The beginning of Scream in the Dark perfectly captures the spirit of what makes Halloween so cool when you're ten years old. It brought back fond memories of my own past Halloweens. The proverbial shit then hits the fan, and the book morphs into part sci-fi thriller, part tribute to the movies of the late 70s and early 80s. It is part of a series, so go into it knowing that the book HAS an ending, but does end on somewhat of a cliffhanger. I had a great time with the book and I do plan on continuing the series. 4 stars