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Send shivers up and down your spine with these chilling quotes

If you love a good thrill you will love these scary quotes curated by the Imagahub review team guaranteed to send shivers up your spine.

David Wong, 'John Dies at the End'

Son, the greatest trick the Devil pulled was convincing the world there was only one of him.

Gillian Flynn, 'Dark Places'

I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.

Clive Barker, 'Books of Blood'

Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red.

L.J. Smith

People die …

Beauty fades …

Love changes …

And you will always be alone.

William Shakespeare, 'The Tempest'

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

Hrithik Roshan

I'm so curious about knowing the unknown; it can be scary, but I see it as a game.

Max Brooks, 'World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War'

The monsters that rose from the dead, they are nothing compared to the ones we carry in our hearts.

Robert Bloch

Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.

Elizabeth Kostova, 'The Historian'

It touched me to be trusted with something terrible.

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Famously Creepy Sayings from Books

Here are some of the scariest quotes of all time, drawn from books over the years. Enjoy this creepy list curated by the Imagahub review team.

“Hope not ever to see Heaven. I have come to lead you to the other shore; into eternal darkness; into fire and into ice.”

Inferno (Dante Alighieri)

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble.”

Macbeth (William Shakespeare)

“O little one, My little one, Come with me, Your life is done. Forget the future, Forget the past. Life is over: Breathe your last.”

Abarat (Clive Barker)

“Some teeth long for ripping, gleaming wet from black dog gums. So you keep your eyes closed at the end. You don’t want to see such a mouth up close. before the bite, before its oblivion in the goring of your soft parts, the speckled lips will curl back in a whinny of excitement. You just know it.”

The Ritual (Adam Nevill)

“Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore. ‘Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,’ I said, ‘art sure no craven, Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the Nightly shore – Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore!’ Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore.'”

The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)

“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.”

Robert Bloch

“I laugh maniacally, then take a deep breath and touch my chest – expecting a heart to be thumping quickly, impatiently, but there’s nothing there, not even a beat.”

American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)

“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!”

Dracula (Bram Stoker)

“Full circle. A new terror born in death, a new superstition entering the unassailable fortress of forever. I am legend.”

I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)

“Walls have ears. Doors have eyes. Trees have voices. Beasts tell lies. Beware the rain. Beware the snow. Beware the man You think you know.”

Songs of Sapphique (Catherine Fisher)

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”

The Tempest (William Shakespeare)

“We ask only to be reassured About the noises in the cellar And the window that should not have been open.”

The Family Reunion (T.S. Eliot)

“There are horrors beyond life’s edge that we do not suspect, and once in a while man’s evil prying calls them just within our range.”

The Thing on the Doorstep (H.P. Lovecraft)

“Last night I saw upon the stair, A little man who wasn’t there, He wasn’t there again today Oh, how I wish he’d go away…”

Antigonish (William Hughes Mearns)

“The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door…”

Knock (Fredric Brown)

“Naughty John, Naughty John, does his work with his apron on. Cuts your throat and takes your bones, sells ’em off for a coupla stones.”

The Diviners (Libba Bray)

“I am like a small creature swallowed whole by a monster, she thought, and the monster feels my tiny little movements inside.”

The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)

“Blood is really warm, it’s like drinking hot chocolate but with more screaming.”

Zombie Haiku (Ryan Mecum)

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Random Quotes on Crime & Thriller Writing

Fans of crime and thriller fiction will love this collection of quotes curated by the ImagaHub review team on their favourite genre.

‘The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.’ Lee Child

‘Place the body near the beginning of your book—preferably on the first page, perhaps the first sentence.’ Louise Penny

‘I’m interested in starting stories at the moment of some crisis to see how the character deals with it.’ Paul Auster

‘Figure out what exactly is at stake, and how to establish it quickly. That’s your conflict.’ Katia Lief

‘I’m always pretending that I’m sitting across from somebody. I’m telling a story, and I don’t want them to get up until I’m finished.’ James Patterson

‘Life is about working out who the bad guy is.’ Sophie Hannah

'I can't start writing until I have a closing line.' Joseph Heller

‘I often know how the book will end and have imagined a number of major scenes throughout, but not always how I will get there. When I’m about two-thirds done I reoutline the whole book so I know that I’m delivering on all I promised.’ Jeff Abbott

