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The Cemetery
It all started out as a party and then there was a game of hide-and-seek and before anyone knew what was happening someone was killed. The game was over, but was there still someone out there - still playing the game?
176 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1992
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D.E. Athkins
9 books46 followersD.E. Athkins (a.k.a 'Deathkins') is one of the pseudonyms used by published author Nola Thacker. Nola has also written several other books under the pseudonym Tom B.Stone.
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November 29, 2021
Shape shifting monster from the deep terrorizes a group of teenagers. Could’ve been a good story but the characters were terrible.
September 14, 2018
I see the reviews of this one are pretty low, and I do agree with the fact that there are a ton of characters, but if you listen to the audiobook like I did you may get more enjoyment out of this. Since the audiobook has a full cast of voice actors, it is easier to tell them apart. Also, it is complete with sound effects and a rock soundtrack. While the story and audiobook are not good by any means, damnit, I think this is a forgotten document of its time.
The voice acting is bad, the story is trashy, and there are plenty of murderers... just like a fun '80s slasher. I honestly had so much fun with this and was grinning like an excited child the whole time. No, this isn't great literature. But it is a great experience for a horror fan like me. Out of enjoyment alone, I have to give this five stars.
The voice acting is bad, the story is trashy, and there are plenty of murderers... just like a fun '80s slasher. I honestly had so much fun with this and was grinning like an excited child the whole time. No, this isn't great literature. But it is a great experience for a horror fan like me. Out of enjoyment alone, I have to give this five stars.
September 17, 2019
A group of teens set out to play a harmless game of hide and seek in a graveyard soon turns sinister once a death occurs.
Highly entertaining suspenseful YA thriller.
Highly entertaining suspenseful YA thriller.
September 11, 2013
Um. Look, I wasn't expecting much from this, but still! So first of all, I could NOT keep track of anybody's name. I kept having to go back to the first chapter or whatever to figure out who was who. Then there was the way. Everything seemed. So stilted because of all. The short sentences. I get it. Suspense. OOH.
Then the actual storyline was just plop to be honest. I've read a couple of other books in this 'series' and enjoyed them - this was not one of them.
TBH my favourite part was how the burger place was called BurgerBurger.
Then the actual storyline was just plop to be honest. I've read a couple of other books in this 'series' and enjoyed them - this was not one of them.
TBH my favourite part was how the burger place was called BurgerBurger.
November 10, 2019
3.5 stars
The Cemetery follows a group of teenage friends who, at the behest of the most popular girl, go out to Cemetery Point on Halloween night. But something happens out there and not all of them survive. And someone or something is after the survivors of the group.
I loved the Halloween setting, at the beginning there are lots of characters in costume and a great party atmosphere with an undercurrent of creepiness. Towards the end I felt that the reveal was a bit confusing and the ending wrapped up a bit too quickly. But it was still an enjoyable read overall.
The Cemetery follows a group of teenage friends who, at the behest of the most popular girl, go out to Cemetery Point on Halloween night. But something happens out there and not all of them survive. And someone or something is after the survivors of the group.
I loved the Halloween setting, at the beginning there are lots of characters in costume and a great party atmosphere with an undercurrent of creepiness. Towards the end I felt that the reveal was a bit confusing and the ending wrapped up a bit too quickly. But it was still an enjoyable read overall.
January 19, 2020
WAY too many characters for a book with no plot. I don't ask for much from these schlocky old Point Horror titles, but this one was a bit of a travesty. There are a few good moments near the end and I enjoyed the Freddy Krueger homage; mostly, though, this book is a poorly written mess. And not even a fun one!
October 17, 2021
One-Line Review: Genuinely nightmarish.
Full Review:
Oh Em Gee this book scared me when I was a kid. The British title for this is The Cemetery (US title: The Ripper) and I first read it when my Papa bought me a copy when I was 9 or 10, and sleeping alone on the top floor of my father's gothic Hampstead almost-mansion, right next to - you guessed it, a cemetery.
Yeah, nightmare central. I've never been so glad for my bratty baby sisters to wake me up at 4am.
