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"Harriet's Horrible Dream" Teaser

Harriet’s Horrible Dream

Anthony Horowitz

Horror

Nightmares are always a trouble to someone, especially a child. Harriet falls asleep, seemingly gently, but drifts into a nightmare far beyond her imagination. However, this nightmare was unordinary. This nightmare stood out, as if it was real, rather than a figment of her imagination. Struggling to free herself from the people who are man-handling her, she screams, and wakes up. Was this really a dream?

The concept behind “Harriet’s Horrible Dream” is a very common concept; a dream that seems supernaturally real. This short story stands out to me because of Anthony’s simple language. On top of that, Anthony adds creativity into the climax of this story, making this story much like an actual horror story.

"The Night Bus" Teaser

The Night Bus

Anthony Horowitz

Horror

It was going to be the best party of the year, and possibly of their lives. Nick and Jeremy Hancock begged their father to let them go to the halloween party, and after hours of pleaded, they hopped in the car and drove to the party. 23:30 was their curfew, and both of them knew that if they returned past that time, they would be dead. Nick and Jeremy, however, certainly didn’t expect they would be amongst the dead.

This short story first catches attention with a typical pleading of teenagers.Then, it infuses regular characters into a famous English legend, which adds an interesting, even a little humorous aspect of the story. The character’s realistic reactions to events make the reader seem like he or she is actually in the story.

"Light Moves" Teaser

Light Moves

Anthony Horowitz

Horror

A journalist death wasn’t unexpected, but it meant a lot of things. Most importantly, it meant that Dad could bring home the journalist’s old computer to give to Henry. It was a shabby old computer, springs protruding out here and there. Henry, because he was a teen, had no intention of using it because it couldn’t even run the simplest game. So he tucked it away in the corner of his room. That night, it turned on, despite that the power cord wasn’t plugged in. “CASABLANCA,” the screen read. The name of a horse that won the race the next day. Henry figures this fortunate phenomena and decides to use it to its full extent. However, cheating and gambling never turns out to be a good idea, even if it means at a cost of something much more valuable.

"Bath Night" Teaser

Bath Night

Anthony Horowitz

Horror

Her parents bought a beautiful victorian bathtub at a very low price. But that process included a lot of fighting, as always, and despite it all, she didn’t like it. To Isabel, it was much too out of place, and it was really eerie. She unwillingly decided to take a bath one night, and decided that it couldn’t be too bad. But was it really not that bad? That first night gave Isabel nightmares, which only led to sparking her curiosity of the origins of this victorian tub. She finds out what she had feared all along, and what only made everything much more worse. The bathtub’s history was her worst nightmare.

“Bath Night” is a story that at first seems mundane, but actually turns out to be a sufficient horror story. The way Horowitz progresses through the events makes the reader ask more questions until they realize the devastating event at the end.

"Killer Camera Teaser"

Killer Camera

Anthony Horowitz

Horror

Matthew’s father’s birthday is coming up, and Matthew needs to get a nice present for him. Spending his time roaming around car-trunk sales but not expecting anything was the only thing he could do with his tight budget. A new car pulls in, and in the trunk of that car, Matthew finds the object he was hoping to discover. A seemingly new Pentax camera that had only one or two flaws. He picked it up, and immediate noticed the other odd sale items. Board games (and noticeably the ouija board), books on unmentioned strange topics, and a few mundane objects here and there. Matthew didn’t know how important this camera would be to him.

This story was very intriguing. It included a normal event that anyone would go to, and Anthony Horowitz found a way to add twists to make the story scary and suspenseful.