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Fear Street #5
Falsch verbunden: Der Mörder ist am Telefon
Ein tödliches Telefonat
Die Frauenstimme aus dem Höhrer fleht Chuck verzweifelt um Hilfe an. Plötzlich ein Aufschrei, dann zischt ein Mann "Falsch verbunden" ins Telefon - die Leitung ist tot. Was als harmloser Telefonstreich begann, wird schnell bitterer Ernst. Denn Chuck hat eine Nummer in der Fear Street gewählt. Und ehe er sich versieht, ist er ein ein entsetzliches Verbrechen verstrickt...
Die Frauenstimme aus dem Höhrer fleht Chuck verzweifelt um Hilfe an. Plötzlich ein Aufschrei, dann zischt ein Mann "Falsch verbunden" ins Telefon - die Leitung ist tot. Was als harmloser Telefonstreich begann, wird schnell bitterer Ernst. Denn Chuck hat eine Nummer in der Fear Street gewählt. Und ehe er sich versieht, ist er ein ein entsetzliches Verbrechen verstrickt...
152 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1990
About the author
R.L. Stine
1,745 books19.5k followersRobert 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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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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November 2, 2020
This is why I don't answer calls from unknown numbers. You'll never catch me slipping, Mr. Ghostface.
June 11, 2021
4.5 stars! I can't believe this was my first time reading this one. It was so fun!
December 22, 2018
As a series of harmless prank calls by Deena and best friend Jade soon escalates when Deena’s half-brother Chuck also gets involved, the trio happen to overhear a murder being committed during one of the calls.
The three soon investigate, but its apparent that they’re out of their depth as Chuck is soon accused of the murder.
I was quite surprised that this instalment ended up being a straight forward crime procedural mystery.
I liked that it was set up earlier in the story that the girls couldn’t go to the authorities, having made a bomb scare threat at the local bowling alley during one of the previous calls.
This book just feels so very early 90’s, from the phone calls to the way the bomb scare was reported.
The story wouldn’t work today, the girls could easily be able to record the culprits confessions on their smartphones!
A fun nostalgic read!
The three soon investigate, but its apparent that they’re out of their depth as Chuck is soon accused of the murder.
I was quite surprised that this instalment ended up being a straight forward crime procedural mystery.
I liked that it was set up earlier in the story that the girls couldn’t go to the authorities, having made a bomb scare threat at the local bowling alley during one of the previous calls.
This book just feels so very early 90’s, from the phone calls to the way the bomb scare was reported.
The story wouldn’t work today, the girls could easily be able to record the culprits confessions on their smartphones!
A fun nostalgic read!
July 2, 2017
Creo que está es la mejor historia de toda la colección de la calle del terror. Tiene una trama más compleja, y los personajes tienen más fuerza a diferencia de los otros libros. Elementos muy bien jugados que nos dan como resultado una historia muy interesante que te mantiene en vilo con todo lo que sucede en este entorno oscuro que lleva la colección.
April 4, 2021
"On the surface, everything seemed normal."
The Wrong Number (Fear Street Book 5) by R.L. Stine
My Review:
This was a fun and creepy little book. Much better then the Stine book I read right before this one.
It is also so odd to read about people making prank phone calls. These days, that could never happen. Everyone has Caller ID!
But I enjoyed this and the three main characters were fun. They are sort of the type who always get into trouble even when they're not looking for any. They were a trip to read about! Especially Chuck who cracked me up even though he was a bit....well...insane. But I enjoyed it.
There is a part two and rest assured I will be reading that!
I was not all that surprised by where the story went but that did not detract from my enjoyment. It's a fun novel and it brought me back in time a little. And Fear street is genuinely creepy!
I think I have read more of Stine as an adult then as a kid but I am always up for a creeper of a book and this one delivered!
The Wrong Number (Fear Street Book 5) by R.L. Stine
My Review:
This was a fun and creepy little book. Much better then the Stine book I read right before this one.
It is also so odd to read about people making prank phone calls. These days, that could never happen. Everyone has Caller ID!
But I enjoyed this and the three main characters were fun. They are sort of the type who always get into trouble even when they're not looking for any. They were a trip to read about! Especially Chuck who cracked me up even though he was a bit....well...insane. But I enjoyed it.
There is a part two and rest assured I will be reading that!