This time around, it's still a pretty horrific read. I've read it enough times by now, and remember it well enough, that it doesn't shock me the way it did. Yet it is still quite chilling.
On Halloween, a bunch of friends - well, sort of friends - have a private party on the Point (a sort of rock promontory thing) right next to an ancient cemetery. They get the bright idea to have a séance, but then move onto hide and seek - during which one of them is brutally murdered. They don't know whether to suspect each other, or some crazy stranger who might have been lurking around, or if it's something more sinister. Then a second one of them is murdered, and a third, and a house is set on fire. And Charity - the lead character, as much as there IS a lead in this book - has to find out what's happening and how to stop it.
As Point Horrors go, this one is a bit bizarre. For starters, there isn't one single protagonist who the action focuses on - we start with eleven characters, who all get their own sections where we see the action filtered through their eyes and thoughts. This makes for a lot of info-dumping, but as I've mentioned before, I LIKE an info dump - I find it more interesting than conversation a lot of the time. It also make for shallow characters - eleven leads all wanting page time in a short book means that nobody gets explored in depth. Yet, in this particular book, I think having shallow characters works. It keeps the focus on the action and fear. Don't get me wrong, some of them are very likeable. (And others are loathsome - which, to me, is always better than boring.)
These are not squeaky-clean teenagers. They drink and smoke, and allusions are made to sex - even promiscuous sex - although nothing is stated outright. I kind of like this - it makes a nice change, keeps things fresh. The book itself is not squeaky-clean either: the violence is nasty and often graphic. All in all it's a much darker book than most Point Horrors.
There are little details that I like about the book, things that you wouldn't miss if they were absent, but having them present provides that little extra zing. For example, the names really suit their characters. Cyndi Moray - sleek and dangerous, like the eel. Lara Stepford - classically perfect, at least on the surface. Jane Wales - plain Jane, sweet and old-fashioned. Dorian Moray - elegant and handsome and refined, hiding the nastiness underneath. I suppose someone who chooses a nom de plume like D.E. Athkins (Death Kins) knows the importance of names.
Athkins' writing style is often cynical, sometimes humorous, and brilliant at capturing the essence of the character whose thoughts we're hearing. Take this passage from Cyndi's brain:
Her father, who was inexplicably home tonight, would probably keep the guys trapped in the library, pouring out drinks, and weird fatherly charm. And Wills, who was Lara's current entertainment for, oh, the next ten minutes, would drink his, making that careful, idle, polite, endless conversation that boys with names like William Lawrence Howell were so good at making. Dade, on the other hand, who was all lies and laughter, would say no, thank you, he was driving. But the truth was, he just liked saying no. He liked being in control. Dade was very big on control.
I personally find this style of writing to be excellently entertaining, while my friend finds it frivolous and overblown. I guess you need to make up your own minds.
Verdict: As scattered as my review of it - but it makes it work. Pretty darn scary.
Full Review:
Oh Em Gee this book scared me when I was a kid. The British title for this is The Cemetery (US title: The Ripper) and I first read it when my Papa bought me a copy when I was 9 or 10, and sleeping alone on the top floor of my father's gothic Hampstead almost-mansion, right next to - you guessed it, a cemetery.
Yeah, nightmare central. I've never been so glad for my bratty baby sisters to wake me up at 4am.
This time around, it's still a pretty horrific read. I've read it enough times by now, and remember it well enough, that it doesn't shock me the way it did. Yet it is still quite chilling.
On Halloween, a bunch of friends - well, sort of friends - have a private party on the Point (a sort of rock promontory thing) right next to an ancient cemetery. They get the bright idea to have a séance, but then move onto hide and seek - during which one of them is brutally murdered. They don't know whether to suspect each other, or some crazy stranger who might have been lurking around, or if it's something more sinister. Then a second one of them is murdered, and a third, and a house is set on fire. And Charity - the lead character, as much as there IS a lead in this book - has to find out what's happening and how to stop it.
