Moonlight Secrets

Fear Street Nights #1

by R.L. Stine

When you can't sleep,
there's always NIGHTS.
It all started with Lewis and Jamie. They were sneaking out late at night to be together. Then their friends started joining in. First at the old burned-down Fear Mansion. Later at the local bar Nights.
They called themselves the Night People. And they carefully protected their secret world. No parents, no work, no stress. Just chilling with friends in their own private after-hours club.
But then the nights turned dark. Unexplainable accidents, evil pranks...and then, later, the killings. The Night People know they have to stop the horror all by themselves, or else they risk exposure -- not to mention their lives.
Things go bump in the Night....

Genres: Horror, Young Adult, Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Teen, Ghosts

160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

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

[Latasha · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’m convinced Bob did not write this one. It’s shit. If you enjoy the original fear street books, get ready cause this one takes that nostalgia and twist it into something ugly. These kids are straight up mean assholes. I will not be reading anymore Fear Street Nights.

[Tyler Gray · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this as a teenager but I didn't remember anything about it, hell I don't even remember what I felt about it at the time (which bothers me). I was 16 when it came out in 2005. Re-read it at age 30.

The characters definitely acted like teenagers, which they are so that's not a bad thing. It was frustrating because I wanted knock (not literally) some sense into them all! Two wrongs don't make a right. Someone gets their feelings hurt and it turns into a revenge spiral with things quickly getting out of control and nobody being able to stop for one minute to think how the other person feels, only themselves.

I'm not saying all teenagers are selfish and unable to think about others but things do often feel much larger as a teenager and you get that so called teen angst/drama, I remember being a teenager myself and it felt pretty realistic.

I don't think the awful things that happen in the book are ment to be seen as ok, though I do think that got a bit muddled. I mainly took it as a story about teenagers getting hurt and things going out of control, with the fear street evil curse stuff thrown in.

I almost liked the ending but then the last page had me go o.o what? I initially liked that it seemed it wasn't Candy doing the truly evil things after all aka trying to kill them, but then the hogs head in the bed? What is that supposed to mean?

Over-all I did like it. It was a pretty easy read, steady pace, frustrating at times though but with believable characters. I have some conflicting thoughts on it and they reallly make me wish I could remember how I felt about it as a teenager. Anyone got a time machine?

So I'd say I liked it, but I didn't love it. I probably will continue with the series because I am curious as to what happens and what the heck that ending means (though not entirely sure I want to know, but curiosity...)

[Elina · Rating 3 out of 5]

هنوز الینای ۱۰، ۱۲ ساله‌ام انگار
کتاب‌های این مَرد هنوز منو مثل اون موقع‌ها سر ذوق میاره:))))

۰۱.۱۰.۹

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

Very good book. Fear Street has always been one of my favorite series. Wonder if Jamie and Lewis died during the accident they had. Also, how was Jamie able to survive under water. RIP Candy.

Can't wait to read Midnight Games!!!!!

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this (and also the second book) at a book market on Thursday. Little did I know I would devour these books in one day the day after.

R.L. Stine's books are often hit and miss for me. Often there are several things I don't like, he often makes endings that make no sense or suddenly have a plot twist. But, this one is a real exception. I really loved this book.

And this was for various reasons. It was creepy, it had great characters, good mystery and lots of lovely scary moments.

In the first part we have Lewis and Jamie as main characters, focussing on how the Night People were created, how they started things, and how everything went bad. This part of the book seems small and insignificant, but believe me, it is a big thing and you will find out in the second book what really happened (though I already had my suspicions). I won't spoil anything, just that I really liked the first part. Then we get the second part (and the parts following that) were we follow Nate and all the magic creepy stuff that happens to him and his friends.

I really liked Nate in this book, he was great, though he had some things that I didn't particularly like. He has quite a mean streak, and he follows his best friend a bit too much. I didn't like how he acted towards Candy. I can imagine why, but I still won't agree with it. No matter how vile a person is, no one deserves to be made fun off. Not like this.
But, he was also strong and brave. Trying to live through his life, get through school and make sure he didn't die.

There are also other characters that are all awesome or great. We have Ada, Jamie, Lewis, Shark (though I didn't like how he acted towards Candy. Dude, we know she dumped you and she is a total bitch, but no need to humiliate her like that) and various others that all play a role in this story.

