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    A New Fear
    A New Fear
    A New Fear
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    A New Fear

    By R.L. Stine

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    The Fear name brings fortune...and doom.
    The dark power of the Fear family consumes all those connected with it. The Fears. Those they love -- and hate. The entire town of Shadyside. All are tainted forever by the evil of the family's curse.
    No one can escape.
    Nora Goode and Daniel Fear hoped to end the curse of the Fear family. But on their wedding day, a horrible fire swept through the Fear mansion, taking the life of every member of the doomed family.
    Except one. A new Fear. The child of Nora and Daniel. Will he be able to live his life untouched by the evil of his family? Or will the dark forces claim yet another Fear for their own?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon Pulse
    Release dateJun 30, 2008
    ISBN9781439120712
    A New Fear
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    R.L. Stine

    R.L. Stine has more than 350 million English language books in print, plus international editions in 32 languages, making him one of the most popular children’s authors in history. Besides Goosebumps, R.L. Stine has written other series, including Fear Street, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, and Dangerous Girls. R.L. Stine lives in New York with his wife, Jane, and his Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Minnie. Visit him online at rlstine.com.

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      Stine always uses the same set up for who the murderer is- just look for the most innocent, shy, unsuspicious character, and you've found her. The time period on this one was sketchy- I got the impression of First World War, but at that time they had police who could take finger prints- you didn't inform the minister that someone had been murdered. I didn't like the ending (which was easy to predict).

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    A New Fear - R.L. Stine

    A New Fear

    R.L. STINE

    POCKET BOOKS

    Have you read the latest

    books?

    WHAT HOLLY HEARD

    THE FACE

    SECRET ADMIRER

    THE PERFECT DATE

    THE CONFESSION

    THE BOY NEXT DOOR

    NIGHT GAMES

    RUNAWAY

    KILLER’S KISS

    ALL-NIGHT PARTY

    THE RICH GIRL

    CAT

    By R.L. SINE

    Available from Archway Paperbacks

    Published by Pocket Books

    The Secrets of the Fear Family …

    The history of the Fear family is a dark and strange one, filled with death, madness, tragic love, and revenge.

    No one can escape the curse of the Fear family. Simon Fear tried. He changed the spelling of his family name from Firer to Fear and tried to start a new life. But he could not hide from his destiny—the Fear curse destroyed his entire family.

    Except one. Nicholas Fear. The child of Daniel Fear and Nora Goode.

    Will this new Fear be the one to break the curse? Or will he suffer the fate of his doomed family?

    Books by R.L. Sine

    FEAR STREET

    THE NEW GIRL

    THE SURPRISE PARTY

    THE OVERNIGHT

    MISSING

    THE WRONG NUMBER

    THE SLEEPWALKER

    HAUNTED

    HALLO WEEN PARTY

    THE STEPSISTER

    SKI WEEKEND

    THE FIRE GAME

    LIGHTS OUT

    THE SECRET BEDROOM

    THE KNIFE

    PROM QUEEN

    FIRST DATE

    THE BEST FRIEND

    THE CHEATER

    SUNBURN

    THE NEW BOY

    THE DARE

    BAD DREAMS

    DOUBLE DATE

    THE THRILL CLUB

    ONE EVIL SUMMER

    THE MIND READER

    WRONG NUMBER 2

    TRUTH OR DARE

    DEAD END

    FINAL GRADE

    SWITCHED

    COLLEGE WEEKEND

    THE STEPSISTER 2

    WHAT HOLLY HEARD

    THE FACE

    SECRET ADMIRER

    THE PERFECT DATE

    THE CONFESSION

    THE BOY NEXT DOOR

    NIGHT GAMES

    FEAR STREET SUPER CHILLERS

    PARTY SUMMER

    SILENT NIGHT

    GOOD NIGHT KISS

    BROKEN HEARTS

    SILENT NIGHT 2

    THE DEAD LIFEGUARD

    CHEERLEADER’S: THE NEW EVIL

    BAD MOONLIGHT

    THE NEW YEAR’S PARTY

    GOOD NIGHT KISS 2

    THE FEAR STREET SAGA

    THE BETRAYAL

    THE SECRET

    THE BURNING

    FEAR STREET SAGA COLLECTOR’S EDITION

    FEAR STREET CHEERLEADER’S

    THE FIRST EVIL

    THE SECOND EVIL

    THE THIRD EVIL

    99 FEAR STREET: THE HOUSE OF EVIL

    THE FIRST HORROR

    THE SECOND HORROR

    THE THIRD HORROR

    THE CATALUNA CHRONICLES

    THE EVIL MOON

    THE DARK SECRET

    THE DEADLY FIRE

    FEAR STREET SAGAS

    A NEW FEAR

    HOUSE OF WHISPERS

    FORBIDDEN SECRETS

    FEAR PARK

    THE FIRST SCREAM

    THE LOUDEST SCREAM

    THE LAST SCREAM

    Available from ARCHWAY Paperbacks

    For orders other than by individual consumers, Pocket Books grants a discount on the purchase of 10 or more copies of single titles for special markets or premium use. For further details, please write to the Vice-President of Special Markets, Pocket Books, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-6785, 8th Floor.

    For information on how individual consumers can place orders, please write to Mail Order Department, Simon & Schuster Inc., 200 Old Tappan Road, Old Tappan, NJ 07675.

    The sale of this book without its cover is unauthorized. If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that it was reported to the publisher as unsold and destroyed. Neither the author nor the publisher has received payment for the sale of this stripped book.

    This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

    AN ARCHWAY PAPERBACKOriginal

    An Archway Paperback published by

    POCKET BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Inc.

    1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020

    www.SimonandSchuster.com

    Copyright © 1996 by Parachute Press, Inc.

    All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

    For information address Pocket Books, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020

    ISBN: 0-671-52952-8

    ISBN 13: 978-0-671-52952-9

    eISBN 13: 978-1-439-12071-2

    First Archway Paperback printing March 1996

    10  9  8  7  6  5  4

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

    AN ARCHWAY PAPERBACK and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster Inc.

    Cover art by Lisa Falkenstern

    Printed in the U.S.A.

    IL 7+

    R. L. Sine wishes to thank Brandon Alexander for his contributions and efforts on this manuscript.

    Prologue

    The Village of Shadyside

    1900

    Nora Goode Fear bowed her head. Tired, so very tired. She had been sitting in this cold room most of the night, answering questions. Describing everything she had witnessed at the Fear mansion.

    Not once.

    Not twice.

    But three times now.

    And still they held her prisoner here. In this room without windows. In this room that held more darkness than light.

    The flame of a solitary candle flickered. The shadows shifted.

    Nora lifted her gaze to the man sitting behind the desk. He alone would determine her fate. He had the authority to set her free. He had the power to lock her away.

    The man sighed heavily and leaned back in his chair. He scattered papers before him. Papers containing his questions and her answers.

    Nora wiped the tears from her eyes and straightened her spine. She tried to swallow, but her throat was too dry. Her back ached. She was hungry and tired. She wanted to slide out of the chair, curl up on the floor, and go to sleep.

    She wanted to dream of Daniel, her husband of one day. Of the happy times they shared before his family’s curse brought them death and destruction.

    All right, Nora, the man said sternly. Tell me again what happened.

    Again? Nora’s shoulders slumped forward. If I am not insane now, she thought wearily, I soon will be. How can I keep telling this tale of horror over and over? I want to forget all that happened, but he forces me to remember.

    Impatiently, the man rapped on the desk with his knuckles. Tell me the truth about what happened at the Fear mansion. Tell me the truth and you shall be released.

    I must be strong, Nora thought. Strong for my baby. Daniel’s and mine.

    Nora knew she carried Daniel Fear’s child. Knew it in her heart. She would do anything to protect their baby. Anything.

    She swallowed hard and forced herself to answer calmly. Daniel’s grandfather, Simon Fear, was celebrating his seventy-fifth birthday. All the candles on the cake were burning. Daniel announced that Nora Goode Fear was his new wife. His grandfather screamed—

    Liar! the man cried. You were never married. Everyone in Shadyside knows that.

    We were married! Nora protested. How could she convince the man to believe her?

    Our marriage was a secret, Nora explained. We did not want to tell our families until after the ceremony. We were afraid they would try to stop us—because of the feud between the Fears and the Goodes.

    The man shook his head, his lips pressed together in a thin line. Go on, he said impatiently.

    Daniel and I eloped. We did not even take the time to choose wedding rings. Daniel gave me this instead. Nora lifted the chain of the amulet she wore around her neck.

    That night was Daniel’s grandfather’s seventyfifth birthday. Someone brought in a cake with all the candles lit. Then Daniel announced our marriage. His grandfather screamed and rose from his wheelchair—

    Impossible! the man barked. Simon Fear was a weak old man. He could not rise from his wheelchair.

    Nora flinched at his harsh tone. But he did, Nora insisted. Then he fell and crashed onto the table. The cake toppled off. The flames from the candles started the fire.

    "You expect me to believe that the tiny candles on a birthday cake burned an enormous mansion to the ground?’

    Nora squeezed her eyes shut and nodded. She could see Daniel standing by her side and introducing her to his grandparents. The next moment, a wall of fire separated them—forever.

    You did not try to put out the fire? the man asked.

    No one could put out the fire. Daniel tried, but it was like a living, breathing thing. A thing with a will of its own. So hot and bright.

    Nora took a deep breath and forced herself to meet the man’s cold eyes. And I saw faces—laughing, screaming faces—in the flames, she said firmly.

    Nora felt more tears begin to flow down her cheeks. She dashed them away.

    Enough! The man pounded his fist on the table. I gave you four opportunities to tell the truth. The events you describe are impossible.

    He picked up a pen, dipped it in an inkwell, and scrawled his name across the paper. The candle flame wavered. Shadows danced across the man’s face.

    He lifted his eyes and captured her gaze. I am sorry, Nora, but I have no choice. I must declare you insane and commit you to the insane asylum.

    Nora opened her lips and uttered an anguished cry that echoed through the room.

    PART ONE

    Chapter 1

    The Village of Shadyside1901

    Nora hated the night.

    During the day, she heard a cry or two from down the hall. She heard a thump above her cell or a bump below.

    But at night,

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