As Point Horrors go, this one is a bit bizarre. For starters, there isn't one single protagonist who the action focuses on - we start with eleven characters, who all get their own sections where we see the action filtered through their eyes and thoughts. This makes for a lot of info-dumping, but as I've mentioned before, I LIKE an info dump - I find it more interesting than conversation a lot of the time. It also make for shallow characters - eleven leads all wanting page time in a short book means that nobody gets explored in depth. Yet, in this particular book, I think having shallow characters works. It keeps the focus on the action and fear. Don't get me wrong, some of them are very likeable. (And others are loathsome - which, to me, is always better than boring.)
These are not squeaky-clean teenagers. They drink and smoke, and allusions are made to sex - even promiscuous sex - although nothing is stated outright. I kind of like this - it makes a nice change, keeps things fresh. The book itself is not squeaky-clean either: the violence is nasty and often graphic. All in all it's a much darker book than most Point Horrors.
There are little details that I like about the book, things that you wouldn't miss if they were absent, but having them present provides that little extra zing. For example, the names really suit their characters. Cyndi Moray - sleek and dangerous, like the eel. Lara Stepford - classically perfect, at least on the surface. Jane Wales - plain Jane, sweet and old-fashioned. Dorian Moray - elegant and handsome and refined, hiding the nastiness underneath. I suppose someone who chooses a nom de plume like D.E. Athkins (Death Kins) knows the importance of names.
Athkins' writing style is often cynical, sometimes humorous, and brilliant at capturing the essence of the character whose thoughts we're hearing. Take this passage from Cyndi's brain:
Her father, who was inexplicably home tonight, would probably keep the guys trapped in the library, pouring out drinks, and weird fatherly charm. And Wills, who was Lara's current entertainment for, oh, the next ten minutes, would drink his, making that careful, idle, polite, endless conversation that boys with names like William Lawrence Howell were so good at making. Dade, on the other hand, who was all lies and laughter, would say no, thank you, he was driving. But the truth was, he just liked saying no. He liked being in control. Dade was very big on control.
I personally find this style of writing to be excellently entertaining, while my friend finds it frivolous and overblown. I guess you need to make up your own minds.
Verdict: As scattered as my review of it - but it makes it work. Pretty darn scary.
May 28, 2023
The story follows a group of friends who party in the cemetery after their school's annual Halloween party. This one has a lot going on (Halloween vibes, graveyard vibes, waterfront vibes and Jack the Ripper vibes, all while acting as a whodunit) but overall was pretty entertaining. The main characters were likable and more realistic than other Point Horror characters, and this is mostly due to the adult themes this entry possesses which makes the dialog a lot less corny than you'd expect. I would definitely recommend this to fans of Point Horror and horror books from that same era.
September 16, 2019
A group of teens set out to play a harmless game of hide and seek in a graveyard soon turns sinister once a death occurs.
Highly entertaining suspenseful YA thriller.
Highly entertaining suspenseful YA thriller.
October 27, 2019
[28/10/2019. Edited for corrections.]
Well, I enjoyed this read more than many. This author's books do tend to be better than many others, not that I always love them of course. But she gets the dialogue right (for the most part), and her characters generally aren't TOOOOO stupid (okay, sometimes they're stupid). She also seems to be a bit more honest about what teens get up to (drinking alcohol, getting high, having sex etc.). So yeah, she's more of a realist and for that reason her stories are more believable.
This was certainly a horror story, more so than other Point books are (where there's just a psycho out and about causing mischief). Unlike some of the more mild Point books as well, this one featured death. A fair bit of death.
One thing that I noticed early on was that there were a LOT of characters. As the story went on, I got used to it and got to know who everyone was - but those first few scenes being introduced to ten main characters within 16 pages were rather confusing and maybe a tiny bit exhausting. ;) But then he had to have all that fodder so he could kill some off, right? ;)
I don't really remember reading this book when I was younger, so I'm not sure I ever did. Better late than never.
On that note, here my notes taken down during the read:
Well, I enjoyed this read more than many. This author's books do tend to be better than many others, not that I always love them of course. But she gets the dialogue right (for the most part), and her characters generally aren't TOOOOO stupid (okay, sometimes they're stupid). She also seems to be a bit more honest about what teens get up to (drinking alcohol, getting high, having sex etc.). So yeah, she's more of a realist and for that reason her stories are more believable.
