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“Fear Street,” one of the policemen had said grimly, shaking his head. “Fear Street . . .”

A few minutes later he allowed them all to go home.

As Corky climbed the stairs to her room, the room she had shared with her sister, she thought of Bobbi.

Bobbi had died because of the evil spirit's jealousy.

And now Corky was alone. Left alone to remember forever the horrors of this night.

She turned on the light and glanced at the bedside clock. Three o'clock in the morning. Wearily, feeling numb, she tugged off her clothes, letting them fall to the floor, and pulled a nightgown over her head.

“Bobbi—I miss you so much!” she cried out loud.

Trying to force back the sobs that threatened to burst out of her throat, she turned off the light and lowered herself into bed.

Bobbi is gone forever, she told herself miserably.

But so is the evil spirit.

The evil spirit is buried once again, buried in the old grave, locked in the coffin under six feet of dirt where it can't harm anyone ever again.

She sighed, pulling the covers up to her chin.

“Hey—”

There was something in her bed.

With a startled cry, she reached down, grabbed it, held it tightly.

She clicked on the lamp and stared at it, blinking as her eyes adjusted to the light.

It was the maroon and white pennant with Jennifer's name stitched across the front.

She stared at the pennant, reading the name again and again.

Then it fell from her hand and she started to scream.

THE NIGHTMARES
NEVER END . . .
WHEN YOU VISIT

Next . . .
CHEERLEADERS:
THE SECOND EVIL

Corky Corcoran is trying to put the nightmare of her sister Bobbi's death behind her. She's back on the Shadyside cheerleading squad and has become friends with Kimmy, Debra, and Ronnie. But just when everything seems like it's back to normal for Corky, she hears horrible screams in the gym, notices a very strange young man following her, and thinks she sees her dead sister rise from the grave. And then the murders begin again. . . .

About the Author

“Where do you get your ideas?”

That's the question that R.L. Stine is asked most often. “I don't know where my ideas come from,” he says. “But I do know that I have a lot more scary stories in my mind that I can't wait to write.”

So far, he has written over a hundred mysteries and thrillers for young people, all of them best-sellers.

Bob grew up in Columbus, Ohio. Today he lives in an apartment near Central Park in New York City with his wife, Jane.

Books by R.L. Stine

Fear Street

ALL-NIGHT PARTY

BAD DREAMS

THE BEST FRIEND

THE BEST FRIEND 2: SPECIAL EDITION

THE BOY NEXT DOOR

THE CHEATER

COLLEGE WEEKEND

THE CONFESSION

THE DARE

DEAD END

DOUBLE DATE

THE FACE

FINAL GRADE

THE FIRE GAME

FIRST DATE

HALLOWEEN PARTY

HAUNTED

INTO THE DARK

KILLER'S KISS

THE KNIFE

LET'S PARTY

LIGHTS OUT

THE MIND READER

MISSING

THE NEW BOY

THE NEW GIRL

NIGHT GAMES

ONE EVIL SUMMER

THE OVERNIGHT

THE PERFECT DATE

THE PROM QUEEN

THE RICH GIRL

THE RUNAWAY

SECRET ADMIRER

THE SECRET BEDROOM

SKI WEEKEND

THE SLEEPWALKER

THE STEPSISTER

THE STEPSISTER 2

SUNBURN

THE SURPRISE PARTY

SWITCHED

THE THRILL CLUB

TRAPPED

TRUTH OR DARE

WHAT HOLLY HEARD

WHO KILLED THE HOMECOMING QUEEN?

THE WRONG NUMBER

WRONG NUMBER 2

Fear Park

THE FIRST SCREAM

THE LOUDEST SCREAM

THE LAST SCREAM

Fear Street Cheerleaders

THE FIRST EVIL

THE SECOND EVIL

THE THIRD EVIL

THE NEW EVIL

CHEERLEADERS: THE EVIL LIVES! (A Fear Street Superchiller)

Fear Street Duet

FEAR HALL: THE BEGINNING

FEAR HALL: THE CONCLUSION

Fear Street Trilogies

The Cataluna Chronicles

THE EVIL MOON #1

THE DARK SECRET #2

THE DEADLY FIRE #3

99 Fear Street: The House of Evil

THE FIRST HORROR

THE SECOND HORROR

THE THIRD HORROR

Fear Street Saga

THE BETRAYAL #1

THE SECRET #2

THE BURNING #3

THE AWAKENING EVIL

CHILDREN OF FEAR

DANCE OF DEATH

DAUGHTERS OF SILENCE

FORBIDDEN SECRETS

HEART OF THE HUNTER

THE HIDDEN EVIL

HOUSE OF WHISPERS

THE SIGN OF FEAR

A NEW FEAR

Fear Street Super Chillers

BAD MOONLIGHT

BROKEN HEARTS

THE DEAD LIFEGUARD

GOODNIGHT KISS

GOODNIGHT KISS 2

HIGH TIDE

THE NEW YEAR'S PARTY

PARTY SUMMER

SILENT NIGHT

SILENT NIGHT #2

SILENT NIGHT #3

Other novels

HOW I BROKE UP WITH ERNIE

PHONE CALLS

CURTAINS

BROKEN DATE

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

First Simon Pulse edition May 2002

Text copyright © 1992 by Parachute Press, Inc.

Originally published as an Archway Paperback in 1992

SIMON PULSE

An imprint of Simon & Schuster

Children's Publishing Division

1230 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

www.SimonandSchuster.com

All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.

ISBN-13: 978-0-671-75117-3

ISBN-10: 0-671-75117-4

ISBN-13: 978-1-4424-0745-9 (eBook)

FEAR STREET is a registered trademark of Parachute Press, Inc.

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