllndn
    @lllndn Месяц назад

    I remember reading Penpal on nosleep when it was being posted!!!!
    NEED a full fleshed novel of Left Turn Right Turn

  • @MichellesLibrary
    @MichellesLibrary Год назад

    Adding these to my wishlist 🙌🏼

    • @MichellesLibrary
      @MichellesLibrary Год назад

      Ohh I loved confessions

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Confessions was amazing! I hope you find something wonderfully disturbing to read! 🖤

  • @alicehatch1001
    @alicehatch1001 Год назад +5

    I’ve been wracking my brain to remember a book I read years ago that has stuck with me for a very very long time because it disturbed me to my core. It’s different than what would be considered a Thriller or Horror. The prose is incredible and it’s very literary- It got great reviews (if I remember correctly) and was BEAUTIFULLY written- Bastard out of Carolina. Serious TW- child abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse. It’s loosely based on the authors own life and that might have been why I was so disturbed (very realistic because… some of it actually happened). Its hard to recommend (I couldn’t read it again) but for people that can handle the subject matter (I can’t anymore) it’s one of the most beautifully written stories mixed with disturbing/heartbreaking/haunting descriptions of poverty, family dysfunction & child abuse. The writing is on another level. Truly, I haven’t forgotten this book and I read it 20 years ago. I just still haven’t been able to shake it.

  • @pavlelazarevic3270
    @pavlelazarevic3270 Год назад +4

    5 most disturbing books i have ever read are Anna Karenina, Oliver Twist , prvi put s ocem na jutrenje, crime and punishment and lolita. I know, those books aren't that disturbing but i find them

  • @AFrolicInTheTomesxx
    @AFrolicInTheTomesxx Год назад +2

    I did dnf confessions once, and I only got like ten pages in. It was the writing style that did it for me. But the way you talk about it I kinda wanna try it again.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      The writing style is very different at first, it took me a bit to get into! Once I got past it though, I realized I really liked it! I think my brain just needed a bit to adjust.

  • @MarcosSouza-rr5ns
    @MarcosSouza-rr5ns 3 месяца назад

    I’ll check out gone to see the river man because I’ve seen so many recommendations of this book! Thanks for the video ❤

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  3 месяца назад +1

      Ah I hope it works out for you!!

    • @MarcosSouza-rr5ns
      @MarcosSouza-rr5ns 3 месяца назад

      @@ErinMegan Update: My favorite read of 2024 so far 🏆✨🥵

  • @JourdanLeBlanc
    @JourdanLeBlanc Год назад

    this is my first of your videos and i wasnt expecting your choices! you look so innocent but you know what it said about us quiet ones! lol great selection IMO

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Omg this is so funny!! I didn’t think I looked that innocent, but that’s hilarious! Yes, I definitely have a wide variety of reading experience in horror! I try to read a bit of everything! ☺️

  • @SecretlyScelestic
    @SecretlyScelestic Год назад

    Just by your description I knew Pretty Girls was coming up. Honestly one of my favorites.

  • @shaylamariah
    @shaylamariah Год назад +7

    omg if your taste is the reality in them, try reading The Red Market by Scott Carney. it’s nonfic about trafficking and what people do with organs and things of the nature. reading was like a car crash i couldn’t look away from and dealing with the horror of this being real. also yes i would love a part two, i’m reading dear laura thanks to you 🥰

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Ah I don’t really read non fiction unfortunately!! It’s usually written too densely and boring for my liking. Plus, I prefer to stick to the fiction world when reading about really horrific truly realistic things. My anxiety would sky rocket if I read scary non fiction. 😅
      I hope you enjoy Dear Laura!! 🥰🖤

  • @Mondomeyer
    @Mondomeyer Год назад +1

    The character in To Be Devoured sounds like my uncle.