This was certainly a horror story, more so than other Point books are (where there's just a psycho out and about causing mischief). Unlike some of the more mild Point books as well, this one featured death. A fair bit of death.
One thing that I noticed early on was that there were a LOT of characters. As the story went on, I got used to it and got to know who everyone was - but those first few scenes being introduced to ten main characters within 16 pages were rather confusing and maybe a tiny bit exhausting. ;) But then he had to have all that fodder so he could kill some off, right? ;)
I don't really remember reading this book when I was younger, so I'm not sure I ever did. Better late than never.
On that note, here my notes taken down during the read:
May 20, 2019
Just re-read this for Teenage Scream podcast (lovingly dissecting the best and worst of 90s teen horror):
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November 19, 2021I read 5 chapters. I don't give a crap about any of these spoiled teenagers, so many pov's and the writing feels off. DNF.
July 8, 2023
D. E. ATHkins is one of my favorite Point Thriller authors. Never disappoints.
November 11, 2012
It's kind of sad that the cover artwork is probably my favourite thing about this book. Look at it, it's classic Point Horror. Of course, this book and I didn't start off on the right foot anyway, considering that the US title is different and I accidentally bought a copy of The Ripper as well.
I was willing to give this a chance though, especially as the plot sounded like a classic horror setting; a bunch of teenagers hold a party, get drunk and stumble onto and/or awaken something which starts killing them off. It's Friday the 13th and the plot outline of many other slasher films(though as I've said before while writing about this series, I kind of like the cliches provided they're done well or at least in an interesting way). In this case though, it's a Halloween party at a local cemetery. I though this would be a shoo-in for me to like, but I was wrong.
For starters, there was not one character among the teens that I actually liked. Well, Char and Jane came close, but as this is another story told from multiple points-of-view, we don't actually get enough time with any of the characters to like them, just glean some idea of the stereotype they're supposed to fit in to. The majority are rich and highly spoilt too, which doesn't help.
Then there's the writing style, which while serviceable for the most part occasionally leans towards strange asides or re-wording of a previous sentence in a way that's supposed to be chilling or creepy or perhaps even profound, but just comes off as lame.
Finally we have the villain of the piece and the resolving of the murder spree. The creature is supernatural, we learn that much, but what it is is never fully explained and neither is the historical backstory that was roped in or the female apparition that ends up actually being the force that ends it all. In some cases it can increase the mystery and horror not to know the why of a supernatural menace - just read some M. R. James and see what I mean - but here they go part way to trying to explain and then back out. That's it, everything's over. It comes across as sloppy and rushed; even for a Point Horror where the writing style and shortness of the books means they tend to move at a fairly brisk pace. It's almost as if the author was planning it to be longer but they needed to slap an ending on it quickly to meet a deadline.
I was willing to give this a chance though, especially as the plot sounded like a classic horror setting; a bunch of teenagers hold a party, get drunk and stumble onto and/or awaken something which starts killing them off. It's Friday the 13th and the plot outline of many other slasher films(though as I've said before while writing about this series, I kind of like the cliches provided they're done well or at least in an interesting way). In this case though, it's a Halloween party at a local cemetery. I though this would be a shoo-in for me to like, but I was wrong.
For starters, there was not one character among the teens that I actually liked. Well, Char and Jane came close, but as this is another story told from multiple points-of-view, we don't actually get enough time with any of the characters to like them, just glean some idea of the stereotype they're supposed to fit in to. The majority are rich and highly spoilt too, which doesn't help.
Then there's the writing style, which while serviceable for the most part occasionally leans towards strange asides or re-wording of a previous sentence in a way that's supposed to be chilling or creepy or perhaps even profound, but just comes off as lame.
