Horowitz Horror
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| Horowitz Horror | |
 Horowitz Horror front cover, British first edition. |
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| Author | Anthony Horowitz |
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| Cover artist | Larry Rostant |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Orchard Black Apples |
| Genre(s) | Horror |
| Publisher | Orchard Books |
| Publication date | 1999 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 196 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-84121-455-8 |
| Preceded by | (none) |
| Followed by | More Horowitz Horror |
Horowitz Horror is a collection of nine short horror stories written by Anthony Horowitz, published in 1999.
[edit] Synopsis
The stories in Horowitz Horror are:
- Bath Night — a newly-installed bath harbours the spirit of a Victorian axe-murderer. The family's daughter, Isobel, has suspicions about the bath even before discovering this, and refuses to use it. But it turns out her father is a murderer.
- Killer Camera — a boy buys a camera as a birthday present, unaware that it has been imbued with dark magic - anything that is photographed dies.
- Light Moves — a computer formerly owned by a now-deceased sports' journalist, Ethan Sly, has the power to give horse racing tips - but is that all it gives?
- The Night Bus — on Halloween night, two brothers returning home from a party, go on an unexpected bus tour of London's cemeteries.
- Harriet's Horrible Dream — a rich, spoilt girl dreams that her family no longer has enough money to support her and that she has been sold to a restaurant owned by her uncle which serves human meat. The nightmare seems very real - and with good reason.
- Scared — a school bully gets his comeuppance while walking through the countryside.
- A Career in Computer Games — a boy who has recently left school with no qualifications, due to his obsession with computer games, thinks he has found the job of a lifetime, but finds himself trapped in the most violent video game ever.
- The Man with the Yellow Face — A boy gets his photo taken on holiday, in a sinister photo booth which produces pictures that foretell future events.
- The Monkey's Ear — a family purchases a monkey's ear able to grant wishes. Although there is one catch - it is partially deaf - there seems to be one word that it does understand.
[edit] Narrative styles
The stories in Horowitz Horror are written in a mixture of first- and third-person narrative. Out of the nine stories, two ("Light Moves" and "The Man with the Yellow Face") are conveyed from the viewpoint of the leading character.
[edit] Sequel
Horowitz Horror spawned a sequel, More Horowitz Horror, in 2000.
