Wherever I had been I was hearing -Stephen King, Stephen King! Try Koji Suzuki. you'll not regret it. His Ring trilogy is really "bad to the bone"-like horrors and I think it's far better off than some of the King's books. The reason I give 4 now is that it was a tad slow read. Mark, Not that you are going to sleep well at night. The curse of a dying girl in a well awaits you there ...