"And then I... pushed him away, and he... just stood there. ... And howled."

She has to admit, even after all the things she's been through, all the dark places she's explored the hearts of, all the bone-chilling, blood-curdling noises that haunt her sleep even now ... that had been one of the most terrifying sounds she's ever heard coming out of a human mouth.

"Then he... he backed up, and I backed up, and ... I ran. Just..."

She makes a sort of swooping motion with her hand.

"Up the stairs. Didn't look back. ... And that's it."