HORROR BOOK OF THE WEEK: Wait Till Helen Comes

 

This week's HORROR BOOK OF THE WEEK is WAIT TILL HELEN COMES.

The book is written by Mary Downing Hahn and was released in 1986 and has since seen many editions.

The book is still on the bestsellers list for Children's Mystery, and  Children's Spine Chilling Horror.

In 2016, the book was adapted into a TV movie that starred Sophie Nelisse and Maria Bello.
The movie was not well received and fans of the book were disappointed.

In 2022, the book was released in a graphic novel version. It is on the bestsellers list for Children's horror comics and graphic novels.

The Plot (Taken from Amazon.com)

In this graphic novel adaptation of master horror storyteller Mary Downing Hahn's spookiest and most popular tale, two siblings must save their stepsister from the clutches of a vengeful ghost.

When their mom remarries, Molly and her brother, Michael, try to make friends with their new stepsister, Heather. But Heather only wants to make trouble for them. She lies and tattles and misbehaves, and somehow they always get the blame. They know she’s trying to drive a wedge between her father and their mother so she can have her father all to herself—and it seems to be working.

Then, Heather starts playing in the graveyard behind their new house. She claims she can talk to a ghost named Helen, and her behavior gets even stranger. Michael doesn't believe in ghosts and thinks their new little sister is just looking for more attention. But Molly isn't so certain, especially when Heather threatens that Helen is going to come for them and make them sorry.

It seems as though things can’t get any worse—but they do.

When Helen comes.

About the Author:
Mary Downing Hahn’s many acclaimed novels include such beloved ghost stories as Wait Till Helen Comes, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, and Took. A former librarian, she has received more than fifty child-voted state awards for her work. She lives in Columbia, Maryland, with a cat named Nixi.

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