Maybe it's just age, or combination of age and reading experience, but I don't find horrifying books as horrifying as I used to 30 years ago. Or maybe, it's because I read the book The Shining when I spent winter break in my dorm unlike Michigan which was an old hotel bought by the University and converted to dorms, and it was basically empty… I don't know, but somehow this book, although it should've been wasn't as terrifying as the original! I loved the characters of Dan and Abra (sp? -Since I only listened, I couldn't see how the name was actually spelled…), and "The True Nut" (again, I can only go from what I heard in terms of spelling) were truly evil and distasteful! And once the reader realize what "cycling" was, the importance became quite clear.
Even though it didn't terrify me as I think it was supposed to do, it was a great book! My son's mother-in-law, Annie Iverson, recommended that, and I'm glad I read it. It does leave kind of tingling and questioning feelings. I haven't read a lot of Stephen King, but this was good.