  • @akledzik
    @akledzik Год назад +3

    just finished Earthlings by Sayaka Murata and that is honestly one of the most disturbing (yet interesting) pieces of media I have ever consumed. Tender is the Flesh is on my priority TBR and I can’t wait to read it!!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      That one is on my tbr!! I have it sitting on my shelf waiting for me, I’ve heard it’s a wild ride! I hope you enjoy Tender is the Flesh!!! 🖤

    • @payntale000
      @payntale000 Год назад

      Earthlings was wild and I definitely was not expecting it. It was one of those books that really made me think. I can definitely appreciate it and its commentary but it wasnt my cup of tea. Too abstract I think

  • @sanssmithy8246
    @sanssmithy8246 7 месяцев назад

    @21:50 just like home by Sarah gailey came to mind when you spoke about loving monsters

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  7 месяцев назад +1

      Ooh yes! Just like Home was definitely an interesting one!

  • @crazyforbooksandcoffee
    @crazyforbooksandcoffee 8 месяцев назад

    Definitely adding some of these to my tbr

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  8 месяцев назад

      Ooh yay! I hope you enjoy them! 🖤

  • @Kite562bookishreviews
    @Kite562bookishreviews Год назад +2

    I have to say the most disturbing books I've read are Stephen kings the dark half and quite recently orochi volume 2 mainly the stories prodigy and key. Which are 2 out of 3 stories. Those 2 stories alone left me with chills down my spine with what orochi and the protagonist had to go through in those stories. With the dark half george stark has to be one of the most disturbing villains I've read about that left me speechless with georges hanious acts towards the people he crosses paths with. Left me 😱😱😱 really enjoyed this vid of yours Erin! 😊❤📚

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Ooh I’m glad you enjoyed volume 2 of Orochi! I’m definitely going to be picking that one up! 🥰

  • @Lila_S.
    @Lila_S. Год назад

    This is an amazing list, I subscribed. It's not only popular books and it's not all gore, so I really get what you're saying, we have similar taste because I've read all of these. The things that disturb me in books is when I can imagine something happening as well, when you realize that here are people walking with similar disturbing thoughts. When I saw The Resurrectionist I thought to myself: "Ok, she's not messing around." He was absolutely vile and believe it or not, they even made a B movie based on this book. I really love Kolesnik's Waif which was terrific and it left a stronger impression, but True Crime is definitely more disturbing. Beside Pretty Girls and japanese authors, there is one thriller author that scared me and disturbed me for life and that's Mo Hayder. Karin doesn't shy away from showing violence, but Mo had a way of going under your skin. Tokyo/The Devil of Nanking is her most well known, but I am forever scared by The Treatment.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Thank you so much for the wonderful comment!! I appreciate it so much. I’ve been wanting to read Waif, so I’ll definitely have to move that up on my tbr!
      Yes! I saw Come Back to Me years ago on Netflix and actually really liked it haha. I didn’t know it was based off the book until a bit ago!
      Mo Hayder has definitely been on my radar, but I haven’t read anything by her yet! I’ll have to bump that on my tbr too!

  • @lesap8889
    @lesap8889 4 месяца назад

    Confessions- totally agree with what you said. It has stuck in my brain since I read it. I think it was brilliant. Sadly I have gifted this book to several friends who are readers and they did not like it or finish it.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  4 месяца назад

      Aw that’s so sad! 😭 I get it though, it’s definitely a different kind of writing style. I’ve heard lots of people say they couldn’t get into it because of that.

  • @katrinabrown
    @katrinabrown Год назад

    To Be Devoured is so beautiful! I need to read Gone To See The River Man! What a great list!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      I think you’d really like Gone to See the River Man!!

  • @jessicamou
    @jessicamou Год назад +3

    I totally gets your point about disturbing = realistic on certain level. I remember been totally freaking out over a simple scene in a trashy thriller movie, it's the scene that the heroine's abusive father calmly dumped her wheel chair (she broke her legs in a car accident and need time to recover) into the lake in front of her face, and they lived in the middle of nowhere. I just freaked out like whaaaaattttttt lol. Cannibal scene cannot do a thing to my cold old heart but that did.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Exactly!! Sometimes the most disturbing stuff isn’t even the gory or bloody stuff. It’s crazy how the brain reacts to certain things!

