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Don't open the door after the sun goes down: tales of the real and unreal
Par Al Carusone. 1994
In the title story, Jarrel is hiking with his two cruel older brothers when a storm approaches. They come to…
an odd house and ask the old man living there if they can stay the night. He agrees but warns them not to answer the door after dark. In "Dog Days," a girl gets a strange replacement pet when a woman runs over her dog. Seven other spooky tales complete the collection. For grades 3-6Danger at the fair
Par Peg Kehret. 1995
Visiting the fortune teller at the county fair, Ellen is shocked when the pencil in her own hand begins writing…
a warning about a "smaller one" being in danger. Thinking it is a message from her late grandfather, Ellen is dismayed to learn that her brother Corey, who came to the fair with his friend, is missing. Meanwhile, Corey is having quite an adventure trying to track down the pickpocket he saw from the top of the ferris wheel. For grades 5-8Walking after midnight
Par Karen Robards. 1995
At 2:00 a.m., Summer McAfee, owner of a janitorial service, is on her knees scrubbing the floor of a funeral…
home. Suddenly the naked and badly bruised body of a man comes to life, and he takes her hostage. Over the next four days they are on the run, dodging bad cops and a ghost, as the former corpse, a cop working under cover, tries to save himself and Summer. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexVampire breath (Goosebumps Ser. #No. 49)
Par R. L. Stine. 1996
One night after a baby-sitting job, Freddy and Cara laugh about how much they scared a little boy with their…
werewolf story. Then it becomes their turn to be frightened when they discover a hidden door in Freddy's basement opening on a long dark tunnel and, at the end of the tunnel, a room with a coffin inside. For grades 4-7Calling all creeps (Goosebumps Ser. #No. 50)
Par R. L. Stine. 1998
Because he must earn twenty points for after-school activities, Ricky Beamer has signed up to work on the school newspaper.…
But editor Tasha just doesn't seem to like Ricky, who is considered somewhat of a nerd, and gives him silly assignments. Then Tasha kicks him off the paper. Ricky is so furious, he seeks revenge. For grades 4-7Beware, the Snowman (Goosebumps Ser. #No. 51)
Par R. L. Stine. 1996
Jaclyn and the aunt she lives with have left their Chicago home and moved to a tiny village close to…
the Arctic Circle. There is almost no one around, and, to make things worse, there are strange looking snowmen with deep scars on their faces in front of every house. And her aunt won't tell her why. For grades 4-7How I learned to fly (Goosebumps #52)
Par R. L. Stine. 1997
Jack Johnson and his friend Wilson seem to spend a lot of time involved in a contest. No matter what…
Jack does, Wilson seems to do the same thing better. So when Jack finds a book about humans flying, he figures this is one thing Wilson won't be able to do better--or will he? For grades 4-7Chicken chicken (Goosebumps #53)
Par R. L. Stine. 1997
Crystal and Cole hate chickens, especially the ones they have to take care of on their parents' farm. They are…
also afraid of Vanessa, a rather weird woman living on the edge of town; people seem to think she can cast spells. And perhaps she can, because after Crystal and Cole cause Vanessa to drop a bag of groceries, strange things begin happening to them. For grades 4-7The blob that ate everyone (Goosebumps Ser. #No. 55)
Par R. L. Stine. 1997
Zackie Beauchamp loves to write scary stories, so when he finds an old typewriter in an antique shop, he thinks…
it will be perfect for his hobby. But Zackie is not prepared for what happens when he takes the typewriter home. For grades 4-7Werewolf skin (Goosebumps Ser. #No. 60)
Par R. L. Stine. 1997
Alex Hunter comes to Wolf Creek to spend several weeks with his aunt and uncle while his parents travel. He…
brings along his own camera and hopes to get lessons from his relatives, who are professional photographers. Alex gets two warnings when he arrives--stay out of the woods and away from the neighbors. For grades 4-7Cattail moon
Par Jean Thesman. 1994
Julia, fifteen, is studying to be a classical musician. Her mother disagrees, pushing her to change her image and to…
