| Title | : | Hawkins Horrors |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0593483960 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780593483961 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 |
| Publication | : | First published May 3, 2022 |
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Hawkins Horrors Reviews
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Fun, quick, creepy read for those wanting more ST while we wait for S5. Short stories...the kids getting into more adventures. It's simple but fulfilling. The one thing that bothered me was Nancy's dialog. It just didn't seem like her at times. Still entertaining and enjoyable though! Another one all my fellow ST fans!
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Hoy les traigo una antología ideal para los amantes de la mítica serie, aunque algunos de los relatos son bastante insulsos, la mayoría lamentablemente 😌 y con unos finales demasiado bruscos y precipitados.
A pesar de ello se lee prácticamente de una sentada, son historias ligeras, entretenidas y plagadas de esos toques de humor tan característicos del grupo, ideales cuando no quieres comerte la cabeza con tramas más trabajadas o profundas 😉, y a mi por lo menos me ha gustado mucho reencontrarme con la famosa pandilla protagonista de Stranger Things.
Consta de nueve relatos independientes, sin continuidad con respecto a la serie. Aunque realmente son siete ya que el primero es más una introducción donde los amigos se reúnen y, en un apagón que les pilla desprevenidos en el videoclub, aprovechan para contarse historias de terror ocurridas en Hawkins.
Este da paso y se enlaza con el siguiente relato llamado "Una vocecita", y el último titulado "En un destello" que es el cierre y consta apenas de dos páginas.
Cada una de las historias está narrada por uno de los personajes de la mítica serie; Dustin, Steve, Mike, Max, Nancy, Erika, Robin y el resto de la pandilla.
Historias, ¿terroríficas?, que ellos aseguran que han tenido lugar en Hawkins; el psiquiátrico Pennhurst, el bosque aledaño al laboratorio, o simplemente en cualquier casa del pueblo.
Nunca se sabe lo que se esconde tras la puerta de cualquier vecino...
Estos son los relatos que contiene ⤵️
1️⃣ 11:58 p.m.
2️⃣ Una vocecita.
3️⃣ Lanzar uno de veinte lados.
4️⃣ El lago de los enamorados.
5️⃣ Las chicas solo quieren divertirse.
6️⃣ No te pongas pesado.
7️⃣ Dos almuerzos.
8️⃣ Teddy responde.
9️⃣ En un destello.
En ellos encontraremos historias muy variadas. Desde jóvenes brujas, pasando por extraños sueños con juegos de rol de por medio, ositos de peluche que parecen adorables pero que esconden algo oscuro en su interior, lagos en cuyo cieno se esconden criaturas de pesadilla, son solo algunos ejemplos de lo que se pueden encontrar.
El relato titulado "El lago de los enamorados" me ha parecido una copia cutre del sublime relato titulado "La balsa" del gran Stephen King, el cual podemos encontrar en su breve antología "Dos historias para no dormir."
En "No te pongas pesado" conoceremos a un exterminador que inevitablemente me ha recordado al villano de la primera película de "Men in Black". Hasta el coche que usa tiene un bicho gigante encima 😅
Es muy entretenido. Nos ha tenido bastante intrigadas.
"Teddy responde" es una versión moderna de Chucky, el muñeco diabólico, pero en versión osito de peluche. Ha sido de nuestros favoritos junto con el que tiene lugar en el psiquiátrico de Pennhurst: "Una vocecita."
En general nos ha faltado más factor sorpresa y originalidad en las tramas.
Pero no ha estado del todo mal conocer que más secretos esconden los habitantes de Hawkins.
Me parece una antología muy recomendable para los fans más acérrimos de la serie, sobre todo para los más jóvenes es una lectura ideal.
De hecho, lo he leído con la mayor de ocho años y ella los ha disfrutado muchísimo más, salvo el titulado "Dos almuerzos", literalmente dice que le pareció una 💩 🤣 y no puedo hacer otra cosa que secundar sus palabras.
Por otro lado, la maquetación es maravillosa, los elementos de la portada con el título en relieve, así como los detalles al inicio de cada capítulo 🖤
"Después de todo, cualquier cosa podría pasar ahí afuera. Vivir en Hawkins ya era bastante aterrador."
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Reseña próximamente
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This collection is set between Season Three and Four. The Party is gathered at Family Video in a blackout telling scary stories when their movie night gets ruined. So I'm going to review each short story along with the book itself. This is one of the stories within a story, so this will be a review within a review!
