[witt19800]

Hi. I'm new to the horror genre and I'm looking to buy my first book. Here's my criteria:

1. Scares the shit out of me.
2. Contains the supernatural. Scary books without the supernatural are thrillers. Blood Meridian is not what I'm looking for.
3. Is a short read. Stephen King's brilliant but I don't have the attention span for 500 page novels. I'm looking for 250 pages or less. A quick read that builds to a nice climax and makes me want to buy another book.
4. Again, is scary. As in, Why the fuck did I read this? Palahniuk's Haunted is funny but not scary.

Any suggestions are much appreciated. I've done some research over the net, and would've bought Simmon's Song of Kali but the local Chapter's didn't have it. Big surprise.

Thanks guys.