Two things I didn't particularly like was the fact that kids could drink beer like this. That apparently the guy at the bar couldn't care that he had underage kids in his bar who were drinking themselves silly. I don't mind some beer drinking, but this was just ridiculous. They went to the bar every night, and drank beer all the time? *rolls eyes*

Also the fact that when they found something in the Fear House, that they just took it all with them. That is stealing. I know, it has been hundreds of years, but you all should know the Fear Family and besides that, it isn't yours. Give it to a museum or be honest about it. But now it just felt bad.

There were lots of twists and turns. Near deaths, magic stuff happening and a whole lot more. Even with Fear Street gone, there is still horror, death and pain happening. You can destroy all the stuff in Fear Street, but you can never get rid of the scariness or the death surrounding that place.

All in all, this book was awesome and I would highly recommend it. Looking for a creepy story? Then read this one!

Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/

[Leo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't think I have read any R.L Stine since I was a kid and was I was curious about reading some now but I don't think I started with the right book. This is the first in a series but was far from entertaining and spooky and I'm disappointed. Will not continue with this series but will try to pick something else up by the author

[Amara Tanith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Moonlight Secrets is typical Fear Street fare updated for the 21st century. Meant to be part of a trilogy, it doesn't do a spectacular job of standing alone; there's no real ending to the plot--someone dies and the characters hope that'll put a stop to the shenanigans, but it's abundantly clear that their hopes are in vain and you'll have to buy the next book if you want to know what's really going on. (Though, if you're familiar with Stine's typical tropes, it's obvious.)

Another small note: anyone who wants/needs to avoid bullying scenes will want to steer clear of this; the bullying subplot here is pretty damn cruel and definitely doesn't get a happy ending.

Full review to come at Amara's Eden.

[Trisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Once again, we were the Night People, and the world was ours."

Completely silly and so much fun. It's a horror story definitely toned down for a teenage theme. It has school embarrassments but also some interesting near death experiences. The fact that everyone just shrugged them off and kept going to school is just funny. But it was a fun story. I don't know that I'll ever be able to find book 2 but I enjoyed this beginning to the Fear Street Nights series.

[Nathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh, R. L. Stine. Why do I keep reading your books? They're good and bad and captivating and poorly written all at the same time.

[Flakita94 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moonlight Secrets, by R.L. Stine is horror book. The main characters are a couple of teenagers. They sneak out of their houses every night to meet up in a "haunted" mansion. At first it was only two of then. Then more people started to find out about it and went too. They would call themselves "The Night People." One of the nights that they were there the teens tor down a wall. They had noticed that it was a secret room in there. The room was filled with many jewelry, old books and pictures of people that lived there. They could recognize them and see that they were part of an evil family. Everyone that was there each took something with them.
A few days passed and really weird things have been going on. One night one of the night people had roaches crawl out his mouth. All this weird things were just happening here and there. The none night they figured out what was causing all that to happen and stopped it. Although they stopped it they didn't do the greatest thing ever.
This book was a really good book i really liked how it just had me on my toes. I would recommend this book to everyone.
I wouldn't recommend it to people who don't like horror book though.

[Curlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

R.L. Stine's horror stories would probably scare my younger self. Reading this book in my late 20s doesn't spook me, considering real life is more scary than this one.
This book has the kind of horror that makes you feel gross about body fluids and scared about near-death experiences.
I recommend this to kids in middle grade. If you read enough horror books by now, this might be a light read to you.

[Courtney Gruenholz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally getting around to this trilogy.

Before its 2014 relaunch, Fear Street was revisited by Stine in this new trilogy long after the Seniors series seemed to be the end of the original series in 1999.

New millennium...new century...new technology...same good old scary time.

Right now having not read the whole trilogy just yet I give it 3 stars...the next two books could either go higher or lower but until then Moonlight Secrets is good.

We start out from the point of view of Lewis and his girlfriend Jamie. They like to hang out in the old burned out Fear Street mansion just to spend time together but soon other seniors and juniors from Shadyside High join them and they all start calling themselves The Night People.

They are soon going to tear down the mansion (finally and more important...REALLY?) and build a new shopping area called Fear Street acres on the land. Before it is demolished, the kids find an old hidden room and pretty much loot the place.