  • @j.c.5011
    @j.c.5011 Год назад +3

    Currently reading "The Girl Next Door" by Jack. Damn, that's some crazy psycho shit. But gotta finish it...

  • @kylemoore7746
    @kylemoore7746 11 месяцев назад +3

    I heard "My Dad Finally Told Me What Happened That Day" on NoSleep podcast (still my favorite story from all the seasons so far), then I read PenPal on Reddit, then bought the book and read it. I really crave more of what was done in that story.

    • @kylemoore7746
      @kylemoore7746 11 месяцев назад +1

      Oh, apparently Dear Laura is also adapted to NoSleep. I think I listened to it too but didn't care for it as much because it seemed all over the place and voice acting wasn't as convincing... definitely one I think would be better read, so maybe I'll check that out. Just requested Confessions on hold at my library :)

    • @morganking580
      @morganking580 4 месяца назад

      I hated dear Laura! It was so anticlimactic in my opinion:(

  • @opheliasfall
    @opheliasfall Год назад +6

    I loved Penpal. The ending sent chills down my spine, really disturbing to me.
    Gone to See the River Man left my jaw on the floor. Superb book.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Omg yes!!! The ending of Penpal was so chilling. I was in awe of both at the end!

    • @wakkawakka900
      @wakkawakka900 Год назад

      Totally agree 💯

  • @gloria8242
    @gloria8242 Год назад

    I just ordered Brother before watching this video…now I’m even more excited to read it!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Ahh I hope you love it!!! 🥰🖤

  • @edenbrower4049
    @edenbrower4049 Год назад

    This is an interesting list! I don't really know anyone else who read True Crime or even Dear Laura.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Ah really?? I’ve seen a few other booktubers mention them!

  • @NatalieGO
    @NatalieGO Год назад

    Thank you, great video

  • @milkcatdog394
    @milkcatdog394 Год назад +1

    I think I remember reading penal when it was a creepy pasta

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      It was a Reddit no sleep! There’s a podcast for it too.

  • @bobwalsh3751
    @bobwalsh3751 Год назад +1

    You've gained a subscriber! I love how...idk, cheery I guess, you sound!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Aw thank you so much!!! I appreciate your kind words. :)

  • @bobbyq1452
    @bobbyq1452 Год назад +1

    In The Miso Soup has one of the most disturbing scenes I’ve ever read.
    We Need To Talk About Kevin would also be pretty high on my list.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      I’ve read In The Miso Soup, but it doesn’t really hit me like the others so I didn’t include it. We Need to Talk About Kevin is still on my need to read list!!!

  • @kasandra1641
    @kasandra1641 Год назад +1

    I love the ‘disturbing ‘ explanation I think anything that’s possible to happen in my life it’s disturbing to me such as ‘marriage pact ‘ , ‘ child called it ‘ things to do with kids ‘ or torture 😅

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Yes! Anything I can actually imagine going through is terrifying to me!

  • @CL-jw4ei
    @CL-jw4ei Год назад

    After watching this vid I read “tender is the flesh” and “gone to see the river man” back to back… maybe not the best decision 😂 but definitely two well written and for sure disturbing books. I also loved how they both leave you thinking about human nature in deep ways instead of just being extreme for the sake of it. Right now I need a break from all the disturbing mess but I look forward to reading penpal and dear laura next!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Ah I’m so glad you enjoyed them, but I completely understand need a bit of a break. 😅 Disturbing horror can really take a lot out of you, especially if you read them back to back!
      I love disturbing horror that doesn’t rely heavily on shock for shock, it’s always great to find those ones!