Finally we have the villain of the piece and the resolving of the murder spree. The creature is supernatural, we learn that much, but what it is is never fully explained and neither is the historical backstory that was roped in or the female apparition that ends up actually being the force that ends it all. In some cases it can increase the mystery and horror not to know the why of a supernatural menace - just read some M. R. James and see what I mean - but here they go part way to trying to explain and then back out. That's it, everything's over. It comes across as sloppy and rushed; even for a Point Horror where the writing style and shortness of the books means they tend to move at a fairly brisk pace. It's almost as if the author was planning it to be longer but they needed to slap an ending on it quickly to meet a deadline.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 3, 2015
“Are you hungry, kitty?” asked Char.
“Meow” said the cat.
“Are you thirsty, kitty?” asked Char.
“Meow” said the cat.
“Tough kitty, kitty” said Char, and closed the door.
Or, something vaguely close enough to that.
This book has the distinct ability to cause the reader to suspect that they are experiencing a fever dream.
Characters are often described only by how they are standing in relation to other characters, like nebulous celestial bodies in orbit. The characters definitely seem to exist in some manner within the story, but beyond that, there is little to define them. You don’t so much ‘get to know them’, as you are dimly aware of them as they spiral past one another wildly, screaming out in a panic and begging to be infused with some personality.
Conversations lack any apparent context, and often entire speeches are given without any hint as to who is actually speaking. This is peculiar, but not quite as peculiar as the way in which you are left with the feeling that each conversation is only half complete, with people answering questions that were not asked. Reading a conversation in this book gives you the impression of hearing only half of a phone call, one which skips back and forth, with perhaps half of the remaining words having been eaten right off the page by a horde of malcontent dust mites.
The plotline, when it did eventually begin to materialise, was contradictory and spiralling. I thought for one moment that it involved Jack the Ripper, but then it spiralled off to incorporate a hook being left embedded in a car. My working theory is that the characters exist within a fictional universe, a universe that is fully self-aware and adjusts to reflect the peculiarities of both their and the audience’s expectations of the genre. If this is the case, the book could be the greatest work of meta-fiction ever created.
Then you stumble across a scene in which a large mansion catches fire while a crowd of people cheer and chant “Cook the rich”, and you instead decide that the author is just trolling you.
“Meow” said the cat.
“Are you thirsty, kitty?” asked Char.
“Meow” said the cat.
“Tough kitty, kitty” said Char, and closed the door.
Or, something vaguely close enough to that.
This book has the distinct ability to cause the reader to suspect that they are experiencing a fever dream.
Characters are often described only by how they are standing in relation to other characters, like nebulous celestial bodies in orbit. The characters definitely seem to exist in some manner within the story, but beyond that, there is little to define them. You don’t so much ‘get to know them’, as you are dimly aware of them as they spiral past one another wildly, screaming out in a panic and begging to be infused with some personality.
Conversations lack any apparent context, and often entire speeches are given without any hint as to who is actually speaking. This is peculiar, but not quite as peculiar as the way in which you are left with the feeling that each conversation is only half complete, with people answering questions that were not asked. Reading a conversation in this book gives you the impression of hearing only half of a phone call, one which skips back and forth, with perhaps half of the remaining words having been eaten right off the page by a horde of malcontent dust mites.
The plotline, when it did eventually begin to materialise, was contradictory and spiralling. I thought for one moment that it involved Jack the Ripper, but then it spiralled off to incorporate a hook being left embedded in a car. My working theory is that the characters exist within a fictional universe, a universe that is fully self-aware and adjusts to reflect the peculiarities of both their and the audience’s expectations of the genre. If this is the case, the book could be the greatest work of meta-fiction ever created.
Then you stumble across a scene in which a large mansion catches fire while a crowd of people cheer and chant “Cook the rich”, and you instead decide that the author is just trolling you.
July 22, 2015
I missed out on the point horror books as a child. I have recently read 'The Unseen' from the series, as my mother found it when clearing out my baby sisters' room and made the correct assumption that it was mine. I am steadily falling in love with these short little novels and deeply regret not being able to read them when they were age-appropriate.