Lewis and Jamie come back before they start to pour in the new foundation and something happens to them and it is so traumatic...neither one can fully remember one year later.

A bar called Nights becomes the place The Night People hang out now and we get our P.O.V. from a guy named Nate who is part of the group. He becomes embroiled in the situation between his friend a guy nicknamed Shark and his ex a girl named Candy where things start to go to hell in a handbasket real quick but being Shadyside...not surprised.

Most of the characters in this book are mean spirited and awful people that I feel a very small degree of sympathy for any of them and wonder if we can get any kind of redemption in the next couple of books.

I'll take a breather before the next one...but I'm looking forward to it. So far...

[Ravenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I adore R.L. Stine! This is another gem from my childhood. I simply adored everything R.L.Stine. From Goosebumps to Fear Street to Fear Street Nights, I was completely wrapped up in the creepy spooky world of Stine's creation. I will definitely be rereading more of R.L.Stine's books.

[Christina Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moonlight Secrets by, R.L. Stine is the first installment in the Fear Street Nights trilogy, a spin-off from the original Fear Street series. Published in 2005, this book introduces a new generation of Shadyside teens who call themselves the "Night People," gathering after dark at a mysterious bar called Nights, built atop the ruins of the infamous Fear Mansion. Their nocturnal escapades take a dark turn when they uncover a hidden room beneath the mansion, unleashing a sinister force that begins to haunt their lives.

I appreciate the book's quick pacing and suspenseful plot. I feel it comforting in returning to the eerie world of Fear Street. I felt that this installment amped up the horror compared to earlier books. I found the character, Shark to be my favorite. Perhaps it's because I call my grandson "Sharks". The rest of the characters are an "okay" feature but most of all my interests are solidly on Simon and Angelica Fear. Who wouldn't be? It's the Fears'.

I do wish R.L. Stine can make more books like these. I barely see it anymore.

For fans of the Fear Street series like myself who are seeking a more mature and eerie tale, Moonlight Secrets could be a compelling read—especially if you're drawn to stories where the horror creeps in slowly and the consequences of past secrets unravel in disturbing way, but! Looking for deeper character development or more realistic teen dialogue might find it lacking. It's best enjoyed by those who appreciate nostalgic teen horror with a darker edge.

[aitana · Rating 3 out of 5]

good book just so short, and paced a little too fast

[Nathan Johnstone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent start to the trilogy

[Liliana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reviewed on Lili Lost in a Book

After a year of no Fear Street, I’m finally getting back into it this year! This is my second series of the year, and I went into it a little apprehensive just because these books can be hit or miss, but this one turned out to be pretty okay!

By far, my favorite thing about this book was all the Fear family lore. The book actually starts out in the burned-down Fear mansion, but it is unfortunately torn down and a bar built in its place. The entirety of Fear Street is actually given a makeover and it made me really sad.



I love Fear Street and how creepy it is and all the bad stuff that goes on there, and they just built a mall there? 😭 But anyway, before the mansion was torn down, a bunch of dumb kids snuck into the house and looted the place. Well, at least what remained of it. Soon after these kids start having unfortunate accidents, and they start to wonder whether the infamous Angelica and Simon Fear are behind it all 👀

Like I said, talk of the Fears was all over this book and I loved it! I love it when the Fears and the Fear family curse play a role in the books, so I enjoyed that aspect of this book. But I didn’t really like any of the characters, which is something that happens often with me and these Fear Street books, unfortunately. But it’s fine because they were all dying and just generally having a bad time. Lol.

But yeah, this was fine. I didn’t really love the story. But I did love some aspects of the book. I loved that it took place largely on Fear Street, even though it was a renovated Fear Street. And I of course loved all the mentions of the Fear family and the curse. And I’m actually looking forward to the rest of the series! As long as it has lots of Fear family curses and stuff, I’ll be happy. Lol.

The Fear Street connection: Omg these dumb dumbs hung out on Fear Street, in the old burned-out Fear Mansion just for funsies. What’s wrong with them?! Lol. And they made out there 🙃 How very romantic. Lol.

“You know the stories about the Fear Mansion. Simon and Angelica Fear were supposed to be the most evil people in the world.”