  • @nunyabidness4220
    @nunyabidness4220 11 месяцев назад

    Good list! I love Pen Pal. It's not disturbing to me, but it's definitely very creepy... it has two of the creepiest moments in anything. Resurrectionist... yeah, no argument there, I can't imagine anybody not finding that one disturbing. :) River Man was good, and Pretty Girls was great. Haven't read some of the others, may have to look into 'em. I've had Brother for a while but haven't gotten around to reading it. I know it'll be good, though - I like Ahlborn.

  • @therealCrazyJake
    @therealCrazyJake Год назад +2

    Not taking much convincing to resort to cannibalism reminds me of that scene from South Park where some of the characters are only trapped in a room for a couple of hours at most, and they’re just like “we’re gonna have to start eating each other to survive!” XD

  • @joshfriesen1981
    @joshfriesen1981 Год назад +1

    The butterfly garden by dot Hutchison was fairly disturbing and a very real feeling story.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Ooh yes! I loved that one too!

  • @rocsimmons8535
    @rocsimmons8535 Год назад

    Thank you!!

  • @glendowney4459
    @glendowney4459 7 месяцев назад

    I know this is totally random Erin, but I'm just wondering what you think about Clive Barker? Personally, I LOVE his writing. I'm very curious to know what do you think? I've never seen you talk about him. Again, sorry for this out of the blue question. :)

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  7 месяцев назад

      That’s a great question! I actually have only read one Clive Barker story and it was this year. It was The Hellbound Heart and I enjoyed it! I started with it because I already knew I loved the Hellraiser movies. I would definitely read more from him!

  • @Sad.Purple.unicorn
    @Sad.Purple.unicorn Год назад

    I seriously need to read Brother this year

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      I think you do need to read it!!

  • @armandovillarreal3521
    @armandovillarreal3521 Год назад

    What is the book right above Lighting the Wick? Horrors? Looks interesting.

    • @twoofakindOGDC
      @twoofakindOGDC 10 месяцев назад

      The title is “At Home With the Horror”

  • @NakiasHideaway
    @NakiasHideaway Год назад

    I already knew about a lot of these but for those that I didn't... Thank you! I will stay away from them all. 😄

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Glad I could help you know which ones to avoid!! 🥰🖤

  • @cindywingetbooks
    @cindywingetbooks Год назад

    I have Pen Pal, Dear Laura, and confessions sitting on my shelf waiting for me. I want to read Brother and if I can handle it then I might tackle Tender is the Flesh 😂 I also want to read Riverman, but it scares me a bit lol

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      I think you’d like Brother!! Gone to See the Riverman is a lot! If you have certain triggers or things you’re not comfortable with I would check first!

  • @jamessmithfitness309
    @jamessmithfitness309 Год назад +3

    My most disturbing book list is: (All books are really disturbing, yet in order from least disturbing to most disturbing.)
    5. Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z Brite
    This book follows two characters Jay Byrne and Andrew Compton. These characters are based on Jeffery Dahmer and Dennis Neilson. You can imagine where this goes. A young Vietnamese man crosses paths with these two killers.
    4. Tampa by Alissa Nutting.
    This is about a teacher who is attracted to 14 year old boys, and the book follows a teacher's relationship with a boy named Jack Patrick.
    3. The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum.
    You already know what this one is about, but you decided not to continue reading. Maybe it's because this book is based specifically on the true crime case of Sylvia Likens.
    2. Survivor by JF Gonzalez
    Follows a woman and her husband that go away for their anniversary. The woman is kidnapped and told that she will be the star of a snuff film. It's what she does to try to survive is what makes this book so disturbing.
    1. The Groomer by Jon Athan.
    This book is about a child predatory organization, and a father's little girl is taken by the organization. The father goes on a vigilante rampage to try to get his daughter back home safely. The character development and plot is very well done. There is a really good story that reads like a crazy thriller. This book really scared me This author combines extreme horror and thriller very well.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      All of them are on my tbr already!!! I haven’t gotten to them all yet, but I definitely plan to! You’re correct, I decided to stop reading The Girl Next Door. I don’t really find it appropriate that he was retelling Sylvia Likens story as fiction.

