This is quite a nasty habit of mine that totally unrelated images from the past pop up as I sit down to write and stitching them into the review is something I love doing. This one however made a weird sort of sense now that I think about it. A short story collection such as this if discovered during my childhood days might have brought me much closer to horror as a genre. Horowitz successfully puts together a collection of shorts aimed at a young audience who might just be getting their introduction into the space of the horror short story. NECROPOLIS, NEW YORK AND A QUESTION: SHOULD I SUE DARREN SHAN? | News". Anthony Horowitz. 28 October 2008 . Retrieved 13 May 2021. In 2002, Horowitz created the series Foyle's War, a historically-themed detective series set during and after the Second World War. The series became the longest-running among Horowitz's television projects, with a total of 28 episodes broadcast over 8 series between 2002 and 2015. The Shortest Horror Story Ever Written – An add-on to the book purportedly written by a maniac, not Anthony Horowitz. He describes how his own horror story was refused publication, so he set out on a killing spree. If the first letter of each sentence is put together, then the phrase "I am going to murder you soon" is spelled out. The story follows a boy who loves computer games and finds the perfect job for him - he gets to play computer games all day! Little does he know that sometimes that isn't a good thing.

A simple tale about a ignorant teenager being punished for his behaviour. Also, there isn’t a explanation given as to why Gary became a scarecrow.

What if a certain camera has been imbued with dark magic and anything the camera photographs gets destroyed. And what if someone just took a picture of... Don't worry, I won't spoil it for you.

This story is not awful, but neither is it as good as the first two. It has a weak ending, and as in previous tales, some of the devices for moving the plot along are clunky. I'm not into horror. Maybe it was a test of willpower or something for me to read this book, but I read it. Maybe I was desperate for reading material. I passed on the other Red Jericho books. Apparently I'd rather be scared than bored. The Night Bus' – On Halloween night, two brothers returning home from a party, go on an unexpected bus tour of London's cemeteries. A family visiting Marrakesh has the son wanting to buy a monkey’s ear which can grant four wishes. The concept seemed familiar, and I found the characters pretty stupid, though the ending turned out punny. 3/5A character accidentally saying “I wish for [insert misfortune] whilst forgetting they are holding a wish-fulfilling item is a classic trope that has been used many times.

Horowitz Horror was first published in 1999 and contains nine short stories where the protagonist is predominantly a younger person, as such is seems to be written for a preadult audience.

Bath night 2/5- Anthony uses effective imagery techniques to make the bath and Isabella’s visions horrifying and frightening.

Well that settles it, there are 3 mediocre stories, 3 good stories and 3 excellent stories to look forward to. An excellent collection to add to your bookshelf - it gets a combined score of 36/45 which is a rating of about 4/5. The Lift (North American title: " The Elevator") – A police detective investigates the strange disappearance of a spoiled boy at Covent Garden tube station. The boy got into an elevator, but never came out. The inspector comes to the conclusion that the boy was in a lift with a group of cannibals.The Adventure of the Seven Christmas Cards (2020; published in three parts in the Daily Mail, December 21–23) Japanese characters spoke with an offensive stereotypical pattern. In the first story we learn how our female protagonist will apparently never be a supermodel but at least she's not fat like her best friend. Other cultures, such as turkish, is also stereotypically, offensively portrayed for no real reason. It would also make no difference to the stories to have these outdated tropes removed something that should strong fly be considered in any reprintings of the book. Not only is it unnecessary but distracting and concerning the messages that could be sent to younger readers. The 2022 New Year's Honours list in full, and what the different ranks mean". inews.co.uk. 31 December 2021 . Retrieved 1 January 2022. A father gives his son a new computer formerly owned by a deceased coworker. This had a different take on the haunted computer, and had a decent snap ending. 3/5 Anthony Horowitz: 'Labour has done all it can to demonise our". Independent.co.uk. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022.