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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 Stalker
Carol Ellis - 1996
She dreams of the applause and the thrilling attention. A life on the stage is what she has always wanted. and she's not the only one. Someone else is stagestruck too - or more accurately starstruck...At first Janna thinks she is being followed by an obsessive fan. But she's not just receiving notes and flowers. Someone is playing games with her mind...and her life. Is the stalker trying to get closer to Janna...or is he making sure no one ever will?
Homecoming Queen
John Hall - 1996
They haven’t had one at the high school in a long time, not since the Homecoming Queen died 25 years ago in that dreadful car accident. Everyone remembers Brenda Sheldon as the most beautiful Homecoming Queen Westdale High had ever seen. Now everyone is excited about Homecoming Queen and is thinking what’s past is gone and forgotten...Or is it? Melissa Brady is thrilled to be a Homecoming Queen contestant, something she has always dreamed of. Finally, she's getting everyone's attention—including that of handsome football star Seth Powell. All of a sudden everything seems perfect for her. Maybe too perfect. One by one, the other Homecoming Queen contestants start having horrible accidents. Deadly accidents... One is horribly burned. Another is attacked by a swarm of killer bees. People are spooked and are beginning to ask, is this Brenda Sheldon's ghost out for revenge? Or is it someone else, someone evil? The truth is even more terrifying than beautiful and brave Melissa Brady could ever imagine...
Reviews
3.66 average rating all editions, 141 ratings, 9 reviews, added by 348 people, 161 to-reads, 86% of people liked it.—Goodreads
5.0 out of 5 stars (4 reviews)—Amazon
***** 5 stars Scream Queen John Hall wowed me with this terrifying tale of jealousy, greed & murder.—A customer
Homecoming Queen is my favourite book. I would give it 10/10 because it’s the best book I’ve ever read.
Mystery and suspense seems to wrap you up in an exciting blanket, nonstop! It was one of the few books that actually gave me chills.
Titles By John Hall
HOMECOMING QUEEN KILLER CHRISTMAS SUMMER SHARE
About The Author
As a teenager, John Hall devoured a diet of classic horror movies such as Halloween, Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Some of his more recent favorite horror movies are the Scream and Saw franchises. When he began reading adult horror, his instant favorites were Stephen King, John Saul and Dean Koontz. Most recently he’s a fan of dark suspense authors such as Gillian Flynn, Ruth Ware, Shari Lapena, B.A. Paris, A.J. Finn, Liv Constantine and Lisa Jackson. John Hall’s novels will appeal to fans of Karen McManus, E. Lockhart, Natasha Preston, Lois Duncan, Joan Lowery Nixon, R. L. Stine and Caroline Cooney. John grew up in Brooklyn, with a younger brother and over twenty cousins (yes, it’s true!) but now lives in New York City. Readers can email him at: johnhallauthor@gmail.com
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 Surfer
Linda Cargill - 1995
The beautiful girl who seemed to get a thrill out of surfing on a stormy sea. Maybe she'd been lucky in the past, but Jessie saw her luck run out. Jessie saw her drown. Now there's a new girl in town. And she doesn't know who she is or where she came from. Has the beautiful surfer come back from the dead?
Driver's Dead
Peter Lerangis - 1994
And the driver's ed classes aren't helping. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't get the hang of being behind the wheel. When Rob offers to give Kirsten a few tips on how to improve her driving, he turns up missing after the first lesson. Now Kirsten's getting a crash course--in murder.
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.
Blood Roots
Richie Tankersley Cusick - 1992
As Olivia grew into a young woman, her mother’s erratic behavior turned to madness, with fits of rage and despair over her childhood home, the grand plantation Devereaux House, which Olivia never knew. During her mother’s dark rages, Olivia dreamed of going to her family home and reclaiming her legacy.After her mother’s death, Olivia yearns to find her roots and meet the grandmother she never knew. Keeping her identity a secret, she travels to Devereaux House, where she is hired as a member of the household staff. At last, the doors to Devereaux House are opened. But Olivia can sense that something is not right, and soon she is drawn into a world of dark secrets, and a poisoned legacy of lust and desecration.
Krazy 4 U
A. Bates - 1996
until now.First, someone tries to run her down in a truck. Next the life-threatening phone calls and letters start. Then, she walks in on a room plastered with life-size photos of herself...Abbie's scared. Really scared. She can't trust anyone, not even her best friend. Someone wants to kill her and she's got to find out who—before she ends up dead...
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...
Second Sight (Horror Point, #70)
Sinclair Smith - 1996
Blind until an operation enables her to see, Grayson is shocked when she also develops the ability to see into the future, and when she becomes involved in a deadly mystery, she foresees her own death.
Eye Candy
R.L. Stine - 2004
But one of the guys she’s met online might be a stone-cold killer. A chilling game of lies, secrets, and manipulation awaits in R. L. Stine’s dark, sexy thriller—now an MTV original series starring Victoria Justice. Lindy Sampson is a beautiful twenty-three-year-old New Yorker with an unusual problem: She’s too beautiful, and guys are intimidated by her. Her roommate suggests Internet dating and writes a personal ad for Lindy, calling her “Eye Candy.” The responses pour in. Suddenly, Lindy is dating four guys at once—and having the time of her life. Until she gets a terrifying note that warns: “Don’t say no, Lindy. Keep going out with me. I’ll mess you up if you ever say no.” Which one of her admirers is a deadly freak? Lindy is now forced to say yes to everything the four men ask of her—dates, invitations to spend the night, anything. From the East Village to the Hamptons, panic and paranoia shadow her every move. Lindy suspects everyone, even the one person she thought she could trust. But Lindy Sampson doesn’t know the half of it—and what she doesn’t know could kill her.
Sweet Sixteen
Francesca Jeffries - 1996
She's planning a huge birthday party. Everyone's invited. Her gorgeous boyfriend, Rick. Her best friend, Deborah. Her cousin, Trish. It's going to be the biggest bash ever.But out of the blue, weird things start happening. Scary things. She nearly gets knocked down by a runaway car. People start getting hurt. It seems like someone doesn't want Leslie to make it to sweet sixteen.But a few little accidents won't scare Leslie. She's going to have her party. Even if it kills her.
The Fever (Point Horror, #25)
Diane Hoh - 1992
Now she's beginning to suffer from delirious dreams . . . or did she really witness a murder? Only the murderer knows for sure . . . and that makes Duffy the next victim.
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.