Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror is an anthology of short stories. It is a book in the Point Horror

Point Horror

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...

 series for teens and the first of three Thirteen anthologies. It was followed by Thirteen More Tales

Thirteen More Tales

Thirteen: 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:...

. All of the stories in this book were edited by Tonya Pines.

Collect Call by Christopher Pike

Collect Call is the only short story in the book which is divided in two parts. The first part is called Collect Call, where the second is called The Black Walker.

The Guiccioli Miniature by Jay Bennett

The Guiccioli Miniature is the third story in this anthology and is written by Jay Bennett. It is a crime story and was written in 1975, unlike the other stories in this collection, which were written in the same year the anthology was published.

Blood Kiss by D. E. Athkins

The story revolves around Elizabeth, a high school girl. She has a crush on the new boy is class, Ken. Ken is extremely handsome (much like the Ken doll), and is rumored to be a vampire. He dates various girls at school, including Elizabeth' friends Delia and Valerie. Each of the girls he dates turn up at school the next day visibly upset and not wanting to talk about the date. Elizabeth's crush on Ken seems to grow day by day. One day, she finally works up the courage, and walks up to his locker. She introduces herself to him, "Hi, I'm Elizabeth. Not Liz, not Beth, just Elizabeth". Intrigued Ken replies, "Hi, Just-Elizabeth" Ken later during the conversation, asks her out. During the date, Ken nibbles her on the back of her neck. Realizing that Ken is not a vampire, Elizabeth confronts him, asking whether all the vampire rumors were just a ploy to draw girls towards him. Ken replies stating that all the girls he dated wanted to date the vampire, but everyone withdrew when he became serious. Elizabeth replies that she is not like the other girls, and leans towards Ken prompting him to bite (which Ken does). They then share a kiss, which becomes the title of the story - Blood Kiss

The Doll by Carol Ellis

The Doll is about a girl named Abby Rodgers who gets haunted by a vintage style doll that was found in the attic of her new 18th century home.

The Spell by R. L. Stine

"The Spell" by R.L. Stine concerns a teen girl and her boyfriend William who suddenly becomes interested in hypnotism. William's intentions, from the start, are mysteriously grave and become increasingly threatening as the story progresses. Will the girl be able to stop William from hypnotizing their friends, Stan and Erica, from killing Marty? Or will she be rendered powerless by William's horrifying hypnotic suggestions?