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Scared
Three sinister and creepy tales by Anthony Horowitz, a master-storyteller and the best-selling author of the Alex Rider series. Gary hates the countryside - why did his mum have to bring him here to stay with his gran. It's boring and prickly and field after field, it all looks the same - especially when you're lost ...Kevin loves computer games, but this latest game (Smash Crash Slash 500 Plus) breaks all the rules, and now Kevin is part of the game ...Howard is in Heaven, strange after a life spent bullying, stealing and playing truant - so why is he so unhappy?
80 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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Anthony Horowitz
345 books20.9k followersAnthony Horowitz, OBE is ranked alongside Enid Blyton and Mark A. Cooper as "The most original and best spy-kids authors of the century." (New York Times). Anthony has been writing since the age of eight, and professionally since the age of twenty. In addition to the highly successful Alex Rider books, he is also the writer and creator of award winning detective series Foyle’s War, and more recently event drama Collision, among his other television works he has written episodes for Poirot, Murder in Mind, Midsomer Murders and Murder Most Horrid. Anthony became patron to East Anglia Children’s Hospices in 2009.
On 19 January 2011, the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle announced that Horowitz was to be the writer of a new Sherlock Holmes novel, the first such effort to receive an official endorsement from them and to be entitled the House of Silk.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/anthon...
On 19 January 2011, the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle announced that Horowitz was to be the writer of a new Sherlock Holmes novel, the first such effort to receive an official endorsement from them and to be entitled the House of Silk.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/anthon...
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June 30, 2019
Eén van de boeken uit mijn jeugd die ik meer dan 20 jaar later nog steeds heb (en dat is een zeldzaamheid). Vaak valt het herlezen van zulke boeken enorm tegen, maar dat was nu absoluut niet het geval. Horowitz is Nog steeds één van mijn favoriete auteurs.
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September 23, 2013I read this book as I love Anthony Horowitz. His horror is awesome and very spook. It makes you feel sick in the stomach. AWESOME.
This book completes the category of three poems or three short stories. I like this category as it allows one to read a good story without much time. This book is no exception from extreme horror. With three stories about death and torture it really is at a high standard.
Scared is suitably the first story, set in the flat Suffolk countryside. A boy called Gary Wilson is lost and can't find his way back to his grandmothers cottage. I learnt from this story that it is always good to be kind and considerate of others. It also gave us a look at a bullies perceptive and how they are afraid of looking weak and vulnerable.
The second story, A career in computer games, is about a guy called Kevin who loves computer games and takes his pocket computer everyday to school. When he saw a advertisement for a career in computer games in jumps for it and phones the number. My favorite character is Mr Go as he seems creepy and like something unexplained. I like this feeling as it creates a sense of mystery and you know something bad is going to happen to the main character but you don't know what. I love this about Mr Go.
Howard's End, the final short story in this volume starts off with of course a guy called Howard Blake. Howard dies at age fifteen while crossing a road. He discovers where he will go to hell or heaven and what nasty surprises like in wake. My favorite quote from this book is "My dear Howard,' he said. 'What on earth made you think you'd go to heaven?'" I love this quote as it shows that if you do bad things with your life and waste it this is where you will end up, hell. The quote gives the whole idea that Howard is a very naughty boy and very greedy as well. It tells us that we will get out of something what we put in.
This book completes the category of three poems or three short stories. I like this category as it allows one to read a good story without much time. This book is no exception from extreme horror. With three stories about death and torture it really is at a high standard.
Scared is suitably the first story, set in the flat Suffolk countryside. A boy called Gary Wilson is lost and can't find his way back to his grandmothers cottage. I learnt from this story that it is always good to be kind and considerate of others. It also gave us a look at a bullies perceptive and how they are afraid of looking weak and vulnerable.
The second story, A career in computer games, is about a guy called Kevin who loves computer games and takes his pocket computer everyday to school. When he saw a advertisement for a career in computer games in jumps for it and phones the number. My favorite character is Mr Go as he seems creepy and like something unexplained. I like this feeling as it creates a sense of mystery and you know something bad is going to happen to the main character but you don't know what. I love this about Mr Go.
Howard's End, the final short story in this volume starts off with of course a guy called Howard Blake. Howard dies at age fifteen while crossing a road. He discovers where he will go to hell or heaven and what nasty surprises like in wake. My favorite quote from this book is "My dear Howard,' he said. 'What on earth made you think you'd go to heaven?'" I love this quote as it shows that if you do bad things with your life and waste it this is where you will end up, hell. The quote gives the whole idea that Howard is a very naughty boy and very greedy as well. It tells us that we will get out of something what we put in.
