Point Horror
Encyclopedia
Point Horror is series of young adult
horror fiction
books which include authors such as Richie Tankersley Cusick
, Ljane Smith, R. L. Stine
, Christopher Pike
, Caroline B. Cooney
, Diane Hoh
, Carol Ellis
, Auline Bates, Lael Littke
, Barbara Steiner, D. E. Athkins, Peter Lerangis
and Sinclair Smith .
There have been three off-shoots of the Point Horror series that, while all showing the "Point Horror" Logo, are often regarded as separate series in their own rights. They are "Point Horror Unleashed", "Nightmare Hall" and "Mutant Point Horror".
Nightmare Hall is unique amongst the off-shoots as the entire series was written solely by Diane Hoh.
Note: The following list of Point Horror books is currently incomplete.
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Young adult literature
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...
horror fiction
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
books which include authors such as Richie Tankersley Cusick
Richie Tankersley Cusick
Richie Tankersley Cusick is an American author. She has written more than 25 novels since her first, Evil on the Bayou...
, Ljane Smith, R. L. Stine
R. L. Stine
Robert Lawrence Stine , known as R. L. Stine, and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American writer. Stine, who is called the "Stephen King of children's literature," is the author of hundreds of horror fiction novels, including the books in the Fear Street, Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, and The...
, Christopher Pike
Christopher Pike (author)
Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of American author Kevin Christopher McFadden . He is a bestselling author of young adult and children's fiction, but whose expertise is in the thriller genre. The pseudonym Christopher Pike is allegedly a reference to the captain of the USS Enterprise in the Star...
, Caroline B. Cooney
Caroline B. Cooney
Caroline B. Cooney is an American author of suspense, romance, horror and mystery books for young adults. She currently resides in Fort Mill, South Carolina....
, Diane Hoh
Diane Hoh
Diane Hoh is an American author of young adult horror. She grew up in Warren, Pennsylvania but currently resides in Austin, Texas.-Nightmare Hall:# The Silent Scream: Jess is disturbed by a girl, Giselle, in her room who hung herself....
, Carol Ellis
Carol Ellis
Carol Ellis is an American author of over fifteen YA books. She lives in New York with her husband.-List of works:*Fiction Series*Point Horror*The Window *The Stepdaughter *Silent Witness *Camp Fear *The Body...
, Auline Bates, Lael Littke
Lael Littke
Lael Littke is an American author of young adult literature and around 75 short stories. Littke grew up in Mink Creek, Idaho and studied writing at Utah State University...
, Barbara Steiner, D. E. Athkins, Peter Lerangis
Peter Lerangis
Peter Lerangis is an author of children's and young-adult fiction.-Career:Lerangis's work includes The Viper's Nest and The Sword Thief, two titles in the New York Times–bestselling children's-book series The 39 Clues, the historical novel Smiler's Bones, the YA dark comedy-adventure novel wtf,...
and Sinclair Smith .
There have been three off-shoots of the Point Horror series that, while all showing the "Point Horror" Logo, are often regarded as separate series in their own rights. They are "Point Horror Unleashed", "Nightmare Hall" and "Mutant Point Horror".
Nightmare Hall is unique amongst the off-shoots as the entire series was written solely by Diane Hoh.
Note: The following list of Point Horror books is currently incomplete.
1989
- My Secret Admirer (Carol Ellis)
- The Babysitter (novel)The Babysitter (novel)The Babysitter is a novel by R. L. Stine published in 1989, which led to establish Stine as a prominent author in the children's horror genre. It follows a simple premise of a babysitter who finds she is the next in a series of babysitting victims to a crazed killer...
(R.L. Stine) - Trick or Treat (Richie Tankersley Cusick)
- Party Line (A. Bates)
- Prom Dress (Lael Littke)
1990
- April Fools (Richie Tankersly Cusick)
- Beach Party (R.L. Stine)
- Funhouse (Diane Hoh)
- Teacher's Pet (Richie Tankersley Cusick)
- The Boyfriend (R.L. Stine)
- Final Exam (A. Bates)
1991
- 13 Tales of HorrorThirteen (Point Horror)Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror is an anthology of short stories. It is a book in the Point Horror series for teens and the first of three Thirteen anthologies. It was followed by Thirteen More Tales...
An Anthology of short horror stories; (These short stories are not published individually)- 01) Collect Call (Christopher Pike)
- 02) Lucinda (Lael Littke)
- 03) The Guccioli Miniature (Jay Bennett) Originally written and published in 1975.
