I think the more you read, the rather you read. At least, that's been the way it is for me. But I have a friend who can get through a book in a day. I doubt I'll ever be that fast!

Usher's Passing by Robert McCammon is probably my favorite horror book, though just about anything by Stephen King is really good. Same with McCammon's. Love The Dead Zone, though it might be considered more as science fiction. Oh, and Dan Simmons' The Terror. Loved that one. And F. Paul Wilson's The Keep, and its sequels.

I think the scariest book I ever read was The Exorcist. Wouldn't dare watch the movie!

So, good reading!