The New Girl (1989)
The New Girl is a 1989 ghost stories book written by Robert Lawrence Stine.
R.L. Stine drops a Fear Street chill into a high-school crush. Cory Brooks cannot stop thinking about Anna Corwin, the new girl at Shadyside High: pale, blond, beautiful, and strangely eager for him. He loses sleep, ditches his friends, and lets her take over his days. Then Anna vanishes, and Cory's obsession curdles into something he cannot explain away. Fast, creepy, and pitched right at teens, it is Stine doing what he does best, ordinary dread hiding behind a locker door.
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What is The New Girl about?
R.L. Stine drops a Fear Street chill into a high-school crush. Cory Brooks cannot stop thinking about Anna Corwin, the new girl at Shadyside High: pale, blond, beautiful, and strangely eager for him. He loses sleep, ditches his friends, and lets her take over his days. Then Anna vanishes, and Cory's obsession curdles into something he cannot explain away. Fast, creepy, and pitched right at teens, it is Stine doing what he does best, ordinary dread hiding behind a locker door.
When was The New Girl published?
The New Girl was published in 1989.
Who made The New Girl?
The New Girl was written by Robert Lawrence Stine.
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A few thoughts on The New Girl
Goosebumps brings R.L. Stine's own brand of playful scares to the screen, same author, same gateway-horror thrill. For a moodier version of falling for a mysterious new girl, The Moth Diaries turns teen obsession gothic. Both echo the crush-turned-unease at the heart of Shadyside.
Teen horror that hides dread behind school lockers
The New Girl drops a Fear Street scare into ordinary high-school life, all lockers, crushes and creeping dread. These share that setting, letting the everyday world of classes and friends curdle into something wrong, pitched right at readers and viewers who like their horror close to home.
When a crush turns into something sinister
Cory's crush on Anna slides from infatuation into obsession and then into fear. These stories follow the same turn, where wanting someone mysterious leads somewhere darker, and the object of a teenager's longing proves far stranger than a new face at school.
Quick creepy ghost stories to read in one sitting
R.L. Stine keeps The New Girl fast, creepy and easy to finish in an evening. These ghost stories run on the same fuel, short chapters, a chill on every page and hauntings aimed at younger readers who want to be spooked without being overwhelmed.
Teen ghost stories for the screen
The New Girl thrives on a haunting that hides in plain sight. These teen ghost shows carry that to the screen, following young leads tangled up with spirits, secrets and things that should not be there, keeping the scares light enough for the same crowd.