‘The only writers who survive the ages are those who understand the need for action in a novel.’ Dean Koontz

‘People don’t read books to get to the middle. They read to get to the end.’ Mickey Spillane

‘I like to come up with a massive scale concept and throw in very ordinary characters because I think if you have a massive scale concept with massive scale characters they tend to cancel each other out. People have more fun if they can imagine how either themselves or the type of people they know would react in a bizarre situation. It’s a bit boring if you know how some highly trained soldier is going to react to a situation. It’s not very interesting compared to how someone who is an electrician or a schoolteacher might react to a situation.’ Christopher Brookmyre

‘The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book.’ Mickey Spillane

'Readers have to feel you know what you're talking about.' Margaret Murphy

‘A man's grammar, like Caesar's wife, should not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity.’ Edgar Allan Poe

'Chapters are shorter than they used to be, and I have to be creative about ways to keep the pace moving: varying my sentence length, making sure each chapter ends on a note of suspense, keeping excess narration to a minimum.’ Joseph Finder

My idead? ‘Headlines. The human heart. My deepest fears. The inner voice that says: if it scares you, it’ll scare readers too.’ Meg Gardiner

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Most Interesting Villains From Thriller Books

The literary world is filled with amazing villains. The people that cause the heroes all the problems as well as offering a way for the writer to twists and turns to the plot. Here are some of the most interesting villains created by writers all over the world that you can find on ImagaHub.

Big Brother (1984 by George Orwell)

This classic book is filled with interesting characters. The biggest and nastiest in Big Brother, who instills fear into the residents if you don’t do as he wants.

Count Dracula (Dracula by Bram Stoker)

One of the most famous villains in literary history, Dracula is not just a villain in the basic sense, he also represents evil. This vampire can transform into a bat or dog, and is always looking for his next victim.

Pennywise (IT by Stephen King)

This sadistic character may be the reason so many people are scared of clowns. Stephen King has created one of the scariest and most interesting villains of all time. Don’t forget to check out the drains just in case.

Ayoola (My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite)

Ayoola is a woman who doesn’t pull her punches. She has a sister Korede who she persuades to help hide the bodies of those she kills including her boyfriend. You can read this book on sites like ImagaHub.

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Inspiring lines from crime thriller writers

Here are some of the most inspiring words from the most well-known crime thriller writers, curated by the Imagahub review team.

You’re looking for your character who’s got the absolute most at stake, and that’s the person who you want your story to be about. ~Daniel Palmer

Keep a plate spinning until the final paragraph. Then let it fall. ~Unknown

Books aren’t written, they’re rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn’t quite done it… ~Michael Crichton

You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page. ~Jodi Picoult

When you’re editing write the following words onto a Post-it note in big red letters and stick it on your monitor: ‘Who Cares?’. If something has no bearing on the story, leave it out. ~Stuart MacBride

If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word. ~Margaret Atwood

The best advice is the simplest. Write what you love. And do it everyday. There’s only one way to learn how to write, and that’s to write. ~Steve Berry

Don’t go into great detail describing places and things… You don’t want descriptions that bring the action, the flow of the story, to a standstill. ~Elmore Leonard

Read aloud. And not just your own work. Read good writing aloud.

Listen to the sound the words make. ~Unknown

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. ~G K Chesterton

Write about what you never want to know. ~Michael Connelly

I always refer to style as sound. The sound of the writing. ~Elmore Leonard

Before you can be a writer you have to experience some things, see some of the world, go through things – love, heartbreak, and so on -, because you need to have something to say. ~John Grisham

Writing is work. It’s also gambling. You don’t get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but essentially you’re on your own. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so don’t whine. ~Margaret Atwood

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Inspiring Quotes From Inspiring Crime Thriller Writers

If you’ve been searching for the greatest psychological crime and thriller quotes ever, you’ve come to the right place. The Imagahub review team has curated the best quotes to perfectly articulate the field of crime and thriller writing.

