scary scenes from a book

I posted this question in another group, but thought I'd bring it up here in the context of scary scenes.

Are there chilling scenes from books you've read that made a strong impression on you, and that stuck with you for days or weeks?

For me, I can think of several, but since I'm a fan of scary moments, here's one from The Haunting of Hill House* by Shirley Jackson: Eleanor and her companions spend several nights in the gloomy Hill House to help determine whether it is haunted. One night, the noises and ghostly presences seem to increase, and during the most tense moments, the room seems to go dark and Eleanor and her roommate Theo hold hands for support. When the noises finally cease, Eleanor, aware that Theo is still clutching her hand, says "Theo, you can let go now" or something similar.

And Theo responds: "I'm not holding your hand."

*couldn't get the touchstones to works, so had to improvise

Try Peter Straub's Shadowland, there are a number of scary, scary moments in it. What happens to "Skeleton Ridpath" once he gets Collected.... *shudder*

The lengthy murder-suicide scene in Phil Rickman's Crybbe (called Curfew in the U.S. edition) has stuck with me for years.

The conclusion of the murder trial of a man possessed by Zarach' Bal-Tagh. And the attempted exorcism scene in Son of the Endless Night by John Farris.

I actually prefer this book to Blatty's The Exorcist.

Getting through the tunnel early on in Stephen King's The Stand. Every time I am stuck in traffic approaching a tunnel I wonder what would happen if the power were to suddenly go out...

I have trouble getting through the beginning of Stephen King's IT. I have a fear of clowns and a fear of grates/drains, so Pennywise really spooks me out in a big way!