[Danny N · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite series. BUT i do warn people that don't like Horror themed books to be careful with this book. It can get pretty bloody and intense. But all in all this book is pretty good. It's about a group of friends that do the dumbest thing ever and check out this haunted house. But what they don't know is that while they were in there they did something that they will regret FOREVER. Because of the thing they did they are now haunted by this evil spirit, and slowly die off one by one XD. Can't say too much or I will spoil it D:

[Staciv0921]

OMG!!!!!!!! absolutely these ones too! fear street nights are amzing....spectacular! i mean these ones are definately for the teens tht like chill thrillers!

[Raha · Rating 4 out of 5]

وایی جلدای بعدیشو میخوام اما ترجمه و چاپ نشدن T_T

[Arishah ainol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written book with a simple English to understand.This is one of the book that I read and only took 3 days to finished it. Although I don't really fancy with the cover because it doesn't represent the title and also the storyline. In my opinion the cover should be the main characters that represent themselves and let the readers guest about it. To sum up,the cover should be more mysterious and a little bit of graphic because the main target audience is youngsters or teenagers. For the storyline,it is really interesting and I could not stop turning the pages. Every chapter has their own point of view with a different character involved. Also every time I read the chapter,I would always want to read the next one because I keep on guessing what's gonna happen next. I'm looking forward to read the next one entitled Fear Street Nights #2: Midnight Games. Now I really looking forward to RL Stines works.

[Jack Reacts · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full review at: https://www.jackreacts.com.au/fear-st...
Snippet: I wasn’t expecting much, but I have to admit this was pretty good! I liked that it seemed like any of the characters could cark it at any moment, much like in the Scream movies.

I thought the body horror aspect was pretty cool too, with the cockroaches and blood fountains and lips and tongue ripping off, and the car in the river scene was also terrifying!

Unfortunately I wasn’t a fan of any of the male characters – they all pretty much sucked, especially Nate and Shark.

Check out my full review linked up top for an in-depth recap :)

[Briar's Reviews · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ah, R.L. Stine... I will read all of your books... But I don't think you actually wrote this one... Conspiracy theories...

Anywho, this book was okay at best. Interesting book in the Fear Street sequel (???) series. Definitely a smart idea but I don't think it worked well in this structure. The teens are absolutely mean to get each other and it just felt... like this book didn't need to exist? Most books you get why they are written and they have some reason or great plot. This one felt like a cash grab with the Fear Street name.

Anyways, I didn't like it. That's my take away.

One out of five stars.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little trilogy came out WAY after I had stopped reading Fear Street books, but that didn't stop me from reading it as soon as it came out. The Fear family curse was always my favorite storyline, so having a new trilogy that starts off by demolishing the Fear Mansion was right up my alley.

I only read this trilogy once or twice when it first came out, but as soon as I started reading this yesterday it all came back to me. I had entirely too much fun reading this, and can't wait to read the next two since I remember them a lot less clearly.

[Khurshid Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Welcome to Fear Nights. Another new series. This is based around a bar that is made on-top of where the mansion stood. The Fear Mansion has been destroyed and rebuilt. The rumours are rife, the evil has been unleashed.

Never takes what is not yours
Watch who you bully

Meet Candy, a victim of bullying. She has the one thing that can make her bullies suffer - the amulet

Read to see how its power is unleashed.

Creepy crawlies
Drowning
Bleeding
And much more

R L Stine has upped his scares.

Brilliant.

[fanboyriot · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you want to read about people bullying others, slut-shaming, and other lovely things along those lines—oh boy this is the book for you. In all seriousness I don’t know where this story was going, the main characters were annoying, and reading about how they very publicly bullied someone isn’t on my list of books I want to read about. Even so, there isn’t an ending to the plot of this book. It was kinda a waste of time.

[Ellagrace Kays · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really really good. The shaming was awful, but necessary for the story ark. It felt like it coulda been a stand alone novel for a bit, until the end. It definitely kept me on my toes and made me hate the main character (always a fun way to read a horror novel personally). If you don’t like awful bullying and derogatory terms for women I would go into this one mentally prepared. All in all very creepy and very good. 5/5 stars.

[Amber "Epp" · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this author what a blast from my past so much spine chilling fun lol .... :)

[D.L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 - good but not his best one. I thought the sudden POV change 1/4th of the way in was jarring.

[shalea :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this.