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** ''Darker'': [[spoiler: Nick's dad confesses he accidentally killed a young woman by crashing his motorbike into her during a downtown brawl between Rockers and Mods during the last time Darker was active.]]
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** ''Amy'' ends with [[spoiler: the titular character switching places with protagonist Annie, leaving her to die in the morgue while she lives her life instead.]]
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** ''Darker'' is a bit more subtle. Every thirty six years, the local kids suddenly turn violent and aggressive, and engage in anti-social and destructive behaviour. [[spoiler: The titular entity fuels this rise of aggression to fever pitch, until somebody ends up dead, then the kids turn back to normal. To make matters worse, Darker selects the sacrifice, and the current selection happens to be the protagonist Nick.]]
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* HumanSacrifice: Happens in ''Unleashed''
** Midway through ''The Hanging Tree'', Willow and Brian [[spoiler: receive a vision from the titular tree, in which a man, woman and 'a bundle of rags' are pushed into the hole that the tree is about to be planted into. When the monstrous abbot who serves as its avatar mentions the three lives that will be sacrificed, and a loud wail echoes up from the pit, the teens realize the bundle of rags was actually a baby.]]
** ''House of Bones'' is an even more messed up example. [[spoiler: Thought you would live happily in your new home? Better not touch the walls, and be careful where you stand... because some ghostly figures might start pulling you in as a sacrifice. And judging by Liam's horrified reaction, it's not a pleasant way to go. The only thing that can stop the process is the cross... and even then, you'll need someone to pull you out.]]
** Midway through ''The Hanging Tree'', Willow and Brian [[spoiler: receive a vision from the titular tree, in which a man, woman and 'a bundle of rags' are pushed into the hole that the tree is about to be planted into. When the monstrous abbot who serves as its avatar mentions the three lives that will be sacrificed, and a loud wail echoes up from the pit, the teens realize the bundle of rags was actually a baby.]]
** ''House of Bones'' is an even more messed up example. [[spoiler: Thought you would live happily in your new home? Better not touch the walls, and be careful where you stand... because some ghostly figures might start pulling you in as a sacrifice. And judging by Liam's horrified reaction, it's not a pleasant way to go. The only thing that can stop the process is the cross... and even then, you'll need someone to pull you out.]]
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* The main protagonist of ''Fright Train'' is Vicky Amis. Her last name means 'friends', and she happens to be the kindest and most empathetic person on the train.
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** The protagonist of ''The Hanging Tree'' is called Willow. Justified, because her mother is a NewAgeRetroHippie.
* The main protagonist of ''Fright Train'' is Vicky Amis. Her last name means 'friends', and she happens to be the kindest and most empathetic person on the train.
** The protagonist of ''The Hanging Tree'' is called Willow. Justified, because her mother is a NewAgeRetroHippie.
* The main protagonist of ''Fright Train'' is Vicky Amis. Her last name means 'friends', and she happens to be the kindest and most empathetic person on the train.
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''Point Horror'' was a [[LongRunner long-running]] line of horror novels published from [[TheEighties 1986]] until [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2005]], similar to the likes of ''{{Literature/Goosebumps}}'' (it was where their author, Creator/RLStine, got his start) but aimed at a slightly older teenage[=/=]{{young adult|Literature}} audience. It was an imprint of Scholastic, the American publisher of numerous young adult and children's books as well as educational materials. Authors that published under the ''Point Horror'' label include the aforementioned Stine, Diane Hoh, Richie Tankersley Cusick, Creator/ChristopherPike, and Creator/CarolineBCooney[[note]]Fans of Cooney's Literature/LosingChristina series may be interested to know that it was actually released under the Point Horror line originally.[[/note]].
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''Point Horror'' was a [[LongRunner long-running]] line of horror TeenHorror novels published from [[TheEighties 1986]] until [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2005]], similar to the likes of ''{{Literature/Goosebumps}}'' (it was where their author, Creator/RLStine, got his start) but aimed at a slightly older teenage[=/=]{{young adult|Literature}} audience. It was an imprint of Scholastic, the American publisher of numerous young adult and children's books as well as educational materials. Authors that published under the ''Point Horror'' label include the aforementioned Stine, Diane Hoh, Richie Tankersley Cusick, Creator/ChristopherPike, and Creator/CarolineBCooney[[note]]Fans of Cooney's Literature/LosingChristina series may be interested to know that it was actually released under the Point Horror line originally.[[/note]].
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* RapeAsDrama: In ''Amy'', it emerges that [[spoiler:Amy was raped, and when she came home, her mother Cassandra panicked; realizing that Amy's abusive father would almost certainly blame her. This led to Cassandra accidentally killing Amy.]]
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* OffToBoardingSchool: In ''Twins'', Mary Lee gets sent to a boarding school against her wishes, while her twin sister Madrigal is allowed to stay at home. She's heartbroken and believes she's being sent away because her parents don't love her. [[spoiler:They are actually trying to ''[[EvilTwin protect]]'' her from Madrigal.
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* OffToBoardingSchool: In ''Twins'', Mary Lee gets sent to a boarding school against her wishes, while her twin sister Madrigal is allowed to stay at home. She's heartbroken and believes she's being sent away because her parents don't love her. [[spoiler:They are actually trying to ''[[EvilTwin protect]]'' her from Madrigal.]]
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* TwinSwitch: In ''Twins'', Mary Lee switches places with her twin sister Madrigal after [[spoiler:Madrigal is killed in a skiing accident whilst visiting Mary Lee at her boarding school. Ultimately subverted when her parents reveal they knew all along; they were just afraid of Madrigal and didn't want to take the chance that they were wrong.]]
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* TwinSwitch: In ''Twins'', Mary Lee switches places with her twin sister Madrigal after when Madrigal visits her boarding school; hoping to make Mary Lee more popular with her classmates when they realize the charming "Madrigal" is really her. [[spoiler:Madrigal is then killed in a skiing accident whilst visiting and Mary Lee at takes over her boarding school.identity ''permanently''. Ultimately subverted when her parents reveal they knew all along; they were just afraid of Madrigal and didn't want to take the chance that they were wrong.]]
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* OrIsIt: ''The Bogle'' ends with [[spoiler: the monster being driven away with the local witch's magic, the protagonist's new best friend and his little brother both recover from its touch, and everyone seems to have come out of the ordeal better than they went in. Then it's revealed an American family is lost in the highlands, caught in heavy fog, at midnight, under the dark of the moon... the time the Bogle is set to appear.]]
