Chamber of Fear

Fear Street Sagas #12

by R.L. Stine

In this chapter of the Fear Street Sagas Carolyn takes a job as assistant to a famous magician. Carolyn's own mother died trying to unlock the secrets of the Chamber of Fear, the magician's most dangerous prop. No one has ever entered the Chamber and lived, and the spirits of those who tried are still trapped there. Carolyn is determined to master the Chamber to free her mother's spirit.

Genres: Horror, Young Adult, Paranormal, Thriller, Childrens, Horror Thriller, Fiction

185 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1999

About the author

Robert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.

R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.

Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.

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Reviews

[Chelsea · Rating 1 out of 5]

I think I'm just over this series. Like this wouldn't have been bad but why is it a Fear Street Saga book? What does it add to the canon or mythos of Fear Street? Stage magicians, an evil twin, a magic box...an ancient evil. Been there, done that. Flat characters and a useless plot...RL...don't ever put your name on something you haven't written again. Please.

[S · Rating 2 out of 5]

I could have easily given this book three stars. I love Stine, but to be honest I felt something was missing from this book. I think Stine could have extended its pages and gone into more detail and mystery and made it an adult book. It could have been a real"hellraiser", but I felt it seemed rushed and a little on the predictable side but I am never disappointed with a Stine novel, just not my favorite.

[Kacey Laine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the elements in this book! Such a fun read!

[Tabitha · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars - Carolyn takes a job with the Fear family where her mother previously worked and discovers a mysterious box known as the Chamber of Fears - as well as the fact that the Fears are unsurprisingly hiding a dark secret. The magician plot was an interesting approach to the story, and the Chamber itself was darkly intriguing. There aren't as many deaths included in the storyline compared to most of the other books.

I read the Sagas slightly out of order (13 and 14 before 12). My quest to read all of the Fear Street books has entered hard mode. I could not find this book anywhere, and my library wasn't able to do an Interlibrary Loan for it because even the libraries that showed they did have it, they said their copy was too old or damaged to send. Thriftbooks saved the day.

[Amber "Epp" · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I liked the Fear Saga more than just plain old fear street the series just had more to it for me .... I really loved all the twisted tales from this series so much fun

I had an absolute blast reading all of these again in 2013 .... :)

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not one of the best Saga books, but still a fun enough read.

[Arnée Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alright back to basics. This is decent. I think it would’ve been better to make Carolyn a part of the Goode family that way it links back to the original trilogy.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book while in middle school. I was a HUGE R.L. Stine fan and like most of his other books, I couldn't put it down.