Meg, our main character, tries to bring everyone together for a surprise party for the return of a friend who left after some very chilling circumstances. It begins with a murder in the Fear Street woods (a place that if you've seen the Netflix show you know you don't want to be), and things just go downhill from there. 'The Surprise Party' is one of those books. Then there are those books that begin with a tragedy (one that has usually just happened so the characters can recall it), that casts a shadow on the entire proceedings.

Some are straight forward tales of terror where we see the characters living great lives and suddenly there is a change. What makes the Fear Street tales of terror work so well is how different all the books are from one another. Also, there are three 'Goodnight Kiss' books, and, as we've seen with Fear Street Part 1:1994, Fear Street Part 2: 1978, and Fear Street 3: 1666, three IS the charm. In fact not having recognizable actors and actresses is probably a benefit because you don't bring the preconceived notions that you might in other films. The great thing about horror movies is that you don't need a name cast. Thankfully, for Matt and not the Vampires, there are rules to this game and that might just be the thing that saves everybody. Stine knows just how to make the best of times into the worst, and when April and Todd suddenly start acting like vampires, Matt has to do everything in his power to save his best friend and his girlfriend. This story sees Matt, April and Todd excited about a summer filled with time at the beach. This wholly unique story from the master would probably, like the Twilight films before it, reignite even more young adult vampire tales. So a movie might have it's production costs raised if it went period, or maybe they keep it 2021 and figure out a way to do it with cellphones? Either way, 'The Wrong Number' should be a movie. That said, this book came out in 1990 before cellphones became as commonplace as front doors. Again, the shoot for a film like this would be fairly inexpensive since a lot of it takes place on the phone. Suddenly, everybody's life is in danger as what started off as a prank goes horribly awry.

Then Deena's half-brother Chuck gets involved and he calls the wrong number. That is the crux of this terrifying tale, when Deena and Jade decide to have some phone fun by calling boys and pretending to be people their not. We've all been called by wrong numbers and chances are we've all made (or been involved) with prank calls in some way. That is never more on display than in this delectable Fear Street offering, 'The Wrong Number'. Horror seems to work best when it can incorporate a universal experiences into our lives.

Terror na Bilbioteca by R.L. Stine