horror stories

"A collection of [ten] scary short stories by R. L. Stine, each one introduced by the [author]"--Back cover.

Summer is zombie season in California and there are some kids who do not evacuate: Joule searches for her missing father, Regina worries about the secrecy surrounding the new anti-zombie technology her parents are developing, and Oliver is trying to convince the grownups that the zombies are becoming stronger.

As soon as newcomers Corky and Bobbi Corcoran join the cheerleading squad at Shadyside High, terrible things begin to happen to the cheerleaders.

A year after the Kettle Springs massacre, Quinn and her friends Rust and Cole become the focus of online conspiracy theories that recast them as villains rather than victims.

Mark is sure he can evict Ethan from James's body. But in the fight, Ethan leaves James's body for Mark's. Ethan heads to the yellow house, where the armed couple is holding Dan. Dan tries to escape and sees Ethan at the Portal in his bedroom, sacrificing people. The Portal explodes open and ghosts come pouring out. Can Dan get away before Ethan gets him?.

The Seers learn Abigail is in Seattle. As Tom and Mark search the city, Abby and Chloe track down Principal Flynn and learn that they must destroy Ethan's Token to save James. They send Dan to the cemetery to look for the Token where he is threatened by an armed couple. Can Dan find the Token? And just who are these people?.

With John Hawthorne's ghost's help, Abigail and Thomas finally have Ethan's Token. They head to the bunkers where Ethan has stashed Daniel. Mary Paine's ghost senses Dan's danger and comes to help him. When Ethan comes for Dan, John, Abby, and Tom arrive with the Token. Can the Seers stop Ethan and close the Portal? What will it cost?.

Ethan Hawthorne is in possession of James's body. Mark, Daniel, and Thomas have him restrained. They want to kill James to get rid of Ethan. Abigail is incredulous, how could they do that to their friend? In a desperate move, Abby drugs the boys, steals Dan's car, and leaves with James in the trunk. Will she be Ethan's next victim?.

Twelve-year-old Serenity has a recurring nightmare, but things get real when her parents take her brother, Peace, to Duppy Island for "treatment" and Serenity is confronted by the creepy Dr. Whisper and the faceless douen children who are trapped between the living and the dead.

"What do you wish for most? It's a question that Oswald, Sarah, and Oscar think they know the answer to. Oswald wishes his summer wasn't so boring, Sarah wishes to be beautiful, and Oscar wishes to get his hands on the mechanical toy that's out of stock all over town"--Jacket flap.