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Name: Fright Night
Author: John Skipp

Charley Brewster is an average teenager who loves horror movies and chasing girls. His routine world is shattered when he learns that the newcomer to his block is a vampire. The story follows the 1985 film’s screenplay closely, with minor changes that render the vampire more inhuman than the on‑screen portrayal.

First publish date: 1985

Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror

Authors: John Skipp

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