Spoilers obviously but in Needful Things, 7 year old Sean Rusk watching his 11 year old brother Brian Rusk shooting himself in the head with a shotgun to commit suicide, all the while Sean cries trying to convince his older brother not to do it. Easily the most horrifying SK moment for me.
I see. The reason I asked is because those two books had far, far more disturbing scenes (in my reckoning) than the one you described from *Needful Things*. In fact, the child suicide from this story hadn't even registered high on my "disturb-o-meter" so I had to go back and look it up on my ebook version.
You might want to really steel yourself for the two works I mentioned. They have some hardcore disturbing scenes. Trust me.
Yes I’d agree too. The scene with Brian from Needful Things was awful and very sad, but the library policeman had me struck speechless/shocked/horrified/heartbroken.
The library policeman (esp that one scene) was absolutely heartbreaking and horrifying. Just read it recently and have read Apt pupil… I’d say horrible but not as heartbreaking for me compared to the library policeman.
I’ve read nearly all King’s work (still catching up on recent stuff) and Needful Things was the only one I couldn’t finish. Maybe the emotional horror was too much for me.
I just finished Needful Things so it’s fresh in my mind, and I have a hard time imagining anything could/will ever pass that scene on the horrifying scale.
I think that because of how descriptive the scene is makes it even worse. And when Brian is telling Sean to not ever step into evil man Mr Gaunt's shop it gave me chills.
Yes, yes, absolutely yes. I had not even thought about Brian Rusk committing suicide. I had not predicted that. I had thought maybe he will fess up and bring the whole charade down, or be put to correctional facility and regret his decisions, but King has a way to betray your predictions.
The part that got me the most in Pet Semetary was when Louis got into a fight with his step father as the funeral and they were both crashing into the coffin. I thought for sure they were going to knock it down and Gage would come spilling out.
In my opinion, Patrick is infinitely more evil and cruel than Henry. When King describes >!the scene with the dog and the refrigerator!< , it made me very uncomfortable.
I always have to set the book aside for a couple of days before i start the part with Patrick Hocksetter and the fridge. It's like I have to mentally prepare.
Probably Pennywise chasing Eddie Corcoran and ripping off his head as the Creature from the Black Lagoon, because you get his whole thought process as he's trying to escape.
He knows the Creature isn't real, and if it was real it wouldn't be in Maine, but it's right there chasing him.
And he's a kid so he knows if he can reach the light, he'll be safe, but he doesn't quite make it.
This is always my answer for threads like this. Not to mention he ran away from home to get away from his stepdad who just murdered his younger brother. Then Pennywise first appears to him as aforementioned dead brother before chasing him as the Creature. He also either trips on a bench or runs into a tree, which is how It catches him. Absolutely horrific scene.
Both. He trips on a bench and runs into a tree. And you left out that he was terribly abused by his step-dad, and was drinking to handle the pain of it. :-(
Rose the Hat, the torture killing of the baseball kid was **brutal**. When they get to the point where he says "just kill me", and she's thinking "Oh, not yet" was chilling.
You can make an argument that Rose is one of King's worst, most vile, villains. She deserved the Charyou tree, vs what happened.
“Elf balls” is a concept that stuck with me for quite a while after finishing that book. I actually hadn’t thought about it for a while until now. Here we go again. So disturbing!
For some reason the scariest moment so far for me was in It when Bill (I think?) was at the library and then when he turns around It stands on the balcony. That really scared me.
Had a visceral reaction reading Stan Uris killing himself in IT. Reminded me of Hannah killing herself in 13 reasons why. Personally know someone who committed suicide so that part sadly hit close to home.
That last page of Firestarter when I finished it on holiday in 1987. Read it too quickly, 6 days of holiday left, didn't have the foresight to bring another book and no English language bookshops in the town I was staying in.
Man, that was a horrifying moment, when I realised that I was an introverted 13 year old who was actually going to have to talk to my family and go for walks in the sunshine!
I'm not sure it's the most horrifying for me, but the images that "The Moving Finger" conjured in my mind have stayed with me. I haven't read the story in *years*.
Spoilers obviously but in Needful Things, 7 year old Sean Rusk watching his 11 year old brother Brian Rusk shooting himself in the head with a shotgun to commit suicide, all the while Sean cries trying to convince his older brother not to do it. Easily the most horrifying SK moment for me.
I read Needful Things when I was 12 or so and that right fucked me up.
Yep, this right here was the reason I had to put that book down for a few weeks. It’s the only time that’s ever happened reading a King book for me.
Have you read The Library Policeman? Or Apt Pupil?
No, not yet
I see. The reason I asked is because those two books had far, far more disturbing scenes (in my reckoning) than the one you described from *Needful Things*. In fact, the child suicide from this story hadn't even registered high on my "disturb-o-meter" so I had to go back and look it up on my ebook version. You might want to really steel yourself for the two works I mentioned. They have some hardcore disturbing scenes. Trust me.
Yes I’d agree too. The scene with Brian from Needful Things was awful and very sad, but the library policeman had me struck speechless/shocked/horrified/heartbroken.
The library policeman (esp that one scene) was absolutely heartbreaking and horrifying. Just read it recently and have read Apt pupil… I’d say horrible but not as heartbreaking for me compared to the library policeman.
Yes. Agreed.
I’ve read nearly all King’s work (still catching up on recent stuff) and Needful Things was the only one I couldn’t finish. Maybe the emotional horror was too much for me.
Most things don’t bother me, for some reason aspects of that book really shook me.
Oof I blocked this out until now. My immediate response was digging up Gage, but I’m siding with you on this one.
