Heather's review from Smut MattersFor Halloween, I thought I'd share with you a book that is, to this day, one of the scariest I've ever read. I finished this book one night about 9:00 and a few hours later when I was ready to go to bed, I sent Rob upstairs first so he could turn on every single light on that floor. It was scary in a creepy, unsettling way, not in a gory, blood and guts kind of way. It reminded me a lot of some early Stephen King, especially fitting because Joe Hill is Stephen King's son. (In case you couldn't tell that from the pictures of him, especially with Joe's beard.) Side story on that - Rob and I were at Comic-Con in San Diego a few years ago, and Rob knew that one of my goals was to get a copy of Locke & Key (Joe Hill's comic) signed by Joe Hill. Rob's not much of a reader, so all he knew was Joe Hill, Stephen King's son, get comic signed. We split up for a while, and after an hour or so I got a text from Rob telling me that either Stephen King had managed to clone himself, or Joe Hill was setting up his signing booth. Stephen King had not managed to clone himself, but I was able to get down there pretty quickly to get my comic book signed. AND - Joe Hill liked my T-shirt so much he made his kids quit playing video games in the back of the booth and come check it out. Which was the high point of Comic-Con for me. (The shirt was of Mario trying to pull his plunger out of the stalk area/spot of a Dalek). 
 (Shirt pic from shirtoid.com) 
 Anyway - this book terrified me. More than any other book since, well, since It, which I read when I was about 12. Maybe 13. Ghosts scare me. Vengeful spirits. All of the supernatural stuff. Way more than the monsters. This book had all of it. Any time I'm asked for a scary book recommendation, this is my go to. What about you? What's the scariest book you've read?