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Missing

Missing

Missing
Horror
Pages
176
Published
1990
Language
English

Synopsis

Welcome to Fear Street Don’t listen to the stories they tell you about Fear Street. Wouldn’t you rather explore it yourself…and see if its dark terror and unexplained mysteries are true? You’re not afraid, are you? “Please help…Our parents are missing!" What would you do if your parents didn’t come home, didn’t call, left no note? At first, Mark and Cara Burroughs aren’t terribly alarmed. Their parents have stayed out late before. But then other things start to go wrong. Mark’s girlfriend Gena breaks up with him and suddenly disappears. The police don’t seem at all interested in finding Mark and Cara’s parents. And their mysterious cousin who boards with them seems to be spying on their every move! When murder strikes, Mark and Cara learn their terror is only beginning. Someone wants them to disappear too! But why? The answer lies deep in the Fear Street Woods. But will they live long enough to find it?

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

DarkTense
Survival

Genres

Horror

About the author

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Robert Lawrence Stine

Robert Lawrence Stine, known professionally as R. L. Stine, is an American author of horror and comedy fiction for children and young adults. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he graduated from Ohio State University and began his career writing for Scholastic magazines and humor books before turning to horror fiction with Blind Date (1986). He is best known for the Fear Street series, launched in 1989, and the Goosebumps series, launched in 1992, which together have sold more than 400 million copies world...

Frequently asked questions

  • Does this book need to be read in order with other Fear Street titles?

    This story functions as a standalone narrative and does not require knowledge of previous entries in the series to follow the plot.

  • Is the story told from a single perspective?

    The narrative alternates between the two main siblings, Mark and Cara, which occasionally leads to ambiguity regarding which character is providing the perspective at a given moment.