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The Ancient Evil (Chain Letter #2)
After receiving a chain letter, a group of teens decides it must be a joke--after all, the perpetrator of the original chain letter is dead and buried. But when Fran refuses to perform her "deed", she is almost immediately killed, and the group realizes that the power behind the letters is still alive.
Mass Market Paperback, 208 pages
Published
April 1st 1992
by Simon Pulse
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In the second book of the Chain Letter Duology, the remaining members of the gang receive another chain letter a few months after the events of the first book. But this time the Caretaker is asking them to do some unimaginable things and the consequences are grave, deadly.
First off, let me start by saying I would have been perfectly happy if there wasn't a second book in the series. I just want to erase the memory of it cause I loved the first one but this one didn't live up to it.
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First off, let me start by saying I would have been perfectly happy if there wasn't a second book in the series. I just want to erase the memory of it cause I loved the first one but this one didn't live up to it.
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This book picks up a few months after Chain Letter ends. Neil is dead and everyone believes that he was the Caretaker-the evil behind the letters they had all received. The book begins as Fran receives a letter telling her she must drown her new puppy or she will be killed. She ignores the letter and is beheaded. Allison and Tony lose faith in each other and one falls prey to an evil force.
I remember reading the first book, Chain Letter when I was in eighth grade and loving it. Christopher Pike...more
I remember reading the first book, Chain Letter when I was in eighth grade and loving it. Christopher Pike...more
"If you do not perform the small service listed in the paper or if break the chain of this communication, you will be horribly killed."
Even though the Caretaker has died in the previous book, the remaining six high school graduates--except for Alison Parker--start receiving the same kind of chain letter from someone who claims to be the Caretaker. Again, most everyone thinks it's someone playing a sick joke.
But when two of them are brutally killed because they refused to follow the Caretaker's...more
Even though the Caretaker has died in the previous book, the remaining six high school graduates--except for Alison Parker--start receiving the same kind of chain letter from someone who claims to be the Caretaker. Again, most everyone thinks it's someone playing a sick joke.
But when two of them are brutally killed because they refused to follow the Caretaker's...more
Alison and the surviving friends of the chain letter troubles have moved on with their lives. Some are off to college and others are working locally. Just as things seem to ge going perfectly a new chain letter arrives signed by the Caretaker. How can this be? The person responsible is dead.
Meanwhile, Alison and Tom hit a rough patch in the relationship that started near the end of the first book. Tom doesn't want Alison to go cross country to college. He starts to date a local college girl and...more
Meanwhile, Alison and Tom hit a rough patch in the relationship that started near the end of the first book. Tom doesn't want Alison to go cross country to college. He starts to date a local college girl and...more
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I liked this better than the first one in some ways, but gave it the same rating due to the weird ending which didn't really explain much. However, I actually found this one mildly horrific which was good. The stakes are definitely risen and it's the better for it. Again, typical Pike so read it if you enjoyed the first one
Jan 26, 2012
Kat
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2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Young Adult, Teens
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I wasn't a huge fan of this one. I liked the first book because of the characters and the overall plot of the book. The one thing I would have changed about it was actually making it "horror". None of the deeds or consequences of not doing the deeds were frightening or really that bad. In this book they change that, but they also bring in this whole backstory to the man they hit in the road in the first book, and bring in satanic cults and weird stuff. Just not my cup of tea, and should have bee...more
The story continues when a new chain letter is passed around. This time, a new character enters the story and reveals more about the events in the first book. Christopher Pike's style of writing continues to place me on the edge of my seat.
I remember being absolutely HORRIFIED by this book when I initially read it. Now I'd probably think it tame. Either way, I really liked it - even if I was scared the first time (or two) I read it...
This was the book my mom bought me when I was in middle school. The very first book I read by CP. Once I finished it, I was hooked :)
Read this book a long time ago, it stood out more than some of the other books I read in grade school. I really enjoyed it at the time.
I needed a quick mindless read...and I found it. Now I remember why I never got into these kind of books when I was younger
One of my favorite authors. Some stuff is brilliant, some is just bizarre.
Great book, the characters were more interesting this time around. And I thought it had a creepy edge to it
First book as a kid to ever scare me silly! Lol, loved it.
Mar 28, 2013
Abbi Dion
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Good. Just very good.
Oct 27, 2012
alison rose
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how fucked up is this novel!?
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Sep 17, 2009
Jessica
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satanic cults!
Ugh. This is not a good sequel -- maybe because all of the characters are terrible? -- but FINALLY I remembered which book it is that has the purple massage oil that's...well...I don't want to spoil it for you, but I tell you what: THAT AIN'T REALLY MASSAGE OIL.
Predictable, predictable, predictable. But now, with Satanists! Awesome!
Predictable, predictable, predictable. But now, with Satanists! Awesome!
Another favorite from my childhood.
I love all things paranormal, supernatural so on, so on.
But this was just a badly thought out plot, with badly thought out characters and a badly thought out ending.
But this was just a badly thought out plot, with badly thought out characters and a badly thought out ending.
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I absolutely loved this and almost everything else by Pike that I read in middle school.
I went through about 4 years where I digested nothing but crap like this. I had a blast.
This sequel to the first book was not really necessary as the first book was complete.
2 of 2 Books:
1. Chain Letter (Chain Letter 1)
2. Ancient Evil (Chain Letter 2)
1. Chain Letter (Chain Letter 1)
2. Ancient Evil (Chain Letter 2)
"unbelievable" was my best one word description of this book in junior high.
Wish he would have ended Chain Letter at the first one!
Another Christopher Pike series that I enjoyed as a teen.
My friend Austin gave this to me tio read and I love it!!!
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Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin McFadden. He is a bestselling author of young adult and children's fiction who specializes in the thriller genre.
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McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programm...more
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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programm...more
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