Nine short and snappy tales horror regarding haunted objects and terrible children getting their just deserved. Meanwhile, "The Shortest Horror Story Ever Written" communicates directly with the reader through second-person narrative. He treats us to the most action-packed plot so far as Kevin tries to stay alive against numerous faceless killers on foot, bikes and in helicopters. This time our object is a computer, given to our hero (Henry) after it’s owner (a racing correspondent) has died at his desk.

However, despite some chilling chapters and speedy scares some of the stories could have had greater potential and more depth. 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.

It isn't explained why it is too dark to take a picture of Jamie but not a dog and tree, and it was a point I found jarring. It’s a myth that a lot of young people get sucked into which makes them make a lot of poor decisions in life. It is stated in a nonchalant and positive manner which a complete contrast to his prior state of shock and disgust thirty years before. Imagine for a moment a ten or eleven year old kid who has not had any exposure to reading other than Enid Blyton and Hardy Boys trying his hand at an unabridged version of Dracula.

These stories at the same time, were coldly-humoured, chilling and sort of freaky in a way and simply great quick reads.This began with two Sherlock Holmes continuation novels, The House of Silk and Moriarty, followed by my entry into the world of James Bond with Trigger Mortis. The villains of ‘A Career in Computer Games’ are a Japanese couple (what does Horowitz have against Japanese people?

It was quite a while later that I read a Malayalam translation of the work which did appear watered down a bit but did not lose even a bit of its brooding and terrifying aura. Because of this, he enlists the help of deranged older kid, Bill, to place the bets for him, splitting the winnings. Below I have given my verdict on each story and my alternate view on what could have made it better. En general disfrute todos, mis favoritos aparte del primero que fue el último sobre la bañera maldita, el camión nocturno esta buenísimo para halloween. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.However, one of the names it gives – "Light Moves" – is the name of a company whose van runs over the bully. Judging the book for what it is, a collection of nasty and creepy stories for young people, it deserves four stars. Gary then has to endure the pain of seeing other ignorant children snap his branches and pull his leaves. Later in the story a mysterious Japanese man appears with sushi, and the man himself is openly hated by the white family, who then proceed to describe the sushi as “disgusting” and feed it to their cat. However, if you can suspend your disbelief (a common theme in this collection), then there is a lot to like here.

It becomes a short life lesson of being grateful of what you have and making the best of the situations you find yourself in. Especially when we know where we are going the whole time and are not surprised when we reach the end.The collection has 17 stories and as seen in anthologies of this sort - the stories are of varying quality.