The 50 Scariest Books of All Time – Flavorwire: The air is getting crisper, the nights are getting longer, and All Hallow’s Eve draws near. You know what that means: it’s time to curl up with a book guaranteed to give you the shivers — or at least make you check the locks twice. Here, for your horrifying pleasure, are 50 of the scariest books ever written in the English language, whether horror, nonfiction, or speculative futures you never want to see.
Since the 1970's Majuli islander Jadav Payeng has been planting trees in
order to save his island. To date he has single handedly planted a
forest larger than Central Park NYC. His forest has transformed what was
once a barren wasteland, into a lush oasis.
Humble yet passionate and philosophical about his work. Payeng takes us on a journey into his incredible forest.
The Who’s classic rock opera Quadrophenia was the basis for this
invigorating coming-of-age movie and depiction of the defiant,
drug-fueled mod subculture of early 1960s London. Our antihero is Jimmy
(Phil Daniels), a teenager dissatisfied with family, work, and love. He
spends his time knocking around with his clothes-obsessed, pill-popping,
scooter-driving fellow mods, a group whose antipathy for the
motorcycle-riding rockers leads to a climactic riot in Brighton.
Director Franc Roddam’s rough-edged film is a quintessential chronicle
of youthful rebellion and turmoil, with Pete Townshend’s brilliant songs
(including “I’ve Had Enough,” “5:15,” and “Love Reign O’er Me”)
providing emotional support, and featuring Sting and Ray Winstone in
early roles.
Ryan O'Neal teams up with his daughter Tatum in this very bright, very
warm, and very funny period film for which Tatum won an Oscar® in her
first film role. Ryan O'Neal plays the smooth-talking con man Moses
Pray, driving through depression-era Kansas with a carload of deluxe
bibles, a gold tooth behind a convincing smile, and a list of newly
widowed prospects for his line. Addie (Tatum O'Neal) is a
cigarette-smoking, nine-year-old orphan who hooks up with Moses and
manages to show the master con man a trick or two. Madeline Kahn gives a
funny, neurotic performance as Trixie Delight, who goes along for the
ride until Addie determines that Trixie might come between Addie and
Moses — which, obviously, cannot happen.