A Little Voice (4 Stars)
There was no way I wasn't going to like a story set in Pennhurst. The asylum setting already sets it up to be creepy as all get out. I was a hundred percent ready for his to be a ghost story. What I wasn't expecting was the twist at the very end. Which I think was more creepy than an actual ghost haunting some poor guy. This was a great story to kick this collection off with it, even if Nancy isn't my favorite character. I'll give her this, she told a good ghost story. I still think she's kind of the worst though...
Do or 20-Sided Die (2 Stars)
Oh Dusty-Poo, why did you let me down! Of the Party, Dustin is my favorite character. But, this story was just not for me. I got bored pretty quickly. It had potential, and I loved that his story had a cursed 20-sided die. But, yeah I kept getting distracted by other things instead of focusing on the story. It bummed me out that Dustin's story fell short. And maybe I'm a little bummed that we could have gotten an Eddie cameo in this story, but was denied this for another Dungeon Master.
Lovers' Lake (5 Stars)
Steve and Robin for the win! I'm a sucker for a scary story that features a lake monster. For me, nothing is creepier than was lurks in the water. I like this story was almost a Hawkins Urben Legend as well. Something that Steve and Robin had heard growing up. The story was solid, gross, so very gross, and a hundred percent Robin and Steve. I love that they stopped their own story to argue about what it was in the lake. I loved everything about this.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (4 Stars)
Max taking us back to Hawkins Lab and bringing us all the way back to season one. I do miss the Demogorgons, they were creepy AF. Their height, the oversized limbs, the flower petals with teeth, and the noise they made! I'd love to see more of them in the current season, but it was great to see them pop in one here. I thought the story was solid, nothing is more creepy than the dark, especially when you are stuck in the woods with a creature after you. Mad props for the mention of the satanic panic and the 20/20 special that helped spur the chaos. It was almost a small nod to The Craft in places, which I appreciated. I enjoyed this one.
Don't Be a Pest (3 Stars)
Oh, Erica! I'm so glad this character got a larger role after season two. Her story was told in the vein of Goosebumps or Are You Afraid of the Dark. Definitely very creepy for younger readers, but just a classic spooky tale for older ones. I enjoyed this one and its main character. I'm not a huge fan of bugs, so it hit the gross factor for me. I also really liked how clever it was, especially toward the end. Because for half a second I thought the killer might be the mom!
Two Lunches (3 Stars)
Lucas' story was also solid. I really liked that everything kept coming back to Pennhurst in some way. This was the third story to center around the inmates at Pennhurst. This was a classic spooky store of two brothers, and being at the wrong place at the wrong time. It definitely feels like a story Lucas was told as a bedtime story by his dad, or around the campfire. The best part of this story is how it ends because it doesn't really.
Talk Back (4 Stars)
While personally the Wheeler's are my least favorite characters of this show, both Mike and Nancy had solid stories. This one plays on my theory at all Furbies and Teddy Ruxbins are evil, but also with a little hint of Chucky. This one was definitely on the creepy side with a solid wrap-up. There's a sort of 80's horror movie vibe to it which I liked considering when the show is set. This was the prime horror movie era.
In all, I enjoyed this one. It was a fun read after shifts to wind down, and a great way to fill the time until volume two got released. -
I’m a huge Stranger Things fan and I love reading some canon stories.
This book was cute and had most of the main cast camped out in the video store during a blackout telling scary stories that supposedly happened in Hawkins, although most are made up by the group.
Nothing too exciting but also not too bad either.
The stories were an odd mix of actual eerie and middle school level scare - it made it difficult to really enjoy the book all the way through.
My favorite stories were the pest story Erica told and the insane asylum one Nancy told. The rest were pretty basic.
This book is a nice addition to my Stranger Things collection but nothing to really rave about.
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Aburrido, repetitivo y serio escalofriante. Lo positivo es el formato, un grupo de amigos contando historias de “terror” en un ambiente tenebroso, era corto y al ser relatos se leía rápido. De resto, deja mucho que desear. Las historias no me parecían muy escalofriantes como dice el libro, y cada historia seguí el mismo patrón. Esperaba que tuviera escenas más misteriosas o una narrativa que te envolviera más, pero no sentí que fuera así.
