R. L Stine

Slappy's back as a ghost! And this time, the only thing you'll play is hide-and-go-shriek!

Ian receives ventriloquists' dummy Slappy as a twelfth birthday gift, and when Ian's annoying cousins recite the magic words that bring Slappy to life, the doll unleashes pranks that are blamed on Ian.

In addition to her grandparents' unusual fatigue and their farm's unusual barrenness, Jodie notices the single scarecrow that once stood in the cornfield has been replaced by a dozen creepy ones that come to life at night.

A group of kids get the scare of their lives when their plan to dress up as the slimy, scary Mud Monsters is interrupted by real Mud Monsters in this spooky tale.

"Lizzie and Luke have uncovered secret information about the freaky amusement park. Lizzie wants to help the others, but since the twins don't trust her, they're all in a deadlock. Did someone say DEAD? A trip through the Hall of Mirrors lets the kids escape HorrorLand and enter Panic Park. Safe at last! Or are they? Why are there no exits? What's in the Tunnel of Hate? Have they been tricked again?"--P. [4] of cover

Drew and her friend Walker, desperate to get revenge against stuck-up Tabby and Lee for a nasty Halloween joke, come up with a plan designed to scare the wits out of the snobby duo, but Drew and Walker end up getting a fright themselves when their trick goes a little too well.

Luke Harrison's dad makes horror movies. It's very fun to be around such scary stuff-especially when you have your own monster museum at home. But when two ventriloquist dummies join the collection, things get real creepy. Real-life creepy! Slappy and Snappy can walk and talk on their own.

While Robby and his sister Karla are enjoying their trip to the carnival, they encounter a boy in a penned-in area who compels them to break the rules.

Livvy and Gates intend to beat the competition at the Springdale Robots Meet this year, but their entry seems to have a mind of its own -- adapted from cover description.

"Richard Hsieh's dad studies dreams, and one day, they decide to hook Richard's new Slappy doll up to the dream machine as a joke. All of a sudden, Richard starts having nightmares of Slappy, coming to life and wreaking havoc. But they're only dreams, right? Except, when his cousin Willow comes to visit, she also dreams of Slappy. It's impossible! But when Slappy threatens to invade more kids' dreams, they'll have to figure out how to defeat him before...