Fear Street Books in Order
R.L. Stine's long-running young adult horror series set in the fictional town of Shadyside, where the cursed Fear family's legacy haunts the teenagers living near Fear Street. The original numbered run of 51 standalone thrillers (1989-1997) spawned numerous spin-offs and a modern revival.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1989 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Cory Brooks becomes obsessed with Anna Corwin, a fragile, beautiful new girl at his school. But when he tries to find her, people insist she doesn't…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street - The Surprise Party
1989 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A year after her boyfriend Evan died in a boating accident, Meg plans a surprise party to welcome back his old girlfriend Sharon. But threatening…
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Buy on Amazon1989 · Robert Lawrence Stine
When a youth-group hike on the wooded slopes of Fear Island goes wrong, Della and her friends encounter a stranger and a terrible accident leaves…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Cara and Mark Burroughs come home one evening to find their parents simply gone, with no note and no explanation. As the siblings scramble to cover…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street - The Wrong Number
1990 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Bored on a snowy night, Deena, her brother Jade, and their friend Cory start making prank phone calls, including to a creepy house on Fear Street.…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Ever since Mayra started walking in her sleep, terrifying things have begun happening to her. A mysterious stranger seems to know her secrets, and…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Melissa is haunted by the ghost of a girl who claims Melissa's boyfriend murdered her. Caught between the dead girl's accusations and her own…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Terry and Niki throw a lavish Halloween party in an abandoned, decaying mansion on Fear Street, inviting a group of classmates. As the night wears…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Emily's mother remarries, and her new stepsister Nancy moves in. At first Emily welcomes her, but soon cruel pranks and frightening incidents make…
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Robert Lawrence Stine
On the way home from a ski trip, a group of teens gets stranded by a snowstorm and takes shelter in an isolated house with a stranger named James.…
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Jill is thrilled when popular Gary invites her to play a game of setting small, controlled fires for excitement. The thrill quickly spirals out of…
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Robert Lawrence Stine
At Camp Nightwing, counselor Holly begins receiving threatening notes and witnessing dangerous accidents. As pranks turn deadly and a saboteur…
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Robert Lawrence Stine
When Lea moves into an old house on Fear Street, she discovers a hidden, sealed-off bedroom. Inside she encounters the ghost of a girl named…
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Laurie has a frightening habit of being near scenes of violence, and a series of bloody accidents and attacks seem to follow her wherever she goes.…
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Robert Lawrence Stine
As the senior prom approaches, the girls competing to be prom queen start dying one by one. Lizzy, a nominee, realizes someone is murdering the…
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Chelsea, shy and lonely, is excited when two different boys suddenly take an interest in her. But a serial killer is loose in town, and Chelsea…
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Robert Lawrence Stine
When Becka makes a new friend named Honey, she's flattered by the girl's devotion. But Honey grows possessive and obsessive, insisting they've been…
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Buy on Amazon1993 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Desperate to pass a crucial exam, Carter agrees to let a strange boy named Adam take the test for her in exchange for a date. The arrangement turns…
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Buy on Amazon1993 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Claudia takes a summer job as a companion for a wealthy family at their beach house, but odd accidents and a sense of menace soon make her uneasy. As…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A mysterious, oddly beautiful new boy named Ross arrives at school and quickly captivates a group of girls. But strange and frightening things begin…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Robert Lawrence Stine
When a dangerous prank goes terribly wrong and someone is badly hurt, Johanna and her friends find themselves tangled in lies to protect the truth.…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Maggie starts having vivid, terrifying nightmares after she finds an old diary hidden in her bedroom. The diary belonged to a girl who died violently…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Bobby Newkirk is a player who juggles several girlfriends at once, until he picks the wrong girl to deceive. When he and a friend witness what looks…
