I read this book when I was a teenager and it scared the sh!t out of me! ( )

Awesome Paranormal Read

This book was very fast paced and very scary - this book is not meant for the faint of heart - I have read many true paranormal books and this is at the top of my list for true hauntings. The Smurl family had to endure these hauntings during a time when no one wanted to believe in ghosts and hauntings - the paranormal is more prevalent in this day and age then it was 20 years ago - however, the help from the Warrens is what finally set them on the right track and thankfully the Warrens were well known at that time in the paranormal community - if it hadn't been for them helping this family, it could have been much, much worse for this family - this definitely is a five star read and anyone who loves true paranormal will like this book - keep the lights on while reading this book! ( )

This book actually scares the living daylights out of me. So much so that I have never actually finished it. I can only read it in bits and pieces because it just terrifies me so much.

The only time that the book makes me stop and consider its legitimacy is when Ed and Lorraine Warren come into the picture. They seem to pop up whenever there is a high profile case that gets lots of attention. ( )

A lack-luster family in need of some attention. ( )

Perhaps this book would be more horrifying and shocking to someone who hasn't been reading ghost stories since she was in grade school (not to mention all the research she did and horrifying photos she saw when she was a medical librarian). Granted, if what happens in the book happened to me, I would be a gibbering wreck. The story would make a good episode of "A Haunting," though. ( )