Tag: cool location

Recap #51: Followers by Anna Davies

Posted on 28 November 201631 July 2019 by Wing

Title: Followers by Anna Davies Summary: To tweet or not to tweet . . . what a deadly question. When

Recap #50: The Accident by Diane Hoh

Posted on 21 November 201621 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps the Point Horror staple, The Accident by Diane Hoh, where a nice girl swaps places with a ghost and, shocker, that turns out to be a Very. Bad. Idea.

Recap #44: 13 More Tales of Horror Part Two

Posted on 3 October 201631 July 2019 by Wing

Title: 13 More Tales of Horror by Various Summary: A terrifying journey into horror – thirteen tales guaranteed to fill

Recap #44: 13 More Tales of Horror Part One

Posted on 26 September 201631 July 2019 by Wing

Title: 13 More Tales of Horror by Various Summary: A terrifying journey into horror – thirteen tales guaranteed to fill

Recap #41: The Surfer by Linda Cargill

Posted on 5 September 201631 July 2019 by Wing

Title: The Surfer by Linda Cargill Summary: Surf’s up. You’re dead. Jessie has never seen the daring beauty on the

Recap #40: The Stranger by Caroline B Cooney

Posted on 29 August 201614 November 2019 by Dove

Dove recaps The Stranger by Caroline B Cooney, which turns out to be an unexpected joy. It is basically Twilight, except the Bella character is not an energy-sucking void, and the Edward character is cursed with an *actual curse*, rather than “tragically attractive and awfully good at everything he does”.

Recap #39: The Phantom by Barbara Steiner

Posted on 22 August 201631 July 2019 by Wing

Title: The Phantom by Barbara Steiner Summary: When Reggie Westlake turns up at the school rally marking the start of

The Vampire's Promise by Caroline B. Cooney

Recap #38: The Vampire’s Promise (Vampire Series: Book 3) by Caroline B. Cooney

Posted on 15 August 20168 July 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps The Vampire’s Promise (Vampire Series: Book 3) by Caroline B. Cooney, where nobody trades humans for beauty or popularity, but there is a random donut-eating policewoman for no fucking reason at all.

The Return of the Vampire by Caroline B. Cooney

Recap #36: Return of the Vampire (Vampire Series: Book 2) by Caroline B. Cooney

Posted on 1 August 20168 July 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps Return of the Vampire (Vampire Series: Book 2) by Caroline B. Cooney, where Devnee trades humans not for popularity like Althea, but for beauty. It goes about as well as can be expected.

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.

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

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…

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.

Recap #21: Beach Party by R.L. Stine

Posted on 3 August 201531 July 2019 by Wing

Title: BEACH PARTY by R.L. Stine (Not to be confused with BEACH HOUSE, which we already recapped. Unfortunately.) [Dove: What

Recap #20: The Mall by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 30 March 201526 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps The Mall by Richie Tankersley Cusick, which is literally the best and worst thing Cusick has ever written. This causes Dove to explode with rage. Several times.

Recap #19: The Witness by R.L. Stine

Posted on 2 March 201531 July 2019 by Wing

Title: The Witness Summary: This summer’s going to be a real killer… Sand, surf sun… Roxie lives for the summer

Recap #17: Teacher’s Pet by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 9 February 201511 July 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps the garbled mess that is Teacher’s Pet by Richie Tankersley Cusick. It may suck, but at least it has a cat in it.

Recap #14: The Window by Carol Ellis

Posted on 8 September 201411 July 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps The Window by Carol Ellis, which was awesome back in the 90s, because of the cool location, the big cast, and my low standards. Is it still awesome now, or is it as dull as being forced to sit in a cabin in the mountains alone every day thanks to a broken ankle?

Recap #13: Weekend by Christopher Pike

Posted on 1 September 201431 July 2019 by Wing

Title: Weekend by Christopher Pike Summary: The weekend in Mexico sounded like a dream vacation. Four guys, five girls–and a

Recap #12: Arcadia 4: The Attic by T.S. Rue

Posted on 25 August 201431 July 2019 by Wing

Title: The Attic by T.S. Rue (Part 4 of the Nightmare Inn/Arcadia series) Summary: Tessa and her three best friends