The writing style is concise without the typical teen romance filler that I was concerned was going to arise from the relationship between Charity (the main protagonist) and Jones (the mysterious new boy in town). I also enjoyed the cutting of what I have noticed as a cliché 'first day back at school' following the horror 'event'. Although this scene establishes the relationship between the friends involved I found this story held my interest without all the extra details. It was nice to read a horror story that was only interested in the horror.
A criticism of the story I found was the slightly confused ending. Although the scene in the library and Charity's reading of the diary elude towards a solution to 'who dunit' I feel a little more elaboration could have been used as there is nothing to indicate that Charity is linked to the killer until the last few pages. The narrative however gives the impression that this is something that the reader should have 'worked out' just before. I also got the impression that the reader was supposed to suspect Jones of being the killer, and in later stages of being a, or involved with vampires. However aside from the dropping in of the word 'vampire' in a few sentences of dialogue or thought there is no indication that this is what the story is supposed to be about.
The writing style is concise without the typical teen romance filler that I was concerned was going to arise from the relationship between Charity (the main protagonist) and Jones (the mysterious new boy in town). I also enjoyed the cutting of what I have noticed as a cliché 'first day back at school' following the horror 'event'. Although this scene establishes the relationship between the friends involved I found this story held my interest without all the extra details. It was nice to read a horror story that was only interested in the horror.
A criticism of the story I found was the slightly confused ending. Although the scene in the library and Charity's reading of the diary elude towards a solution to 'who dunit' I feel a little more elaboration could have been used as there is nothing to indicate that Charity is linked to the killer until the last few pages. The narrative however gives the impression that this is something that the reader should have 'worked out' just before. I also got the impression that the reader was supposed to suspect Jones of being the killer, and in later stages of being a, or involved with vampires. However aside from the dropping in of the word 'vampire' in a few sentences of dialogue or thought there is no indication that this is what the story is supposed to be about.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 31, 2021
A quick fun read about a bunch of teenagers who sneak into a local cemetery on Halloween and accidentally (or not) awake something sinister. It felt like watching a silly but entertaining slasher film.
February 11, 2021
ALL THE FEELS.
THIS AUDIOBOOK IS THE BEST DAMN AUDIOBOOK IN THE WORLD.
I died and went to audiobook heaven.
It gives off all the amazing 80s horror vibes, and the music in it was orgasmic.
The storyline was cheesy, of course but still really good and I did enjoy it. I think if I would have read this in the physical format it would have been three stars, but the audiobook really makes this a unique experience.
As soon as it starts it opens with 80s music putting you into The Lost Boys vibes. It was perfection.
Listen to the audiobook.
Right now.
August 1, 2023
The Cemetery tells us the story of a group of teens set out to play a harmless game of hide and seek in a graveyard, which soon turns sinister once a death occurs.
This book was so so so hard to read because there are a ton of characters - Cyndi, Lara, Dade, Wills, Georgina, Foy, Jane, Rick, Jones, Charity, Dorian - who are all far from being squeaky-clean teenagers.
All I understood about them is that they drink, smoke and have promiscuous behaviour, and I'll be honest, I still don't know who was who even after the book ended. So, needless to say, there is no actual backstory on any of them, it was merely D.E Athkins (lol I really like this pseudonym) doing a lot of info-dumping on us.
The one star is merely because the only thing I liked about the book was Halloween atmosphere. The setting of the graveyard with elements of the Ripper vibes, and whodunit? completely sold me, and was relatively interesting to read about. Other than that, this book was a slight struggle for me 🫠
This book was so so so hard to read because there are a ton of characters - Cyndi, Lara, Dade, Wills, Georgina, Foy, Jane, Rick, Jones, Charity, Dorian - who are all far from being squeaky-clean teenagers.
All I understood about them is that they drink, smoke and have promiscuous behaviour, and I'll be honest, I still don't know who was who even after the book ended. So, needless to say, there is no actual backstory on any of them, it was merely D.E Athkins (lol I really like this pseudonym) doing a lot of info-dumping on us.
