Why It Scared You As A Kid: Our protagonist Carly Beth needs some way of getting back at her bullies (very relatable for bookworm kids), so picks up the scariest mask she can find. Unfortunately, the mask is possessed and on a mission to take over her body and turn her into the monster it resembles. Mean kids, a fright mask, a weird subplot involving a plaster skull- this book had more than enough child-scares to go around. Why It'll Scare You Now: Rubber? Just sitting directly on your skin? For days? The very idea of what that would do to your pores will have you double-locking your doors tonight.