More Horowitz Horror
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| More Horowitz Horror | |
| Author | Anthony Horowitz |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Larry Rostant |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Orchard Black Apples |
| Genre(s) | Horror |
| Publisher | Orchard Books |
| Publication date | 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 189 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-84121-607-0 |
| Preceded by | Horowitz Horror |
| Followed by | (none) |
More Horowitz Horror is a collection of short horror stories written by Anthony Horowitz, published in 2000.
A sequel to Horowitz Horror, the book is marketed as containing eight stories. However, the tales obviously written by Horowitz himself are supplemented by an allegedly unauthorised add-on, written satirically by a serial killer.
[edit] Synopsis
The stories in More Horowitz Horror are:
- The Hitchhiker — a family is on their way home from a day at the seaside when they unwittingly allow a psychopath into their car. Only the son, formerly an occupant of a lunatic asylum, works out the truth, but his parents do not believe him.
- The Sound of Murder — a deaf schoolgirl learns the horrifying truth behind her new French teacher through her malfunctioning hearing aid.
- Burnt — while on holiday, a boy called Timothy has concerns about his uncle, who is desperate to get a suntan. Timothy's aunt, who no longer loves her husband, is harbouring a sinister secret.
- Flight 715 — a girl has a nightmare, in which she foresees that the airliner which is about to fly her family home is destined to crash. Since her family do not believe her, the girl takes matters into her own hands. She wanders off on her own – making it impossible for her family to travel – and only returns after the flight has taken off. What neither she nor her family ever find out is that had they been on the plane, the girl's vision would have come true.
- Howard's End — a delinquent teenage boy is run over by a bus and finds himself in Heaven- or so he thinks. However, unbeknown to him, the afterlife is not all it seems.
- The Lift — a police detective investigates the strange disappearance of a spoilt boy at Covent Garden tube station. The boy got into a lift, but never came out. The inspector comes to the shocking conclusion that the boy was cannibalised.
- The Phone Goes Dead — a teenage boy discovers that his mobile phone can receive calls from the dead, after its last owner died while using it. His parents later receive a phone call from him – after he has been killed in a vehicle accident on a school trip.
- Twist Cottage — a man goes to sinister lengths to rid himself and his son of his dreadful second wife.
- The Shortest Horror Story Ever Written — penned ostensibly by a serial killer, who has a disturbing message for the reader.
[edit] US edition
The story titles "Burnt" and "The Lift" were Americanised as "Burned" and "The Elevator" respectively for the US release.
[edit] Narrative styles
As with its forerunner, More Horowitz Horror is not confined to third-person narrative. "The Hitchhiker" and "Twist Cottage" are written in first-person, while "Burnt" is expressed as a series of diary entries. Meanwhile, "The Shortest Horror Story Ever Written" communicates directly with the reader through second-person narrative.