- 04) Blood Kiss (D.E. Athkins)
- 05) A Little Taste of Death (Patricia Windsor)
- 06) The Doll (Carol Ellis)
- 07) House of Horrors (J.B. Stamper)
- 08) Where the Deer Are (Caroline B. Cooney)
- 09) The Spell (R.L. Stine)
- 10) Dedicated to the One I Love (Diane Hoh)
- 11) Hacker (Sinclair Smith)
- 12) Deathflash (A. Bates)
- 13) The Boy Next Door (Ellen Emerson White)
- April Fools (Richie Tankersley Cusick)
- Mirror Mirror (D.E. Athkins)
- Mother's Helper (A. Bates)
- Sister Dearest (D.E. Athkins)
- The Accident (Diane Hoh)
- The Babysitter IIThe Babysitter IIThe Babysitter II is a sequel to The Babysitter, a novel by R. L. Stine.-Plot summary:Jenny Jeffers is going through a period of distress and fear, as she has narrowly survived a murder attempt by Mr. Hagen, the crazed father of a babysitting charge, who tried to push her into an abandoned rock...
(R.L. Stine) - The Cheerleader (Caroline B. Cooney)
- The Girlfriend (R.L. Stine)
- The Invitation (Diane Hoh)
- The Snowman (R.L. Stine)
1992
- Beach House (R.L. Stine)
- Fatal Secrets (Richie Tankersley Cusick)
- Freeze Tag (Caroline B. Cooney)
- Hit and Run (R.L. Stine)
- The Cemetery (D.E. Athkins)
- The Dead Game (A. Bates)
- The Fever (Diane Hoh)
- The Hitchhiker (R.L. Stine)
- The Mall (Richie Tankersley Cusick)
- The Perfume (Caroline B. Cooney)
- The Return of the Vampire (Caroline B. Cooney)
- The Train (Diane Hoh)
- The Waitress (Sinclair Smith)
- The Window (Carol Ellis)
- The Ripper (D.E. Athkins)
1993
- Camp Fear (Carol Ellis)
- Collection 1 (A. Bates, Diane Hoh, R.L. Stine)
- Collection 3 (Richie Tankersley Cusick, Sinclair Smith, R.L. Stine)
- Dream Date (Sinclair Smith)
- Halloween Night (R.L. Stine)
- Help Wanted (Richie Tankersley Cusick)
- Nightmare Hall 1 - The Silent Scream (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 2 - The Roommate (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 3 - Deadly Attraction (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 4 - The Wish (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 5 - The Scream Team (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 6 - Guilty (Diane Hoh)
- Point Horror 1: Collection - A terrifying trio in one!
- 1) Mother's Helper (A. Bates)
- 2) The Invitation (Diane Hoh)
- 3) Beach Party (R.L. Stine)
- Point Horror 2: Collection - A terrifying trio in one!
- 1) My Secret Admirer (Carol Ellis)
- 2) The Accident (Diane Hoh)
- 3) Funhouse (Diane Hoh)
- Point Horror 3: Collection - A terrifying trio in one!
- 1) April Fools (Richie Tankersly Cusick)
- 2) The Waitress (Sinclair Smith)
- 3) The Snowman (R.L. Stine)
- Point Horror 4: The R.L. Stine Collection - A terrifying trio in one!
- 1) The Baby-sitter (R.L. Stine)
- 2) The Boyfriend (R.L. Stine)
- 3) The Girlfriend (R.L. Stine)
- The Dead Game (A. Bates)
- The Dead Girlfriend (R.L. Stine)
- The Hitchhiker (R.L. Stine)
- The Perfume (Caroline B. Cooney)
- The Phantom (Barbara Steiner)
- The Stranger (Caroline B. Cooney)
- The Vampire's Promise (Caroline B. Cooney)
1994
- 13 More Tales of HorrorThirteen More TalesThirteen: 13 More Tales of Terror is an anthology and the second book of the Thirteen series, which is a part of Point Horror series for teens. It was published in 1994 and followed by Thirteen Again in 1995.-Stories in the book:...
