Pretty creepy at first but as the book went on I started to get bored. Just read The Shining.

Oh, and the characterisation sucks. This is based on real people why do all of the characters feel so fake? Perhaps it's a product of the times, but the author also writes the women to be weak little dainty flowers that scream and cry over the smallest thing, which I somehow doubt is how they acted in real life. On top of that, every single decision that George makes is stupid. My wife is floating in her sleep? Dont mention it to her no matter how many times it happens. The IRS is sniffing around my business? I better take $500 from my business' bank account to pay for personal expenses right before the audit. Someone suggests we flee from this obviously haunted house? Yell at the ghosts to get out while opening every single window in the house. I mean, if that's what he did in real life fine, but he must have the mental capacity of a sea monkey.

Oh yeah, and it's been proven that the family faked the entire story, which probably explains a lot.

Anyway, don't bother, just read The Shining.