Sarah's Library

5/09 - This was very good at creating the feeling that those small sounds a house makes, especially when it's extra windy, during the night are creepy sounds rather than normal sounds.  Every few minutes there'd be a weird creak and I'd freeze mid sentence, worried that there might be an intruder (or something).  I was much more creeped out by Dolly than I was by The Small Hand.  The idea that the dollies appearances changed and cursed the children with the same disfigurement really worked on my fears.  I never liked life-like dolls with eyes, they remind me too much of those cursed ventriloquist dummies from R.L. Stine's books.  This was a quick and atmospheric read perfect for a stormy night with only the light of a fire to read by (a setting which I would have enjoyed except summer decided to make an extra early appearance bringing an unseasonally warm night that wasn't conducive to crackling fires, in fact I had the overhead fan on while I slept).