Alexander, K.R

Every year, the town of Happy Hills holds its haunted house contest. In a spooky old manor, teams of kids come up with new ways to frighten people.

If you don't stand up to your fears, they will destroy you. When five kids are invited to a cemetery at midnight, they think it's just a prank. When they find a gravestone that instructs them to dig up a grave, they think it's just a joke. It's no joke. An evil force is unleashed - a force that takes the shape of their worst fears. A shark in the water. A ghost in the walls. A nightmare of being buried alive. A snake about to strike. A sinister clown waiting in the woods. Once these fears are released, they won't go away. Not without a fight....

"It's all anyone talks about, and it's all Cody dreams about. It's the biggest adventure park in the world...Cody's a nobody, but for some reason he receives an invitation...At first, it's the most fun he's ever had. But after a few days, everything in the park starts to go haywire...Simulations turn deadly. His fantasy world glitches, and the games become races for survival. A voice comes over the intercoms...ESCAPE was never a theme park for the rich and famous. It was a place for punishment. They have less than a week to escape from the park before it floods"--Provided by publisher.

"When Jasmine moves to Gold River after her mother's death, she finds herself powerfully drawn to the Carlisle, an abandoned hotel on the edge of town. . . It's local tradition in Gold River for kids to try to stay a night in the Carlisle without being scared away. When Jasmine hears about this, she convinces her friends to join her. . . Only...The building isn't abandoned. There are plenty of people staying there--dead people. And once you walk into the hotel, they will do everything possible to stop you from checking out"--Provided by publisher.

"Anna has never been like other kids. Things that should never come alive seem to come alive in her presence . . like dolls. And other times, it feels like she is able to bring things to life that would be better left dead. When Anna and her family must return to her grandmother's spooky house, Anna's sister, Josie, is terrified. Josie never talks about what happened to her there so Anna has grown up not knowing about hte eveil that waits for her in the woods. the closer the evil gets, the stronger Anna's frightening power grows. Can she control it or will it control her?"--Provided by back cover.

"It's strange enough for Tamal to be the new kid in town. But it's even stranger to be living in the house that everyone wants to avoid, a house with a very deadly history. Nobody wants to talk about what happened ... nobody except the terrifying girl Tamal keeps encountering throughout the house. Tamal's parents can't see her, but he's sure she's there--and wants something from him. Tamal's family thought this house would be a new start ... but instead it might be a dead end"--Provided by publisher.

"They thought they'd put their fears to rest. But the old fears are back . . . and they've brought new fears with them"--Back cover.

"The tale of a sleepover where a vengeful ghost is the uninvited guest who won't leave . . . or let anyone else leave"--Provided by publisher.

Every year, the town of Happy Hills holds its haunted house contest. In a spooky old manor, teams of kids come up with new ways to frighten people. The scariest team wins. But this year, all the teams are going to lose. Because this year the house itself has awakened . . . and it won't be happy until it's devoured all the people inside. What started out as a game has turned into something much more deadly.