The First Horror

Wow. This was a great "Fear Street" entry and the trilogy itself had a lot of good plot points, though book #3 was a letdown and didn't even make any sense. Books #1 and 2 were 5 stars in my opinion.

"The First Horror" follows the family that moves into 99 Fear Street. Cally, Kody, their younger brother, and their parents move into 99 Fear Street. Right away Cally realizes something is off about the house. It's dark there no matter what and they have rats that come out of nowhere and start attacking the family. (Look if rats showed up day 1, I would have bounced). When other mysterious accidents start happening, Cally and her twin Kody start to wonder if the house is haunted. When the past of 99 Fear Street is revealed though, only some show more people get out alive.

This was dark for a "Fear Street" book I have to say. I also have to say, after watching the newest offering by Netflix, they could have done this trilogy instead of whatever that slasher homage was that they released last week.

Cally is a great character to follow and it's heartbreaking to read about what happens to the family as they start to realize that the house is not what it seems to be.

This book also ties together Simon and Angelica Fear a bit too which long-time readers know about from other books in the series. show less

***Contains Spoilers***

The beginning is a little slow and everyone is SUPER annoying. It picks up in the middle and becomes a great little haunted house story, with suspense, gore, and grossness. I don't think the end really makes sense. Like, why is Cally's spirit so angry? She was so rah rah positive always look on the bright side of life. It was weird and out of character.

The beginning is a little slow and everyone is SUPER annoying. It picks up in the middle and becomes a great little haunted house story, with suspense, gore, and grossness. I don't think the end really makes sense. Like, why is Cally's spirit so angry? She was so rah rah positive always look on the bright side of life. It was weird and out of character.

In The First Horror, Shadyside teens begin vanishing one by one—each victim cursed long before they ever arrived. As the mysterious House of Evil calls to them, a chilling legacy from Fear Street awakens. With just 148 pages of quick-paced suspense, this YA horror opener builds atmosphere and dread perfectly for reluctant and eager teen readers alike.

Much darker than a lot of RL Stines stuff, but I guess if we're going to the origins of "fear street" and founders. A fun trip down memory lane of my youth.

Possible spoiler alert:

So this one leaves no death uncovered. A ghost realtor sells the family a home, kills two members, ruins their lives, and makes everyone left go crazy. What I don't get about this story is the finances: who buys a first home without a mortgage, especially after waiting so long? How were they able to pay for the housekeeper when they were starting to struggle and not sure they were going to stay in the house. This one was loaded with gore.

I loved reading R.L.Stines books when I was a kid.I have still a huge collection of the Fear Street books.Still trying to complete some of the series.His books some would scare others were like nope not scary but I loved them then and still do.