I was not all that surprised by where the story went but that did not detract from my enjoyment. It's a fun novel and it brought me back in time a little. And Fear street is genuinely creepy!
I think I have read more of Stine as an adult then as a kid but I am always up for a creeper of a book and this one delivered!
January 10, 2025
All of the Ends Meet Up.
Chuck, Deena and Jade are all three pulling prank phone calls. They start off calling people that they know ( people that they like or don’t like).
Deena’s brother, Chuck, places a random call to a stranger, who happens to live on the infamous Fear Street.
This is the big one. This is the beginning of their troubles. Fear Street is a street of danger. It lives up to its name.
Four stars. 💫💫💫💫
Chuck, Deena and Jade are all three pulling prank phone calls. They start off calling people that they know ( people that they like or don’t like).
Deena’s brother, Chuck, places a random call to a stranger, who happens to live on the infamous Fear Street.
This is the big one. This is the beginning of their troubles. Fear Street is a street of danger. It lives up to its name.
Four stars. 💫💫💫💫
July 19, 2021
this book just feels very 90s and i thought that was so interesting. i was expecting more of a plot twist but that’s okay i still enjoyed it.
February 20, 2024
Operator! The line is dead!
This is a prose novel from the “Fear Street” original book series
PRANKS & MURDERS
This is a really good book by R.L. Stine, and I have to say that it’s one of the best that I’ve read written by him, not only from the Fear Street series but from his work in general.
Deena Martinson has a special phone (not, it’s a smart phone since this was written in the good ol’ days of 1990) with memory buttons and stuff, a gift from his dad that works in the Phone Company of Shadyside. First, she is teased by her good friend Jade Smith to make innocent pranks making anonymous sexy calls to cute boys, but when her half-brother, Chuck finds out about the prank calls, the level of pranks escalates to a risky one, making a dumb call doing a fake bomb threat…
…still it wasn’t anything to put them in real hazzard…
…until Chuck (that he was living in another city until some days ago) didn’t respect the danger of messing with…
…FEAR STREET!!!…
…Chuck makes a random call to a number of a house in the infamous Fear Street with such bad luck that he, her sister, Deena and her friend Jade, get involved in a murder!
They didn’t do it, but nobody believes them, and soon enough Chuck will be arrested and it’s up to Deena and Jade to find clues of what really happened…
…but…
…the real murderer is after them!
There are several things that I did see them coming quite sooner than the character were able to deduce, but still it was a gripping reading, entertained, intense and fast paced, that I enjoyed a lot.
Therefore, I highly recommended it.
This is a prose novel from the “Fear Street” original book series
PRANKS & MURDERS
This is a really good book by R.L. Stine, and I have to say that it’s one of the best that I’ve read written by him, not only from the Fear Street series but from his work in general.
Deena Martinson has a special phone (not, it’s a smart phone since this was written in the good ol’ days of 1990) with memory buttons and stuff, a gift from his dad that works in the Phone Company of Shadyside. First, she is teased by her good friend Jade Smith to make innocent pranks making anonymous sexy calls to cute boys, but when her half-brother, Chuck finds out about the prank calls, the level of pranks escalates to a risky one, making a dumb call doing a fake bomb threat…
…still it wasn’t anything to put them in real hazzard…
…until Chuck (that he was living in another city until some days ago) didn’t respect the danger of messing with…
…FEAR STREET!!!…
…Chuck makes a random call to a number of a house in the infamous Fear Street with such bad luck that he, her sister, Deena and her friend Jade, get involved in a murder!
They didn’t do it, but nobody believes them, and soon enough Chuck will be arrested and it’s up to Deena and Jade to find clues of what really happened…
…but…
…the real murderer is after them!
There are several things that I did see them coming quite sooner than the character were able to deduce, but still it was a gripping reading, entertained, intense and fast paced, that I enjoyed a lot.
Therefore, I highly recommended it.
April 14, 2012
The Fear Street books were a great young adult thriller series for me. Personally, they appeal to me more than Stine's Goosebumps books because they're much more descriptive and the characters are older and more mature. But "The Wrong Number" is definitely one of my favorite ones. The story focuses on Deena Martinson, her friend Jade Smith, and Deena's half-brother Chuck. These three teenagers start to make crank phone calls to classmates at their school.
At first, they find their immature game fun and get a big kick out of it. They're even enjoying the publicity their getting from it. But the games soon come to a close when they dial a number at random and end up overhearing a murder being committed. Frightened and unsure if it was real, they decide to investigate, which puts themselves in grave danger.
