Book picks similar to
Someone at the Door by Richie Tankersley Cusick
young-adult
horror
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mystery
Prom Date (Horror Point, #74)
Diane Hoh - 1996
The forthcoming prom at Toomey High is overshadowed by a series of brutal slayings that replace taffeta and tiaras with mayhem, and students suspect that one of the Pops, an elite clique of girls, may be the killer.
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 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?
Spring Break (Horror Point, #71)
Barbara Steiner - 1996
The only problem is all the cabins, shacks and motels in the village are full. Except one...The Jamison place sits dark and mysterious on the edge of the cliff. Nursing a sinister past. When the unsuspecting five awaken the sleeping evil, there are deadly consequences...One by one, Angie's friends go missing, and somewhere, lurking in the shadows, someone or something is awaiting the next victim...
Fog
Caroline B. Cooney - 1989
Shevvington is the handsome principal at Christina's school, and his wife is the English teacher. They seem perfect. When the autumn fog rolls over the coast, Christina and Anya board at the Shevvington's home, and Christina discovers nothing is as it seems.
The Midnight Club
Christopher Pike - 1994
One night they made a pact that the first of them to die would make every effort to contact the others . . . from beyond the grave.
Final Exam
A. Bates - 1990
Now she's scared to death.Something strange has been going on all week....something weird. It started with someone playing a few pranks on her at school. Trashing her locker. Stealing her purse. Then the pranks turned deadly.Someone doesn't want Kelly to graduate. They've prepared a special final exam, just for her. And she'd better not have any wrong answers ... because her life depends on it.
The Third Eye
Lois Duncan - 1984
Through time and space, she sees a place where stolen children sleep. And if Karen denies a young policeman’s request for help, the children may never go home again.
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 ...
The Hitchhiker
R.L. Stine - 1993
Stine, creator of Fear Street and the Cheerleaders series.He wants a ride. She wants a thrill. So, in spite of her best friend's arguments, Christina stops to pick up the handsome hitchhiker. He's everything she thought he'd be. And more. Much, much, more. Enough to thrill Christina and Terri . . . to death.
A Deadly Game of Magic
Joan Lowery Nixon - 1985
The phone goes dead. A plaster head suddenly appears. A disembodied hand taps the mantel. Then the magic turns even more sinister, leading inevitably toward murder.
The Diary (Point Horror, #53)
Sinclair Smith - 1994
Little by little, she starts to become more like the girl whose words she reads - even having her memories and seeing the world through her eyes. A dead girl's eyes. Soon Delia is convinced that she was the girl who wrote the diary - in a past life.But the terror is about to come alive once more. For the girl who wrote the diary was murdered. And the killer is after her again...
Full Tilt
Neal Shusterman - 2003
Blake is the responsible member of the family. He constantly has to keep an eye on the fearless Quinn, whose thrill-seeking sometimes goes too far. But the stakes get higher when Blake has to chase Quinn into a bizarre phantom carnival that traps its customers forever.In order to escape, Blake must survive seven deadly rides by dawn, each of which represents a deep, personal fear -- from a carousel of stampeding animals to a hall of mirrors that changes people into their deformed reflections. Blake ultimately has to face up to a horrible secret from his own past to save himself and his brother -- that is, if the carnival doesn't claim their souls first!
Project 17
Laurie Faria Stolarz - 2007
Built in 1878 and closed in 1992, this abandoned mental institution is rumored to be the birthplace of the lobotomy. Locals have long believed the place to be haunted. They tell stories about the unmarked graves in the back, of the cold spots felt throughout the underground tunnels, and of the treasures found inside: patients' personal items like journals, hair combs, and bars of soap, or even their old medical records, left behind by the state for trespassers to view. On the eve of the hospital's demolition, six teens break in to spend the night and film a movie about their adventures. For Derik, it's an opportunity to win a filmmaking contest and save himself from a future of flipping burgers at his parents' diner. For the others, it's a chance to be on TV, or a night with no parents. But what starts as a playful dare quickly escalates into a frenzy of nightmarish action. Behind the crumbling walls, down every dark passageway, and in each deserted room, they will unravel the mysteries of those who once lived there and the spirits who still might.
The Christmas Killer
Patricia Windsor - 1991
From that day on, Rose Potter's life was not the same. She had dreams. In the first dream, Nancy appeared and brought Rose to a pine-filled forest. Two days later, Nancy's body was found. On it was a poinsettia, the "signature" of someone who would become known as the Christmas Killer. The small town of Bethboro, Connecticut, is running scared. And neither the police nor Rose's twin brother, Jerram, have any idea who the killer could be.Rose tries putting the murder out of her mind. But the dead never sleep. And when Rose closes her eyes at night, Nancy's there, waiting....