Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #153: Nightmare Hall #12: The Whisperer by Diane Hoh (11 May 2018)
Title: Nightmare Hall #12: The Whisperer Summary: Shea Fallon can’t tell anyone what she did. She knows it was wrong. Terribly wrong. But she had to do it – she had no choice. Anyway, she’s sure nobody will find out. Until she hears the whisper on the telephone. “You don’t have to worry. No one […]
Tropes: Red Herrings
Tags: author: diane hoh, awesome lead characters, comments by wing, cool location, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by dade, shady boyfriends, threatening phone calls, threats are practical jokes, weaksauce bad guy motivation
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #145: Nightmare Hall #11: Last Date by Diane Hoh/Nola Thacker (3 Apr 2018)
Title: Nightmare Hall #11: Last Date by Diane Hoh Summary: A night you’ll never forget. Call me. Demi does it on a dare. She places an ad in the personals column of the Salem Chronicle. Lots of guys call. And the nights are everything she advertised. Unforgettable. Unforgettably frightening. Because one by one, Demi’s dates […]
Tropes: Cheer on the killer, DED FROM STUPID, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Head injury? Walk it off, I beat you because I love you, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, Red Herrings, Roses are red Violets are blue I'm going to fucking kill you, Well that escalated quickly, World of fail
Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, annoying main character, author: diane hoh, author: nola thacker, comments by wing, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by dade, shady boyfriends, storming off in a huff is mature, threatening phone calls, threats are practical jokes, weaksauce bad guy motivation
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #140: Nightmare Hall #10: Sorority Sister by Diane Hoh (19 Mar 2018)
Title: Nightmare Hall #10: Sorority Sister by Diane Hoh Summary: When Maxie McKeon pledges Omega Phi Delta, she figures she’s got it made. She loves her new sisters. And everyone knows Omegas throw the best parties and go out with the cutest guys. But someone on campus isn’t crazy about the sorority. That person is […]
Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, DED FROM STUPID, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, This place deserves a lawsuit, This recap is sponsored by the WWE
Tags: ableism, annoying main character, author: diane hoh, awesome lead characters, comments by wing, crazy means dangerous, recaps by wing, shady boyfriends, strong bad guy motivation, threats are practical jokes
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #136: Nightmare Hall #9: The Night Walker by Diane Hoh (6 Mar 2018)
Title: Nightmare Hall #9: The Night Walker by Diane Hoh Summary: Quinn Hadley is sure she must be the only sleepwalker at Salem. It’s so embarrassing, especially since she never remembers where she was or what she was doing. But it’s never been a problem. Until now. Because someone is roaming the campus, attacking people […]
Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, This place deserves a lawsuit
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #124: Nightmare Hall #8: The Experiment by Diane Hoh (Nola Thacker) (2 Jan 2018)
Title: Nightmare Hall #8: The Experiment Summary: Professor Maximillian DeLure. Award-winning poet, scientist, and professor at Salem University. Dark, sexy, attractive…dangerous. Caryl Amberly is excited to be one of the few students specially selected for his new seminar. Until she finds out what his previous students think of him. Everyone says he’s a real killer. […]
Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, I beat you because I love you, I hate the hot chick! (And she hates me.), Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Roses are red Violets are blue I'm going to fucking kill you, This place deserves a lawsuit, This recap is sponsored by the WWE
Tags: ableism, adults are idiots, adults are useless, author: diane hoh, author: nola thacker, bad bffs, comments by wing, inappropriate teacher-student relationships, recaps by dade, shady boyfriends, weaksauce bad guy motivation, whimsical notes, WHY IS IT ALWAYS SPIDERS
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #112: Nightmare Hall #7: Pretty Please by Diane Hoh (4 Dec 2017)
Title: Nightmare Hall #7: Pretty Please by Diane Hoh Summary: Johanna Dunn is strikingly beautiful, just like all her friends. Until the accident. Now her perfect face is scarred and bandaged. She’s embarrassed by the strange looks she gets on campus – even from her closest friends. A pretty face isn’t everything, is it? Somebody […]
Tropes: DED FROM STUPID, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, He's the killer! He's the killer! He's … my LOVAH!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, Red Herrings
Tags: 90s attire, ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: diane hoh, comments by wing, crazy means dangerous, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by dade, shady boyfriends, storming off in a huff is mature, strong bad guy motivation, threats are practical jokes, whimsical notes
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #103: Nightmare Hall #6: Guilty by Diane Hoh (6 Nov 2017)
Title: Nightmare Hall #6: Guilty by Diane Hoh Summary: Katie Sullivan has everything – nice roommate, cool friends, and a great guy. Until the day she and her boyfriend are out on the river and their canoe overturns. She survives. He doesn’t. Katie can’t stop thinking about the accident, weighing the evidence, wondering if it […]
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, author: diane hoh, awesome lead characters, bad bffs, bad guy pov sucks, comments by wing, cool location, recaps by dade, strong bad guy motivation, threats are practical jokes
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #93: Nightmare Hall #5: The Scream Team by Diane Hoh (2 Oct 2017)
Title: The Scream Team by Diane Hoh Summary: Delle has always been a cheerleader. And so she wants more than anything to make the squad at Salem U. Until she hears the horrible truth about what happened to last year’s cheerleaders… Once Delle thought she would die to make the team. Now she realizes she […]
Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, DED FROM STUPID, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, I hate the hot chick! (And she hates me.), ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Red Herrings, This recap is sponsored by the WWE
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, author: diane hoh, author: nola thacker, comments by wing, crazy means dangerous, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by dade, supernatural oooooh!