The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end. ~Lee Child

Place the body near the beginning of your book—preferably on the first page, perhaps the first sentence. ~Louise Penny

I’m interested in starting stories at the moment of some crisis to see how the character deals with it. ~Paul Auster

Figure out what exactly is at stake, and how to establish it quickly. That’s your conflict. ~Katia Lief

I’m always pretending that I’m sitting across from somebody. I’m telling a story, and I don’t want them to get up until I’m finished. ~James Patterson

Life is about working out who the bad guy is. ~Sophie Hannah

An initial crisis may produce a question, one that takes the form of a challenge to the reader: Can they solve the puzzle before the answer is revealed? In its simplest form the crisis is a murder and the question is whodunit? ~Unknown

I can’t start writing until I have a closing line. ~Joseph Heller

Often know how the book will end and have imagined a number of major scenes throughout, but not always how I will get there. When I’m about two-thirds done I re-outline the whole book so I know that I’m delivering on all I promised. ~Jeff Abbott

Crime stories are rarely about crime. They’re a study of its aftermath. ~Unknown The only writers who survive the ages are those who understand the need for action in a novel. ~Dean Koontz

People don’t read books to get to the middle. They read to get to the end.~Mickey Spillane

I do extensive outlines before I write a single word. ~Jeffrey Deaver

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Psychological crime and thriller quotes to get you thinking

If you’ve been searching for the greatest psychological crime and thriller quotes ever, you’ve come to the right place. The Imagahub review team has curated the best quotes to perfectly articulate the field of crime and thriller writing.

‘The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book.’ Mickey Spillane

'Readers have to feel you know what you're talking about.' Margaret Murphy

‘A man's grammar, like Caesar's wife, should not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity.’ Edgar Allan Poe

'Chapters are shorter than they used to be, and I have to be creative about ways to keep the pace moving: varying my sentence length, making sure each chapter ends on a note of suspense, keeping excess narration to a minimum.’ Joseph Finder

My idead? ‘Headlines. The human heart. My deepest fears. The inner voice that says: if it scares you, it’ll scare readers too.’ Meg Gardiner

‘I’d have to say that most of my ideas originate with everyday anxieties. What if I forgot to lock the door? What if a horrific crime happened next door? What if my daughter didn’t show up at work? What if I woke up one day and the house was empty?’ Linwood Barclay

‘Ideas are not the hard part of writing. I have ideas all the time. The challenge is understanding which ideas are the most interesting and powerful and dramatic, and then finding the best way to bring them to life. It’s all in the execution, because the idea is where the work begins, not where it ends.’ Jeff Abbott

‘If you don't understand that story is character and not just idea, you will not be able to breathe life into even the most intriguing flash of inspiration.’ Elizabeth George

‘The character that lasts is an ordinary guy with some extraordinary qualities.’ Raymond Chandler

'You’re looking for your character who’s got the absolute most at stake, and that’s the person who you want your story to be about.' Daniel Palmer

'Books aren't written, they're rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn't quite done it...' Michael Crichton

‘You can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page.’ Jodi Picoult

‘When you’re editing write the following words onto a Post-it note in big red letters and stick it on your monitor: ‘Who Cares?’. If something has no bearing on the story, leave it out.’ Stuart MacBride

'If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.' Margaret Atwood

‘The best advice is the simplest. Write what you love. And do it everyday. There’s only one way to learn how to write and that’s to write.’ Steve Berry

‘Don’t go into great detail describing places and things… You don’t want descriptions that bring the action, the flow of the story, to a standstill.’ Elmore Leonard

‘A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.’ G K Chesterton

‘Write about what you never want to know.' Michael Connelly

‘I always refer to style as sound. The sound of the writing.’ Elmore Leonard

‘Before you can be a writer you have to experience some things, see some of the world, go through things – love, heartbreak, and so on -, because you need to have something to say.’ John Grisham

‘Writing is work. It’s also gambling. You don’t get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but essentially you’re on your own. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so don’t whine. Margaret Atwood

If you love anything thriller related, then check out the great psychological content at Imagahub today.

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Great thriller quotes from James Patterson

Learn about James’s writing philosophy with quotes straight from him, selected by the Imagahub review team.

James Patterson on Research:

“The more you know about, the more likely you are to combine things to make an idea that’s striking.”

“Research really helps your confidence.”

James Patterson on Success:

“Don’t set out to write a good thriller. Set out to write a #1 thriller.”

“If you’re going to write a bestseller … it’s got to work for a lot of people.”

James Patterson on Writer’s Block:

“Don’t think about the sentences, think about the story. Write the story down.”

“Do not torture yourself. That’s how people get blocked.”

