# What is the scariest book you ever read? (Title already used almost 15 years ago)

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> [@gkster](#):
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> I remembered the name of the side dish that that the killer bought: “Num-numo”, and googling it brought up the author and title, Lord Dunsany and “The Two Bottles of Relish”.

Yes, that’s the one. Thank you.

One I just thought of. I was rereading _World War Z_ and had to stop. It was disturbing because of too many aspects that have parallels to the present pandemic - like the false treatment “Phalanx” and the discussion of the people who cannot handle life or death situations (so they became Quislings…)

(I’m surprised that no one has stated a thread about this book vs. pandemic.)

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