The Knife
- Published
- 1 January 1991
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN-13
- 9780671724849
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Knife (book 14, 1991) is one of the fresh-cast standalone entries that made Fear Street the best-selling YA horror series of all time, R.L. Stine's slasher-plot take on Shadyside's teenage body count. It runs 176 pages.
Key facts about The Knife
R. L. Stine wrote The Knife, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1991. The book has 176 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780671724849 to find the main one.
The Knife is book 14 of 49 in the Fear Street series. The series has 49 published books. However, the series starts with The New Girl (1989).
Additionally, R. L. Stine writes Goosebumps, Goosebumps Series 2000 and The Nightmare Room, plus 8 more series. Those series sit on our horror and middle-grade comedy shelves. Meanwhile, What We Do at Night is the latest published R. L. Stine book on file, from 4 August 2026.
About R. L. Stine
R. L. Stine is an American author widely credited with turning horror fiction into a mainstream habit for young readers. See every R. L. Stine book in order.
Its place in Fear Street
The Knife is book 14 in the Fear Street series. It follows The Secret Bedroom. It is followed by The Prom Queen. See the full Fear Street reading order.
Shadyside is a small town with a body count -- and Fear Street, the road running through it, is where the bodies pile up. R.L. Stine's teen horror line traded Goosebumps' younger, gentler scares for real stakes: characters in Fear Street actually die, romances turn homicidal, and the killer is as often the popular girl next door as any supernatural force. Every book is a fresh cast of Shadyside teenagers -- cheerleaders, prom queens, campers, babysitters -- caught in a slasher-movie plot with a twist ending Stine…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780671724849