Last night was "monster, ghost, rip and shred" movies on TV. I love scarey movies but the books are always better. At the top of my list for scarey movies and books The Exorcist still leads the pack.

There are scenes in that book that I will never forget...damn it. I was just reading on someone elses blog the scariest part of that movie for them...it still gave me goosebumps, all these years later. I burned that book when I was done with it, slept with the lights on for a year...still have to sleep with the lights on after it's brought to mind again. I was a teenager back then, and I really don't have an excuse now...except...I guess it still scares the shit out of me.

So I can honestly say no other novel has made that much of an impact on my life since. I never did grow out of being scared of the dark. Now I'll admit to having a night light in my kitchen, in my bathroom and in the living room. Now sometimes you just have to have THE lights on. Scarey things live in the dark....I just know it, I've always known it.

So maybe that's why people and bizarre situations never scare me...there are a lot worse things out there...in my mind of course, not that I've ever seen them but no sense taking the risk now. Heh.