Editorial Review
In this exciting collection, bestselling authors Meg Cabot (How to Be Popular), Kim Harrison (A Fistful of Charms), Michele Jaffe (Bad Kitty), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight), and Lauren Myracle (ttyl) take bad prom nights to a whole new level—a paranormally bad level. Wardrobe malfunctions and two left feet don't hold a candle to discovering your date is the Grim Reaper—and he isn't here to tell you how hot you look.
From angels fighting demons to a creepy take on getting what you wish for, these five stories will entertain better than any DJ in a bad tux. No corsage or limo rental necessary. Just good, scary fun.
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Customer Reviews
Good, but needs closure 
2008-01-30
I'm a large fan of taking normal events and adding a fantastic/supernatural twist. For this reason I loved the idea and the majority of this book.
However, since it's a short story collection I don't think it should have been as open-ended as it was. Meg Cabot, although alluding to events coming in the future, ended the story. The Corsage was ended too. The other three however, were too much like book previews. If you write for a short story collection, write a short story. Granted, these authors are used to the novel and that could be the reason, but "Dim Reaper" dumped a lot of information and left you hanging. "Kiss and Tell" could have ended but threw in a cliche "she's a princess" twist and Hell on Earth was almost there. Almost
Still, I did enjoy the concept.
ok, but Michele Jaffe's story was wonderful 2007-10-30
I would love to read much more about Miranda AND Sibby from Michele Jaffe's "Kiss and Tell". I became thoroughly engaged by her characters and I was completely disappointed when the story ended: plenty of material to continue this as a novel. Stephanie Meyer's story was interesting, but the rest were just not as good as I would expect from those authors. This is a "check out of the library" book, I'm sorry to say.
AMEN 
2007-10-28
A thoroughly delightful read. My date was 2 hours late, so I appreciate the situations. Just a fun read.
Big Disappointment 
2007-10-03
Being a BIG fan of the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer, I bought this to scratch the Twilight itch. (4th Twilight comes out in 2008 :( )
I was greatly disappointed. The stories were very "young" not "young adult". I'm in my 20's and found the stories very boring.
Short Stories by Some of the Greats... 2007-06-14
Prom Nights From Hell encompasses short stories by Stephanie Meyer (Twilight), Meg Cabot (Mediator), Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe (Bad Kitty), and Lauren Myracle (TTFN). I enjoyed the stories on varying degrees.
As a Twilight fan, I went to Meyer's tale first and was caught slightly off guard about the abrupt ending to her story about Angels and Demons. Next, I read Meg Cabot's take on vampire slaying. It was enjoyable and written in the typical Meg Cabot style. Kim Harrisons' story about Angels of Death surprised me. Having never seen a YA novel from her, I wasn't sure what to expect, but I found her story to be the most enjoyable tale in the book. The other two stories weren't my favorites, but should entertain those who have read books by the authors before.
The common theme amongst the stories is not only that they take place at proms and have a paranormal feel, but also that they are all very open ended. All could be continued and some, like Kim Harrisons' short, should be extended into a YA book. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a few of these spun off into their own books and series.
If you like YA books about supernatural relationships, try Prom Nights out. There should be at least one story you will want to sink your teeth into more than once.
Fun Supernatural Prom Stories With Too Many Loose Ends 2008-07-14
Reviewed by Jocelyn Pearce
on 07/13/2008
These are not your typical prom nights. Each of the five authors has written a spooky, supernatural story about Prom. Some great authors are included in this collection, and it's certainly worth reading! The stories include a range of supernatural characters, from vampires to demons to fortune-tellers, and one is even based on a work by Edgar Allen Poe. They're all absorbing and interesting.
So much so, in fact, that it would be nice to see more with each story. Though each of the stories was very well-written and included awesome characters, they felt incomplete. I want whole novels, not short stories! Expanding these stories into novels would be great; as they are, though, there are too many loose ends. Perhaps the problem with this book is that I loved it too much!
While it is an enjoyable read, it would be even better to see these short stories expanded on in the future.
prom night 
2008-04-27
This book was a real let down. It was boring and the endings were a not very well written.
Entertaining but not great 2008-04-16
It is what it is, an anthology of short stories. With that being said, I really enjoyed Stephenie Meyer's story "Hell on Earth." It was an interesting concept; angels, highschool deamons, and mischief galore. The only story that I wasn't to fond of was Meg Cabot's "The Exterminator's Daughter." It seemed alittle like Buffy the Vampire slayer, a concept that is slightly overdone. Maybe it's just me but I once read an article about Meg Cabot and how she didn't like the Twilight series, calling them antifeminist. So I'm not sure if her story was kind of meant to mock the Twilight series and Stephenie Meyer? So that was alittle awkward to read.
The other stories were good quick reads. This is a book you should borrow and read, then just pass it along.
On a side note: right now I'm reading the "Uglies" series and so far it's been great. Definitely give those books a try.
It was pretty good... 2008-03-19
Well, I'm not really familiar with any of these authors beside Stephenie Meyer (and I love her - I'm addicted to the Twilight saga). I mean, I've heard of most of these authors from somewhere or another, but I've never read anything by them before. That being said, I might be a little biased towards Stephenie...just a little though.
The book, over all, was pretty good. I wasn't blown away. And like some other people have said, the stories were all really open-ended. So, here are my individual review for each story:
"The Exterminator's Daughter" by Meg Cabot and "The Corsage" by Lauren Myracle (I put them together because I have the same comments about for both of them): I give them three stars. I found both of these stories a bit cliche - kind of been-there-done-that...nothing new. Everything was pretty predictable.
"Madison Avery and the Dim Reaper" by Kim Harrison and "Kiss and Tell" by Michele Jaffe: I give them four stars. There was some pretty good action and somethings that I didn't expect to happen.
"Hell on Earth" by Stephenie Meyer: I give it five stars. And I don't think I'm being THAT biased. The story was simpler than "Madison Avery and the Dim Reaper" and "Kiss and Tell" but all the pieces fit together very well. I was impressed.
There...that's my review. Hope it helped! :)
This book is really good. 
2008-02-25
If you've read Twilight or are in to horror/romance. You will most likely enjoy this book. Because I loved it. I wish that they would write another.
