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This is one of my all-time favourite books. I remember being twelve and my mother telling me under no circumstances was I to read any of her Dean Koontz books, because they 'were not suitable for a girl my age'. So of course, the minute I had the chance, I grabbed a bunch of his books and got to reading!

Phantoms is the only one that really resonated with me. Over the years, whenever I'm bored and at a loss as to what to read, I find myself drawn back to this book. My copy is positively ancient-looking - it's falling apart, the back cover is missing, and one or two pages are taped together. It's been with me everywhere: on school camp, on overseas trips... it's almost become a security blanket for me.

Personally, I think it's a great story. It's got everything - there's romance, there are awesome background characters (and pretty great main characters too). And there's a genuinely scary evil thing that still gives me the heebie jeebies when I think about it. The whole of idea of (view spoiler)[an evil so ancient that it's essentially THE DEVIL deciding to just destroy a small town for no other reason than because it can (hide spoiler)] terrified me when I first read it, and still does if I'm being honest! I completely and totally blame this book for my current obsession with horror stories!