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Point Horror Collection #7: The Window, The Train, Hit And Run
512 pages, Paperback
First published September 22, 1995
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Carol Ellis
91 books91 followersCarol Ellis is an American author of young adult and children’s fiction. Her first novel, My Secret Admirer, was published in 1989 by Scholastic as part of their popular Point Thriller line.
She went on to write over fifteen novels, including a few titles in the Zodiac Chillers series published by Random House in the mid-1990s, and two titles in The Blair Witch Files series for young adults, published by Bantam between 2000 and 2001.
She went on to write over fifteen novels, including a few titles in the Zodiac Chillers series published by Random House in the mid-1990s, and two titles in The Blair Witch Files series for young adults, published by Bantam between 2000 and 2001.
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October 2, 2018
I’d read so many Point Horror’s as a teen, they played a massive part in my love of reading now and were the perfect gateway to other horror authors like Stephen King...
I literally binged on them, so I do tend to struggle to remember the plots now. So it’s fun to revisit them.
Out of all the Point Horror’s that I’ve read so far, this was a pretty strong collection.
The Window:
This is basically Rear Window, which isn’t a bad thing!
Jody was supposed to be going on a skiing trip to Brevard Pass with Kate, but with her friend ill with flu she goes on the trip with a group of complete strangers.
During the trip Jody slips on the ice and hurts her ankle, whilst resting in bed she witnesses a murder.
I still found it to be a really entertaining read, the mystery element was fun having been introduced to the six strangers earlier on in the book.
I was surprised by the reveal!
The Train:
Hannah and her friends Mack, Kerry and Lewis are enjoying a Park High Schools cross country tour from Chicago to San Francisco.
But whilst they’re enjoying their journey they discover a coffin in the luggage compartment.
It belongs to Frederick Roger Drummond (nicknamed Frog for short), a classmate that was recently killed in a car accident.
Hannah’s friends rilled with guilt, soon confess that they’d treated Frog pretty terribly prior to he’s death.
When one of the group is brutally attacked on the train, tensions started to rise. Is Frog seeking revenge from beyond the grave?
Setting the story on the train really adds a sense of claustrophobia to the story, as the journey progresses so does the stakes.
This is definitely one of the best Point Horror’s in the series and reckon that it would easily work for a modern audience.
Hit and Run:
Out of all the Point Horrors that I’ve re-read, this is the one that I could instantly recall.
Cassie and her friends Eddie, Scott and Winks decided to get some extra practice in before their driving test by taking Eddies family car out for a ride.
But tragedy strikes as the hit a man during the course of the evening.
I can vividly recall all the pranks the group play on each other right at the beginning of the book, it instantly reveals the group dynamics.
Not the most original plot but I liked how Stine’s raised the tension as the group were convinced they were going to be caught after living with the guilt of what happened that night.
One of he’s better entries in the series.
I literally binged on them, so I do tend to struggle to remember the plots now. So it’s fun to revisit them.
Out of all the Point Horror’s that I’ve read so far, this was a pretty strong collection.
The Window:
This is basically Rear Window, which isn’t a bad thing!
Jody was supposed to be going on a skiing trip to Brevard Pass with Kate, but with her friend ill with flu she goes on the trip with a group of complete strangers.
During the trip Jody slips on the ice and hurts her ankle, whilst resting in bed she witnesses a murder.
I still found it to be a really entertaining read, the mystery element was fun having been introduced to the six strangers earlier on in the book.
I was surprised by the reveal!
The Train:
Hannah and her friends Mack, Kerry and Lewis are enjoying a Park High Schools cross country tour from Chicago to San Francisco.
But whilst they’re enjoying their journey they discover a coffin in the luggage compartment.
It belongs to Frederick Roger Drummond (nicknamed Frog for short), a classmate that was recently killed in a car accident.
Hannah’s friends rilled with guilt, soon confess that they’d treated Frog pretty terribly prior to he’s death.
When one of the group is brutally attacked on the train, tensions started to rise. Is Frog seeking revenge from beyond the grave?
Setting the story on the train really adds a sense of claustrophobia to the story, as the journey progresses so does the stakes.
This is definitely one of the best Point Horror’s in the series and reckon that it would easily work for a modern audience.
Hit and Run:
Out of all the Point Horrors that I’ve re-read, this is the one that I could instantly recall.
Cassie and her friends Eddie, Scott and Winks decided to get some extra practice in before their driving test by taking Eddies family car out for a ride.
But tragedy strikes as the hit a man during the course of the evening.
I can vividly recall all the pranks the group play on each other right at the beginning of the book, it instantly reveals the group dynamics.
Not the most original plot but I liked how Stine’s raised the tension as the group were convinced they were going to be caught after living with the guilt of what happened that night.
One of he’s better entries in the series.
June 10, 2024
I love a point horror takes me right back to the 90’s with a good old horror book.
Hit and run is my favourite.
Hit and run is my favourite.
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