Haunted Lighthouse

by R.L. Stine

The lighthouse stretched up to the clouds. It's light cut through the rain, sending bright stripes through the black sky.

"Wait in the lighthouse. Wait for me there," Father said. "I shall return with your mother."

Those were the last words I ever heard him say.

Genres: Horror

89 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Robert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.

R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.

Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.

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Reviews

[Pulp_Fiction_Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a quick little ghost story told across two different time periods, a hundred years ago and present day. I'd rate each section about the same. I was enjoying the first part and it felt like we were at an important juncture then it ended really abruptly. As for part two I thought it was slightly weaker while still enjoyable but it was filled with a bunch of really stupid fake-outs.

[Kasy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite books! I saw the movie when I was 13 at Sea World and bought the book the same day! I have read it many times in the years since I bought it. In fact the color pictures from the movie have had to be taped back in a couple of times! It's a good read for when I just need to completely reset my brain!

[Alejandro Joseph · Rating 3 out of 5]

The opening flashback utterly ruled and was A-Tier kids horror stuff, but the rest of the book devolved into a half-baked ghost story with an ending that attempted to do more than it needed to. It’s a good read mostly for the opening segment and an okay story basis with decent beats but it’s watered down by the crappy logic with the ghosts (they’re basically just dumbasses who could’ve dealt with their problem a long ass time ago) and, again, an ending that attempted at too many things. Overall, 6.5/10. Holy Scottish implications.

[Drucilla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is definitely a "young readers" book. The "twist" is obvious and it's an easy read. Of course, that doesn't mean it isn't good. It's a nice ghost story with a happy ending. I liked that you actually learn the history of the ghosts.