The one star is merely because the only thing I liked about the book was Halloween atmosphere. The setting of the graveyard with elements of the Ripper vibes, and whodunit? completely sold me, and was relatively interesting to read about. Other than that, this book was a slight struggle for me 🫠
September 10, 2014
Managed to get my hands on a copy earlier this year, wanted to re-read as I seemed to think it was one of the better books in the Point Horror series. Printed in the UK as The Cemetery and not The Ripper, it took me about an hour to read it from start to finish. Of course reading it again now as an adult and not a teen you appreciate it's not a great work of literature but still enjoyable all the same. I remember the book on tape was quite terrifying!
The book centers around a group of friends who go to party in a cemetery on Halloween, in the process releasing some ancient shape shifting evil form..or is it just someone in the group of friends? ripping and other deaths follow and it's down to the survivors to figure out who/what is killing them off and how to stop it before it's their turn. A little cheesy in places but a good premise none the less.
A great trip down memory lane!
The book centers around a group of friends who go to party in a cemetery on Halloween, in the process releasing some ancient shape shifting evil form..or is it just someone in the group of friends? ripping and other deaths follow and it's down to the survivors to figure out who/what is killing them off and how to stop it before it's their turn. A little cheesy in places but a good premise none the less.
A great trip down memory lane!
January 30, 2025
Like some, I recently decided to revisit these Point Horror books for nostalgia purposes! Plus I always loved the cover art for these books as a kid without ever really bothering to read any.
As others have mentioned, it was an extremely challenging book to read and I actually gave up as I had no clue what was going on. I only have 3 chapters left to read but I was just so confused and bored I couldn't continue.
Way too many characters for a book and the story was... so all over the shop. I'm surprised this was printed as I can't imagine any young adults actually getting to grips with this and understanding it. I certainly couldn't as an adult!
It's the first Point Horror by this author I have read so I'm hoping it's just a one-off and that their other stories aren't quite so confusing.
As others have mentioned, it was an extremely challenging book to read and I actually gave up as I had no clue what was going on. I only have 3 chapters left to read but I was just so confused and bored I couldn't continue.
Way too many characters for a book and the story was... so all over the shop. I'm surprised this was printed as I can't imagine any young adults actually getting to grips with this and understanding it. I certainly couldn't as an adult!
It's the first Point Horror by this author I have read so I'm hoping it's just a one-off and that their other stories aren't quite so confusing.
January 10, 2021
This book felt like it was an except from a larger novel. It had so many characters and plot points that just went nowhere. Had this been a 300-400 page book, all the characters given full potential, and the plot connecting and fulfilled, it could have been a great book. Unfortunately, the way it was written, left it making absolutely no sense with way too many characters for too short of a book.
October 26, 2016
This was terrible. It made no sense and there were 11 main characters running around who were barely distinguishable.
Teenagers in a graveyard getting picked off by a supernatural killer? I love that sort of stuff! How hard is it to get wrong?
In D.E. Athkins' hands, it's a total mess!
Teenagers in a graveyard getting picked off by a supernatural killer? I love that sort of stuff! How hard is it to get wrong?
In D.E. Athkins' hands, it's a total mess!
October 1, 2020
Oh Deathkins, why?! I tried so hard to make sense of this, but it was so indecipherable and there were SO MANY CHARACTERS that my brain just kept turning into the bit in Spaced where Daisy is in an interview and completely zones out to the Magic Roundabout theme in her head. Terrible.
October 14, 2020
Actually don't understand what I've just read. Too many characters, nothing made sense, was so hard to follow. I rushed through it in the hope it would all become clear but it didn't, wish I'd not wasted my time. Sometimes nostalgia needs to stay just that.
May 9, 2019
What an absolute mess of a book. Half hearted plot line and nothing fleshed out at all. Made no sense. Disappointing.
March 4, 2020
Ok plot but very rushed. I have so many questions ??
October 5, 2020
It was good. I definitely recommend the audiobook.
October 23, 2021
The worst Point Horror I’ve read. Too many characters was my issue and the fact that they are seemed so similar. It was just not for me.
Stars for the cover art👍
Stars for the cover art👍
March 2, 2024
This story was written very poorly and had an excessive amount of characters to keep track of.
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