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* TunnelNetwork: The titular mall of ''The Mall'' is loaded with these. This is due to the mall being so old that it's been renovated constantly over the years, leading to it being filled with many hidden tunnels, passages, and hallways. Athan takes advantage of them to get around the huge building secretly.
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* StalkerWithACrush: The motivation behind Athan's actions in ''The Mall''.
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* ScareEmStraight: Mrs Ferdinand from ''The Bogle'' used the titular monster to scare Morag into being good. She later does the same to Johnny. [[spoiler: When both of them are caught by the monster, she rethinks this tactic, realising neither of them deserve such an awful fate.]]
** Fiona from ''Scissorman'' uses this tactic at the end [[spoiler: when she reveals she is the titular monster and serves the protagonists' pet rabbits for dinner, even [[IronicEcho echoing the very same words]] they used against her son earlier in the book.]]
** Fiona from ''Scissorman'' uses this tactic at the end [[spoiler: when she reveals she is the titular monster and serves the protagonists' pet rabbits for dinner, even [[IronicEcho echoing the very same words]] they used against her son earlier in the book.]]
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* RunicMagic: ''House of Bones'' from ''Unleashed'' has [[spoiler: the properties of Mr Vane beset with this, with rune stones set into the fireplace to make the houses absorb those who live in them. The story ends with the protagonists going to each house to remove them so the homes become harmless again.]]
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** ''Unleashed'' title ''Amy'' takes place on Halloween and [[spoiler: has a good chunk of the town solve the mystery of what happened to the titular character the previous Halloween.]]
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** [[spoiler: The Pytha in ''The Yearbook'' is a tentacled monstrosity that gives boils and tumours to her targets and kills students to sustain herself. In the end it cannot be defeated, only held back for a few years.]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: Althea from ''The Cheerleader'' and Devnee from ''The Return of the Vampire'' hand victims over to a vampire in exchange for popularity and beauty respectively.
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**Althea from ''The Cheerleader''and Devnee offers victims to the vampire in her attic in exchange for popularity.
**Devnee from''The the sequel,''The Return of the Vampire'' hand hands victims over to a the same vampire in exchange for popularity and beauty respectively.and then brains.
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** Mr Vane from ''House of Bones'' [[spoiler: made one with a druid doctor. In exchange for eternal life, he would move people into houses built upon Britain's [[LeyLine ley lines]] where the newly housed residents would be dragged into the walls of the houses as a sacrifice. However he realises there is [[WhoWantsToLiveForever a downside to immortality]] and offers the same deal to the protagonist, who refuses.]]
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* LeyLine: Features in ''House of Bones'' with the properties of Mr Vane being built on them. [[spoiler: The people who live in them become human sacrifices with ''something'' dragging them into the walls of their new homes.]]
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* CreepyHousekeeper: Mrs Ferdinand in ''Unleashed's'' ''The Bogle.'' A grouchy and strict old woman with a [[ScareEmStraight Scare 'Em Straight]] philsophy. She creeps out Peter and Morag so much they suspect she murdered her previous employer. On investigation [[spoiler: they find his body in one of the many nooks and crannies in the house. Mrs Ferdinand's reaction to this discovery is to burst into tears over and even thank them for solving the mystery.]] When the Bogle enters the picture [[spoiler: she begins to soften, taking pity on the afflicted Johnny and later on Morag when she falls victim. On seeing both of them suffer she realises her philosophy has done more harm than good and morphs into a [[KindlyHousekeeper Kindly Housekeeper]], even supporting the local witch in getting rid of the Bogle despite her strong Christian beliefs.]]
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* AfterlifeExpress: ''Fright Train''. It's really obvious from the blurb where this ride is taking them and who their conductor is.
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* TeensAreMonsters: ''The Invitation'' has the [[AlphaBitch Alpha Bitch]] invite five relatively unpopular students to her annual party, only for it be revealed they are the subject of a 'people hunt' that quickly turns lethal when an uninvited guest [[spoiler: hijacks the game to off each of the characters out of a [[NeverMyFault misguided revenge]].]] And that's not going into all the teenaged characters who turn out to be the killer due to revenge, jealousy or wanting to eliminate a love rival.
** ''Unleashed'' has Stu and Jane, the teenaged co-protagonists in ''Scissorman''. They bully their little stepbrother and rope their friend into dressing as the titular monster to terrify him. Then there are all the teens and [[EnfantTerrible kids]] who go off the rails in ''Darker'' [[spoiler:(although that's due to them being temporarily [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Brainwashed and Crazy]]).]]
