The Horror

House on Cherry Street #2

by Rodman Philbrick, Lynn Harnett

A haunted house continues its quest for vengeance on two young children After surviving the wrath of the house that wants them dead, Jason and his four-year-old sister, Sally, face a new challenge—a week without their mom and dad. When their parents are called away to deal with a work crisis, they are left with Katie, a seventeen-year-old babysitter.   Katie doesn’t believe in spirits, but that doesn’t matter to Bobby, the ghost of the child who was murdered here. Bobby has become closer than ever to Sally—in fact, he now possesses her. And his hatred of babysitters and desire for vengeance will leave Jason, Sally, and Katie in even more danger than before.The Horror is the second book of the chilling House on Cherry Street trilogy from prolific wife-and-husband coauthors Lynn Harnett and Rodman Philbrick, the Newbery Honor Award–winning author of Freak the Mighty.  

Genres: Horror, Middle Grade, Childrens, Paranormal, Ghosts, Mystery, Young Adult

132 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 1995

About the author

Aka William R Dantz, Chris Jordan, W.R. Philbrick.

Rodman Philbrick grew up on the New England coast, where he worked as a longshoreman and boat builder. For many years he wrote mysteries and detective novels. The Private Eye Writers of America nominated two of his T.D.Stash series as best detective novel and then selected Philbrick's 'Brothers & Sinners' as Best Novel in 1993. Writing under the pen name 'William R. Dantz' he has explored the near-future worlds of genetic engineering and hi-tech brain control in books like 'Hunger', 'Pulse', 'The Seventh Sleeper'. And 'Nine Levels Down'.

Inspired by the life of a boy who lived a few blocks away, he wrote 'Freak The Mighty', the award-winning young-adult novel, which has been translated into numerous languages and is now read in schools throughout the world. The book was adapted to the screen in 1998 as 'The Mighty', starring Sharon Stone, Gillian Anderson, James Gandolfini, Kieran Culkin, and Elden Henson.

Philbrick, a screenwriter as well as a novelist, is the author of a number of novels for young readers, including 'The Fire Pony', 'Max the Mighty', 'REM World', 'The Last Book In The Universe', 'The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds' and 'The Young Man And The Sea'. His recent novels for adults include 'Dark Matter', 'Coffins', and 'Taken'. He and his wife divide their time between Maine and the Florida Keys.

Reviews

[Mrs. Bolduc · Rating 3 out of 5]

I teach middle school, and the students I have love scary books. I remember reading this series when I was younger, and I was terrified by them. I decided to order them for my classroom, and man, were they hard to find. I guess you cannot buy them new anymore. I managed to get a class copy through Abe Books, and since most of my class wanted to read them, they chose it as our class read aloud. The book often leaves you with cliffhangers, that turns out to be nothing exciting. My students have grown used to this, and while they enjoy this book, I feel like it is more appropriate for younger grades and not middle school. The book is an entertaining story, though there is no real depth to it, the students have enjoyed it as a read aloud.

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a bit confusing for me, but it was cool and I liked it.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book, but it was hard for me to find.

In this book the house is still haunting them. Bobby or Billy (I am not sure of the name) But the ghost boy does not like the baby sitter that the children get. Katie (the sitter) gets torchered, and she blames it on the boy Jason. Even thought it was the old witch and Bobby.

At the end Katie goes to the emergancy room and Sally and Jason are left alone outside the house.

[Kayla Woodward · Rating 3 out of 5]

i thought it was pretty scary

[Andréa Ortiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. Was creeped out and it was freaky but a good book!!!(:

[Shawna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this series as a youth. Good starter series for kids who can handle spooky books.

[Jeanine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite good