Horrors of the Black Ring
by R. L. Stine
Horrors of the Black Ring is a children's horror novel by R. L. Stine, published by Scholastic in New York in May 1999 as book 18 of Goosebumps Series 2000. After her favourite teacher is arrested, a girl holds on to a sinister ring that draws out the evil in whoever wears it.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Scholastic, 1999
- First published
- Scholastic, New York, 1999
- Series
- Goosebumps Series 2000
The first edition of Horrors of the Black Ring by R. L. Stine was published in New York by Scholastic in 1999. We track 1 edition.
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- Editions recorded
- 7 on Open Library, 1 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 1 language
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Who published the first edition of Horrors of the Black Ring?
The first edition of Horrors of the Black Ring by R. L. Stine was published in New York by Scholastic in 1999.
How many editions of Horrors of the Black Ring are there?
We track 1 edition of Horrors of the Black Ring, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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- Goosebumps Series 2000, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Horrors of the Black Ring (Scholastic, New York, 1999), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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