The Final Nightmare

House on Cherry Street #3

by W.R. Philbrick, Lynn Harnett

The haunted house on Cherry Street has taken one victim: Jason and Sally's baby-sitter. But that's not enough. The house wants Jason and Sally, too. Just like that boy Bobby. He had an "accident." A deadly one.

This is Jason and his little sister's last chance to get out alive. Because the house on Cherry Street is hiding some gruesome secrets. Secrets that will be kept. . .to the grave.

Two kids, one haunted house. Let the final nightmare begin.

Genres: Horror, Childrens, Middle Grade, Paranormal, Ghosts, Young Adult, Mystery

Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Aka Rodman Philbrick, William R Dantz, Chris Jordan.

William Rodman Philbrick is an outstanding author who has won the prestigious American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and Quick Pick Awards. Freak the Mighty has been made into a Hollywood film.

Reviews

[BRANDON · Rating 5 out of 5]

As I mentioned in my first review of this series, The House on Cherry Street is one book, one haunting, one story that was chopped into three books to make it more approachable to pintsized readers. I have to say I was surprised by the plot twist in the final book. It elevated a fairly typical haunted house story into something quite unnerving and more than a little ghastly.
After I had time to sit and ruminate, I really found the ghostly element of this story to be absolutely perfect. Bobby's chase and death repeated each time the broken clock chimes in the night was poignant and undoubtedly horrifying to witness. The unfocused poltergeist activity and strange nighttime occurrences were a little confusing but they paid off in the end.
I'll admit, I found the witch's ghost storyline a little bit redundant and tacked on right up until the last moment when everything made sense.

[Mrs. Bolduc · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this as a read aloud with my students - we had already read the first two, so we had to finish the trilogy. It's a decent read for middle schoolers, though it would work better for elementary. The story ends nicely and all the mysteries are solved.

[Amanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was not very good I didn't like the ending. The other two books were awesome but this one was the biggest let down ever! The ending was so crappy!

I like Rodman Philbrick, I really Like Freak The Mighty it's a good book but I think he should stick to the non-mystery instead of writing mystery books.

[Attila Benő · Rating 5 out of 5]

The final part of the trilogy, where everything is revealed. Can the children survive the summer? A great and exciting ending, and I feel kind of sad that it ended because I'm left with wanting more, more, more...

[Kayla Woodward · Rating 4 out of 5]

definitely scary :)

[Shawna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A spooky book series for kids, enjoyed when I was younger. Helped inspire a love for reading.

[Jeanine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good series.