Fear Street Book Club

Shadyside. It sounded like such a nice town, the perfect place for a runaway like Felicia. Nobody here would know about her dark powers. Nobody would know what she had done. For once, she could be a normal girl. She could be safe. But someone in Shadyside discovered Felicia's secret. Someone found out about the awful things her powers made her do. Felicia doesn't want to run away again. But if she stays, she might lose control. And then people would start to die.

Living on the edge… Diane loves sneaking out in the middle of the night. Her friends do, too. They have the town all to themselves. Every night they come up with a new prank to play. But then Diane's boyfriend, Lenny, wants revenge on a teacher, and the pranks turn to murder. Now Diane and her friends are in too deep. Much too deep…with no way out.

Hannah and Lauren talk about their favorite Fear Street books, characters, and episodes. Hannah also gives life update and special announcement.

This guy's got killer looks…Lauren and Crystal think Scott has it all. He's handsome. He's the new star of Shadyside High's football team. And he's moved in right next door! Both girls will do anything. Say anything. Try anything to get the chance to go out with him. That's all either of them want.But that's all Scott's last girlfriend wanted, too—and now she's dead.

When their classmate Al dies, Julie and her friends aren't exactly broken up about it. They couldn't stand him and even found themselves wishing he were dead more than once. But no matter what everyone else seems to suspect, Julie knows her friends, and there's no way any of them actually did anything about their shared hatred of Al. Her friends aren't killers. But then one of them confesses to the group. It's a terrible shock, but Julie and the others aren't going to turn on one of their own just like that—Al was terrible, after all. They make a pact to keep the killer's secret. It had to have been a one-time thing…right?

After his girlfriend's gruesome death one year ago, Brady is finally ready to get on with his life. He's met Rosha and he's fallen hard. But he's also fallen into trouble. Terrible accidents seem to happen whenever Rosha's around. And a strange figure with a scarred face is following Brady everywhere he goes. Is Rosha really Brady's dream girl? Or has she brought his worst nightmare back to life?

This might be the worst Fear Street book in the series... So Lauren and I decided to turn this one into a full fledged crossover episode to ease the pain a bit. Swapping Horror Stories w/ Lauren and the Fear Street Book Club!

Why can't she remember? They say something horrible happened that day. But Martha can't remember any of it—not the smallest detail. They say it will come back to her in time. But someone wants her to remember now. She draws his face, over and over—the face of a dead boy. She can't control her hand. And she can't remember how he died. But she's going to find the answer. Even if it lies with the dead.

Do you want to hear a secret? Holly did. She learned a terrible secret, and now her friends know it too. Someone want to make sure they never talk about it. Someone who'll go to any length to keep them quiet. Lying... Threads... Even murder

The doctor says Nancy is cured... She's over the murderous rage that made her try to kill her sister Emily last year. Now she's home for good... Or evil. Emily wants to forgive and forget, but the nightmare has started all over again. Someone wants to hurt her. Is it Nancy? Or is there someone else who wants Emily dead?

Nightmare weekendNothing can ruin Tina River's big weekend at Patterson College with her boyfriend, Josh Martin. She's so excited, she doesn't even mind that her cousin, Holly, will be tagging along.But when Tina and Holly arrive, Josh is gone. His roommate, Christopher Roberts, says Josh is stuck in the mountains, delayed by car trouble. That's weird—Josh never mentioned he was going away.It gets even weirder when Holly suddenly disappears. But Christopher isn't worried—about Holly or Josh. Christopher seems to have the answer to everything. Tina is confused. But one thing is clear—she's about to learn more about love and murder than she ever wanted to know.

She traded places with a killer…There's a little cabin in the Fear Street woods where a girl can really lose her mind. In fact, she can change it into someone else's. That's what happened to Nicole and Lucy. Now Lucy is in Nicole's body, and Nicole is in Lucy's. What a trip!But for Nicole, what a trap! Because Lucy is using Nicole's body to get away with murder!

Everyone thinks she killed her teacherIntense, competitive, Lily Bancroft had good reasons to hate him. She lives to win, and he was about to destroy her dreams. But murder? That was going too far, even for someone as driven as Lily.She's innocent. But that hasn't stopped the whispers behind her back. Or the weird phone calls late at night. Then someone else is brutally murdered and suddenly Lily is drawn into a nightmare she can't begin to control. Will her final grade be her last?

Now someone knows too much, and there's danger ahead. Natalie just wants out of this nightmare. But that's the problem with dead ends — there's no way out!

The truth hurts.What else is there to do, with all seven of them stuck in Dara Harker's luxury ski condo? There are three guys and four girls—some of them friends, some nearly strangers—all of them trapped. A blinding blizzard has stilled the lifts, blocked the roads, and killed the phones.A game, they think, will help them break the ice. Who will tell the truth? Who will take a dare? And how far will each of them go?But then the game turns deadly. One of them, it seems, would rather kill than tell the truth.And kill again.

