Twilight: Where Darkness Begins
Series · 26
books · 1982-1992
Books in series
#1
Deadly Sleep
1992
Jaynie visits her friend Evelyn in Scotland to take a break from her problems at home, including a painful break-up with her boyfriend. Just as she begins to relax, she starts hearing eerie voices in the night, and when she investigates, she sees a ghastly figure rising from the slime of the lake.
#2
The Power
1982
The lock of hair is strangely like her own. Meredith stares in horror at the curl resting in a box which hangs from her locker. And the attached note in blood red letters which reads: YOU ARE IN MY POWER!
Where did it come from? Meredith wishes she could dismiss it as a practical joke, but the words are hauntingly familiar. Then she discovered a roughly shorn patch of hair behind her left ear. Is Meredith the victim of a cruel game—or is she facing a far greater evil? add
#3
The Initiation
1982
The horror begins when Adam discovers the body in a gym locker. What is happening at Blair Prep? Adam knows he doesn't belong. Many of the students are secretive and seem to feel they are part of an elite group.
Then Adam meets Loren, who wins his trust, and together they search for clues to explain the strange disappearances and gruesome deaths they have witnessed. But when they are chosen for initiation into a secret society, their investigation becomes a nightmare. Must they pay for their quest for truth with an invitation to living death?
#4
Fatal Attraction
1982
Janet becomes convinced that the beautiful new student, Mirella, is really a witch determined to gain control of Janet's boyfriend.
#5
Blink of the Mind
1986
Kelly's parents are dead. The news is not only shocking but terrifying. Hours before word of the crash had reached Kelly and her sister, Kelly had "seen" her parents die—and yet, she had been powerless to stop the tragedy.
No one had believed her, calling the premonition a coincidence. But now, standing on deck aboard the Carib Queen, Kelly knows her vision was not merely her imagination, but a horrifying power. Will Kelly be a victim of a force she cannot control, or will her own strength be crushed by the same evil?
#6
Voices in the Dark
1982
Is it waiting for her in the dark? Christie feels a presence in the barn, a presence she is drawn to night after night. There is a strange sense of peace, but beyond the calm, there is fear which Christie cannot escape. Each morning Christie remembers nothing of her visits, only dreams of riding her horse, Prince, through the black shadows. But there are whispers calling her away from her home, waiting for her in the darkness.
Can Christie save herself from the grip of a power beyond her control?
#7
Play to Live
1982
When Joey joins the high school football team, he finds that the mysterious Mr. Wynn possesses a strange power over the players.
#8
Blood Red Roses
1982
Kate is horrified to discover that the ghost of an evil girl has taken control of her friend, Tracy.
#9
Demon Tree
1983
After the death of her parents, Maggie comes to live in the small town of Wells and begins to suspect that it is haunted by an evil spirit.
#10
The Avenging Spirit
1983
Christina Hansen investigates the brutal death of a friend on Thunder Rock mountain and discovers a murderous ghost seeking revenge.
#11
Nightmare Lake
1983
It started off as a family vacation, but when Burt and his sister Sammi discover the remains of a human skeleton hidden in the woods, it's just the beginning of the horror...
#12
The Twisted Room
1983
The ghost of a young girl haunts an old mansion where her father still lives, and a new girl in town tries to help reunite the two so that the girl can rest in peace.
#13
Vicious Circle
1983
Jenny and Simon desperately try to think of a way to prevent Jenny's sister Andrea from becoming another victim of the mysterious force responsible for the disappearance of other young girls in town.
#14
Footprints of the Dead
1983
Dani returns to her birthplace, the Caribbean island of St. Jacques, and becomes involved in the terrifying rituals of voodooism.
#15
Spirits and Spells
1985
Playing Spirits and Spells, a new haunted house game, Travis, Tansy, and their friends find themselves trapped in the creaky old Gulbrandsen house, where they fight for their lives between the attic and basement. Reprint.
#16
Drawing the Dead
1986
After Cynthia returns to Chapel Valley, she finds herself drawing her newfound friends in the throes of agony and death.
#17
Storm Child
1983
Cindy is hired to take care of five year old Ian who is described as high strung. His problems are far more serious than this and Cindy is faced with controlling a child with psychic powers.
#18
Watery Grave
1983
Why can't anyone see what is happening? Julie knows she is not hallucinating, but no one believes the things she has seen. First the pages of her Spanish book appear completely blank-except for one word; LAVINA. Then she watches in horror as the letters flow together and drip down the page, staining her skirt with blood.
Lost in a thick fog on her way home, she encounters a strange man in seaman's clothes who calls out to here: LAVINA. Who is Lavina? Is Julie part of an ancient nightmare? Is there no escape?
#19
Dance of Death
1983
Regan Riley moves to a mysterious old house in a small town in Virginia and is caught up in a feud between the ghosts of identical twin brothers.
#20
Family Crypt
1984
Life turned sour for Janet Marie Simpson the day she agreed to cut school and join the gang on Senor Bunk Day. What could be nicer than a cruise across Lake Champlain on a beautiful summer day? How could they have known that the motor would conk out, that they would have to spend the night on a tiny, nameless island in the middle of the lake?
For Janet, her parents' punishment-indefinite grounding-is only the beginning. The dreams and the blackouts are far worse. Blackouts that leave her weak and exhausted. Dreams that always end up in a graveyard.
Then Janet begins to understand that an old evil is trying to escape from the place where it has been imprisoned for so many years. Is Janet a victim, or is she the vehicle of doom?
#21
Evil on the Bayou
1984
Bayou country makes Meg Dalton unesay, not to mention the dying old woman she has been hired to care for. As strange family mysteries unfold, Meg is convinced there is Evil on the Bayou.
#22
The Haunted Dollhouse
1984
Jessica and her mother, a widow, move into a gloomy, old house in Pride's Harbor, where they discover a sinister dollhouse, which seems to predict mysterious events in their home.
#23
The Warning
1984
Lois Mallory is happy: she has her work for her high-school newspaper, her friends and her charming but unscrupulous boyfriend. Then her peaceful routine is interrupted by mysterious, threatening messages which appear on her typing assignments, messages which could only have been typed by her. Lois is forced to face the truth: either she is going insane or she has been possessed by a hostile spirit.
#24
Amulet of Doom
1985
Can Marilyn discover how to tame the demons within the amulet before they destroy her?
Marilyn's glamorous, mysterious aunt dies of a heart attack brought on by sheer terror. Did the ancient Egyptian amulet she had been wearing have something to do with it? Soon Marilyn realizes that the dark forces that killed her aunt are threatening her, too-items are rearranged in her room; she finds herself in odd places without knowing how she got there...
Marilyn comes to realize that she must find out how to tame the evil spirits that are bound to the amulet or die. Is that really her aunt speaking to her from the spirit world? Will she ever be strong enough to destroy the amulet and release the terrible demons?
#25
A Deadly Rhyme
1986
Angela's nervous about leaving home for Glencora, an exclusive prep school, but before long she finds a friend in Chrissy and a new romance with Kevin. Then, just as Angela is beginning to feel happy and relaxed, "accidents" start happening to teachers and students.
Suddenly she feels compelled by some strange force to find whoever is trying to destroy the school. Could this mystery be linked to the legend of a ghost prowling around the campus at night-the ghost of Glencora's most famous alumnus, who wrote a poem predicting the destruction of the school? Angela's not sure what to believe. Is it a coincidence, or is the poem's deadly prophecy coming true?
#26
Scavenger's Hunt
1987
One frigid night, long ago, five friends huddled round the fire Jack Scavenger built. An Indian, a lumberjack, a sharpshooter, and a merchant all sipped tea and told their tales of woe. Only Wild Jack had luck. Next morning, he lay dead.
His great-great-granddaughter sits at that very hearth, while the tale becomes a game. Aunt Ruth outlines the rules for five guests who will play. They have come this weekend to repeat the crime and solve it-just for fun, of course. This weekend, for a fee, they will recreate the spooky lengend. One will pretend murder, three will stand accused. no fire burns, this summer night, but Kyle Scavenger must shiver. Murder-real murder-chills the air.
Authors
Carl Laymon
Author · 2 books
pseudonym of Richard Laymon
Richie Tankersley Cusick
Author · 32 books
Richie Tankersley Cusick is the bestselling young adult author of over 25 titles, including two adult horror titles, Scarecrow and Blood Roots. Her popularity grew at the height of the horror/YA boom in the late '80s/early '90s, particularly with books like Lifeguard, Trick or Treat and Teacher's Pet, just to name a few, allowing her to keep company on the bestseller paperback lists with the likes of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike. Her fan base expanded about the time she changed publishers to Archway/Pocket Books with titles like Vampire and Someone at the Door.
Betsy Haynes
Author · 51 books
ABOUT ME Maybe it's because my feisty grandma chased tarantulas around with a broom when we lived on an oil lease property when I was a baby that made me love danger and adventure. And maybe it was my father's spending nights as a trombonist with the bands of his day and his days spent drawing sketches that sparked my artistic side. Do you suppose that because my mother stood only four feet ten inches tall that I feel like a giant at five feet? And I'm sure my FBI (Full Blooded Italian) step-father, his seven brothers and sisters and their families are responsible for my LOVE of Italian food. That's who I am. Who are you? My First Book, Peppy The Frog That I Wrote In The 2nd Grade I'll always be a child at heart. Whenever I close my eyes, wonderful, funny, awful, embarrassing memories of middle school/junior high come flooding back to fill the pages of my contemporary novels. My childhood friendships and rivalries with old enemies all find their way into my books. I've even spied on my own kids for story ideas. Unlike most kids who can't wait to grow up, I've gotten younger—at least my stories have. I've stepped into the world of 7 to 10 year olds. I and my husband, Jim, live in Texas on Lake Lewisville north of Dallas. We are owned by our greyhound, Miller. Our favorite things to do are traveling the world and boating.
Lou Kassem
Author · 5 books
Born in Tennessee in 1931, Kassem attended East Tennessee State College. Married in 1951, she had four daughters and began her storytelling career entertaining her own children. As a school librarian she further refined her storytelling skills, and is now the author of a dozen juvenile novels representing a variety of genres, among them humor, mystery, history, and the supernatural. Often setting her novels in Virginia, where she has lived and worked for many years, Kassem has, according to Sally Harris in the Roanoke Times, "always been a storyteller." As the versatile author once commented, "For me, writing is like breathing: absolutely necessary. Reading is the bread that sustains me. Speaking about writing is my pleasure."
