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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 the evil 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?.

Ten Spooky Stories

by R.L. Stine
1996
Can Jeff convince his parents there's a live mummy in the basement? Wiil Adam escape from a monstrous flying gargoyle? Is Brian's boarding school turning kids into robots? Find out in these ten creepy Goosebumps short stories guaranteed to make you shiver.

Scary Stories to drive you Batty

1995
Is an abandoned ball field haunted? What terrifying secret do two brothers discover in their attic? Are you ready to play "Truth or Scare" with the new kid in town? Beware-your spine may tingle when you read these haunting tales!.

Goosebumps

Return of the Mummy
1994
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.

Curse of the Campfire Weenies

And Other Warped and Creepy Tales
2007

Revenge of the lawn gnomes

Goosebumps
1995
Two pink flamingos. A whole family of plastic skunks. Joe Burton's dad loves those tacky lawn ornaments. But then he brings home two ugly lawn gnomes. And that's when the trouble starts.

The Phantom Music Box (Book Two)

2014
Emma would rather be at her ballet class than at the Haunted Museum, but she can't miss her best friend's birthday party. In a spooky exhibit of music boxes, she's drawn to one in particular, in which a pair of dancers spin slowly to a haunting melody. But that very night, the music box shows up at her door--like it's following her. Emma dances better than she ever imagined when the music box is playing. But that's not all. Sometimes the music speeds up, and the dancers seem to move on their own. Emma finds the lid open, music playing, even when she knows she'd shut it before. And then an eye appears in the mirror inside the lid--someone is watching Emma! The more Emma learns about the history of the music box, the more she realizes she needs to break the hold it has over her before it's too late. But the better she dances when the music plays, the less she wants to!.

Blood Hounds: Phantom of the Haunted Church

1998
Sean and Melissa continue their sibling banter even as they are caught up in a dangerous search for a treasure hidden somewhere in the old, supposedly haunted, church that the town is planning to auction.

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