September 25, 2013
Anthony Horowitz' book scared is 3 bone chilling, heart pumping short horror stories about three young adults who under-go spooky supernatural experiences, making you feel as if you are apart of them. The only reason why i didn't really enjoy the three short stories was because they are all so short, making the book feel rushed as you read it. I found this book while having a browse around my local library, I have read some of Anthony Horowitz' books in the past such as Storm Breaker and the Ravens Gate series, I found the books a pleasure to read, so i thought why not try this one... This book fits perfectly into the ''THREE poems or short stories from ONE anthology'' category on the bingo board. My favorite character of the book would have to be Kevin from the 'smash crash slash 500 plus' story. Which is about Kevin (a young boy) who buys the latest video game, the game breaks the rules and suddenly Kevin is apart of the game... struggling to survive. I like his character because he is a very brave boy and isn't scared to fight. His character shows brilliant heroic like actions as he fights through the games extremely challenging obstacles. I also like his character because he is fairly athletic and because he easily adapts to the games scary environment. A quote i found very interesting was ''your never to young to die'' coming from the mouth of Kevin during an action scene in the book. The quote makes you realize that you should make the most of life, but be smart about what you do while making the most of it and that you should always remember that you have a long life ahead of you that's waiting to be lived. Something ive learnt from these three short stories was that you should respect all and yet fear none, because the only thing we have to fear is fear its self. And that fear is the thing that makes us feel our humanity, so it can sometimes be a good thing. all and all i would probably recommend this book to someone who is into stories that are very short but yet very amusing and entertaining.
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October 3, 2012
One of Anthony Horowitz's stronger horror stories. The situations were close on being relatable to a few familiar experiences. This made the story spookier but more enjoyable in a horror sort of way.
November 19, 2012
It was a good horror book, it was cool. Very interesting because of all the suspense parts.
July 2, 2020
The wondrous last line of every horror tale is indeed shocking.
May 14, 2021
خیلی مسخره بود داستانش و همچنین کسل کننده
داخلش ۳تا داستان بود به نظر من دومی از همه بهتر بودش
و ترسناک نبود که هیچ هیجانی نبود.
من که پیشنهاد نمیکنم بخونیدش
داخلش ۳تا داستان بود به نظر من دومی از همه بهتر بودش
و ترسناک نبود که هیچ هیجانی نبود.
من که پیشنهاد نمیکنم بخونیدش
August 2, 2022
Very dark and scary (as the title says) but i would rate it 12+
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March 2, 2017
I really like reading short horror stories. Sure they lack depth and it is harder to connect to the characters, but I really like them. This book is the second book of short stories by Anthony Horrowitz that I have read. I have to admit that I liked Horrowitz Horro more, though this book still was a very relaxing read and is well suited for older children and early teens.
I don't really know know what story I liked best. I liked the forst one about a boy who gets lost and then (well spoiler so I'm not gonna say because the suspense and unexpectedness is what makes me adore these stories). I also liked the final story, the second story I liked least of all. The characters just didn't really appeal to me.
There is one thing I find odd though, some reviews I've read about this book said that this was a graphic novel. Maybe my copy was different but aside from a few illustrations this was a very normal collection of short stories, not a graphic novel at all...
I don't really know know what story I liked best. I liked the forst one about a boy who gets lost and then (well spoiler so I'm not gonna say because the suspense and unexpectedness is what makes me adore these stories). I also liked the final story, the second story I liked least of all. The characters just didn't really appeal to me.
There is one thing I find odd though, some reviews I've read about this book said that this was a graphic novel. Maybe my copy was different but aside from a few illustrations this was a very normal collection of short stories, not a graphic novel at all...
October 22, 2013
scared is a good horror and is a comic and is a reading book as well and i would recommend this to younger people as it is very short and easy but its a good book to read when bored but if i was going to rate it out of ten i would rate it 8/10 because some of the book could be improved in the length and action.
April 10, 2010
I started reading this book but didn't finish it because I found it too similar to the other books by Anthony Horowitz
August 22, 2016
Anthony Horowitz is SO much better at scaring me than R.L. Stine! Loved reading this chilling little book!
June 14, 2018
A fine interesting book
May 3, 2014
Strange and freaky.
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