We’re a few days into the ’90s Nostalgia Fright Fest Read-Along… who’s already gotten started?
For anyone just joining us, this read-along is about all those scary books you read as a kid but haven’t looked at in years. Check out the Fright Fest Kick Off post for more details.
This week I read…
I started things off with The New Girl – the very first Fear Street book – and The Stepsister.
I thought the retro cover of The New Girl was perfect for the Fright Fest graphic, really capturing that nostalgic feel. Unfortunately(-ish), my library has all the reprints with updated covers, and it’s just not the same. They also have a few updated pop culture references, which makes me wonder what the original text was. But the stories, for the most part, are just as I remember them.
Next week I plan to read…
The next few books in my pile are The Best Friend, Switched, and Secret Admirer.
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Any creepy books on your reading list this month?
Cheap Thrills 
I have a stack of the original books at home and now I can’t remember if I have The New Girl. I have to look this weekend! I started Party Games and am about 30% in. The writing is exactly how I remember it as a kid.
I’m still waiting for my library to get Party Games. Fingers crossed that it comes before the end of the month. I’m already on the waiting list. (Okay, I AM the waiting list.)
Ooh… R.L. Stine. Good times! I haven’t read “The News Girl” and I honestly forgot the title of the scariest R.L. Stine book I read. I remember, though, that it was about two sisters, if not bestfriends. And one of them turns out to be a schizo. I am currently reading something that I didn’t read as a child although it is still horror. It’s Stephen King’s “Four Past Midnight.”
I’m not sure if I have a “scariest.” I’ve never really liked being scared, and any book that truly freaked me out was probably not anything I wanted to be reading. Thanks for stopping by!
I spent the weekend pulling out some of my RL Stine books so I could join in the fun!
Yay!
I’m excited!!