For the young adult genre, this is a really engaging horror/thriller/murder mystery. This book has plenty of elements that will keep the reader guessing. Each of the main characters have their own identity, which makes the read more interesting. I don't think this is the kind of book that should be taught in the classroom because it has no depth to it. However, it is a fun engaging read that students (especially middle school students) will enjoy. I would without a doubt encourage my students to read this book if they're looking for an edge-of-your-seat murder mystery.
At first, they find their immature game fun and get a big kick out of it. They're even enjoying the publicity their getting from it. But the games soon come to a close when they dial a number at random and end up overhearing a murder being committed. Frightened and unsure if it was real, they decide to investigate, which puts themselves in grave danger.
For the young adult genre, this is a really engaging horror/thriller/murder mystery. This book has plenty of elements that will keep the reader guessing. Each of the main characters have their own identity, which makes the read more interesting. I don't think this is the kind of book that should be taught in the classroom because it has no depth to it. However, it is a fun engaging read that students (especially middle school students) will enjoy. I would without a doubt encourage my students to read this book if they're looking for an edge-of-your-seat murder mystery.
April 25, 2023
2.5 stars. An extra half a star for the . Loved that shit! The rest, not so much.
September 4, 2022
2,5 estrellas en realidad.
La única novela del famoso R.L. Stine que he leído en mi vida.
Acá conocemos a Deena y Jane, que al hacer llamadas de broma junto a Chuck, terminan por escuchar un asesinato. Lo que por supuesto las llevara a estar en la mira del asesino qué hará lo imposible para deshacerse de ellas.
Novela corta que leí en mi adolescencia pensando encontrarme algo al estilo Lovecraft o King, pero que luego descubrí que no sé hallaba ni cerca de ello. Acá no hay elementos sobrenaturales ni nada por el estilo, la amenaza es solo el asesino que con cuchillo en mano irá persiguiendo a las jovenzuelas para asesinarlas. Y básicamente es eso, no hay grandes giros de trama ni revelaciones, ni complejo escenarios o enfrentamientos. La historia va a lo que va y cumple con ellos de forma más menos satisfactoria.
Tampoco hay mucha sangre, mucho menos gore. Recordemos que R.L. Stine se enfoca en el público infanto-juvenil, especialmente adolescente. Así que no esperes una gran novela y no saldrás decepcionado.
Una novela que cumple, pero no más qué ello. Recomendada para jóvenes y chicos iniciándose en la lectura. No sé encantarán seguramente, pero tampoco se decepcionarán.
La única novela del famoso R.L. Stine que he leído en mi vida.
Acá conocemos a Deena y Jane, que al hacer llamadas de broma junto a Chuck, terminan por escuchar un asesinato. Lo que por supuesto las llevara a estar en la mira del asesino qué hará lo imposible para deshacerse de ellas.
Novela corta que leí en mi adolescencia pensando encontrarme algo al estilo Lovecraft o King, pero que luego descubrí que no sé hallaba ni cerca de ello. Acá no hay elementos sobrenaturales ni nada por el estilo, la amenaza es solo el asesino que con cuchillo en mano irá persiguiendo a las jovenzuelas para asesinarlas. Y básicamente es eso, no hay grandes giros de trama ni revelaciones, ni complejo escenarios o enfrentamientos. La historia va a lo que va y cumple con ellos de forma más menos satisfactoria.
Tampoco hay mucha sangre, mucho menos gore. Recordemos que R.L. Stine se enfoca en el público infanto-juvenil, especialmente adolescente. Así que no esperes una gran novela y no saldrás decepcionado.
Una novela que cumple, pero no más qué ello. Recomendada para jóvenes y chicos iniciándose en la lectura. No sé encantarán seguramente, pero tampoco se decepcionarán.
October 26, 2025
My favorite prank call, ever, is from "The Simpsons" when Bart calls Moe at Moe's Tavern and says, "I need to speak to one of your regulars, Mrs. Hugginkiss. First name Amanda." So, Moe makes an announcement in the bar: "Hey! I'm looking for Amanda Hugginkiss! I need Amanda Hugginkiss!.. (pause)... oh dammit..." (If you don't get the joke right away, just say it aloud a few times...)
