Dont answer the phone!
Dread the ring? Explore our curated list of terrifying books where answering the phone leads to horror. From Stephen King's *Cell* to *Rosemary's Baby* and Jack Ketchum's *The Girl Next Door*, discover spine-chilling fiction and horror tales that prove some calls are best left unanswered.
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Cell
by Stephen King
Mayhem and violence are unleashed around the world when a pulse from a mysterious source transforms all cell phone users into homicidal maniacs, and only a small band of "normies" who avoided the technological attack can stop the rampage.
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Midnight Mass
by F. Paul Wilson
"How can mortal men defeat an immortal and seemingly invincible enemy?" "Vampires have always existed in secret in Central Europe, not just as legends and imaginary menaces but as predators that feed on human blood. In F. Paul Wilson's famous novel The Keep, vampires aided the Nazis in Europe. But with the fall of Communism and the turmoil throughout the continent, they took bold steps to begin to emerge publicly, to take over governments, and to enslave increasing portions of the world population." "Now they control all of Europe, India, the Far East, and the major cities in North and South America. It seems that nothing can stand in their way and that humanity will become cattle for the harvesting, the source of the blood of life. The vampires enlist "cowboys," humans who help them herd other humans in return for the promise of the bite of eternal life - someday. The vampires only grudgingly share their power and expand their limited numbers only when necessary." "The story opens when the vampire forces come to a small town in coastal New Jersey to finish pacifying the rural area. The local bishop has sold out. Joe, a disgraced priest accused of abuse, hides out and drinks, waiting for the end, until he is galvanized into action by a rabbi; his own niece, who has fled the collapse of New York, and a nun who has become a killer of the cowboys and the vampires. Together, they fortify an abandoned church and defy the conquering swarm. A surprising success shows them a ray of hope for humanity's survival, but an overwhelming challenge stands in their way - the new vampire King of New York."--BOOK JACKET.
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One Rainy Night
by Richard Laymon
A strange black rain falls on the town of Bixby and, one by one, the inhabitants fall prey to its horrifying effects. Filled with hate and rage, former neighbors become enemies with the need to kill. "If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat!"--Stephen King.
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Breaking Point
by Christopher Fahy
Mystery thriller set in the grim reality of America's seriously flawed health care delivery system.
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Fever 42
by Christopher Fahy
Ted, an English teacher, has found that life has become dull until Joy comes along. Joy takes him on a soul-shattering trip that makes his spirit soar. Alive for the first time in years, he revels in his wild trysts with Joy--a student at his high school. "Wildly funny and surprisingly sad. . . made me think of the early J.D. Salinger period. Christopher is a wonderful writer."--Stephen King.
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Desperation
by Stephen King
Now repackaged with stunning new cover art, this #1 bestseller is a chilling story set in a lonely Nevada town where the evil embedded in the landscape is awesome--but so are the forces summoned to combat it. Reissue.
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The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
A young girl becomes possessed by the devil and causes several violent deaths before she can be cured.
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Rosemary's Baby
by Ira Levin
Young wife Rosemary Woodhouse is drawn into a nightmare when she is selected by a coven to bear the son of Satan.
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The Girl Next Door
by Jack Ketchum
A teenage girl is held captive and brutally tortured by neighborhood children. Based on a true story, this shocking novel reveals the depravity of which we are all capable.