“Do not sit there like, ‘Oh I don’t feel like it today. I don’t feel like it tomorrow.’ Feel like it! Do it! Force yourself.”

James Patterson on Crafting Characters:

“You want your readers to have strong feelings about your characters.”

“With respect to characters, you want things that really dig deep and say a lot very very quickly, to get us interested in the person.”

“I need to feel as involved as I want the reader to feel.”

James Patterson on Plot and Suspense:

“Everything you write should be moving your story forward.”

“At the end, something has you propel you into the next chapter.”

“In my opinion, one of the biggest secrets of suspense is setting up questions that the readers must have answered.”

James Patterson on Titles and Covers:

“Nobody buys a book that they don’t pick up.”

“You gotta put something out there that gets their attention and gets them curious.”

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Thriller eBooks That Will Give Your Adrenaline Rush

Thrilling eBooks are designed to evoke emotions like tension and fear. They can result in the release of adrenaline from your autonomic nervous system. Here are some of the thriller eBooks that will get your adrenaline pumping.

Debbie Hebert's Not One of Us

In this eBook, Jori Trahan’s boyfriend disappeared mysteriously thirteen years ago. However, after moving back to Alabama, she comes dangerously close to the bottom of the story. She moves back to Alabama to take care of her autistic brother and her sick grandmother. Jori comes face-to-face with the mystery behind his boyfriends' disappearance.

BloodLaw (Vampire Chicago Book1) - Blaise Ramsay

A former ADA pursues Chicago's prohibition of dangerous monsters after witnessing his grandparents’ and parents’ deaths while he was a boy. A former Chicago PD colleague comes to ask Alastair for assistance, where he meets the mysterious Alexandra DeLane face to face. DeLane is too calm with red eyes, which is not normal. She escapes, and Alastair decides to look for her. However, he finds himself the target of a mysterious mob boss who tries to kill him. Alastair does not die but changes to something dangerous.

Punished by Silence - Jwyan C. John

There’s an anonymous request by the queen to find the missing twin girl. Things get a different approach when detective Dedra Kare gets obstacles of her past in this case. She has to outrun her flashbacks to solve the issue.

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The Best Must-Read Drama eBooks

Read drama eBook makes you smarter and keeps you sharp. They allow you to understand how things work and will enable you to be analytical. Let's look at some of the best drama eBooks that will keep you at the edge of your seat.

The Silent Wife by A.S.A Harrison

Originally published on June 25, 2013, this eBook is about Jodi and Todd, an ordinary couple living in Chicago and have been married for 28 years. Their life is okay, just like any other relationship. However, Todd is a serial cheat, and this is somehow a toll on their relationship. So how far will it go before one of them thinks of murder?

S.J. Watson’s Before I Go to Sleep

The eBook follows the story of Christine, who has some problems with her memory. She goes to bed, and every time she wakes up, her memory is gone. She can't remember anything that happened. Her psychologist tries to determine why, even as her husband explains what her life is like daily. Christine decides to have a journal to understand everything about her. However, things get thick and different, making the story more interesting.

The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner

Sandra Jones is a young mom bringing up her 4-year-old girl alone in Boston. Sandra gets lost, and nobody knows how and when one person speaks up. Her daughter could be the witness. What happened?

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Six Facts About John Le Carré You May Not Know

Renowned author of some of the most famous espionage thrillers John Le Carré died in December 2020 aged 89. A prolific writer, Le Carré’s last book was published when he was 88. His most famous works include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Here are six facts about John Le Carré you may not know

1. His real name was David John Moore Cornwell and was born in October 1931 in Cornwall, England. He assumed the pseudonym John Le Carr é when he began writing spy novels, the first of which was released in 1961.

2. He graduated from Oxford University and taught Latin and French at Eton College in London.

3. Le Carré worked for the British foreign service in West Germany during the early years of the Cold War. He had already written three novels before leaving the service in 1964. He drew on much of his experience there to write his stories of espionage.

4. His last novel Agent Running in the Field was published in 2019 and features a stinging rebuke of Brexit and veiled criticism of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

5. Le Carre’s novels have been adapted for television, TV and radio. Le Carré himself worked as an executive producer on six films and wrote screenplays for three others. He even made appearances as himself in four movies that were based on his books.