    • @laurabogan3021
      @laurabogan3021 Год назад

      @@ErinMegan it says on the book based on a true story so I wouldn't really consider that fiction, maybe true crime with some liberties and I actually liked the fact that he changed names 🤷‍♀️

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      @@laurabogan3021 he changed quite a bit, enough that I consider that to be a fictionalized retelling of the true story. Glad you liked it, but it’s not a book I would recommend or include in anymore videos than I already have.

  • @MCRUZ222
    @MCRUZ222 Год назад

    I purchased "Penpal" earlier today. Now I'm even more excited about reading it.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Ah I hope you enjoy it!!

  • @kristinestaples7607
    @kristinestaples7607 Год назад +12

    My first thought was "is she going to include Penpal?" I'm so glad you did. It's been over 2 years and I still think about it. I also loved Gone To See The River Man. Best last line ever. You should check out Kristopher Triana's other books but each one is very different. They're all disturbing, some are extreme. A part 2 to this video would be great!!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Hahaha I love that! You know I had to include Penpal, that book is so good!! I’ve read Body Art by Triana and didn’t love it, but I’m definitely going to check out more from him!!

  • @bayoumuddah
    @bayoumuddah Год назад +3

    I love and prefer disturbing books to be psychological. Penpal and confessions is two of the most disturbing books I've ever read. My favorite disturbing book this year is absence of pain by sea caummissar. The main character learns that pain isn't always physical in the most twisted ways and I loved it very much. Also Stephen king's revival has one of those endings that will forever stay with me. The more I 🤔 about it lol 😂 the more creepier that book becomes to me. I love horror/thriller books that have plot twists that are psychologically messed up.

    • @laurabogan3021
      @laurabogan3021 Год назад

      Revival is my favorite Stephen King book

    • @bayoumuddah
      @bayoumuddah Год назад +1

      @@laurabogan3021 I love that and misery are my favorite from so far

    • @laurabogan3021
      @laurabogan3021 Год назад

      @@bayoumuddah my second favorite would be Rose Madder

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Yeah I can definitely see how the more psychological ones could be the most disturbing!! I like psychological horror, but it has to be done a certain way or I hate it. 😂

  • @Wheredidigetthismuffin
    @Wheredidigetthismuffin Год назад

    Read Penpal because of this. It was creepy and heartbreaking.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Yes! So so sad, but absolutely loved it!

  • @ering2467
    @ering2467 Год назад +4

    I loved “Penpal”. I had no idea it was a thread on Reddit when I read it. My most recently read disturbing book was “Gone To See the River Man”. ‘That one thing’ that you spoke of made me want to vomit. One of my all time favorite books that I found disturbing is “My Sweet Audrina” by VC Andrews.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Ah I’m so glad you loved Penpal!! Yeah, that *part* of Gone To See the River Man is so messed up. Definitely scarred me for life! I have yet to read anything by VC Andrews and I really need to!

  • @scaryari1403
    @scaryari1403 11 месяцев назад

    TW: torture & s3xual abuse
    The most disturbing book Ive read is a supernatural horror mystery fantasy book called "Threads of Malice" that is about a supernatural detective trying to find a victim by talking to ghosts. It includes a horrible torture scene of a young man (like a teenager) who is an artist, who ends of getting kidnapped by a nobleman who hired him, kept prisoner in a barn and hung from the rafters by his fingers, tortured & r*ped, and gets his fingers graphically sliced off by trying to pull himself up to the rafters by his broken wrists and when he grasps ahold of the beams, there are razors along them. I couldnt get through it, it just upset me way too much. Ive never forgotten that scene, it almost made me throw up. I cant imagine writing such a horrible thing.

