Horowitz Horror · BOOK 1 OF 3

Horowitz Horror

By Anthony Horowitz · 1999 · Fantasy · supernatural · horror · Older children and young teens

Story collectionSpoiler-lightBook 1 in order

Spoiler-free summary

A sharp, nasty and often funny collection of short horror stories for younger readers.

Everyday homes, schools and journeys made threatening by a supernatural or technological turn. The pleasure lies in variety of voice and storytelling, shaped by a multi-story volume whose order creates changes of pace, tone and scale..

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Can I start here?

A natural entry point: this begins the Horowitz Horror sequence and establishes its central world.

What makes it different

These stories understand that ordinary objects make the best traps; every camera, bath and bus stop starts to look guilty.

Setting

Everyday homes, schools and journeys made threatening by a supernatural or technological turn.

Content guidance

Macabre outcomes, supernatural threats and comic-horror violence.

Why fans love itThese stories understand that ordinary objects make the best traps; every camera, bath and bus stop starts to look guilty.

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Continuity

Horowitz Horror is volume 1 of 3 in Horowitz Horror. Its central adventure has a resolution, while relationships and consequences can continue into later volumes.

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Sources

Library catalogue: WorldCat library records — Horowitz Horror ↗