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Fun Fax Horror #1
Panic Station
The light washed toward Leila and crashed over her--and through her--tingling along every nerve, spilling a kaleidoscope of pictures into her brain. She screamed again, feeling her senses slipping away, panicking now that she would be drawn down into this nightmare and be turned into a faint and pathetic ghost, as her brother had been.
144 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1996
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July 7, 2021
A new TV cable station has popped up in the town of Kenniston, and young Mark Watkins believes it could be behind the recent disappearance of his sister, Tina. His best friend's sister Leila Swann manages to convince famous TV detective Roy Case to take on the case, and they soon find something very unnatural going on at MZTV (Max Zoffany TV). More and more residents of Kenniston begin disappearing under mysterious circumstances.
There are some interesting ideas floating around in this story, and some okay imagery from the various scenarios that unfold. But the story is an uneasy mix between middle-grade and YA horror. Its length would suggest it's aimed at older teen readers (144 pages in quite small font), but the protagonists are only 14, and the book comes complete with illustrations, which you don't even get in a Goosebumps books. And it must be said, the illustrations are awful! I showed one to a friend, and he was like, "That's a sketch, not a final product!"
The dialogue was very cheesy on occasion, and the why behind it all is a bit vague. Also, for a relatively short book, it took me four days to read it, because it simply wasn't interesting or captivating enough to have me eager to come back to it. I had never heard of the Fun Fax Horror series before, and although I haven't read any others, it does suggest there might be a reason for that!
There are some interesting ideas floating around in this story, and some okay imagery from the various scenarios that unfold. But the story is an uneasy mix between middle-grade and YA horror. Its length would suggest it's aimed at older teen readers (144 pages in quite small font), but the protagonists are only 14, and the book comes complete with illustrations, which you don't even get in a Goosebumps books. And it must be said, the illustrations are awful! I showed one to a friend, and he was like, "That's a sketch, not a final product!"
The dialogue was very cheesy on occasion, and the why behind it all is a bit vague. Also, for a relatively short book, it took me four days to read it, because it simply wasn't interesting or captivating enough to have me eager to come back to it. I had never heard of the Fun Fax Horror series before, and although I haven't read any others, it does suggest there might be a reason for that!
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