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While I enjoy both, books do not offer the same special effects such as horror sounds, lighting, and so on. In the end, if I had to choose one, it would be HORROR MOVIE.
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I would prefer horror books over movies. I am not big on graphics, so I do not enjoy seeing the gore. With books, I can get the story without the gore.
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I don't really like horror stories as they are just too scary for me and give me nightmares. If I had to choose between reading a horror story in a book or watching a horror movie on tv or at the movies, I would choose to read a book. A book would be slightly less scary for me, as it would be my own imagination presenting me with scary images. Somehow the images are scarier when presented to you on a tv or movie screen.
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My imagination is a lot wilder than movies. So I prefer horror books. I find most movies mild.
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A horror movie is what it is, whereas a horror book is only as scary as you imagine it to be, and since I can only handle so much of a scare, I'm going to choose horror books.
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As much as i love horror books, they always never seem to scare me enough. Jumpscares in books dont feel the same way they do in a movie. Movies, for sure.
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I like both. But depending on how much time I have and if my husband would be watching with me, I’ll just choose the movie most of the time.
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I prefer the book than the movie. But books do deserve to be on the big screen. A great example is the "Amityville Horror", the movie is classic, but it left out details, which the made the book scarier. But I still like the movje.
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Imagination can be a really powerful thing, therefore a book would have to have to be written with much detail. I prefer Horror movie, for the visual and the anticipation it creates, wanting to hide behind a pillow. I doubt I'd be hiding behind a pillow while reading.
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horror movie! books cant scare me the way a movie can, sorry
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A horror film can strike a variety of nerves. I get the shivers every time I watch a horror movie. In contrast, I have overlooked some of the best parts of a horror novel.
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Naval Aulakh wrote: 07 Jul 2017, 11:38 What do you prefer, reading horror book or watching horror movie?
I prefer both but movie adds some special effects to the book :)
Anything horror is not my brand. It’s not like I am scared :lol: but I don’t like expensive jokes :lol2:
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I CANNOT watch horror movies. I will not be able to sleep for days. And I love books anyway so probably books. As long as it is good and descriptive.
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Horror books. Your imagination can be waaayyy scarier than any movie.
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It depends; if the Horror book is written well it might be as good as the horror movie, but as movies have the imagery power and engage all 5 senses with cinematography , it is obvious they have a better advantage of conveying stories better.
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