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #84: Nightmare Hall #4: The Wish by Diane Hoh (4 Sep 2017)
Title: Nightmare Hall #4: The Wish by Diane Hoh Summary: Alex is the first to notice the strange little booth at the back of the campus pizza place. Wishes granted, fortunes told says the sign on the glass. Inside sits The Wizard – an eerie wooden figure with sinister blue eyes. Alex’s friends make wishes. […]
Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, McGuffin ahoy!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Red Herrings
Tags: ableism, annoying main character, author: diane hoh, comments by wing, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by dade, supernatural oooooh!, weaksauce bad guy motivation
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #78: Nightmare Hall #3: Deadly Attraction by Diane Hoh (7 Aug 2017)
Title: Nightmare Hall #3: Deadly Attraction by Diane Hoh Summary: The night Robert Q and Darlene meet, the attraction is immediate. The Big Man on Campus uses all his charm to sweep Darlene off her feet – and then dumps her a few weeks later. After all, he’s just playing around. Poor Robert Q. He doesn’t […]
Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, DED FROM STUPID, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, I beat you because I love you, My that's awfully convenient
Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, author: diane hoh, awesome lead characters, comments by wing, recaps by dade, shady boyfriends, weaksauce bad guy motivation
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #71: Nightmare Hall #2: The Roommate by Diane Hoh/Nola Thacker (3 Jul 2017)
Title: Nightmare Hall #2: The Roommate Summary: Four roommates share a suite in the Quad. Danni is beautiful and perfect, from her long blonde hair to her expensive clothes. Margot is mysterious – brutally honest or slyly secretive, depending on her mood. Lacey is a wild woman, who loves to party, party, party. And Maureen […]
Tropes: Cheer on the killer, Continuity? Fuck that shit, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, He's the killer! He's the killer! He's … my LOVAH!, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Red Herrings, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: ableism, adults are absent, annoying main character, author: d.e. athkins, author: diane hoh, comments by wing, crazy means dangerous, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by dade, series nightmare hall, threatening phone calls, weaksauce bad guy motivation
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #67: Nightmare Hall #1: The Silent Scream by Diane Hoh (5 Jun 2017)
Title: Nightmare Hall #1: The Silent Scream Summary: Jess is eager to start college – until she arrives at her off-campus dorm. She can see why everyone calls it Nightmare Hall. Especially when she learns the dark secrets hidden within the house. A girl named Giselle hanged herself there. In Jess’s room. But was it […]
Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, I beat you because I love you, My that's awfully convenient, Red Herrings
Tags: 90s attire, author: diane hoh, awesome lead characters, comments by wing, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by dade, supernatural oooooh!
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #23: The Train by Diane Hoh (16 Nov 2015)
Title: The Train by Diane Hoh Summary: Hannah and her friends are on a train trip that begins as a fun cross-country tour – until they learn that Frog’s coffin is on board with them. His real name was Roger, but he was nicknamed Frog by his classmates, who taunted and ridiculed him. One by […]
Tropes: Cheer on the killer, DED FROM STUPID, McGuffin ahoy!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are useless, author: diane hoh, comments by dove, comments by wing, crazy means dangerous, recaps by dade
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Title: Nightmare Hall #13: Monster Summary: Rumors are flying around Salem U. Stories about a monster roaming the campus. Tales of students viciously attacked in the dead of night. Abby McDonald thinks it’s all nonsense. A fraternity prank. A drama major giving an unusual “performance”. She has too much on her mind to worry about […]
Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, I beat you because I love you, Red Herrings, This recap is sponsored by the WWE
Tags: ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, adults are helpful, annoying main character, author: barbara steiner, author: diane hoh, comments by wing, needs more werewolves, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by dade, shady boyfriends
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