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📚 The Invitation by Diane Hoh Published in UK

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The Invitation by Diane Hoh

Published in UK 1992

Tagline - A party like no other…..

Memorable For – A people hunt aka a sticker hunt!

Blurb -

At the party of the year, a rich girl’s practical joke turns deadly!

Some Thoughts -

Rich snob and popular bitch Cassandra Rockham is throwing her annual fall party and Sarah and her friends all get an unexpected invite. But why would she invite the unpopular crowd?

Cassandra certainly gives them a party they will never forget. They played musical chairs and become part of the party with Cassandra’s very own “people hunt” game!

Cassandra gets Sarah and her friends locked up in rooms around the house and instruct people to follow the clues to find them and collect stickers to win!

Think Saw….but with brightly coloured stickers instead!

But someone begins playing another game and putting Sarah and her friends into new hiding places and facing near certain death things take a sinister twist….but who is doing this and why?

Other highlights include a decent love interest, lots of mild peril ie people locked up in freezers, saunas and cars, a super posh mansion and a lesson in how we should throw a dart!

I really really LOVED this Point Horror! I think this one could actually stand up to a present day audience really well. And be a movie!

Fave line - “I’ll never be able to throw a party again”

Have you read The Invitation? What did you think?

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When you realise what they mean by 30 years ago 😂😂😱

That’s right, The Invitation by Diane Hoh was released in the U.K. in 1992, so technically I’ve made you feel less old with this video as that’s actually 32 years ago 😂😱

You’re very welcome 😜🤓

Sound Bite credit to the fabulous @melissakristintv 🖤

Ps: I turn the letters around on my sign for my chats so it’s the right way and forgot to turn it back around for this video … it’s obviously my age 😂

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Happy birthday to my fabulous #talespointhorrorboo

Happy birthday to my fabulous #talespointhorrorbookclub movie club co-host and wonderful friend the fabulous @joshuawinning 🖤

Hope you have the most fab fun filled day full of cake, horror movies and all the things that make you happy as you deserve it so much!

Here’s to more movie club adventures. Sisters forever! 💫

Love & Hugs

Chelley xx

𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢

𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚

Multiple super valuable teen horror life lessons from Nerissa @thatpointonpikestreet for Novembers #talespointhorrorbookclub read, The Invitation 💌🖤

There are so many life lessons to have learnt from this book that I think Nerissa has captured them all!

Another fantastic piece of artwork. Thank you so much Nerissa… as always I love it so much ♥️

P.s - I tried to make this look like Art Attack (remember that?) where they used to share peoples art work sent into the programme 😂

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The Invitation by Diane Hoh 🌟Beware spoilers a

The Invitation by Diane Hoh

🌟Beware spoilers ahead!🌟

Tagline: A party like no other….

Join me and a super lovely @ginablaxill as we revisit a Point Horror fave of ours 🖤

We chat all things parties, unique party games, sticker collecting, life threatening situations for the characters and the power of a date!

We also find reminiscence about Wendy’s, Whimpy and ketchup pumps!

It was also amazing to hear how this book held such a special place in Gina’s heart that it inspired her writing as an adult 🥰

@talespointhorrorbookclub dedicated to all things Point Horror!

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It’s #talespointhorrorbookclub where we will be

It’s #talespointhorrorbookclub where we will be talking about The Invitation by Diane Hoh 💌

In 1996 Scholastic released three special edition Point Horror hardbacks (which you can sometimes pick up pretty cheap on eBay). Diane Hoh was the focus of the second hardback simply titled The Diane Hoh Special Edition 💚

This edition included the The Fever, Funhouse and The Invitation and I love how the cover art included folded down corners, a creepy hand peeping through the cover making the hardback look quite rough around the edges as well as a cute green ribbon bookmark!

Perfection 💚

I wish they had done more of these for Carol Ellis and Richie Tankersley Cusick, however there were only 3 released, the third one being a Caroline B Cooney collection 🥰

Also featured in the photo is the US edition of The Invitation which has the same cover art as the U.K. one (one of those rare occasions the U.K. kept the original cover art), same tagline, same font etc although Diane Hohs name is in the normal font on the U.K. edition. I still had to add it to my collection though 😜

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Same book, Kindle Edition….. It’s #talespoint

Same book, Kindle Edition…..