Deena and Jade like to make prank calls. Granted, they are nothing more than somewhat sexually inappropriate (PG-rated, of course) calls to boys they like in school, but it's good for a few laughs. Deena's step-brother, Chuck, joins the fun and ups the ante. One night, he calls the bowling alley and tells them that there's a bomb hidden in the lanes, and they have five minutes to evacuate. Despite the fact that they know he just did something illegal and dangerous, the three get a kick out of it.
The fun ends when, one night, they call a random number to a house on Fear Street. The woman at the other end is frantic and terrified, saying that someone is trying to kill her. Then, the three hear a struggle and a man's voice tells them they have a wrong number and hangs up. They rush to the address, only to find a dead woman and a man in a mask who attacks them, but they manage to escape.
This is the plot of R.L. Stine's 1990 novel "The Wrong Number", one of the many Fear Street young-adult thrillers Stine wrote in the '90s.
Despite the fact that it feels like a Nancy Drew mystery at times, Stine's novel is as riveting and suspenseful as they come. Astute readers can figure out what's going on early, but the book is still a fun and quick read. Imagine Harlan Coben for a teen audience. Or, better yet: imagine James Patterson, only with talent.
Oh, wait, here's one my grandpa used to tell me: Call someone and ask, "Hi! Is your refrigerator running?" When they answer, "Yes", you say "Well, you better catch it!" and hang up. Classic.
I'm a lover of great book cover art, and the Fear Street book covers were awesome. This was painted by Gabriel Picart, who only did three or four covers for the series. Check out his beautiful work at gabrielpicart.com
Deena and Jade like to make prank calls. Granted, they are nothing more than somewhat sexually inappropriate (PG-rated, of course) calls to boys they like in school, but it's good for a few laughs. Deena's step-brother, Chuck, joins the fun and ups the ante. One night, he calls the bowling alley and tells them that there's a bomb hidden in the lanes, and they have five minutes to evacuate. Despite the fact that they know he just did something illegal and dangerous, the three get a kick out of it.
The fun ends when, one night, they call a random number to a house on Fear Street. The woman at the other end is frantic and terrified, saying that someone is trying to kill her. Then, the three hear a struggle and a man's voice tells them they have a wrong number and hangs up. They rush to the address, only to find a dead woman and a man in a mask who attacks them, but they manage to escape.
This is the plot of R.L. Stine's 1990 novel "The Wrong Number", one of the many Fear Street young-adult thrillers Stine wrote in the '90s.
Despite the fact that it feels like a Nancy Drew mystery at times, Stine's novel is as riveting and suspenseful as they come. Astute readers can figure out what's going on early, but the book is still a fun and quick read. Imagine Harlan Coben for a teen audience. Or, better yet: imagine James Patterson, only with talent.
Oh, wait, here's one my grandpa used to tell me: Call someone and ask, "Hi! Is your refrigerator running?" When they answer, "Yes", you say "Well, you better catch it!" and hang up. Classic.
I'm a lover of great book cover art, and the Fear Street book covers were awesome. This was painted by Gabriel Picart, who only did three or four covers for the series. Check out his beautiful work at gabrielpicart.com
July 1, 2021
What a great book in the "Fear Street" series. Honestly though Deena is our lead in this one, her best friend Jade should have been the focus. No complaints on this one, Stine bounces back to showing us how deadly Fear Street can be.
"The Wrong Number" follows teens Deena and Jade. Both are about to return to school at Shadyside High and are bored. When Jade wants to make a prank call, the two girls do it and get excited about causing some of their school friends to think they are someone they are not. When Deena's half brother Chuck comes to live with her, he finds out about the prank calls. After that the prank calls turn dangerous and then lead to a murder.
Deena as I said didn't shine for me as well as Jade did in this one. Deena is very reluctant to even do the prank calls, when things turn to murder she doesn't know what to do. Jade though comes through and comes up with a plan.
I liked the reveal about who the murderer was and why they did it.
The ending though leaves things on a happy note for both girls.
"The Wrong Number" follows teens Deena and Jade. Both are about to return to school at Shadyside High and are bored. When Jade wants to make a prank call, the two girls do it and get excited about causing some of their school friends to think they are someone they are not. When Deena's half brother Chuck comes to live with her, he finds out about the prank calls. After that the prank calls turn dangerous and then lead to a murder.
