One of those magical authors that breathes life not only into his characters but into the reader. This book transported me back into my childhood, made me relive the same fears, experience the same ferocious emotions that the child protagonists experience. Insidious terror at it's best, this book encapsulates the youthful innocence of childhood, while dealing with feelings of abandonment of not belonging of building a perfect friendship, of versing an ultimate evil. Absolutely amazing!