6. He was married twice and has three sons from his first marriage and one son from his second marriage who writes novels under the name Nick Harkaway.

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Check out these gripping legal thrillers which were made into movies

Being a lawyer may be a pretty straight and boring profession in real life, but thanks to the thriller genre, legal tales have become a gripping form of fiction. Here is a couple of classic legal thrillers that have made it onto the big screen.

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

Adapted into a 1990 movie starring Harrison Ford, Presumed Innocent is an absorbing legal thriller that has become an international bestseller. Rusty Sabich is a prosecutor who suddenly finds himself accused of the rape and murder of a woman he has been having an affair with. While he works to clear his name, he finds himself delving deep into a world of dark secrets, corruption and deceit. Rusty must uncover the truth to prove his innocence, but he is quickly running out of people he can trust.

The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly

Despite the slightly presidential title, the Lincoln Lawyer in question has gained his name by working out of the back of his Lincoln Town car. The book was the subject of a 2011 movie starring Matthew McConaughy and focuses on Mickey Haller, who makes his living defending a raft of questionable clients.

When he finally lands a plum case in the form of a Beverly Hills playboy accused of assaulting a woman, Haller thinks his lottery numbers have come up. It’s finally a high-paying client and what Haller considers to be a pretty easy case to win. However, it turns out to be anything but and when the threat starts to creep closer to home, Haller soon realizes this is more a case of life and death – literally.

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Great mystery movies to watch now

If you are looking for a great mystery to watch this weekend, why not check out one of these?

Double Jeopardy

The chase is on again for Tommy Lee Jones in 1999's Double Jeopardy, only this time he's on the trail of Ashely Judd. When Judd's character is convicted of her husband's murder only to (*surprise*) find out that he's still alive and responsible for framing her, she does her time and is released fully aware of the fact that—thanks to the law that shares a name with the movie—she can shoot her ex "in the middle of Mardi Gras" and no one can do anything about it.

Memento

It's not uncommon for people to use tattoos as a way to remind them of things they don't want to forget. But 2000's Memento takes that idea one step further with Guy Pearce's character, a man with short-term memory loss who inks his body with clues to his wife's death so that he can be reminded of every detail and track down her killer. The mystery thriller also stars Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano who appeared in The Matrix together just one year earlier.

Clue

One of the best mystery movies of all time is related to one of the best family games of all time. Based on the classic board game that most of us played with our families when we got sick of Monopoly and Battleship, 1985's Clue is the ultimate murder mystery. Colonel Mustard (Martin Mull), Mrs. White (Madeline Kahn), Mrs. Peacock (Eileen Brennan), Mr. Green (Michael McKean), Professor Plum (Christopher Lloyd), and Miss Scarlet (Lesley Ann Warren) join the butler Wadsworth (Tim Currey) and Yvette the maid (Colleen Camp) in this campy film where viewers can follow the guests as they try to figure out which one of the quirky characters is the killer. Was it Colonel Mustard in the library with a candlestick? We'll never tell!

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Murder Mysteries To Satisfy Your Inner Detective

If you love a good murder mystery and love the idea of getting into the action, check out these murder mysteries.

'Dial M for Murder' (1954)

Starring: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, and John Williams.

The mystery: A man plots the perfect murder to get rid of his adulterous wife, but is backed into a corner when his wife fights back and kills her assassin in self-defense. Another Hitchcock classic, the plot starts out twisty and only gets twistier.

'The Maltese Falcon' (1941)

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, and Sydney Greenstreet.

The mystery: Detective Sam Spade (Bogart) takes on a case that turns out to be more than he bargained for when his partner ends up murdered—Sam is threatened and told he must find the valuable statue at the center of the crime spree.

'Primal Fear' (1996)

Starring: Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, and Frances McDormand.

The mystery: When the Archbishop of Chicago is murdered, a media-hungry attorney takes on the case, defending the alter boy who is the prime suspect in the case. Norton (only 27 at the time and in his film debut) gives a star-making performance as a young alter boy who's more than meets the eye.

'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' (1988)

Starring: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, and Joanna Cassidy.

The mystery: Not every murder mystery has to be super-serious, clearly. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a family-friendly take on classic noirs, as a detective works to find out, well, who framed Roger Rabbit—and who really committed the murder the toon is accused of. The effects have aged a little, but the story's still a good one.

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