I have never ever been scared reading a book before. This one takes the cake. The images it creates have stayed with me long after I have put it down. I don't know why it so scary since I cannot put it down to one part or another....well I do know that the kid(if you can call it that) in the playground gave me nightmares. After that I knew this book was set apart from the others I have read. I grew up reading horror novels and watching any scary movie I could get my eyes on. My mother would watch this movie when I was a child and I never gave it second thought/chance until a few weeks ago. I though how silly I've seen this and not read the book. So off to the library I went. It has started a marathon of King books. I still can't shake this feeling that has stayed with me from reading The shining. Thank you Stephen King for......scaring me and making me afraid like a little girl.