become a cheerleader. In desperation, Julia goes to live with her father and grandmother in rural Washington. During the school year, Julia learns a lot about herself and how to make her own decisions--thanks to a ghost. For grades 6-9The abominable snowman of Pasadena (Goosebumps Ser. #No. 38)
Par R. L Stine. 1995
At twelve, Jordan has never seen snow and cannot even imagine what it is like, especially while living in sweltering…
Pasadena, California. When his father gets a photographic assignment in Alaska, Jordan and his sister, Nicole, are excited that they get to go too. Little do they know what is in store for them as they track the elusive and mysterious snow monster, the Abominable Snowman. For grades 4-7The house of thunder
Par Dean Koontz. 1982
When Susan Thorton, thirty-two, awakes in a hospital room she has no recollection of why she is there. At first…
all she remembers is her name and age. Then slowly her memory returns and she dreams she is lying in a pool of blood in the House of Thunder. Violence. BestsellerGhosts
Par Noel Hynd. 1993
Actress Annette Carlson has moved to Nantucket Island to be alone. But she is awakened one night by a transparent…
woman in white who warns her that everyone on the island is in danger. Then an evil looking shape slithers into her cellar. Detective Brooks, an adamant nonbeliever in ghosts, changes his mind quickly as he witnesses the cruel actions of whatever is haunting the island. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sexJackals
Par Charles Grant. 1994
Traveling to Virginia, Rachel is forced off a hill in Tennessee by the occupants of an eerie Cadillac. Battered and…
terrified, she escapes and crawls to the nearby home of Jim Scott, who tells her the truth about her pursuers. They are a band of jackal-like humans who skin and eat their victims, and Scott has been hunting them for years. Strong language and violenceWaltz in the shadows
Par Catherine Rieger. 1993
Vienna, 1888. Emily Hopkins, twenty-two, has come to Vienna at the request of Dr. Franz Joseph Demel to help write…
a biography of her father that will, she hopes, dispel the lies about him. But when Emily arrives, she doesn't remember Dr. Demel. Mysterious events are occurring in the dark house, which has become a sanitarium, and someone is attempting to scare her with strange notes. She turns to Dr. Maximillian Schaller for helpVanish with the rose
Par Barbara Michaels. 1992
Diana, a lawyer, knows she is risking a lot when she convinces Walt, the landscaper, to recommend her to the…
Nicholsons as a landscape designer. But she has to find out what has happened to her brother Brad, last seen when working for the previous owner. With her identity soon uncovered, Diana and several young people begin a search that involves haunting music, spells of deja vu, a brutal ex-husband, and a corpse. Strong languageBless the child
Par Cathy Spellman. 1993
Three years ago, Jenna, Maggie O'Connor's drug-addicted daughter, surfaced just long enough to dump her baby daughter, Cody, with Maggie.…
Now Jenna and her husband have come to claim the little girl. Concerned about the environment into which Cody is taken, Maggie finds herself risking everything to protect Cody from the satanic cult that wants to claim her. Violence and strong languageThe haunting of Lamb House
Par Joan Aiken. 1993
A young boy in the eighteenth century experiences ghosts and family tragedy in his English manor. He records his story…
in a journal that is discovered a century later by another of the manor's tenants--writer Henry James. James's attempts to edit and publish the journal are thwarted and another century passes. The manor is now occupied by author E.F. Benson, who inadvertently brings the whole ghostly business out in the openDawn (G.K. Hall large print book series)
Par V. C Andrews. 1990
They are on the move again. It seems to teenagers Dawn and Jimmy Longchamp that it always happens just as…
they are getting settled into a new home. But this time maybe it will be different. Their father finally has a good job, they can go to a private school, and maybe their mother, who won't have to work anymore, can recover from the birth of their baby sister. But then their mother dies and their world is shattered. Bestseller