Deena as I said didn't shine for me as well as Jade did in this one. Deena is very reluctant to even do the prank calls, when things turn to murder she doesn't know what to do. Jade though comes through and comes up with a plan.
I liked the reveal about who the murderer was and why they did it.
The ending though leaves things on a happy note for both girls.
January 24, 2022
The wrong Number starts off with a prologue about a guy being bad because he has to or something. It's very vague. We cut to our two main characters Deena Martinson and Jade.Deena is putting some kinda green gunk on her friends hair .(I pictured monster blood.) Jade discovers Deena has a new phone. it has collar ID contacts and a speaker phone and that's amazing. Jade makes a few prank phone calls to boys at their school and so does Deena under peer pressure . We soon learn that Deena's stepbrother is coming to stay with them because he got kicked out of school. Deena's brother is very dismissive of everything calling Deena kid and refusing to shake hands with his dad.Yea he's annoying from the start.there's a random car pile up where chuck saves a little kids dog from a car about to explode, that was actually pretty cool and very random. Later chuck overhears jade and Deena making prank calls agian and he wants in on the fun. He calls a few people saying he's the Phantom Of Fear Street. Until he calls a number that lives on Fear Street. He hears a distressed female saying the guy is going to kill her. After this is where the book gets super entertaining. The kids drive to the address and discover a dead body and a burglar. Chuck grabs the knife that was used to kill the woman and that's where he messes up and before you know it he's in jail. This book gets pretty crazy with crazy car chases to chainsaw bearing maniacs. I really enjoyed this one especially the following of M.r. Farberson. The exploration of Fear Street and the local legend feel of it it gets pretty wild.this book is a little slow at the beginning but makes up for it in the end. I give the wrong number a four out of five stars .
June 26, 2019
This kind of fell short for me.
It was fun and pretty fast paced in the beginning (fast paced for a fear street book at least) but once the plot started to pick up, it hit it’s peak then QUICKLY slowed down and got pretty boring. This also didn’t really feel like a normal fear street book where crazy stuff continues to happen throughout the book, the pace stays pretty consistent then wraps things up with a bang. The “big thing” happened pretty early on then it kind of turned into a Nancy Drew book. No offense against Nancy Drew but that wasn’t really the book I was looking for here so this wasn’t really my favorite.
3 stars for me!
It was fun and pretty fast paced in the beginning (fast paced for a fear street book at least) but once the plot started to pick up, it hit it’s peak then QUICKLY slowed down and got pretty boring. This also didn’t really feel like a normal fear street book where crazy stuff continues to happen throughout the book, the pace stays pretty consistent then wraps things up with a bang. The “big thing” happened pretty early on then it kind of turned into a Nancy Drew book. No offense against Nancy Drew but that wasn’t really the book I was looking for here so this wasn’t really my favorite.
3 stars for me!
October 2, 2019
Meh. Some good action and suspense toward the end but this was too cliched (even more so than usual!), not enough mystery and the MCs made too many ridiculous decisions.
June 7, 2008
Seeing this cover made me laugh out loud. Pulp horror novels were my ultimate guilty pleasure as a child. In fact for one of my birthdays I asked all of my friends to only buy me horror novels. This was one of them, and although I'm mildly ashamed at my juvenile adoration of R.L. Stine - I loved this silly book (and so many of the the Fear Street books).
June 9, 2018
I always feel like the initial Fear Street books were much more refined and fun to read than their successors. “The Wrong Number” is one of books that’s genuinely fun and campy to read.
The story doesn’t rely on gore or supernatural elements to make it interesting. It is a good old fashioned murder mystery that has a touch of the creepiness of Fear Street. In some ways, I felt like I was watching an Alfred Hitchcock movie set for the 90s teenagers. In many Fear Street novels, there are multiple red herrings and suspects that keeps you guessing who the culprit is. However, “The Wrong Number” is pretty straight forward on who is responsible, and the thrills lie on the protagonists solving the mystery. While there are readers who might dislike this book because for the same reason, I personally liked it. There are still lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing whether Deena and Jade will be successful.
The characters are ok but not really that memorable. The main characters, Deena and Jade are also fun to read when they are together. The book would have been better had it focused more on Jade than Deena, as Jade has a vibrant personality. Deena, on the other hand is not as interesting as her friend. She seemed very unsure of herself and kept relying on Jade to take the first step for almost everything. Chuck is mysterious and interesting in the beginning, but we really don’t get to know anything about him. I wish there was some reveal about his past so that we can get to understand why he behaves that way.