  • @autumn111155551
    @autumn111155551 Год назад +1

    Another RUclipsr said that “Notice” by Heather Lewis was the most disturbing book he’d ever read. I have not read it

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      That’s on my to read list! I’ve heard a few people mention it!

  • @ReadingWithMeg
    @ReadingWithMeg Год назад

    I really need to push Penpal up on my TBR I have owned it on kindle forever and idk why I never read it lol

    • @ReadingWithMeg
      @ReadingWithMeg Год назад

      This is the most amazing list I’ve ever seen yessss 😍😍😍

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      I actually think you’ll enjoy it!! It’s very simplistic, but effective! You saying this list is amazing, is actually amazing!!! You always read the most disturbing books!! 🥹

    • @ReadingWithMeg
      @ReadingWithMeg Год назад

      @@ErinMegan 🥹🖤🖤

  • @gregchandler900
    @gregchandler900 Год назад

    YES part 2

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      It’s in the works!!! 🖤

  • @MaduroMan
    @MaduroMan Год назад

    Currently reading Tender is the Flesh.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Ooh are you enjoying it??

  • @signefurax933
    @signefurax933 5 месяцев назад

    80% de vos livres ne sont pas traduits en français et je ne lis pas l'anglais...pouvez vous faire une liste sur vos romans les plus pertubants parmi les grands classiques ?

  • @christine7956
    @christine7956 Год назад +1

    The End of Alice and Child of God are pretty disturbing.

  • @morganking580
    @morganking580 9 месяцев назад

    I know this video is over a year old but I just recently watched it about a week or so ago and I just wanted to say that as today 10/08/2023 penpal is currently trending on kindle!!!!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  8 месяцев назад

      That’s amazing!!! It deserves the love!

  • @rooftopvoodoo
    @rooftopvoodoo Год назад +2

    GURLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL .... I NEED BROTHER .....Be right back going to Amazon ... OH SNAP It takes place Deep in the heart of Appalachia In a FArmhouse too THIS BOOK WAS SOOOOO WRITTEN 4 ME Thanks for this fabulously awesome You Knock it out the park DIVA much love

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +2

      YES!!! Brother is phenomenal, you need to read it!!!! Appreciate you!!!! 🖤🖤

  • @j.a.flynn-author
    @j.a.flynn-author Год назад

    Check out "Into the Wolves' Den" by Jon Athan. Probably his best book. Very gruesome and creepy. Also, "Tamer Animals" by Justin M. Woodward was fantastic.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      I read a previous Jon Athan and didn’t like it, but I’ll look into them!!

    • @j.a.flynn-author
      @j.a.flynn-author Год назад

      @@ErinMegan Ah okay :) Tamer Animals you may enjoy. I remember it quite well and I read it a while ago

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      @@j.a.flynn-author ooh okay!! I’ll definitely look into it, thank you so much for the recommendations!! :)

  • @johnpauluberto
    @johnpauluberto Год назад

    I love your passion and love for reading and horror! John-Paul from ATL! =^,,^=

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Ah thank you so much! You’re too kind! :)

  • @Cross3dPoisons
    @Cross3dPoisons Год назад +1

    Tender is the flesh is a personal favorite of mine as it kindof opened my eyes to the inhumanity of animal agriculture and pushed me to becoming vegan :)

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Woah, that’s amazing!!!

  • @harrysbookcafe
    @harrysbookcafe 10 месяцев назад

    can't wait to read them myself

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  10 месяцев назад

      Hope you enjoy them!!

  • @Melissa-so9ck
    @Melissa-so9ck 4 месяца назад

    The long walk

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  4 месяца назад

      I enjoyed that one!

  • @Sad.Purple.unicorn
    @Sad.Purple.unicorn Год назад +3

    Take a shot every time Erin says Disturbing 🤣

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +2

      Omg please don’t, you won’t survive that!! 😭😂😂😂

  • @johnrushman1586
    @johnrushman1586 2 месяца назад

    Is the riverman science fiction?