Don't answer that phone!“You're not safe anywhere. I'll get my revenge!”Can it really be Mr. Farberson on the line? He has to still be locked up after trying to kill Jade and Deena last year. Maybe the calls are just someone's idea of a sick joke. But who else could possibly know the things the caller knows?Then they realize that someone is nearby, watching them, close enough to know their every move. Someone who desperately wants revenge. Someone who wants to reach out…and kill them.

A bony hand beckons from a shallow grave…But only Ellie Anderson can see the skeletal hand. Ellie has visions—visions of past secrets and future horror. Her visions have led her to the body of a girl who was killed two years before. Now her power may help her find the murderer…unless he finds her first!

Summer at the beach and Amanda Conklin's stuck in summer school. Well, at least she doesn't have to take care of her little brother and sister. That's Chrissy's job.Chrissy seems like the perfect babysitter — so kind and trustworthy. But Amanda soon discovers Chrissy's terrible secret. Babysitting is Chrissy's job — but killing is what she does best!

Thrills and chills…Talia Blanton could scare you to death.She writes horror stories—stories that often give her friends starring roles.Everyone loves Talia's terrifying tales—until they start to come true. One by one, Talia's friends become Talia's victims.Is Talia making her stories come true? Or is someone trying to turn Talia's real life into a horror story?

No girl in her right mind would say no to a date with Bobby Newkirk. Not with those great looks, that easy charm, and the awesome way he plays the guitar. Of course, some people think he's just a bit conceited. But when it comes to breaking hearts, that hasn't slowed Bobby down one bit.At least, not until the beautiful Wade twins move to Shadyside. And Bobby brags to his friends that they'll both fall for him.And they do. Too bad for Bobby the twins never learned to share. One of them is jealous, murderously jealous. Is it quiet, shy Bree? Or bold, sexy Samantha? Bobby had better figure it out...or his double fun will turn to double terror.

Every night Maggie Travers has the same horrible dream. Every night she is forced to watch the same murder. And every night the girl in her dream cries out for help. Maggie is afraid to go to sleep again. But when the terrifying dream starts to come true and the gruesome accidents begin, staying awake is the real nightmare!

Nice girls don't kill…Johanna Wise has always longed to be part of Dennis Arthur's rich, popular crowd, and she can't believe it when he finally asks her out. Now she'll do anything to continue to hang out with his cool friends and keep Dennis as her boyfriend.So when Dennis dares her to kill their teacher, Mr. Northwood, she doesn't say no. She can't. Besides, it was only a joke, right? But now the joke has gone too far, and the whole school is taking bets on Johanna. The dare is serious…dead serious. Will she do it? Will she really kill for love?

He stole their hearts…Does he want their lives, too?What a hunk! When handsome, mysterious Ross Gabriel comes to Shadyside High, all the girls want to date him…even the ones who already have boyfriends! Janie, Eve and Faith go so far as to make a bet…which one of them will he go out with first?But then the murders begin, and it starts to look like dating Ross means flirting with a gruesome and untimely death. Will Janie's dream date with Ross turn out to be the night of her life? Or the night of her death?

You could get burned…The perfect suntan. Soaking up the rays. Fun on the beach. That's what Claudia Walker had in mind when she accepted her friend Marla's invitation to spend the weekend at her cliffside beach house. Little did she know that horrible accidents—fatal accidents—would occur on the beach and in the house.But Claudia knows they're not “accidents.” She's sure somebody is out to get them…out to kill them. The week of “fun in the sun” has turned dark and deadly!

Under pressure to perform well on her math exam, Carter Phillips persuades math whiz Adam to take the test for her in exchange for one date, but one date is not enough for the dangerous young man.