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nawet dobrze mi się czytało
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This was so much fun. It’s obviously not canon compliant, but to see the characters we know and love and tighter and just sharing spooky stories, it was so much fun. A couple of the stories genuinely creeped me out too, and I wanted more of a few of them! It was kind of like Goosebumps but in Hawkins. I’d love it if there were more ST books that came out like this!
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Situada entre la tercera y la cuarta temporada estamos ante una serie de relatos de terror que suceden en Hawkings, el pueblo de Stranger Things. Esta colección cuenta con 7 relatos escalofriantes en dónde nos encontramos con nuestros personajes favoritos de “Stranger Things”. Me gusta mucho el estilo general del libro y mientras lo leía podía ver a los personajes en mi cabeza. Es un libro perfecto para amantes de la serie que quieren que llegue la nueva temporada lo antes posible. Mientras esperan no se pueden perder “Horrores de Hawkins: una colección de relatos escalofriantes”.
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It was fun to catch up with the kids in Hawkins. Definitely not for the faint of heart. A quick fun read.
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The stories were not scary at all. Giving the book 3 stars because it has most of the main characters from Stranger Things and it was an easy read.
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Entretenido pero no horroriza 😂
Me ha gustado mucho la narrativa por la cual los protagonistas van contando historias, mezclándolo con sus comentarios y añadiendo nuevos escenarios a Hawkins. Los relatos no dan nada de miedo, pero si tienen elementos y giros interesantes.
Es un libro sencillo, muy entretenido y rápido de leer. Perfecto para fans que disfrutan simplemente con la ambientación. 🚲 -
En general las historias me gustaron mucho, unas mejores que otras pero en general se mantienen en buenas.
Me gustó que logre sentir la esencia de los personajes de la serie contándome dichos relatos. -
A collection of short stories from Stranger Things. Picked this up from my local thrift store and read it in an hour or two. This was a mix of Goosebumps and Tales from the Crypt. Perfect for teen/YA readers. It kept me mildly entertained for a little while.
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Characters-5
Atmosphere-5
Writing-4
Intrigue-4
Logic-3
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3.5/5 🌟
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I like Stranger Things better -
1.75 / 5
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⋮☰:: 3/5 ✰
it was def something else -
Nawet nie wiedziałam że pluszowy miś może być tak przerażający 💀
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Relatos interesantes y entretenidos de leer, junto a entrañables personajes que ya conocemos de esta serie.
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I had initially had mixed feelings about picking up this book, because I was given to the impression that it really didn't have anything to do with the canon of Stranger Things, so I never bought it for myself. Then to my surprise, a friend gifted it to me. So I decided to read it and see what I thought overall about this entry into the growing number of Stranger Things novels.
My initial supposition wasn't incorrect; this does not have to be seen as canon. The overall story takes place between seasons 3 and 4, occurring when Nancy takes Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Max and Erica to the Family Video where Robin and Steve work to pick up a movie before closing. When a power outage strands them there, all the tends begin to swap scary stories, several of which appear to be urban legends referencing Pennhurst Asylum in some way. Reading this book isn't a must for series fans, but it's an interesting means of writing short stories that show (in most cases) a lot of world-building around Hawkins and call back to various elements of the show.
By the end, I enjoyed this. It was a fun little read, the characterization is great, and it's got some of those early summer vibes I was looking for. -
I thought this book was for adults but it's actually a book for tweens lol. It was cute. For the age demographic, the stories were scary but not TOO scary. Except for the last one, where it was scary as hell and nightmare inducing for humans of all ages. I wish they had those teen series books from the 90s like Dawson's Creek and Sabrina the Teenage Witch but Stranger Things. So it felt like that. Check it out!
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Ojalá algún día Netflix se animé a sacar una serie antología adaptando estos u otros relatos. La verdad es una muy buena idea porque los relatos y la temática en sí funcionan mucho. Sí son fanáticos de la serie y de las historias de terror como Escalofríos o No le temas a la oscuridad, van a disfrutar mucho este libro.
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Easy to read and a fun little story about everyone why stayed in hawkins in season 4 of the show. The only things I didnt like was that it wasnt written in someone's POV. It was written in general so for me a little bit harder to read, it had an amazing plot twist at the end and really brought Nancy's story to life. Really enjoyed it, especially because it was so easy and fast to read.
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Cash grab. Recycled urban legends in a Stranger Things frame.
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