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  2 месяца назад

      Nope, it’s splatterpunk horror!

  • @SpecterSprite
    @SpecterSprite Год назад

    Is "Gone To See The River Man" a Nick Drake reference? I feel like it has to be.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      I have no idea! I’m not familiar with Nick Drake.

  • @hannahblackwellbooks
    @hannahblackwellbooks Год назад

    I just read Gone to See the River Man and wow 😂 I gave it 5 stars but 😅 it was a lot.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      I knowwww! 😂😂 it traumatized me, but it was a 5 star read. 😭

  • @Specter-Seth
    @Specter-Seth 10 месяцев назад

    Was a part 2 ever made? 😢

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  10 месяцев назад +1

      Not yet! I had to read enough books to make a part 2 haha

    • @Specter-Seth
      @Specter-Seth 10 месяцев назад

      @@ErinMegan 🖤

  • @debbiemann2752
    @debbiemann2752 Год назад

    Im Thinking of Ending Things. Very disturbing.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Yes! That’s a great one!

  • @kerrymoore5146
    @kerrymoore5146 Год назад

    Cows is probably the most disturbing book I’ve read. It made me do actual 🤮

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Yeah that’s one I will probably never read haha I’ve heard it’s disgusting!! 😭

  • @julias1554
    @julias1554 11 месяцев назад

    My Dark Vanessa is still the most disturbing book I’ve ever read. No gore, no horror, just fully detailed grooming from the victim’s POV. Hard to read.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  11 месяцев назад +1

      I own it, but haven’t read it yet! I’ve read Tampa so I think I’m a little bit prepared for the content!

    • @julias1554
      @julias1554 11 месяцев назад

      Tampa is on my TBR, but if it’s anything like MDV… it’ll take me a while to get through lol. MDV is definitely a day ruiner imo

  • @RivetingReads
    @RivetingReads Год назад

    I neeeeed to read Penpal!

  • @Yatukih_001
    @Yatukih_001 11 месяцев назад

    To me, the most disturbing horror book I´ve ever read, is Tintin in the Congo by Hergé. Hergé wrote Tintin to warn future magazine services not to hire journalists like that. And anybody who has read this book agrees it is among the most violent, gory graphic horror stories ever read. We´ve all heard about these thingies called graphic novels. After Hergé published Tintin in the Congo he knew he had managed to hide the truth about Tintin in that book in particular. Absolutely no ´protagonist´ has been as disturbing as Tintin is in this book which nobody realized at the time is not for kids at all. This is a comic book about a psychopath. In 2023, Tintin is still the insaniest of the insane, until I figure out how to create a more mentally disturbed fictional character. The Icelandic translation of Mr. Peter Benchley´s Jaws was seriously disturbing to me, but this goes beyond disturbing. This is so disturbing, even the fictional Sutter Cane could not possibly have come up with an idea of a comic book as disturbing as Tintin in Congo. Tintin is one of the most realistic psychopaths in fiction and also one of the scariest due to his ability to do the things he does and have no remorse for it whatsoever. Thanks for your video. Kind regards from Ásgeir in Iceland.

  • @rachaelwilliamson994
    @rachaelwilliamson994 Год назад

    Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum was disturbing so disturbing

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      I DNF’d that! Wouldn’t ever try it again hahah, 100% not for me!

  • @Sheyper1
    @Sheyper1 11 месяцев назад

    Brother was brilliant

  • @SuperStrangSshadow
    @SuperStrangSshadow Год назад +1

    You should read Red by Ketchum.It's about teens with no empathy.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Oooh, I’ll have to look into that one!

