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The Ancient Evil

by Christopher Pike · 1992

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After receiving a chain letter, a group of teens decides it must be a joke—after all, the perpetrator of the original chain letter is dead and buried. But when Fran refuses to perform her "deed", she is almost immediately killed, and the group realizes that the power behind the letters is still alive.

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horrorhorrorMore like thisLess of thisthrillerthrillerMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thissupernatural thrillersupernatural thrillerMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
high schoolhigh schoolMore like thisLess of this
Mood
nostalgianostalgiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
short · 196 pages

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