Pet Sematary by Stephen King is a great example. It plays on our fears of death and the unknown. The idea that there is a place where dead things can come back, but not in the way they were before, is deeply unsettling. The family's descent into horror as they interact with the resurrected entities is what makes this novel so scary.
Sure. 'The Woman in Black' by Susan Hill is a good start. It has a classic ghost story feel. It's set in an old, spooky house and the presence of the titular woman in black creates a very creepy atmosphere. It doesn't rely too much on gore but rather on a sense of impending doom.
Sure, scary stories have the potential to be very scary. They play on common fears, use dark settings, and build tension to create a spooky atmosphere that can spook most people.
If you don't want to read horror novels that are too scary, I can recommend some novels with dark elements but not too scary, such as "Peculiar Hunter" and "Hello, Mr. Ghost." These two novels had some mysterious and strange plots, but they were not too scary. They were called dark healing novels and funny novels. I hope you like this fairy's recommendation. Muah ~😗
One is about the hitchhiker. A driver picks up a girl on a lonely road at night. She is very quiet. As they approach a cemetery, she suddenly says 'My home is here.' and disappears. The driver is shocked and when he checks the backseat, he finds a flower from the cemetery.
There was a man who liked to take late - night walks in the cemetery. One night, as he was walking, he noticed a figure in a white dress sitting on a gravestone. He thought it was just his imagination at first. But when he got closer, the figure turned its head slowly towards him, and it had no face. He ran all the way home and couldn't sleep for days.