It’s #talespointhorrorbookclub day tomorrow so I thought I would share anOpen Road reissue of The Invitation which was specifically rereleased for kindle. Some of the Point Horrors got this treatment in recent years and luckily a lot of Diane Hoh books, including some not published in the U.K., were released!

Open Road Integrated Media or ORIM is a digital media company in New York City that was created by Jane Friedman and Jeffrey Sharp in 2009 with a focus on publishing ebook editions of older works of literature and nonfiction.

It makes Point Horror and reading some of the books a lot more accessible and I love that!

Some of the covers are not as iconic as the originals, like this one with an empty chair, but we will gloss over that 😂

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Let’s shine a light on Diane Hoh books that were

Let’s shine a light on Diane Hoh books that were released under the Point Horror banner here in the U.K. 💜

We got five entries in the U.K. (excluding Nightmare Hall) and they had some of the most iconic Point Horror covers! 😍

“Diane Hoh (b. 1937) is a bestselling author of young adult fiction. Born in Warren, Pennsylvania, Hoh began her first novel, Loving That O’Connor Boy (1985), after seeing an ad in a publishing trade magazine requesting submissions for a line of young adult fiction. After contributing novels to two popular series, Cheerleaders and the Girls of Canby Hall, Hoh found great success writing thrillers, beginning with Funhouse (1990), a Point Horror novel that became a national bestseller. Following its success, Hoh created the Nightmare Hall series, whose twenty-nine installments chronicle a university plagued by dark secrets, and the seven-volume Med Center series, about the challenges and mysteries in a Massachusetts hospital. In 1998, Hoh had a runaway hit with Titanic: The Long Night and Remembering the Titanic, a pair of novels about two couples’ escape from the doomed ocean liner. She now lives and writes in Austin”

We’ve read all of these Point Horror entries except The Fever so far so we must do that for the book club soon!

A couple of years ago I did an interview with Diane Hoh which is available to read on my blog page 🖤

Have you read many books by Diane Hoh? Do you have a fave that I should check out?

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Did you know that this month’s #talespointhorror

Did you know that this month’s #talespointhorrorbookclub read, The Invitation by Diane Hoh, featured alongside Mothers Helper by A Bates & Beach Party by R L Stine in the first Point Horror trio collection!

I’ve always loved how sinister the covers of the trios were and this one is no exception, just look at that creepy skull covered in what looks like desert sand! We will just skip over that the cover doesn’t match the stories inside as it was for pure spooky vibes only! 😜

Do you think these three stories go well as a trio together?

Let me know in the comments 🖤

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𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐅

𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐡

“The Invitations were ready. Twin towers of stiff, cream coloured envelopes stood sentry on the heavy antique desk in the sitting room next to Cassandra Rockhams powder-blue bedroom.”

I really hope one of those invites is on its way to me and @ginablaxill ready for our chat on Saturday 😜

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Time to jump into our #talespointhorrorbookclub re

Time to jump into our #talespointhorrorbookclub read, The Invitation ahead of our chat on Saturday!

This was always a favourite of mine back in the day so I’m super excited to be revisiting it and can’t wait to see if holds up 🖤

Who’s joining in with this one? Let me know 💌

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Fear Street: The Prom Queen Published in UK 1992

Fear Street: The Prom Queen

Published in UK 1992

Tagline - She was drop dead beautiful …..

Memorable For – Slasher vibes and catty girls!

Some Thoughts -

It’s 5 weeks till prom and everyone is looking forward to it. The Prom venue has been picked over at the Newly refurbished Halsey Manor House, in the middle of the fear street woods which just so happens to be where the body of a dead girl has just been recovered. 5 Prom queens have been selected and the winner will receive a 3000 dollar scholarship but someone seems to be killing off the Prom Queens one by one! Do they want to win the money or are they just after that crown?!