The only part I didn’t get were the scenes of the dead cat. I am not going to spoil it for those who are reading it, but what was the point of even having that elaborate scene? Why would someone go through all the trouble for a dead cat? There scene was very random and could have been avoided. Overall, I enjoyed reading “The Wrong Number” and thought it was one of the better “Fear Street” novels. I rate it 4 out of 5 stars.
The story doesn’t rely on gore or supernatural elements to make it interesting. It is a good old fashioned murder mystery that has a touch of the creepiness of Fear Street. In some ways, I felt like I was watching an Alfred Hitchcock movie set for the 90s teenagers. In many Fear Street novels, there are multiple red herrings and suspects that keeps you guessing who the culprit is. However, “The Wrong Number” is pretty straight forward on who is responsible, and the thrills lie on the protagonists solving the mystery. While there are readers who might dislike this book because for the same reason, I personally liked it. There are still lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing whether Deena and Jade will be successful.
The characters are ok but not really that memorable. The main characters, Deena and Jade are also fun to read when they are together. The book would have been better had it focused more on Jade than Deena, as Jade has a vibrant personality. Deena, on the other hand is not as interesting as her friend. She seemed very unsure of herself and kept relying on Jade to take the first step for almost everything. Chuck is mysterious and interesting in the beginning, but we really don’t get to know anything about him. I wish there was some reveal about his past so that we can get to understand why he behaves that way.
The only part I didn’t get were the scenes of the dead cat. I am not going to spoil it for those who are reading it, but what was the point of even having that elaborate scene? Why would someone go through all the trouble for a dead cat? There scene was very random and could have been avoided. Overall, I enjoyed reading “The Wrong Number” and thought it was one of the better “Fear Street” novels. I rate it 4 out of 5 stars.
August 15, 2014
don't be a hero.
April 24, 2023
Successfully read my very FIRST Fear Street book! It was fun and a very quick easy read.
Two points:
1. How come no one has mentioned before that Fear Street is an actual street in the book series. And it was named after someone named Fear! I never knew that. I always assumed it was a nightmare on elm street knock off.
2. Does RL Stine have a thing with guys named Chuck and that they are always kinds jerks and moody? This chuck was kinda dweeby and the Chuck from The Babysitter was a piece of work!
Two points:
1. How come no one has mentioned before that Fear Street is an actual street in the book series. And it was named after someone named Fear! I never knew that. I always assumed it was a nightmare on elm street knock off.
2. Does RL Stine have a thing with guys named Chuck and that they are always kinds jerks and moody? This chuck was kinda dweeby and the Chuck from The Babysitter was a piece of work!
May 27, 2014
This is one of my favorite Fear Street books. Why? Because of how R. L. Stine created the main characters. Suspense is not the USP of this book, but it is one of the most well-written books of the author. The situations, the characters, their genuine bonds really made this book my favorite. The descriptions are so vivid, I felt like it was clearer than watching a movie. The plot was gripping enough for me, and it was hard to put down. For me, it was one of those books which make you long for some free time from your daily jobs and chores. It's definitely one of my personal favorites.
I would like to bring to attention that some people are badmouthing ALL the fear street books in the reviews. Specifically, one person grabbed my attention. I would suggest them to take a look at the age group of readers the books are written for. OF COURSE it is too predictable for you if you're in your mid-twenties. Its NOT for you. You're NOT supposed to read it. If you do, at least don't prove that you're the reason why the average IQ of the human race is lower than it should be, by giving all critical and negative reviews. Give these books a break & let the kids enjoy it.
I would like to bring to attention that some people are badmouthing ALL the fear street books in the reviews. Specifically, one person grabbed my attention. I would suggest them to take a look at the age group of readers the books are written for. OF COURSE it is too predictable for you if you're in your mid-twenties. Its NOT for you. You're NOT supposed to read it. If you do, at least don't prove that you're the reason why the average IQ of the human race is lower than it should be, by giving all critical and negative reviews. Give these books a break & let the kids enjoy it.
November 11, 2019
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Happy Reading, friends!
Oh, to revisit your favorite preteen reads as an adult.