    • @laurabogan3021
      @laurabogan3021 Год назад

      Just read The Girl Next Door last night haha

    • @SuperStrangSshadow
      @SuperStrangSshadow Год назад +1

      @@laurabogan3021 The Girl Next Door is good but I liked Red better. =)

    • @laurabogan3021
      @laurabogan3021 Год назад +1

      @@SuperStrangSshadow I will def check that out 😍

    • @SuperStrangSshadow
      @SuperStrangSshadow Год назад

      @@laurabogan3021 let me know what you think when you're done.😀

  • @Sad.Purple.unicorn
    @Sad.Purple.unicorn Год назад

    You convinced me to read penpal

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      If you hate it….I’m sorry 😂

    • @Sad.Purple.unicorn
      @Sad.Purple.unicorn Год назад

      @@ErinMegan it’s Ok reading is subjective not everyone’s gonna love or hate the same books

  • @MrTorreggiani
    @MrTorreggiani Год назад

    try Exquiste Corpse. Poppy Z. Brite

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      Yup, it’s on my list to read!

  • @keithmcgrath687
    @keithmcgrath687 10 месяцев назад

    Ok... So when you went on about in To Be Devoured, you mentioned "dead flesh". Meat is dead flesh.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  10 месяцев назад

      I’m well aware, the book wouldn’t be on this list if it was referencing average everyday meat. If you don’t like the wording, take that up with the author, that’s how it’s written in the plot description.

  • @kasandra1641
    @kasandra1641 Год назад

    Take a shot every time you hear disturbing 😂 also I’m gonna be broke by the end of this video 😅

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      😂😂😂 I really forget every synonym in the English language when I film.

  • @jamesbaird1342
    @jamesbaird1342 Год назад +4

    The Bible

  • @mathildes8583
    @mathildes8583 Год назад

    You sold Penpal to me, I'll get it asap

  • @jackseney7906
    @jackseney7906 Год назад

    Look into "The Doloriad" by Missouri Williams, which is new this year and includes post-apocalyptic incest and rape among mutated relatives (🤢😾), but is very classically written!! Look into it first, that is, and decide if it's for you! "Confessions" will blow readers away with the first chapter alone, and then there are so many more to come!!

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      I just looked up The Doloriad and added it to my tbr!! It sounds horrific, I can’t wait to read it. 🤣🤣 Thanks for the recommendation!!
      Agreed, Confessions was just absolutely wonderful!!

    • @jackseney7906
      @jackseney7906 Год назад

      @@ErinMegan Very good then, I think you will like it, and be prepared for an ending that goes off any known charts of weirdness 😄😸

  • @nicolej5929
    @nicolej5929 Год назад

    I guess the only disturbing book I've ever read is The Night Inside by Nancy Baker. I don't usually do blind reads but it was one and...yeah I was surprised. The first, I'd say quarter or so, of it is pretty rough to get through but the rest of the book isn't crazy bad.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +1

      Ooh I’ve never heard of that one!

    • @nicolej5929
      @nicolej5929 Год назад

      @@ErinMegan it's a vampire horror novel which is what got me interested. The poor vampire guy is captured by some lunatics who later on end up also abducting the main character. Not going to give anymore away. I'm pretty sure it's not as bad as a lot of the books being recommended on social media lately but it's still messed up in it's own way. Definitely look up the trigger warnings before reading it, I kinda wish I had and I'm surprised that I was able to get through the first of it. Again though, it doesn't stay brutal so there's that at least lol.

  • @abbycarter2156
    @abbycarter2156 Год назад

    who can count how many times she says disturbing?

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад +2

      Well it is a disturbing book list…I think the word is pretty fitting for each one. 🤔 Also, kinda hard to come up with 10 different synonyms on the fly.

  • @gracebiggs630
    @gracebiggs630 Год назад

    The Poison Tree really messed with my head. It was so realistic in the realm of human nature.

    • @ErinMegan
      @ErinMegan  Год назад

      I’ve never heard of this one!! I’ll have to check it out!

    • @gracebiggs630
      @gracebiggs630 Год назад

      It's by a author named Erin Kelley, I think. I might have the name wrong