An Anthology of short horror stories; (These short stories are not published individually)- 01) The Cat-Dogs (Susan Price)
- 02) The Piano (Diane Hoh)
- 03) The Devil's Footprints (Malcolm Rose)
- 04) Softies (Stan Nicholls)
- 05) The House That Jack Built (Garry Kilworth)
- 06) The Station With No Name (Colin Greenland)
- 07) Something to Read (Phillip Pullman)
- 08) Killing Time (Jill Bennett)
- 09) J.R.E. Ponsford (Graham Masterton)
- 10) The Buyers (David Belbin)
- 11) Closeness (Chris Westwood)
- 12) The Ring (Margaret Bingley)
- 13) Bone Meal (John Gordon)
- Call Waiting (R.L. Stine)
- Driver's Dead (Peter Lerangis)
- I Saw You That Night (R.L. Stine)
- Halloween Night II (R.L. Stine)
- Nightmare Hall 7 - Pretty Please (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 8 - The Experiment (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 9 - The Night Walker (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 10 - Sorority Sister (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 11 - Last Date (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 12 - The Whisperer (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 13 - Monster (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 14 - The Initiation (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 15 - Truth or Die (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 16 - Book of Horrors (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 17 - Last Breath (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 18 - Win, Lose or Die (Diane Hoh)
- Point Horror 5: Collection - A terrifying trio in one!
- 1) The Cemetery (D.E. Athkins)
- 2) Freeze Tag (Caroline B. Cooney)
- 3) The Fever (Diane Hoh)
- Silent Witness (Carol Ellis)
- Twins (Caroline B. Cooney)
- The Diary (Sinclair Smith)
- The Forbidden Game 1: The Hunter (L.J. Smith)
- The Forbidden Game 2: The Chase (L.J. Smith)
- The Forbidden Game 3: The Kill (L.J. Smith)
- The Watcher (Lael Littke)
- The Witness (R.L. Stine)
- The Yearbook (Peter Lerangis)
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1995
- 13 AgainThirteen AgainThirteen: 13 Again was an anthology and the last book of Thirteen series....
An Anthology of short horror stories; (These short stories are not published individually)- 01) Anjelica's Room (Laurence Staig)
- 02) Foxgloves (Susan Price)
- 03) The Ultimate Assassin (Malcolm Rose)
- 04) The Rattan Collar (Garry Kilworth)
- 05) Boomerang (David Belbin)
- 06) The delinquent (Maresa Morgan)
- 07) The Ghost Trap (Lisa Tuttle)
- 08) Close Cut (Phillip Gross)
- 09) Grandma (Colin Greenland)
- 10) Vampire in Venice (John Gordon)
- 11) Picking up the Tab (Stan Nicholls)
- 12) Evidence of Angels (Graham Masterton)
- 13) Hospital Trust (Dennis Hamley)
- Hide And Seek (Jane McFann)
- Night School (Caroline B. Cooney)
- Point Horror 6: The Caroline B. Cooney Collection - A terrifying trio in one!
- 1) The Cheerleader (Caroline B. Cooney)
- 2) The Return of the Vampire (Caroline B. Cooney)
- 3) The Vampire's Promise (Caroline B. Cooney)
- Point Horror 7: Collection - A terrifying trio in one!
- 1) The Window (Carol Ellis)
- 2) The Train (Diane Hoh)
- 3) Hit and Run (R.L. Stine)
- The Babysitter IIIThe Babysitter IIIThe Babysitter III is a 1993 young adult suspense novel by the American author, R. L. Stine. It has a sequel, The Babysitter IV.-Plot:...
(R.L. Stine) - The Babysitter IVThe Babysitter IVThe Babysitter IV is a 1995 young adult suspense novel that was written by the American author R. L. Stine. It is the sequel and conclusion to the books The Babysitter, The Babysitter II, and The Babysitter III.-Plot:...
(R.L. Stine) - Nightmare Hall 19 - The Coffin (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 20 - Deadly Visions (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 21 - Student Body (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 22 - The Vampire's Kiss (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 23 - Dark Moon (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 24 - The Biker (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 25 - Captives (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 26 - Revenge (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 27 - Kidnapped (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 28 - The Dummy (Diane Hoh)
- Nightmare Hall 29 - The Voice in the Mirror (Diane Hoh)
- The Body (Carol Ellis)
- The Boy Next Door (Sinclair Smith)
- The Claw (Carmen Adams)
- The Mummy (Barbara Steiner)
- The Surfer (Linda Cargill)
- Vampire's Love 1: Blood Curse (Janice Harrell)
- Vampire's Love 2: Blood Spell (Janice Harrell)
1996
- Amnesia (Sinclair Smith)
- Double Date (Sinclair Smith)
- Homecoming Queen (John Hall)
- Krazy 4 U (A. Bates)
- Point Horror 8: Collection - A terrifying trio in one!