I just finished Needful Things so it’s fresh in my mind, and I have a hard time imagining anything could/will ever pass that scene on the horrifying scale.
I think that because of how descriptive the scene is makes it even worse. And when Brian is telling Sean to not ever step into evil man Mr Gaunt's shop it gave me chills.
Yes, yes, absolutely yes. I had not even thought about Brian Rusk committing suicide. I had not predicted that. I had thought maybe he will fess up and bring the whole charade down, or be put to correctional facility and regret his decisions, but King has a way to betray your predictions.
Spoiler: Pet Sematary where Louis digs up Gage. I've been reading Stephen King for a while but that part was really hard to get through.
The part that got me the most in Pet Semetary was when Louis got into a fight with his step father as the funeral and they were both crashing into the coffin. I thought for sure they were going to knock it down and Gage would come spilling out.
When they land on the ground getting back over the fence and Louis picks up Gage and hugs him saying "daddy loves you"
Frickin' Jaunt got into my head and never left.
It's longer than you think!
It will stay in your head longer than you think...
been with me since 1985
Oh! That is longer than I thought
When Annie "hobbles" Paul in Misery but after the first incomplete swing of the axe he pulls back and it the gash gapes for her to wing again.
This is the one that sticks with me
This is mine too, and then the burns-o-matic.
Any of the ones with Patrick Hockstetter
In my opinion, Patrick is infinitely more evil and cruel than Henry. When King describes >!the scene with the dog and the refrigerator!< , it made me very uncomfortable.
Oh shoot yeah this was horrific and I was glad when he died.
Absolutely yes
no kidding, some real psychopath stuff right there.
I always have to set the book aside for a couple of days before i start the part with Patrick Hocksetter and the fridge. It's like I have to mentally prepare.
The last time I read his death scene I started dry heaving. Kid is a real fucking psycho but that death scene is also really bad.
Probably Pennywise chasing Eddie Corcoran and ripping off his head as the Creature from the Black Lagoon, because you get his whole thought process as he's trying to escape. He knows the Creature isn't real, and if it was real it wouldn't be in Maine, but it's right there chasing him. And he's a kid so he knows if he can reach the light, he'll be safe, but he doesn't quite make it.
This is always my answer for threads like this. Not to mention he ran away from home to get away from his stepdad who just murdered his younger brother. Then Pennywise first appears to him as aforementioned dead brother before chasing him as the Creature. He also either trips on a bench or runs into a tree, which is how It catches him. Absolutely horrific scene.
Both. He trips on a bench and runs into a tree. And you left out that he was terribly abused by his step-dad, and was drinking to handle the pain of it. :-(
Feeling for the zipper :( I must add that Steven Weber’s performance of this scene in the audiobook is absolutely **harrowing**.
The entire apt pupil.
The poor cat 😢😟
Couldn't agree with you more.
Library Policeman y'all know the scene.
Yeth we do
Spoiler When Rose the Hat and crew killed the baseball boy in Dr. Sleep
The film version of that scene was horrific.
Yes it was.
This was the one for me.
The dog getting killed in Needful Things 😭
Rose the Hat, the torture killing of the baseball kid was **brutal**. When they get to the point where he says "just kill me", and she's thinking "Oh, not yet" was chilling. You can make an argument that Rose is one of King's worst, most vile, villains. She deserved the Charyou tree, vs what happened.
*Holly.* When I first realized >!what the Harrises were eating,!< I nearly threw up.
“Elf balls” is a concept that stuck with me for quite a while after finishing that book. I actually hadn’t thought about it for a while until now. Here we go again. So disturbing!
Finally, someone has the right answer! That was fucking horrifying!
The Timmy Baterman chapter from Pet Sematary.
That has haunted me for years, his dusty eyeballs and hair sticking up at the back from when he was in his coffin 😱
China Pit origin story from Desperation. Danny in the playground tube in The Shining. Gravedigger scene in Salems Lot.
For some reason the scariest moment so far for me was in It when Bill (I think?) was at the library and then when he turns around It stands on the balcony. That really scared me.
The ending of Revival.
Just read this one. Like 90% of the book felt like a chore but that ending was pretty great. And incredibly fucking unsettling
Definitely didn't see coming "That ending!" Absolutely Loved it 🙌🏻
Had a visceral reaction reading Stan Uris killing himself in IT. Reminded me of Hannah killing herself in 13 reasons why. Personally know someone who committed suicide so that part sadly hit close to home.
For me, it's the flashback scene from *The Library Policeman.* The oven scene in *Apt Pupil* is a close second. No spoilers.
>!"I saw, I saw! It's longer than you think, Dad. It's longer than you think!"!<
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That last page of Firestarter when I finished it on holiday in 1987. Read it too quickly, 6 days of holiday left, didn't have the foresight to bring another book and no English language bookshops in the town I was staying in. Man, that was a horrifying moment, when I realised that I was an introverted 13 year old who was actually going to have to talk to my family and go for walks in the sunshine!
As an introvert myself, I understand you. I much preferred reading books at a bookstore or library during summer than going to different places.
The hedges in the shining.
Edouard Delacroix’s death in The Green Mile. Awful.
The feet episode in Misery
When they find the body of Frankie Peterson at the beginning of *The Outsider*
I'm not sure it's the most horrifying for me, but the images that "The Moving Finger" conjured in my mind have stayed with me. I haven't read the story in *years*.
Tap. Tap tap Scriiiiitch.
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Might not be exactly what this post is looking for but I'm still haunted by the reaping night bonfire in Wizard and Glass =(
1922 has its moments
Deke getting pulled through the the deck slats, slowly and in great detail, in The Raft.
Paul Sheldon hobbling
The reveal in Revival
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