Horror· United Kingdom
Fear Street - The Face
by Robert Lawrence StineAggregate Editorial Score30/100
#23,290of 99,626 books
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Published 1996English
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Few works of horror have earned the sustained critical attention that Fear Street - The Face (1996) by Robert Lawrence Stine continues to receive. A masterwork of horror fiction, Fear Street - The Face by Robert Lawrence Stine (1996) creates atmosphere and dread with extraordinary skill.
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👻 Horror
Fiction designed to frighten, unsettle, or disturb the reader.
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Robert Lawrence Stine published Fear Street - The Face in 1996, and it has since become one of the more widely recognised works of horror from United Kingdom. The book's treatment of the human condition accounts for much of its enduring reputation.
Critics and institutions have consistently placed Fear Street - The Face among the notable works of its period. Our aggregate score of 30/100 is compiled from 1 editorial sources that range from Nobel and Booker committees to leading literary journals.
What distinguishes Fear Street - The Face is how it handles its central concerns — the human condition — without reducing them to neat conclusions. The book invites close reading and holds up well to it.
Within United Kingdom's literary landscape, Robert Lawrence Stine occupies a significant position. Fear Street - The Face is both a personal artistic statement and a contribution to a tradition shaped by the country's history and cultural concerns.
About this assessment: Editorial scores are aggregated from 1 independent sources including major literary prizes, critical surveys, and leading publications. Our editorial team reviews and contextualises this data. Rankings reflect critical consensus, not personal opinion or popularity metrics. Learn about our methodology.
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notable · national
199630
Robert Lawrence Stine is a United Kingdom author whose work in horror has earned recognition from readers and critics alike.
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