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The Window (Point Horror, #20)
Carol Ellis - 1992
But Jody sprains her ankle and finds herself alone with nothing to do but gaze out of her cabin window.Gazing into the cabin of a beautiful neighbor she witnesses the fight, the murder and the killer...or does she?And if the murder is real, has the killer been watching Jody?
The Watcher
Lael Littke - 1994
Catherine Belmont imagines herself as Cassandra Bly, the sexy star of her favorite soap opera, and eerily, her life begins to slowly resemble Cassandra's until Catherine begins to think she is losing her mind.
The Waitress (Point Horror, #23)
Sinclair Smith - 1992
It's the place to eat and meet your friends. But beware...even though the food is great, the service is deadly.One visit to the Dog House and you could end up with more than an upset stomach - it might just kill you.The waitress is in trouble, big trouble. Will Paula's first job be her last?
Halloween Night
R.L. Stine - 1993
And Brenda isn't the only one. Because Halley keeps stealing other people's boyfriends. So Brenda and her friends decide to plan the perfect murder. Something to go along with Brenda's perfect Halloween party.Not that they're really going to kill anybody. It's just a joke.Right?Ha. Ha.
The Perfume (Horror Point, #27)
Caroline B. Cooney - 1993
She doesn't like its scent. And its name frightens her.But somehow she can't help herself. It's almost as if something--or someone--inside her is forcing her to try it.Dove was always a nice person, a sweet and gentle girl on whom friends could rely.Until now.Because when Dove puts on the perfume, she unleashes a part of herself that has been locked away all her life.It is a second self she never knew existed.And it is Evil.
Fatal Secrets (Point Horror, #24)
Richie Tankersley Cusick - 1992
Something has frightened Marisa, and she’s about to explain it to Ryan, her younger sister, when she steps onto a patch of thin ice. Marisa plummets into the frigid water below, and though Ryan tries to save her, there’s nothing she can do. Even though the accident wasn’t her fault, Ryan is consumed by guilt. But guilt is not what she should be afraid of. Three weeks after Marisa’s death, Ryan sees her everywhere. At night she feels something following her, but when she turns around there’s nothing there. A creepy college friend of Marisa’s shows up at Ryan’s house, and her mother asks him to stay through Christmas. To free herself of guilt, Ryan must unlock Marisa’s terrible secret—before death takes her too.
Party Line (Point Horror, #3)
A. Bates - 1989
Unfortunately, he also discovers that some of the new girls he meets on the phone have disappeared. What started as a way to get dates, leads Mark into a frightening mystery—one that becomes dangerous as well!
The Phantom (Point Horror, #28)
Barbara Steiner - 1993
He's the greatest player Stony Bay High School ever had. Quarterback and Captain, Reggie led the winning team for two years running, raising the school spirit higher than ever before. No one could forget his black and gold jersey bearing the number nine. He'll always be the school hero, the one everyone loves. There's just one thing...Reggie's dead.
The Bride
D.E. Athkins - 1996
Blaine Harrod, the gorgeous supermodel, marrying the wealthy handsome Preston Alden - it's a fairy tale come true ... or is it? Because things start to go wrong, very wrong.
The Yearbook (Point Horror, #50)
Peter Lerangis - 1994
The yearbook has been sabotaged and nasty poems have appeared next to some students' photographs.David Kallas thinks it's just a sick joke - until his friends start disappearing one by one. And when he finds a dead body, he realises that something far more sinister is going on ...
Scavenger Hunt
Christopher Pike - 1989
A secretive club on campus had organized a scavenger hunt for the entire senior class. In small groups, and with the help of cleverly planted clues, the kids are led throughout the city, and then deep into a nighttime desert. The sponsoring club has promised a wonderful prize for the first group to reach the goal of the hunt. But for Carl Timmons, a troubled young man who has recently lost his best friend, the hunt will become a nightmare. Led astray by his love for a strangely beautiful girl, he will wander far from the others, and back into a haunted past, where the line between hte living and the dead is blurred and broken.
Hide and Seek
Jane McFann - 1995
This exciting new thriller from the well-reviewed author of Be Mine focuses on a 16-year-old who is being stalked by someone who seems to know her very, very well--someone who may have known her forever.
Mary: The Summoning
Hillary Monahan - 2014
Jess had done the research. Success requires precision: a dark room, a mirror, a candle, salt, and four teenage girls. Each of them--Jess, Shauna, Kitty, and Anna--must link hands, follow the rules . . . and never let go. A thrilling fear spins around the room the first time Jess calls her name: "Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary. BLOODY MARY." A ripple of terror follows when a shadowy silhouette emerges through the fog, a specter trapped behind the mirror. Once is not enough, though--at least not for Jess. Mary is called again. And again. But when their summoning circle is broken, Bloody Mary slips through the glass with a taste for revenge on her lips. As the girls struggle to escape Mary's wrath, loyalties are questioned, friendships are torn apart, and lives are forever altered.A haunting trail of clues leads Shauna on a desperate search to uncover the legacy of Mary Worth. What she finds will change everything, but will it be enough to stop Mary--and Jess--before it's too late?
Defriended
Ruth Baron - 2013
OK, so maybe he hasn't actually MET Lacey yet, but they talk online all the time. Yet despite spending most nights chatting, Lacey refuses to meet up in person. Suspicious, Jason googles multiple newspapers. Lacey fell off a balcony and died a year earlier. Jason meets Lacey's best friend Jenna, and they try to find the truth.