Other highlights include first person narrative, a girls who really should not be friends with each other, douche bag guys, lots of The Sound of Music chat due to the upcoming pre prom Shadyside High production and a good reveal.

I really enjoyed this one, full of slasher vibes (especially Scream 2) albeit I wanted a bit more slasher vibes at Prom action but the kills are delicious and gory enough to satisfy!

Have you read The Prom Queen? What did you think?

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I’ve had such fun entering the world of Fear Str

I’ve had such fun entering the world of Fear Street for our bonus book club read this month!

The Prom Queen was a first time read for me and I loved all the slasher vibes!

Thanks to everyone who joined in and I will def cover more Fear Street soon!

Feel free to pop me your Fear Street book suggestions in the comments 🖤

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Fear Street: The Prom Queen by R L Stine 🌟Bewa

Fear Street: The Prom Queen by R L Stine

🌟Beware spoilers ahead!🌟

Tagline : She was drop dead beautiful…

Join me and three of the best Prom Kings a girl could ask for @dustincanread @jesseshouseofpulp & @fearstreetdiaries as we chat all things Shadyside!

We discuss toxic friendship groups, gruesome deaths, douchebag boys, school theatre productions, cheap Fear Street real estate and our hopes for the upcoming movie!

It’s been so fab visiting Fear Street for the book club and I have no doubt we will visit again soon!

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When reading Fear Street: The Prom Queen changes y

When reading Fear Street: The Prom Queen changes you …… 😂

It’s our #talespointhorrorbookclub bonus book club day and I can’t wait to chat about these characters (who really should not have been friends), the gory goings on, the douche bag boys and of course that prom queen crown!

Come and join us at 7pm GMT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET 🖤

We will hopefully be back to our normal selves by then 😂

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Wow, someone really wants that crown ahead of tomo

Wow, someone really wants that crown ahead of tomorrows #talespointhorrorbookclub bonus read chat, Fear Street: The Prom Queen 😱

Join myself, @dustincanread @jesseshouseofpulp & @fearstreetdiaries as we dress up from Prom and chat about this wild ride to Prom!

Live Chat: 24th November 7pm GMT/ 1pm CT / 2pm ET 👑 🩸

That’s if we survive to see tomorrow ……. 😜

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Same Book, Different Edition ….. I’ve been co

Same Book, Different Edition …..

I’ve been collecting the new cover editions of Fear Street and I’ve preordered the release of The Prom Queen which is being released to tie in with the movie release next year.

I had to get creative with my picture to showcase it. It is due for release July 2025 🎉

Do you like these new editions? What do you think of The Prom Queen cover art?

The only thing that bugs me are those pesky Netflix permanent stickers ….. whhhhhyyyyy 😭

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Did you know that our #talespointhorrorbookclub b

Did you know that our #talespointhorrorbookclub bonus read ,The Prom Queen,features in this Dark Terrors 3 in 1 compilation alongside The New Girl and The Stepsister.

Released in 1996 the font style is the same as the U.K. released Fear Street so I’m presuming that this was a U.K. released book.

Just like Point Horror I know they did a few of these trios. Do you think these three Fear Street books go well together as a trio? Or what three Fear Street Books would be your dream trio?

Let me know in the comments 🖤

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𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐢

𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬….

Fear Street: The Prom Queen by R L Stine

“We couldn’t stop talking about the killer. We tried to shut him out of our minds. But then one of us will remember and say something, and the talk would start all over again”

Ohhhh what an opening line for our first Fear Street read for the book club!

Join our live chat on Sunday and come and chat about all things Prom Queens!

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In honour of our #talespointhorrorbookclub bonus r

In honour of our #talespointhorrorbookclub bonus read this month, Fear Street: The Prom Queen, I thought I would share some of my growing orginal Fear Street covers 🖤

I’ve got quite a few of the U.K. released Fear Street and the new reissued releases but you just can’t beat that original amazing 90s cover art so I’ve been gradually expanding my collection.

Spot any faves? Or which ones shall I hunt down next?

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