Author: Dove

I am the evil twin. I'm in a feud with Richie Tankersley Cusick, and I'm waging a war on over-used en-dashes and ellipsis. All of these things are related. I worship at the altar of the ISUZU TROOPER, BITCHES.

Recap #52: Hall Pass by Robert Hawks

Posted on 5 December 201614 November 2019 by Dove

Dove recaps Hall Pass by Robert Hawks, and still has no idea what it was about.

Recap #50: The Accident by Diane Hoh

Posted on 21 November 201621 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps the Point Horror staple, The Accident by Diane Hoh, where a nice girl swaps places with a ghost and, shocker, that turns out to be a Very. Bad. Idea.

Recap #48: Fatal Secrets by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 7 November 201624 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps Fatal Secrets by Richie Tankersley Cusick, the love child of Cusick’s meandering dirge and Michael Bay’s assumption that explosions will fix everything.

Recap #45: The Invitation by Diane Hoh

Posted on 17 October 201611 July 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps The Invitation by Diane Hoh where a bunch of unfortunates are invited to the coolest party of the year… as the victims. It’s like The Purge, only less happens and nobody cares.

Recap #42: The Dead Game by A Bates

Posted on 12 September 20168 July 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps The Dead Game by A Bates, wherein an awfully boring game escalates to… well, Point Horror wackiness, as usual.

Recap #40: The Stranger by Caroline B Cooney

Posted on 29 August 201614 November 2019 by Dove

Dove recaps The Stranger by Caroline B Cooney, which turns out to be an unexpected joy. It is basically Twilight, except the Bella character is not an energy-sucking void, and the Edward character is cursed with an *actual curse*, rather than “tragically attractive and awfully good at everything he does”.

The Vampire's Promise by Caroline B. Cooney

Recap #38: The Vampire’s Promise (Vampire Series: Book 3) by Caroline B. Cooney

Posted on 15 August 20168 July 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps The Vampire’s Promise (Vampire Series: Book 3) by Caroline B. Cooney, where nobody trades humans for beauty or popularity, but there is a random donut-eating policewoman for no fucking reason at all.

The Return of the Vampire by Caroline B. Cooney

Recap #36: Return of the Vampire (Vampire Series: Book 2) by Caroline B. Cooney

Posted on 1 August 20168 July 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps Return of the Vampire (Vampire Series: Book 2) by Caroline B. Cooney, where Devnee trades humans not for popularity like Althea, but for beauty. It goes about as well as can be expected.

The Baby-Sitter by R L Stine - Scan by Mimi

Alternative Covers – Scanned by Mimi

Posted on 24 July 201631 July 2019 by Dove

Mimi has kindly scanned in her covers, so we can see some alternative artwork. I’m going back and adding them

Recap #34: The Stalker by Carol Ellis

Posted on 18 July 201624 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps The Stalker by Carol Ellis, which feels like a paint-by-numbers Point Horror. Bad things happen to a nice girl. Business as usual.

Like us on Facebook?

Posted on 14 July 201631 July 2019 by Dove

Hi guys, we have set up a facebook page for this site. Feel free to like us on there. Gosh,

Off Topic: Wing is a bag of dicks

Posted on 10 July 20162 August 2019 by Dove

Friendship is not magic. That is all.

Recap #32: My Secret Admirer by Carol Ellis

Posted on 4 July 201624 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps My Secret Admirer by Carol Ellis with is probably the tropiest of all the Point Horrors, but has a good lead character and a cool setting.

Recap #30: Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 13 June 201626 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley Cusick and has to resort to bullet points, as this book has a lot going on, most of which is silly, pointless, or offensive.

Recap #27: Haunting Christmas Tales – Part One

Posted on 21 December 201526 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps the first half of Haunting Christmas Tales by various authors. Don’t be misled by the summary, there is no framing story. Neither should the 13 series in Point Horror give you unrealistic expectations about the quality of these stories. They’re pretty average.

Recap #26: The Cheerleader (Vampire Series: Book 1) by Caroline B. Cooney

Posted on 7 December 20158 July 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps a Point Horror staple, The Cheerleader (Vampire Series: Book 1) by Caroline B. Cooney, where Althea trades humans for popularity, and it’s kind of awesome.

New Domain Name

Posted on 28 October 20152 August 2019 by Dove

28 October 2015: Dove bought the domain PointHorror.com
31 October 2015 – Halloween: We have successfully moved to PointHorror.com.

Would you like to recap for this site?

Posted on 24 October 20152 August 2019 by Dove

Would you like to recap for this site? We would love to hear your snark. Wing and I try to update as often as we can, but life does get in the way. If you would like to do a recap of a Point Horror for this site, let us know in the comments.

Recap #22: Defriended by Ruth Baron

Posted on 24 August 201519 February 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps Defriended by Ruth Baron, which was written by the one person on the planet who has never heard of catfishing, and actually expects us to believe that the dead use Facebook. In a series known for being a massive tease when it comes to the supernatural. Ruth Baron can just fuck off. I hate this book.

Recap #20: The Mall by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 30 March 201526 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps The Mall by Richie Tankersley Cusick, which is literally the best and worst thing Cusick has ever written. This causes Dove to explode with rage. Several times.