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1994 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Talented at making up scary stories, Lynne and her friends form a club where they each tell horror tales. But when their frightening stories start…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Robert Lawrence Stine
When the Wilson kids' new babysitter Caroline arrives for the summer, teenager Amanda senses something deeply sinister about her. As accidents pile…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Ellie believes she has the power to read minds, and people are impressed by her gift, until her visions reveal a murder. As she gets closer to the…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street - The Wrong Number 2
1995 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A sequel to the original, this story follows another round of deadly prank calls on Fear Street. When teens making crank phone calls dial into…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A game of Truth or Dare at a party spins out of control when April joins a group of friends whose dares grow increasingly cruel and dangerous. As the…
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Natalie and her friends take a shortcut down a deserted road and witness a car accident, becoming bound by a frightening secret. As someone who seems…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Robert Lawrence Stine
When a strict, demanding teacher gives a student a failing grade that ruins everything, a chain of revenge and violence is set in motion. As people…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Best friends Nicole and Lucy discover a mysterious place on Fear Street that lets them switch bodies. What begins as an exciting escape from their…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Tina visits her boyfriend at his college for a weekend that's supposed to be romantic, but strange and threatening events soon make her uneasy. As…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street - The Stepsister 2
1995 · Robert Lawrence Stine
In this follow-up, a girl's life is upended when a stepsister moves in and frightening, dangerous incidents begin. Caught between suspicion and fear,…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street - What Holly Heard
1996 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Holly overhears a shocking secret, and when she's killed soon after, her friend becomes determined to find out who silenced her. As the investigation…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Martha suffers a head injury in a skiing accident and loses her memory of a terrible event. Haunted by a face she sketches over and over, she…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Selena is flattered when she starts receiving notes and gifts from a secret admirer. But the attention quickly turns frightening as the admirer grows…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Brian seems like the perfect boyfriend, but the girls who date him keep ending up dead or in danger. As one girl falls for his charm, she begins to…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Robert Lawrence Stine
When a popular student is murdered, a quiet boy named Eddy confesses to the crime, but his friends don't believe he's guilty. As they dig into what…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street - The Boy Next Door
1996 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A teenage girl becomes fascinated by the mysterious, attractive boy who moves in next door. But as she spies on him, she begins to suspect he's…
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A group of teenagers at an exclusive resort play increasingly dangerous games of seduction and risk that turn deadly when someone begins hunting them…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A girl and her family are on the run, hiding from a mysterious threat and constantly changing identities. When she tries to make a normal life and…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Robert Lawrence Stine
When a girl falls for a charming new boy in town, a string of deaths follows. As she's drawn deeper into a romance, she begins to suspect her…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A group of friends throws an all-night party at a wealthy classmate's estate, but the celebration turns deadly when one of them is murdered. Trapped…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Sydney befriends a wealthy girl and gets pulled into her glamorous world, but the friendship soon curdles into jealousy and danger. As money, lies,…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A mysterious cat appears in a neighborhood, and those who encounter it begin to experience terrifying accidents and deaths. A teenage girl must…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street - Fear Hall - The Beginning
1997 · Robert Lawrence Stine
At Fear Hall, a college dormitory, narrator Hope describes life with her roommates as a series of frightening events and murders begins. As the…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street - Fear Hall - The Conclusion
1997 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Concluding the Fear Hall story, this installment reveals the truth behind the murders haunting the college dorm. As the investigation closes in, the…
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Buy on AmazonWho killed the homecoming queen?