** ''Unleashed'' has Stu and Jane, the teenaged co-protagonists in ''Scissorman''. They bully their little stepbrother and rope their friend into dressing as the titular monster to terrify him. Then there are all the teens and [[EnfantTerrible kids]] who go off the rails in ''Darker'' [[spoiler:(although that's due to them being temporarily [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Brainwashed and Crazy]]).]]
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* CreepyDoll: ''Thirteen Tales of Horror'' gives us ''The Doll.'' Not only is the titular toy creepy but actively malicious due to causing numerous "accidents" that hurt, maim and eventually kill people the protagonist cares about.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: All the passengers, save for the protagonists, aboard the titular ''Fright Train''.
** Maria, the ex-dictator's wife [[spoiler: had one of her maids executed when she believed she was having an affair with her husband. To make matters worse, it wasn't an affair. Her husband repeatedly raped the woman.]]
** Simon, the yuppie businessman [[spoiler: burned down one of his warehouses to cash in on some insurance to save himself from financial ruin but forgot to tell the night working security guard who burned to death in the fire.]]
** Mandy, the attractive athlete [[spoiler: is really a drug cheat who was banned from competing in sporting events so became a coach instead. She encouraged two upcoming athletes to take some new, experimental drugs meant for cattle that wouldn't be detected, only for the drugs to later kill them.]]
** Greg, the heavy set [[JerkJock Jerk Jock]][[spoiler: bullied a co-worker into committing suicide.]]
** Evelyn, the retired nurse [[spoiler: forced water down an elderly patient's throat, killing her in cold blood. She claims it was a [[MercyKill Mercy Kill]] but Old Scratch will have none of it.]]
** Maria, the ex-dictator's wife [[spoiler: had one of her maids executed when she believed she was having an affair with her husband. To make matters worse, it wasn't an affair. Her husband repeatedly raped the woman.]]
** Simon, the yuppie businessman [[spoiler: burned down one of his warehouses to cash in on some insurance to save himself from financial ruin but forgot to tell the night working security guard who burned to death in the fire.]]
** Mandy, the attractive athlete [[spoiler: is really a drug cheat who was banned from competing in sporting events so became a coach instead. She encouraged two upcoming athletes to take some new, experimental drugs meant for cattle that wouldn't be detected, only for the drugs to later kill them.]]
** Greg, the heavy set [[JerkJock Jerk Jock]][[spoiler: bullied a co-worker into committing suicide.]]
** Evelyn, the retired nurse [[spoiler: forced water down an elderly patient's throat, killing her in cold blood. She claims it was a [[MercyKill Mercy Kill]] but Old Scratch will have none of it.]]
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* BettyAndVeronica: ''The Carver'' from ''Unleashed'' has Maddie caught between her ex Alex and newcomer Gareth. Alex is the Betty as he is technically the 'safe' option but he's also a bit of a jerk. Gareth is definitely the Veronica as, despite him being nicer to Maddie and having a sympathetic backstory, he's the titular carver and clearly not the most stable of individuals.
** ''Darker'', also from ''Unleashed'' has the subplot where Nick (Archie) tries to get over his outgoing, flirtatious ex Louise (Veronica) as the more tomboyish but nicer Carys steps into his life (Betty).
** ''Darker'', also from ''Unleashed'' has the subplot where Nick (Archie) tries to get over his outgoing, flirtatious ex Louise (Veronica) as the more tomboyish but nicer Carys steps into his life (Betty).
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* AlasPoorVillain: At the end of ''Freeze Tag'' [[spoiler: Meghan rescues Lannie from freezing to death and brings her into the warmth believing, despite all the misery Lannie put her and West through, she doesn't deserve to die.]]
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* EvilTwin: [[spoiler: Madrigal from ''Twins.'']]
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* CruelTwistEnding: ''Unleashed'' had a number of these where the protagonists think they've overcome or survived the horror pursuing them, only for it to claim them shortly afterwards. ''Scissorman'' and ''The Hanging Tree'' are arguably the cruellest.
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** Fiona from ''Scissorman'' is seen as this by Stu and Jane. Initially it's because she forces them to eat healthy food and demands good behaviour from them so their bias is clearly on show. [[spoiler: It's later played terrifyingly straight as she's revealed to be the titular monster, and serves them their pet rabbits for dinner.]]
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** ''Unleashed'' has its own formula. The book opens with a scene relating to the horror the book deals with, has the main characters research the background and lore of said horror while having occasional brushes with it to keep them on their toes. The lead, or someone they are close to, falls into danger at the hands of the horror and [[CruelTwistEnding hopefully]] overcomes it.
