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Wicked Dead #2

by Stefan Petrucha

À l’arrivée de la terrible directrice, Anne, Shirley, Mary et Daphné, s’empressent de cacher les osselets, mais Anne est envoyée dans la redoutée Chambre Rouge. Les trois autres choisissent de ne pas l’attendre et c’est Mary qui commence son histoire :
Le groupe de rock Torn est en pleine ascension, malgré une tension certaine entre Cody, le guitariste et Karston le bassiste. Ce dernier est le plus faible de la bande et Cody insiste pour le remplacer. Devin, le troisième membre du groupe se retrouve pris entre deux feux, et les choses ne semblent pas s’améliorer, puisque Cody a les caïds du coin aux trousses.
Un soir, Devin compose une chanson aux paroles effrayantes, qui sera le grand succès de Torn. Lors d’une répétition, un intrus entre chez Devin et met Karston en pièces. Quand la rumeur court que la chanson de Torn attire le mauvais œil, Devin n’est pas loin de croire la même chose… Comment contrer ce monstre qu’il a lui-même convoqué ?

Traduit de l'anglais (Etats-Unis) par Alexandre Boldrini

Genres: Horror, Young Adult, Thriller

189 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 27, 2009

About the author

Stefan Petrucha (born January 27, 1959) is an American writer for adults and young adults. He has written graphic novels in the The X-Files and Nancy Drew series, as well as science fiction and horror.
Born in the Bronx, he has spent time in the big city and the suburbs, and now lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, fellow writer Sarah Kinney, and their daughters. At times he has been a tech writer, an educational writer, a public relations writer and an editor for trade journals, but his preference is for fiction in all its forms.

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another teeny bopper horror read in a great series.
This one didn't capture me as much as the previous, but Im really loving the intro and ending with the girls whose souls are held prisoner in the old school with the evil headmistresses. They are the ones who are telling each story. I am interested to see what happens to them. Will they move on or stay stuck with this old hag who throws them into the, "RED ROOM". The reader does not know what the Red Room is yet, but its a horrid place. I look forward to the rest.

[Sunshine✰✰✰ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Devon is in a band called Torn. They just had an awesome debut at a local club. His friend, and lead singer, wants him to kick out Karston from the band cause he sucks (well, he does). Later that night, Devon is still awake in bed fretting about having to do that and he starts to write a new song. He plays it for the band and they know it's a killer song (dun, dun, dun) and going to be a hit.

This was a great fast paced story. You get a feel of the characters (except One-Word Ben. I think he was named that so there was an excuse for him to be there and not have to really build his character), and there was no long drag out to the horror. BAM! It just got messy.

I love the opening and ending to the book. It is a story told by ghost girls as a game. I think as you move along in the series, their story will start to play out.

[Caridad cruz · Rating 5 out of 5]

AWESOME STORY, A REAL PAGE TURNER, AN EASY READ AND A BOOK THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT DOWN! CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE!! :-)

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loving this series alot... the whole idea is intriguing