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The Baby-Sitter by R L Stine - Scan by Mimi

Alternative Covers – Scanned by Mimi

Posted on 24 July 201631 July 2019 by Dove

Mimi has kindly scanned in her covers, so we can see some alternative artwork.  I’m going back and adding them

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The Stalker by Carol Ellis

Recap #34: The Stalker by Carol Ellis

Posted on 18 July 201624 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps The Stalker by Carol Ellis, which feels like a paint-by-numbers Point Horror. Bad things happen to a nice girl. Business as usual.

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Like us on Facebook?

Posted on 14 July 201631 July 2019 by Dove

Hi guys, we have set up a facebook page for this site.  Feel free to like us on there. Gosh,

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The Waitress by Sinclair Smith

Recap #33: The Waitress by Sinclair Smith

Posted on 11 July 201631 July 2019 by Wing

Title: The Waitress by Sinclair Smith Summary: The food is great. The service is deadly. Dying for a good meal?

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Off Topic: Wing is a bag of dicks

Posted on 10 July 20162 August 2019 by Dove

Friendship is not magic. That is all.

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My Secret Admirer by Carol Ellis

Recap #32: My Secret Admirer by Carol Ellis

Posted on 4 July 201624 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps My Secret Admirer by Carol Ellis with is probably the tropiest of all the Point Horrors, but has a good lead character and a cool setting.

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Home Before Dark by Beverley Hastings

Recap #31: Home Before Dark by Beverly Hastings

Posted on 20 June 201631 July 2019 by Wing

Title: Home Before Dark by Beverly Hastings Summary: HURRY HOME… “This isn’t the way to my house,” she said, with uncertainty

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Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Recap #30: Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 13 June 201626 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley Cusick and has to resort to bullet points, as this book has a lot going on, most of which is silly, pointless, or offensive.

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Oh, R. L. Stine, No

Posted on 7 June 201631 July 2019 by Wing

ETA: Thanks to everyone’s feedback, I’ll be skipping straight to CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET instead of trying to work

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The Baby-Sitter IV by R. L. Stine

Recap #29: The Baby-Sitter IV by R. L. Stine

Posted on 23 May 201631 July 2019 by Wing

Title: The Baby-Sitter IV by R. L. Stine Summary: Jenny is recovering from her horrifying experiences of baby-sitting. Now she’s

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The Baby-Sitter III by R. L. Stine

Recap #28: The Baby-Sitter III by R.L. Stine

Posted on 25 January 201631 July 2019 by Wing

Title: The Baby-Sitter III by R. L. Stine Summary: The third in R L Stine’s terrifying BABY-SITTER trilogy Bad Company…

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13 Tales of Horror

Recap #25: 13 Tales of Horror Part Four

Posted on 11 January 201631 July 2019 by Wing

Title: 13 Tales of Horror edited by T Pines Summary: Can you face your worst nightmare? These thirteen horror stories guarantee

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13 Tales of Horror

Recap #25: 13 Tales of Horror Part Three

Posted on 28 December 201531 July 2019 by Wing

Title: 13 Tales of Horror edited by T Pines Summary: Can you face your worst nightmare? These thirteen horror stories guarantee

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Haunting Christmas Tales by Various

Recap #27: Haunting Christmas Tales – Part One

Posted on 21 December 201526 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps the first half of Haunting Christmas Tales by various authors. Don’t be misled by the summary, there is no framing story. Neither should the 13 series in Point Horror give you unrealistic expectations about the quality of these stories. They’re pretty average.

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13 Tales of Horror

Recap #25: 13 Tales of Horror Part Two

Posted on 14 December 201531 July 2019 by Wing

Title: 13 Tales of Horror edited by T Pines Summary: Can you face your worst nightmare? These thirteen horror stories guarantee

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The Cheerleader by Caroline B. Cooney

Recap #26: The Cheerleader (Vampire Series: Book 1) by Caroline B. Cooney

Posted on 7 December 20158 July 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps a Point Horror staple, The Cheerleader (Vampire Series: Book 1) by Caroline B. Cooney, where Althea trades humans for popularity, and it’s kind of awesome.

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13 Tales of Horror

Recap #25: 13 Tales of Horror Part One

Posted on 30 November 201531 July 2019 by Wing

Title: 13 Tales of Horror edited by T Pines Summary: Can you face your worst nightmare? These thirteen horror stories guarantee

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The Baby-Sitter II by R. L. Stine

Recap #24: The Baby-Sitter II by R.L. Stine

Posted on 23 November 201531 July 2019 by Wing

Title: The Baby-sitter II by R.L. Stine Summary: Jenny’s last baby-sitting job nearly killed her – literally. But she’s getting

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The Train by Diane Hoh

Recap #23: The Train by Diane Hoh

Posted on 16 November 201513 April 2019 by Dade

Title: The Train by Diane Hoh Summary: Hannah and her friends are on a train trip that begins as a

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New Domain Name

Posted on 28 October 20152 August 2019 by Dove

28 October 2015: Dove bought the domain PointHorror.com
31 October 2015 – Halloween: We have successfully moved to PointHorror.com.

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