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Twilight: Where Darkness Begins #8
Blood Red Roses
Kate is horrified to discover that the ghost of an evil girl has taken control of her friend, Tracy.
154 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 15, 1982
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August 16, 2012
I LOVED the old Twilight series (and Dark Forces, another YA horror series), and this one was my absolute favorite. It is a genuinely chilling horror story of ghosts, possession, and why children shouldn't play with dead (girl's) things. I read it again a few years ago -- the damn thing holds up. If you read horror, seek this one out -- it's a very worthwhile read.
May 10, 2012
Wow, I had completely forgotten about this book. I read it probably 25 years ago and became an addict of these Twilight series (different than the Twilight series now) books. This brings back SO many memories. I wonder what it would be like to read now!
March 25, 2022
This was actually better than I expected it to be. It still felt overly simplistic and tell-y, but that's been the case with all of the books in this series so far, so maybe that's more a characteristic of the era (and what passed for YA fiction back then) than it is of the author.
One thing I do like about this series overall is the authors don't shy away from a bleak ending. I've had conversations with horror fans before about how too many horror stories end with happy endings, and how it goes against how you ought to feel at the end of that kind of book. For a series published in the early 1980s, it at least gets that part right.
One thing I do like about this series overall is the authors don't shy away from a bleak ending. I've had conversations with horror fans before about how too many horror stories end with happy endings, and how it goes against how you ought to feel at the end of that kind of book. For a series published in the early 1980s, it at least gets that part right.
January 31, 2016
I loved the Twilight series as a kid (Not the vampire twilight series -- a horror series for kids/young teens that has long gone out of print), and I was thrilled to find a used copy of what I remember as one of my favorites, Blood Red Roses. This book scared me to death as a kid, and having just re-read it, I was surprised about how chilling the story still is...even as an adult reader. Now I want to find/revisit more of this series.
January 30, 2019
I can't believe I found this book again. I first read it when I was about 10 or 11 years old which was much too young to be reading such a book. It scared me so much back then that I was scared to sleep alone for a few days after I'd finished it. Looking into the mirror was also a bit creepy for days afterward. I watched Tales From the Crypt & The Outer Limits back then too so being scared was something I was used to & enjoyed in some perverse way. I still do for that matter. Rereading it now as an adult I was surprised to still find it pretty scary & now I have that damn creepy song stuck in my head again; worse yet, turns out I never really forgot it.
September 29, 2017
Life lesson: don't buy antiques.
October 31, 2022
Oh my gosh I LOVE the Twilight series. I think this one is my favourite. A small coastal town, haunted mirrors, and witchcraft OH MY!!!
April 28, 2015
I read this as a teenager and it started my fascination with horror novels. It scared the crap out of me then.
September 3, 2023
She buys a beautiful old mirror...only to have the rich girl fake it being broken so she can have it for herself. Shame the mirror is haunted. By a very angry ghost wanting revenge.
July 20, 2020
This was the very first Twilight book I read in the series decades ago, and I think it's likely the best one. Unlike some of the other YA horror books, the plot doesn't involve just solving the mystery of a scary ghost, followed by saving someone from eternal damnation, then everyone gets a Scooby Snack and goes safely home. In fact, I'll just say, without putting too much of a spoiler out there, the ending is pretty brutal. But if you ask me, that's the pay off you should get with a horror book, YA or not... Aside from that, I think it's well written and I cared about the main character. I thought it was great when I was a strange child in grade school, and still enjoyed it as a strange adult.
February 6, 2016
LOVED this book as a kid. It was my favorite in the series but I enjoyed all of them. I would love to find them and reread them now...
April 4,2013 - I reread this one today. It was interesting to read this through adult eyes; yet, at the same time I fell back into my pre-teen self. It was a nice bit of nostalgia; but man, I was a weird kid!
April 4,2013 - I reread this one today. It was interesting to read this through adult eyes; yet, at the same time I fell back into my pre-teen self. It was a nice bit of nostalgia; but man, I was a weird kid!
October 15, 2009
I read this book long time ago I loved it
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