Horowitz Horror: Stories You'll Wish You Never Read by Anthony Horowitz

From the Publisher

Welcome to a world where everything seems normal. At least, at first. But the sinister and truly terrifying lurk just beneath the surface. Like a bathtub with a history so haunted, no one dares get in it. . . or an ordinary-looking camera that does unspeakable things to its subjects. . .or a mysterious computer game that has terrible consequences if you lose. . . .

From the creator of the blockbuster Alex Rider Adventures and The Diamond Brothers Mysteries, Horowitz Horror is a wicked collection of macabre tales sure to send shivers up your spine.

About the Author: Anthony Horowitz lives in London.

Publishers Weekly

Not to be read before bedtime, Horowitz Horror: Stories You'll Wish You Never Read, nine terrifying tales from Alex Rider creator Anthony Horowitz, are mostly set against the all-too-real horror of familial tension. From a cursed bathtub, to a seemingly possessed computer belonging to a dead man and given to a girl by her father, and a more exotic tale of a monkey's ear that grants dangerous wishes, this paper-over-board collection will keep kids up all night... wishing for daylight. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Children's Literature

This book of wicked and strange short stories will bring fear and suspense into the lives of all who read it. Do not to open this book up and start to read if there is a tremendous thunderstorm exploding outside or if you find yourself alone in bed and the lights start to flicker off and on. Creepy things happen in this book. Harmless inanimate objects such as computers, bath tubs, and cameras bring horror and evil to the lives of the characters. Weird message appear on computer scenes. Characters die bizarre and unusual deaths. Nasty children disappear and are never found again in their true form. Look for evil at every corner and expect the unexpected as the reader turns the pages. The author, Anthony Horowitz, either has a depraved sense of humor or the most creative imagination on this earth. Of course, he could have both. This chapter book made an adult like me look at the world in a different way. I began to believe that soaking in the bath tub could leave me speechless and insane. Who would have thought that a delicious and succulent meal could be created from a rotten child? I would not recommend this book for younger readers because of the intense and mature content. I would put it in any library where readers are seeking a world of strange fantasy.

School Library Journal

Gr 7-10-Bathtubs dripping with blood, a monkey's ear instead of a monkey's paw, a cannibalistic chef looking for new ingredients, and a camera that kills the subject of its photographs are some of the elements in these selections. While the stories probably won't make most readers want to sleep with the lights on, they have their own brand of creepiness. As with most short-story collections, this one is uneven, and the book will appeal mainly because of the author. However, it lacks the sophistication of truly horrifying horror.-Lynn Evarts, Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac, WI Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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