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R,L Stine
The food isn’t great. The counselors are a little strange. And the camp director seems demented. Billy can handle all that. But then strange things start to happen after dark…
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Courtney is a total show-off. She thinks she’s so brave, and she’s always making Eddie and his friends look like wimps. But now Eddie’s decided he’s had enough. He’s going…
Jodie and Mark usually love visiting their grandparents’ farm, but this summer is different. The single scarecrow has been replaced by 12 evil-looking ones. Then one night Jodie sees something…
Jerry can’t wait to explore the dark, spooky old cave he found down by the beach. Then the other kids tell him a story. A story about a ghost who…
When Monica Anderson and her brother knock on the door of an old, creepy house, a strange woman pleads for their help in battling the evil Dr. Screem for the…
Zeke has been given the lead role in the school play, The Phantom. Zeke’s totally into it. He loves scaring the other cast members. But then really scary things start…
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Freddy Martinez and his friend, Cara, are not afraid of anything. But that was before they went exploring in Freddy’s basement, where they found the secret room and the bottle…
Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, really. But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they meet…
Jackson Stander is every parent’s dream. He doesn’t get into trouble, he always does his homework, and he never, ever lies. His teachers all trust him completely. But that was…
Kenny’s new friend Alec is the most obsessed of alll and manages to convince Kenny to join him on a zombie patrol. Alec is convinced that the big house on…
Kate Welles wants to play the lead in her school play, The 12 Screams of Christmas, but her annoying friend Courtney is getting in the way. Their teacher decides the…
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On Halloween night, Sammy Baker goes to the Barlow House, an abandoned mansion on the edge of the woods.He doesn’t realize that his body has been invaded by a ghost…
While visiting their Uncle Jack, a former sailor, Devin and Violet discover a trunk filled with antique jack-in-the-boxes. One box is hidden under the others, and plays an odd unpleasant…
While visiting a carnival, Robby and his sister Karla find themselves at a less-trafficked area. Inside a large penned-in area, they see a dejected-looking boy about their age sitting on…
Mrs. Stermon gives her class an interesting assignment: create a video documentary on something they’ve experienced. She shows them a brochure about a scary old house on the edge of…
Gabe is exploring the tunnels of an ancient Egyptian pyramid. Unfortunately, Gabe is also lost! And Gabe is not alone. Someone else is in the pyramid, too. Someone. Or something…
Samantha, the laughingstock of the girls’ basketball team, meets someone who can grant her three wishes. But she isn’t careful what she wishes for and they come true, turning her…
Greg thinks there is something wrong with the old camera he found. The photos keep turning out … different. When Greg takes a picture of his father’s brand-new car, it’s…
Jonathan Chiller has not been charging the HorrorLand guests for the souvenirs they’ve bought at his shop. Now he is ready to collect on the debt, by bringing all of…
Lu-Ann Franklin usually loves Halloween, but this year her best friend, DevinO'Bannon, is going away for the week. However, when Lu-Ann comes face to facewith the Haunted Mask, major trouble…
The most wanted list continues with a visit from everyone’s least favorite entertainer, Murder the Clown. He’s out of the circus, out of his mind. Murder the Clown isn’t a…
Ian gets a Slappy dummy for his birthday and things go from bad to worse, as Slappy takes control.
Luke Harrison’s dad makes horror movies, so their house has its own monster museum. But when two ventriloquist dummies join the collection, things get real creepy. Slappy and Snappy can…
Livvy and Jayden are the stars of their school’s robotics team. Livvy’s mother works in a robotics lab and experiments with Artificial Intelligence. After Livvy and Jayden build a robot…
R L Stine
Hot on the heels of his bestselling The Sitter, his debut title with Random House’s XYZ program geared for readers in their 20s and 30s, the author of the phenomenally…
R.L. Stine
Welcome to the town of Shadyside, and a place called Fear Street. Terrible things happen to those who live there. Deadly, awful things… The original Fear Street series is back…
A terrifying new novel that is strictly for adults only.
For use in schools and libraries only. Jodie and Mark usually love visiting their grandparents’ farm. But this summer is different: Grandpa seems worried, and the single scarecrow has been…
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R. L. Stine
The New York Times bestselling author begins a new chapter-book series set in a rotten boarding school, where Bernie Bridges competes at everything with super-rich Sherman Oaks and the rest…
Includes an excerpt from Rotten School #10: The rottenest angel.
Reprint. Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 2007.
When Chipmunk wakes up covered in sticky white protoplasm, Feenman and Crench hear spooky howls, and Bernie’s breakfast disappears, it can mean only one thing: a ghost is haunting Rotten…
"Why did the monster cross the road? To BITE someone on the other side! Turn scary to silly with this laugh-out-loud joke book."--Provided by publisher.
Includes a sneak peek at book #5 in Rotten School series, ‘Shake, rattle, & hurl!
Bernie is gearing up for the Rotten School Talent Contest, but will a case of stage fright bring the show to a messy end? Illustrations.
Includes an excerpt from the 4th book in the series, entitled Lose, team, lose.
Corky and Bobbi Corcoran want more than anything to make the cheerleading squad at Shadyside High. But as soon as they are named to the team, terrible things happen to…
Bernie Bridges, the egotistical planner and schemer for a group of fourth-graders at The Rotten School, is determined to outsmart his rival in a pie-eating contest.
Bernie brings his pet bulldog–aptly named Gassy–to his dorm, despite the school’s strict No Pets rule. To hide Gassy, Bernie enrolls the dog as a transfer student. But how can…
Features three monsters of Goosebumps . This title includes The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight , The Abominable Snowma of Pasadena and The Werewolf of Fever Swamp .
After last year’s scary adventure, Gabe’s a little nervous about being back in Egypt. Back near the ancient pyramids. Back where he saw all those creepy mummies. Then he learns…
A collection of nasty lawn gnomes, slimy creatures and freaky ghosts.
Matt Daniels and his sister, Livvie, must confront a very big, very slimy problem–a problem called Monster Blood. Now it waits for them in the scariest place imaginable–Matt’s funny-tasting cereal.
Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, c2005.
Reprint. Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
Belzer does everything for Bernie Bridges, from washing his underwear to finishing his homework. When Belzer’s parents decide to take him out of Rotten School, Bernie knows he must do…
