This Book Has Style

Creature by John Saul
pgs 52-284

Im not too familiar with scary books other than Goosebumps and a Stephan King book or two. This book is from the horror genre but it really isn't anything that will have you hiding under the covers. It does on the other hand, have a type of style that i have never read in a horror book, and i myself sort of like. It gives you a comfort level that is...well...comfortable. Not really at any point in the story does the author make you fell like your life is in jeopardy, or something of yours is at stake. It takes place in a jolly town, the the sun is allways shining, and the people are constantly smiling. It doesnt go for such a scary setting, but i think the author makes up for it by letting the reader use his/her imagination to picture the way it looks. the idea of the story is scary but the way it is presented is not. Have you read a book that does the opposite of what is intended? Have you been actually scared by a book?