As a kid, some of my favorite books were Coraline and the Goosebumps series.  Needless to say, they definitely had an impact on my writing!

Check out BIRD OF PREY!

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=bird%20of%20prey%20sam%20campbell

It's creepy.  It's twisted.  But hey, that's what I do.