Fright Night: Origins
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- Author：Tom Holland
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Summary
You think you know the whole story， don't you？
High school isn't going well for teenage horror fan Charley Brewster， still dealing with the loss of his father， he finds himself in his first serious relationship with the vibrant and beautiful Amy Peterson。 If new love wasn't complicated enough Charley is also failing Trigonometry。 Late one night while cramming for a test Charley spies something suspicious in the yard next door， two men carrying what appears to be a coffin。 What's going on in the old Victorian House， and who are Charley's new neighbors？
Tom Holland returns to the world of Fright Night along with A。 Jack Ulrich to lay the groundwork for a brand new trilogy！
High school isn't going well for teenage horror fan Charley Brewster， still dealing with the loss of his father， he finds himself in his first serious relationship with the vibrant and beautiful Amy Peterson。 If new love wasn't complicated enough Charley is also failing Trigonometry。 Late one night while cramming for a test Charley spies something suspicious in the yard next door， two men carrying what appears to be a coffin。 What's going on in the old Victorian House， and who are Charley's new neighbors？
Tom Holland returns to the world of Fright Night along with A。 Jack Ulrich to lay the groundwork for a brand new trilogy！
Reviews
Evelyn
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2。5 stars but I'm rounding up out of fan loyalty lol。 This was a fun novelization of the movie with some added scenes and details—I was excited to learn Jerry's backstory。 The writing is pretty simplistic and repetitive， though。 I was hoping for a bit。。。more。 A good portion of it is just word-for-word recitations of the movie。 A lot of the added scenes， like those with the police， didn't add much or go anywhere。 That said， I love Fright Night so I'm glad I read it， and I'll probably read the nex 2。5 stars but I'm rounding up out of fan loyalty lol。 This was a fun novelization of the movie with some added scenes and details—I was excited to learn Jerry's backstory。 The writing is pretty simplistic and repetitive， though。 I was hoping for a bit。。。more。 A good portion of it is just word-for-word recitations of the movie。 A lot of the added scenes， like those with the police， didn't add much or go anywhere。 That said， I love Fright Night so I'm glad I read it， and I'll probably read the next book at least to see where it goes。 。。。more
Cameron Scott
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It's essentially the original film story with a few added details and an alternate ending。 I'm grateful that Tom Holland has returned to the world of Fright Night and I am looking forward to the next book in this new trilogy but this first book was missing the magic of the movie。 It felt more like a recitation of events than it's own thing。 It's essentially the original film story with a few added details and an alternate ending。 I'm grateful that Tom Holland has returned to the world of Fright Night and I am looking forward to the next book in this new trilogy but this first book was missing the magic of the movie。 It felt more like a recitation of events than it's own thing。 。。。more
Paul McGrath Jr，
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Put a stake through it。 Light it on fire。 Bury it。But don’t read it。 If you think you know the whole story， don’t be fooled you know the whole story。 And I don’t know how one reviewer said that it’s 60% the movie and 40% new material。 That is a very generous high curve。Even with the addition of some characters， insights and thoughts， there’s no point。 And the police investigation into the murders is basically all the added material and that literally goes nowhere。 One meh twist just seemed like Put a stake through it。 Light it on fire。 Bury it。But don’t read it。 If you think you know the whole story， don’t be fooled you know the whole story。 And I don’t know how one reviewer said that it’s 60% the movie and 40% new material。 That is a very generous high curve。Even with the addition of some characters， insights and thoughts， there’s no point。 And the police investigation into the murders is basically all the added material and that literally goes nowhere。 One meh twist just seemed like pandering to fan-fiction。Don’t get me wrong。 I love the movie。 I watch it all the time but this book does not deliver anything it promises unless you want a play-by-play of the movie。 。。。more
Dave
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This is the first of a trilogy of novels。 Though it's called Fright Night: Origins， It's basically the 1985 film。There is more back story here， and several scenes not in the film。 I found the short chapters kind of jarring at times -and I'm a fan of short chapters！ This book has 68 chapters。 It hurt the flow of the story at times， and I already knew the story， for the most part。 The ending is slightly different， setting up the 2nd book in this series， I suspect。 If you're a fan of the film， you This is the first of a trilogy of novels。 Though it's called Fright Night: Origins， It's basically the 1985 film。There is more back story here， and several scenes not in the film。 I found the short chapters kind of jarring at times -and I'm a fan of short chapters！ This book has 68 chapters。 It hurt the flow of the story at times， and I already knew the story， for the most part。 The ending is slightly different， setting up the 2nd book in this series， I suspect。 If you're a fan of the film， you should enjoy this。 It's familiar enough to enjoy， and different enough to keep you interested。 。。。more
Justin Gerber
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Do not read this novelization/reimagining if you haven’t already seen the movie。 Serves as a “this， too， was going on” which can take away from a first-time watch。Enjoyed the backstory for Jerry/Billy。 Not sure we needed all the police investigating， though this new ending absolutely sets up a sequel in a planned trilogy， so maybe they’ll continue to be involved。More of a **1/2， but I can’t grade down so I rounded up。
Andrew
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3。5 rounded up。I would be interested to hear how this played for someone who didn't have experience with the film as I imagine a lot of my love for this came for my love of the film。In terms of content it is about 60% the story you know from the film and 40% new material。 It feels less like a Novelization and more like if Fright Night was originally written as a novel。 I did notice a few continuity things that were a bit odd in character perspectives but unlike some people I actually found this 3。5 rounded up。I would be interested to hear how this played for someone who didn't have experience with the film as I imagine a lot of my love for this came for my love of the film。In terms of content it is about 60% the story you know from the film and 40% new material。 It feels less like a Novelization and more like if Fright Night was originally written as a novel。 I did notice a few continuity things that were a bit odd in character perspectives but unlike some people I actually found this MORE believable not less。 Like when we end a chapter about Billy saying he wants to have an actual discussion about being turned into a vampire with Jerry， only for the next chapter to be content with waiting until the time is right。 While this could have been a continuity issue， it is more likely emblematic of how we lie to ourselves and have an internal debate about big topics that can change from day to day。 Same with the police who vow to take Charlie's lead seriously and then when Charlie reaches out to him again the police man rebukes him a second time。 Perhaps I am just making excuses because I liked the book so much， but so be it I had a great time。 。。。more
Brontesrule
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2。5If you're a fan of the Fright Night movies （I am， both versions） you might like this。 I did， but there were errors in punctuation and word usage that threw me out of the book， along with some inconsistencies within the story itself。 2。5If you're a fan of the Fright Night movies （I am， both versions） you might like this。 I did， but there were errors in punctuation and word usage that threw me out of the book， along with some inconsistencies within the story itself。 。。。more
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