Who is Honey Perkins? She's been telling everyone in Shadyside that she's Becka Norwood's best friend. But Becka's sure she's never met Honey before. Honey systematically moves in on Becka's life, copying her in every way. But when Becka presumes to have more than one “best friend,” the horrible accidents begin. Does Honey just want a friend? Becka wonders. Or does she want more—much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chelsea is the typical shy girl. Always home on a Saturday night, she would give anything to have her first date. Finally, Chelsea's luck begins to change when two new guys move into town and both ask her out. Too bad that one of Chelsea's new boys has a terrible hobby -- murder. Now Chelsea may be looking for love, but he's looking for a new victim. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Dance of death… A spring night…soft moonlight…five beautiful Prom Queen candidates…dancing couples at the Shadyside High prom—these should be the ingredients for romance. But stir in one brutal murder—then another, and another—and the recipe quickly turns to horror. Lizzie McVay realizes that someone is murdering the five Prom Queen candidates one by one—and that she may be next on the list! Can she stop the murderer before the dance is over—for good? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Quiet—hospital! Sshh. There are a lot of things they want to keep quiet at Shadyside Hospital. In fact, just about every private room holds a private secret of its own. Poor Laurie Masters. The student volunteer innocently happened to stumble onto the hospital's sickest secret of all. Laurie has seen too much—and now the doctors and nurses are taking a close look at Laurie. What they come up with is a deadly diagnosis. Laurie may not be sick, but she's getting a prescription anyway—a prescription for horror!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Lea Carson can't believe it when her family moves into the creepy, old house on Fear Street. Most creepy of all is the secret room up in the attic. The room has been locked and boarded up for at least a hundred years. A murder was committed in that room, the story goes, and it has been closed up ever since. Lea knows she should stay away. But she thinks she hears footsteps inside the secret room. And voices. Someone—or something—is waiting for Lea in there. Should she open the door? Can she resist? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Who killed the counselor? “I could kill you!” screamed Geri Marcus. Could she? Would she? something is very wrong at Camp Nightwing, and junior counselor Holly Flynn is determined to solve the mystery before it destroys the camp! The trouble begins with frightening acts of vandalism. After each, a red feather is left behind—signature of the culprit. Suddenly, one of the counselors is dead. “An accident,” say the police. But Holly knows better—and she knows she's next. Holly can't trust anyone now, not even her best friend, as she stalks the camp killer—and hopes that it soon won't be “lights out” for her! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It was just a game… The first fire started almost by accident. A wastebasket fire in the school library. Jill Franks and her friends found it exciting. And it got them out of school for a few hours. Who could have guessed that the fire game would quickly spread? That one fire would lead to another? What Jill, and Andrea, and Diane, and the three boys they hung around with would find themselves caught up in the most dangerous—and deadly—game of all? When one of their fires ends in murder, the game ends—and the real terror begins. All of them realize that someone is playing the game for keeps. Now Jill has no choice. She knows she must find the murderer—before her life goes up in flames! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Dont listen to the stories they tell you about Fear Street. Wouldnt you rather explore it yourselfand see if its dark terrors and unexplained mysteries are true? Youre not afraid, are you? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Emily wants to like her stepsister, but it hasn't been easy. As soon as Jessie moves in, she takes over Emily's room, steals Emily's clothes, and lies to everyone. Then Emily picks up Jessie's diary and learns a horrifying secret. Is Jessie really capable of murder? Emily tries to tell her parents, but no one believes her. So it's up to Emily to expose the real Jessie -- if she can stay alive. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The invitation arrived in a black-bordered envelope. Inside, the card showed a coffin with the inscription “Reserved For You.” It was perfectly fitting for an all-night Halloween party on Fear Street. But Terry and his girlfriend Niki wondered why they had been invited. They barely knew Justine Cameron, the beautiful and mysterious transfer student who was throwing the party. The party was well under way when the lights went out. That's to be expected at a spooky Halloween party. But when the lights come back on, there was that boy on the floor with the knife in his back. Just a Halloween prank? Maybe. Maybe not. For Terry and Niki the trick-or-treating has turned to terror. To their horror, they realize that someone at the costume party is dressed to kill! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Don't listen to the stories they tell you about Fear Street. Wouldn't you rather explore it yourself…and see if its dark terrors and unexplained mysteries are true? You're not afraid, are you? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

One week after she starts her summer job on Fear Street with old Mrs Cottler, Mayra Barnes begins to sleepwalk, waking up in the dead of night not knowing where she is. Mayra becomes even more terrified when she discovers Mrs Cottler may be a witch... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It begins as an innocent prank, when Deena Martinson and her best friend Jade Smith make sexy phone calls to the boys from school. But Deena's half-brother Chuck catches them in the act and threatens to tell their parents, unless the girls let him in on the fun. Chuck begins making random calls, threatening anyone who answers. It's dangerous and exciting. They're even enjoying the publicity, and the uproar they've caused. Until Chuck calls a number on Fear Street. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What would happen if one day your parents did not come home? What if they disappeared without a trace, and what if something terrible had happened to them? This is what happens to Mark and Cara on one frightful night . . . when they take a wrong turn down the fateful block called Fear Street. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"Nothing bad will happen," Della O'Connor assures her friends in the Outdoors Club. So what if their advisor can't go on the overnight to Fear Island—won't it be more fun with no adults around? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Horrifying things happen on Fear Street. Last year Ellen's boyfriend was found shot in the Fear Street woods, and it took her 12 months to recover. Now, Ellen is returning to Fear Street to a surprise party held by her friends. But someone is dead set on preventing the reunion! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We are beginning our journey through R. L. Stine's Fear Street series with The New Girl. Cory, a high school student, falls in love with Anna, a new girl at school. As he tried to learn more about her, he begins to doubt her existence: most of his friends have never seen her on campus, and she's not listed in the school's files. When he calls her family's home someone on the other end insists that Anna is dead. He had to learn her secret... Or die trying! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app