- 1) The Dead Game (A. Bates)
- 2) The Stranger (Caroline B. Cooney)
- 3) Call Waiting (R.L. Stine)
- Prom Date (Diane Hoh)
- Second Sight (Sinclair Smith)
- Spring Break (Barbara Steiner)
- Sweet Sixteen (Francescca Jeffries)
- The Bride (D.E. Athkins)
- The Caroline B. Cooney Special Edition
- 1) Freeze Tag (Caroline B. Cooney)
- 2) The Stranger (Caroline B. Cooney)
- 3) Twins (Caroline B. Cooney)
- The Diane Hoh Special Edition
- 1) The Fever (Diane Hoh)
- 2) Funhouse (Diane Hoh)
- 3) The Invitation (Diane Hoh)
- The R.L. Stine Special Edition
- 1) The Babysitter (novel)The Babysitter (novel)The Babysitter is a novel by R. L. Stine published in 1989, which led to establish Stine as a prominent author in the children's horror genre. It follows a simple premise of a babysitter who finds she is the next in a series of babysitting victims to a crazed killer...
(R.L. Stine) - 2) The Babysitter IIThe Babysitter IIThe Babysitter II is a sequel to The Babysitter, a novel by R. L. Stine.-Plot summary:Jenny Jeffers is going through a period of distress and fear, as she has narrowly survived a murder attempt by Mr. Hagen, the crazed father of a babysitting charge, who tried to push her into an abandoned rock...
(R.L. Stine) - 3) The Babysitter IIIThe Babysitter IIIThe Babysitter III is a 1993 young adult suspense novel by the American author, R. L. Stine. It has a sequel, The Babysitter IV.-Plot:...
(R.L. Stine)
- 1) The Babysitter (novel)
- The Stalker (Carol Ellis)
- Unleashed - Blood Sinister (Celia Rees)
- Unleashed - Transformer (Philip Gross)
1997
- Point Horror 9: Collection - A terrifying trio in one!
- 1) The Perfume (Caroline B. Cooney)
- 2) Silent Witness (Carol Ellis)
- 3) The Phantom (Barbara Steiner)
- Point Horror 10: Collection - A terrifying trio in one!
- 1) The Watcher (Lael Littke)
- 2) The Boy Next Door (Sinclair Smith)
- 3) The Hitchhiker (R.L.Stine)
- Unleashed - At Gehenna's Door (Peter Beere)
- Unleashed - The Carver (Jenny Jones)
- Unleashed - The Vanished (Celia Rees)
1998
- Unleashed - Catchman (Chris Wooding)
- Unleashed - Darker (Andrew Matthews)
- Unleashed - House of Bones (Graham Masterton)
- Unleashed - The Hanging Tree (Paul Stewart)
1999
- Unleashed - Eve's Party (Nick Turnbull)
- Unleashed - Facetaker (Phillip Gross)
- Unleashed - The Ghost Wife (Susan Price)
- Unleashed - Skinners (John Gordon)
2000
- Unleashed - Amy (Samantha Lee)
- Unleashed - In Spirit (Nick Turnbull)
- Unleashed - The Bogle (Samantha Lee)
- Unleashed - Scissorman (John Brindley)
2001
- Decayed - 10 Years of Point Horror
- 1) Trick or Treat (Richie Tankersly Cusick)
- 2) April Fools (Richie Tanklersly Cusick)
- 3) Blood Sinister (Celia Rees)
- Unleashed - Fright Train (Paul Stewart)
- Unleashed - Lowlake (Roger Davenport)
2002
- Unleashed - Moonchildren (Andrew Mathews)
- Unleashed - The Belltower (Samantha Lee)
- Unleashed - Welcome Stranger (Anthony Masters)
2003
- Demon (Samantha Lee)
- The Dark (Linda Cargill)
- The Unseen Part 1 - It Begins (Richie Tankersley Cusick)
- X-Isle (Peter Lerangis)
2004
- The Dark II (Linda Cargill)
- The Unseen Part 2 - Rest in Peace (Richie Tankersley Cusick)
- Return to X-Isle (Peter Lerangis)
- Demon II (Samantha Lee)
2005
- The Unseen part 3 - Blood Brothers (Richie Tankersley Cusick)
- The Unseen part 4 - Sin and Salvation (Richie Tankersley Cusick)