Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror
by R. L. Stine
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A collection of ten short horror stories featuring a Halloween visit to a strange pumpkin patch, a girl who wants the power and respect that comes with being a witch, and a mask that lets the wearer see into another time.Tags
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Aimed at children, there is little complexity here but the tales are ingenious and engaging. The Bernie Wrightson illustration merits attention.
It totally rocks! If you like scary stories you should read this book. This book dosen't have a main character but it has 7 diffrent stories and they all are really good. This story takes place in a lot of diffrent places so I can't explain that. IT also had a lot of diffrent conflicts. Like I said before this book is good.
Tween daughter loves the book.
scary, nightmare stories often funny.
De verhalen zijn knap bedacht en kennen steeds een min of meer verrassende afloop. Kinderen verdwijnen op Halloween of worden door aliens opgepeuzeld. Aan elk verhaal gaat een inleiding vooraf, waarin Stine vertelt hoe hij aan het gegeven van het verhaal is gekomen. Elk verhaal kent ook zijn eigen illustrator. De verhalen zijn nooit huiveringwekkend en soms zelfs niet spannend. Ook omdat ze kort zijn, kunnen ze dus uitstekend gelezen worden voor het slapen gaan. Er is sprake van een directe stijl, veel dialoog en een opvallend ik-perspectief. Het taalgebruik is eenvoudig. De hoofdrolspelers zijn steeds tussen de tien en twaalf jaar. Dit sluit uitstekend aan bij de leeftijd van de beoogde lezer. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.
Feb 24, 2021Dutch
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R. L. Stine was born in Columbus Ohio on October 8, 1943. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1965. Under the name Jovial Bob Stine, he wrote dozens of joke books and humor books for kids including How to Be Funny, 101 Silly Monster Jokes, and Bozos on Patrol. He also created Bananas, a zany humor magazine which he worked on for ten years. show more His first teen horror novel, Blind Date, was published in 1986 under the name R. L. Stine. His other works include Beach House, Hit and Run, The Babysitter, The Girlfriend, the Goosebumps series, and the Fear Street series. He also wrote an adult novel entitled Superstitious. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror
- Original title
- Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror
- Original publication date
- 2000
- Dedication
- For Susie Lurie
Working with you has been a nightmare come true. - First words
- "Halloween is ruined!" Mike declared.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Lauren...I need your sweater...Lauren, I need your hair. Lauren...I need your skin!"
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- 6 — Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 22
- ASINs
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