I went into this book thinking it would scare the crap out of me. It didn't. The Patient is creepy and scary, but it didn't keep me up all night, like I'd been lead to believe. I read this in a single night via audiobook with the lights off. I wanted to be scared.

Maybe horror just doesn't scary me in literature as much as it does visually with movies. The Patient is about a new psychiatrist who begins working at a psych ward. He immediately feels drawn to a patient because he's unreachable. 

Nobody talks to him, with the exception of a few regulars (nurse to deliver medication and an orderly to change the sheets). This patient no longer receives services and he's basically a hotel guest that everyone refuses to be around.

Naturally, Parker wants to help him and feels that he may be the one doctor to save his patient named Joe.

The rest of the novel follows Parker has he attempts to help this incredibly creepy and disturbing patient. There's paranormal vibes, as well as that creepy psych ward setting. It's a great Halloween read.

I think I was so hyped up for this one, however, that it let me down. I was expecting this book to give me nightmares, but the ending was just okay. I saw it coming and the scary scenes did give me chills in the moment. None of the images stuck with me, though. I wasn't thinking about them late in the night while I was trying to sleep.

It's an intriguing story that I'd recommend for a Halloween night escape.