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* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Played ridiculously straight in ''Fright Train'', to the point it's a wonder why none of the characters figure out what's happened until they reach their 'final destination.'
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* CreepyChild: Plenty of these show up in ''Unleashed''. There's Eve from ''Eve's Party'', a host of vampire-esque children in ''The Vanished'', [[spoiler: Peter from ''Scissorman'' and the ghost children from ''Lowlake'' are notable examples due to them being creepy while having very sympathetic motives behind their creepiness.]]
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** Had its own [[DarkerAndEdgier Darker and Edgier]] series in the form of ''Point Horror Unleashed'', which tended to be set in the UK with supernatural threats such as vampires, werewolves and ghosts being a much more common occurrence.
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* LateArrivalSpoiler: The back blurb for the combined edition of both ''Halloween Night'' books gives away that [[spoiler: Dina is the killer in the first book]]/
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In 2019, it was announced that Creator/HBOMax is developing a series based on R.L. Stine's entries, called [[https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/point-horror-books-tv-series-hbo-max-1203401142/ Point Terror]].
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In 2019, it was announced that Creator/HBOMax is developing a series based on R.L. Stine's entries, called [[https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/point-horror-books-tv-series-hbo-max-1203401142/ Point Terror]].
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''Point Horror'' was a [[LongRunner long-running]] [[TheEighties 1980s]]/[[TheNineties 1990s]]/[[TheNoughties Early 2000s]] series of horror novels, similar to the likes of ''{{Literature/Goosebumps}}'' (some books having even been written by the same author, R.L. Stine) but aimed at a slightly older teenage/young adult audience. Authors that published under the ''Point Horror'' label include the aforementioned R.L. Stine, Diane Hoh, Richie Tankersley Cusick, Creator/ChristopherPike, and Caroline B. Cooney.
The original ''Point Horror'' series lasted from 1986 to 2005, and it is said on Wiki/TheOtherWiki that it plans to relaunch in 2013, with new titles.
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''Point Horror'' was a [[LongRunner long-running]] line of horror novels published from [[TheEighties 1980s]]/[[TheNineties 1990s]]/[[TheNoughties Early 2000s]] series of horror novels, 1986]] until [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2005]], similar to the likes of ''{{Literature/Goosebumps}}'' (some books having even been written by the same (it was where their author, R.L. Stine) Creator/RLStine, got his start) but aimed at a slightly older teenage/young adult 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 R.L. Stine, Diane Hoh, Richie Tankersley Cusick, Creator/ChristopherPike, and Caroline B. Cooney.
Theoriginal ''Point Horror'' series lasted from 1986 to 2005, and it is said on Wiki/TheOtherWiki that it plans to relaunch line was briefly relaunched with new titles in 2013, with new titles.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: The entire series could be seen as an adult version of {{Literature/Goosebumps}}, given their concurrent dates of publication and often similar themes.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: In "Something to Read" from ''13 More Tales of Horror'', [[{{Bookworm}} Annabel]] is accidentally drowned by her classmates. Once she gets over the shock, she thinks that it could be great, but then discovers that [[spoiler:she cannot physically move things, such as the pages of a book. So she has all the books in the world, but must wait and read over people's shoulders - which she hates doing.]]
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* FateWorseThanDeath: In "Something to Read" from ''13 More Tales of Horror'', [[{{Bookworm}} Annabel]] is accidentally drowned by her classmates. Once she gets over the shock, she thinks that it could be great, but then discovers that [[spoiler:she cannot physically move things, touch anything, such as the pages of a book. So she has all the books in the world, but must wait and read over people's shoulders - which she hates doing.cannot enjoy them.]]
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* HauntedHouse: Several.
** Martha lives in one in ''Trick or Treat''. Or at least, she believes it to be haunted -- [[spoiler:it is really a jealous friend of hers (Wynn) doing all the freaky things.]]
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* WickedStepmother: Laura's stepmother Sally in "The Piano" from ''13 More Tales of Horror''. She pushes her stepdaughter to practice the piano constantly. Laura is not too saddened when [[spoiler:her piano]] causes Sally's death, thereby freeing her from oppression. However, the piano doesn't like it when she doesn't practice... [[spoiler: and it killed her grandmother for trying to get away from it]].
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* WickedStepmother: Laura's stepmother Sally in "The Piano" from ''13 More Tales of Horror''. She pushes her stepdaughter to practice the piano constantly. Laura is not too saddened when [[spoiler:her piano]] causes Sally's death, thereby freeing her from oppression. However, the piano doesn't like it when she doesn't practice... [[spoiler: and it killed her grandmother for trying to get away from it]].