1997 · Robert Lawrence Stine
When the homecoming queen is found murdered, suspicion spreads through the school as everyone wonders who could have done it. A group of students who…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Robert Lawrence Stine
When a girl ventures into a dangerous abandoned section of town, she discovers the dark secrets of Fear Street's hidden history. The deeper she goes…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Robert Lawrence Stine
In this sequel to The Best Friend, the obsessive and dangerous Honey returns to wreak havoc once more. When she fixates on a new target, deadly…
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A group of friends becomes trapped in a locked building during a party, and they soon realize something sinister is hunting them from within the…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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Buy on AmazonFear Street Super Chiller - Silent Night
1991 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Reva Dalby, the spoiled daughter of a department store owner, torments the employees during the holiday season. But when a robbery scheme and a…
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A group of teens takes summer jobs at a remote, run-down resort hotel on an island. As strange accidents and a creeping sense of menace take hold,…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street Cheerleaders - The First Evil
1992 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Sisters Corky and Bobbi Corcoran join the Shadyside High cheerleading squad, but an ancient evil spirit soon attaches itself to the team. As…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street Super Chiller - Goodnight Kiss
1992 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A handsome new boy arrives in Shadyside, and the girls are instantly drawn to him, but he hides a deadly secret. As romance blossoms, a series of…
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Robert Lawrence Stine
In this Cheerleaders sequel, the Corcoran sisters Corky and Bobbi continue to battle the malevolent evil spirit that has invaded their squad. After…
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In the third Cheerleaders book, Corky Corcoran is determined to destroy the evil spirit once and for all. Believing she has discovered a way to…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street Super Chiller - Broken Hearts
1993 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Sisters Josie and Rachel, along with their friends, are rattled when someone begins sending menacing valentine cards signed by a person who should be…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street Super Chiller - Silent Night 2
1993 · Robert Lawrence Stine
In this holiday-set chiller, wealthy Reva Dalby returns to torment the staff at her father's department store during another Christmas season. When a…
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Buy on AmazonThe Fear Street Saga - The Betrayal
1993 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Continuing the Fear Street Saga, this installment carries the deadly feud between the Fier and Goode families into a new generation. Betrayal,…
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Buy on AmazonThe Fear Street Saga - The Burning
1993 · Robert Lawrence Stine
The conclusion of the Fear Street Saga brings the centuries-long curse to its terrible climax as the Fier family settles in Shadyside. The…
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Buy on AmazonThe Fear Street Saga - The Secret
1993 · Robert Lawrence Stine
This origin saga reveals the dark beginnings of the Fear family curse in colonial times. It follows the Goode and Fier families, whose bitter feud…
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Buy on Amazon99 Fear Street - The House of Evil - The Second Horror
1994 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Brandt Tinkers and his family move into the cursed house at 99 Fear Street, unaware of the bloody history that came before. Strange and deadly events…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street Super Chiller - Dead Lifeguard
1994 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A young woman wakes on the beach where she works as a lifeguard with no memory of who she is. As she struggles to recover her identity, she realizes…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street Super Chiller - The New Evil
1994 · Robert Lawrence Stine
A new evil awakens in Shadyside when a supernatural force begins terrorizing a community during the winter holidays. As the body count rises, a group…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Robert Lawrence Stine
The Cody family moves into 99 Fear Street, a house with a deadly reputation, hoping to ignore the rumors about its violent past. But the home soon…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Teenagers face a collection of supernatural terrors in this chilling tale where ancient darkness has awakened. Each night brings new horrors as they…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street - Cataluna Chronicles - The Dark Secret
1995 · Robert Lawrence Stine
An ancient family harbors a terrible secret buried in their past, and that darkness is rising to claim a new generation. Descendants of a cursed…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street - Cataluna Chronicles - The Evil Moon
1995 · Robert Lawrence Stine
An old family curse connected to the moon's phases begins manifesting in the present day, bringing death and madness to those descended from an…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street Super Chiller - Bad Moonlight
1995 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Danielle joins an up-and-coming rock band as their new lead singer, thrilled at the chance for stardom. But the band's success seems tied to…
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Buy on AmazonFear Street Superchiller - The New Year's Party
1995 · Robert Lawrence Stine
Reenie plans a New Year's Eve party to welcome a transfer student named P.J. into her circle of friends. But P.J. carries a deadly secret and a…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Fear Street books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and order guides (OrderOfBooks, bookseriesinorder.com, the Fear Street Fandom wiki); the main entries are standalone and were numbered/released in this order. Start with “The New Girl.”
How many books are in the Fear Street series?
We list 51 books by Robert Lawrence Stine , published between 1989–1997.
Where can I buy the Fear Street books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.