


For others it’s the voices in our head (think of Jessie who is tied to a bed, alone in a remote cabin in Gerald’s Game). But what creates horror?įrom some it’s the fear of the supernatural or the unexpected surprise in your small town – a clown who peeks out of the storm drain ( IT), the ghostly visitations to a house on a lake (Bag of Bones), a jealous car (Christine the Plymouth Fury). Halloween would not be complete without some scary quotes from the master. ‘Some birds are not meant to be caged…Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild.’ – Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.

Stephen King’s UK editor Philippa Pride picks out some of Stephen King’s scariest quotes.