Reading The Wrong Number is like visiting an old friend. Except the friend never moved out of their parent's basement & you've moved on with a new life. Reading this in 2019 versus 1994 is a whole new world. Kids calling in bomb threats, masquerading amongst a suspected murderer, skipping class. I feel really old reading this book. I mean there's a Kim Basinger reference for god sake.
All that being said, this book is fabulous. It reminds me of why I fell in love with Fear Street, to begin with. The myths, the spirits, the hauntings & the creepy-ass murderers among us. It's a town you'd never want to live in, but damn the stories are endless.
Honestly, I can't wait to read more Fear Street as an adult. It's a nice break & a nice trip down memory lane. Also, these teens are crazy.
Check out all of our reviews at https://reallyintothis.com
Happy Reading, friends!
Oh, to revisit your favorite preteen reads as an adult.
Reading The Wrong Number is like visiting an old friend. Except the friend never moved out of their parent's basement & you've moved on with a new life. Reading this in 2019 versus 1994 is a whole new world. Kids calling in bomb threats, masquerading amongst a suspected murderer, skipping class. I feel really old reading this book. I mean there's a Kim Basinger reference for god sake.
All that being said, this book is fabulous. It reminds me of why I fell in love with Fear Street, to begin with. The myths, the spirits, the hauntings & the creepy-ass murderers among us. It's a town you'd never want to live in, but damn the stories are endless.
Honestly, I can't wait to read more Fear Street as an adult. It's a nice break & a nice trip down memory lane. Also, these teens are crazy.
September 21, 2023
This is solid and I did find it less cheesy than the previous Fear Street books as I read as the characters here are very little to not horny compared to the other huge lists of Fear Street books and I found that pattern and a sign of what can make a Fear Street book great.
So the plot begins kind of slow, the beginning leading up to the setup is not that special compared to the others but once the horror starts then this became a page turner but halfway towards the book it starts to become really predictable as the sign leading up to the main culprit is obvious and it's funny how the main characters figured out 15 pages late when it becomes kind of obvious for me but that's still fine as long as it's still a pageturner. Mainly the problem I have with this whole book is towards the halfway where the main characters starts investigating and spyingon their own comes a little bit unrealistic and unbelivable especially the established tone in the beginning is almost grounded in reality. That whole sequence plays like from a comedy movie rathet building more huge tensions.
Some things I wanna brought up is how the book plays out while reading this at the current time of age in 2023 is how easily an unknown number can be tracked down where it came from, I was kinda thinking about that of they may be can use that later on in the story but I think that's exclusive to phones rather than in an late 80's telephone
Overall still, this will remain as the two of my favorite of the OG Fear Street books along with Switched
So the plot begins kind of slow, the beginning leading up to the setup is not that special compared to the others but once the horror starts then this became a page turner but halfway towards the book it starts to become really predictable as the sign leading up to the main culprit is obvious and it's funny how the main characters figured out 15 pages late when it becomes kind of obvious for me but that's still fine as long as it's still a pageturner. Mainly the problem I have with this whole book is towards the halfway where the main characters starts investigating and spyingon their own comes a little bit unrealistic and unbelivable especially the established tone in the beginning is almost grounded in reality. That whole sequence plays like from a comedy movie rathet building more huge tensions.
Some things I wanna brought up is how the book plays out while reading this at the current time of age in 2023 is how easily an unknown number can be tracked down where it came from, I was kinda thinking about that of they may be can use that later on in the story but I think that's exclusive to phones rather than in an late 80's telephone
Overall still, this will remain as the two of my favorite of the OG Fear Street books along with Switched
May 22, 2024
Ángríns slay. Its giving unglingahryllingsmynd from the 90’s. Bjóst reyndar alltaf við eih plottwisti sem gerðist svo aldrei… en samt fun:)
November 5, 2024
Esta historia en vez de ser de terror es de misterio y no me ha gustado nada.
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This story is more of a mystery than a horror story, and I didn't like it at all.
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This story is more of a mystery than a horror story, and I didn't like it at all.
January 19, 2019
One of my fondest memories was spending my summer between 7th and 8th grade at my bestie's house. We listened to the Spice Girls, played Super Nintendo, and we made prank calls. Well not like most people...We would dial a random number and just start talking to the person. We actually found a few "friends" that way. This was 1993, so *69 and caller ID were not a thing yet, luckily.
The Wrong Number brought back those awesome memories. Deena and Jade decide to prank call boys from their school. Nothing crazy, just a Oh you're so hot kind of call, leaving the boy wondering who it is. But Deena's brother (half brother that just moved in, but I don't feel that is a necessary detail), Chuck, catches them and begins to make threatening calls to random people. One of those is a house on Fear Street.
"Please! Please come quickly! He's going to kill me!"
Chuck springs into hero mode. Sure calling the police would be the logical thing to do, but see Chuck doesn't want to get in trouble for the previous calls he made. So they speed over to Fear Street and find a woman dead and her murderer still in the house. After a chase, they get home safely and call the police only for them to link Chuck to the murder!
The police don't seem to listen so Deena must now prove her brother is innocent. She begins to investigate and finds the killer's identity, but she needs proof. Eventually she gets what she needs.
This one was a great read. Deena's dedication to her brother is touching and she fights for what is right.
The Wrong Number brought back those awesome memories. Deena and Jade decide to prank call boys from their school. Nothing crazy, just a Oh you're so hot kind of call, leaving the boy wondering who it is. But Deena's brother (half brother that just moved in, but I don't feel that is a necessary detail), Chuck, catches them and begins to make threatening calls to random people. One of those is a house on Fear Street.
"Please! Please come quickly! He's going to kill me!"
Chuck springs into hero mode. Sure calling the police would be the logical thing to do, but see Chuck doesn't want to get in trouble for the previous calls he made. So they speed over to Fear Street and find a woman dead and her murderer still in the house. After a chase, they get home safely and call the police only for them to link Chuck to the murder!
The police don't seem to listen so Deena must now prove her brother is innocent. She begins to investigate and finds the killer's identity, but she needs proof. Eventually she gets what she needs.
This one was a great read. Deena's dedication to her brother is touching and she fights for what is right.
November 11, 2019
Sarah contributed this review to Really Into This
Check out all of our reviews at https://reallyintothis.com
Happy Reading, friends!
Oh, to revisit your favorite preteen reads as an adult.
Reading The Wrong Number is like visiting an old friend. Except the friend never moved out of their parent's basement & you've moved on with a new life. Reading this in 2019 versus 1994 is a whole new world. Kids calling in bomb threats, masquerading amongst a suspected murderer, skipping class. I feel really old reading this book. I mean there's a Kim Basinger reference for god sake.
All that being said, this book is fabulous. It reminds me of why I fell in love with Fear Street, to begin with. The myths, the spirits, the hauntings & the creepy-ass murderers among us. It's a town you'd never want to live in, but damn the stories are endless.
Honestly, I can't wait to read more Fear Street as an adult. It's a nice break & a nice trip down memory lane. Also, these teens are crazy.
Check out all of our reviews at https://reallyintothis.com
Happy Reading, friends!
Oh, to revisit your favorite preteen reads as an adult.
Reading The Wrong Number is like visiting an old friend. Except the friend never moved out of their parent's basement & you've moved on with a new life. Reading this in 2019 versus 1994 is a whole new world. Kids calling in bomb threats, masquerading amongst a suspected murderer, skipping class. I feel really old reading this book. I mean there's a Kim Basinger reference for god sake.
All that being said, this book is fabulous. It reminds me of why I fell in love with Fear Street, to begin with. The myths, the spirits, the hauntings & the creepy-ass murderers among us. It's a town you'd never want to live in, but damn the stories are endless.
Honestly, I can't wait to read more Fear Street as an adult. It's a nice break & a nice trip down memory lane. Also, these teens are crazy.
September 11, 2019
I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. It’s one of those plots that wouldn’t really work in the present, which is part of the nostalgic charm in re-reading this series. The cover is iconic. The characters were dynamic. While the plot wasn’t terribly original, the teenage perspective of it kept things interesting. It has some really fun moments and kept things campy. All in all, one of the more solid entries into the series.
Score: 3.5
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Score: 3.5
Full blog review: https://www.danstalter.com/the-wrong-...
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July 22, 2022
The Wrong Number was super fun! I really like the premise of a prank call gone wrong in one of the worst possible ways and how Deena and Jade tried to figure out what happened. The overall atmosphere was pretty tense and I really liked how the story wrapped up--even though the ending was a bit rushed.
October 14, 2022
Damn, Fear Street does not age well, that's all I gotta say 😅 rereading this as a 28 year old now, this was a rough but nostalgic read, so it will always have a warm place in my heart no matter the quality it is nowadays 🖤
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