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The Haunter
by R.L. StineIn this spinoff to the New York Times–bestselling Goosebumps series, a tween boy is haunted by a ghost who makes him misbehave at school.Sammy Baker is a quiet kid who wishes he wasn’t so shy and timid. He is frightened but eager to prove he can be brave. On Halloween night, he follows his friends to the Marple House, an abandoned mansion on the other side of town.Just past midnight, he feels a cold tingle at the back of his neck. The cold seeps down, a heavy chill he has never felt before. Soon, his whole head feels like a block of ice. He’s about to scream-but the cold feeling vanishes. Sammy doesn’t realize that he has just met The Haunter, and that his nightmares are only just beginning.
Goosebumps Wanted
by R. L. StineFor the first time ever, Goosebumps is in hard cover! Catch the series' most notorious characters--undead or alive... From horror master R.L. Stine come two new chilling stories in one spooky standalone: The Haunted Mask has returned and is determined to make this the worst night of your life! Where's the last place you would want to get stuck? A haunted pumpkin patch where the jack o'lanterns are after you! And watch for Goosebumps: Most Wanted, an all-new paperback series coming in the fall.
Slappy Birthday to You
by R. L. StineThe evil dummy comes to life to tell his own twisted tales and scary stories! It's bad enough Ian Barker has to spend his twelfth birthday with his sister and their two annoying cousins. The four of them can't ever hang out without getting into trouble. Vinnie and Jonny always want to play with Ian's stuff. They take extra turns and break everything they touch. Even Ian's new birthday presents are up for grabs. But when Ian gets a Slappy dummy from his dad, things go from bad to worse. When Slappy's in charge, you don't fight over him, he fights over you!
Attack of the Jack!
by R.L. StineIn this spinoff to the New York Times–bestselling Goosebumps series, two siblings rescue their uncle when he mysteriously turns into a Jack-in-the-box.Devin and his sister Violet are visiting their Uncle Jack for the summer. He lives in an old house by the seashore. Jack was a sailor and he has collected strange and fascinating items from the sea. Exploring a back room, Devin and Violet discover a locked trunk. A pirate’s chest. The trunk is wrapped in old, heavy chains and locked with a huge rusted lock. But they manage to get it open. They lift the lid slowly-and see that it’s filled with antique jack-in-the-boxes. Huh? One box is hidden under the others, covered in dust. It plays an odd unpleasant song. Up pops a very ugly, mean-looking puppet, an old pirate with a dirty red bandana over his long greasy hair, scars on his cheeks, and a beard, and one eye missing. “Thanks for letting Sailor Jack out!” he rasps, bouncing on his spring. Devin and Violet have a troubling question: Now that their uncle has been turned into a toy, how will they get him back?
Escape from the Carnival of Horrors
by R. L. StineFor Goosebumps fans, here's a series with all the chills, thrills, fun and fright in an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure format that lets the reader control the terrifying action. In "The Carnival of Horrors", readers can choose from over 20 horrifying scenarios, from the Reptile Petting Zoo to the Supersonic Space Coaster!
Tick Tock, You're Dead!
by R.L. StineTake a terrifying trip through time in this scary GOOSEBUMPS adventure that’s packed with more than twenty super-spooky endings.B-O-R-I-N-G. That’s how you’d describe your family vacation in New York City. Instead of visiting all the cool spots, like Rockefeller Center and the Statue of Liberty, your parents drag you to a bunch of stupid museums. Then, at the Museum of Natural History something really strange happens. You accidentally get involved in a strange experiment that sends you traveling through time! Will you duel with knights at a medieval castle? Come face-to-face with a man-eating dinosaurs? Or take a ride through outer space?Reader beware—you choose the scare! GIVE YOURSELF GOOSEBUMPS!
Trapped in Bat Wing Hall
by R.L. StineChoose your fate on a wild scavenger hunt in this scary GOOSEBUMPS adventure that’s packed with more than twenty super-spooky endings.Being the new kid in school is no picnic. At your old school you had tons of friends, but now you don’t even have one. Then you meet Nick. He asks you to join Horror Club. The Horror Club meets in an old mansion known as Bat Wing Hall. It’s dark. It’s spooky. And it’s where your adventure begins. The members of the Horror Club are going on a scavenger hunt. If you join the red team, you find out the truth about your new friends—they’re actually monsters! One is a green-skinned reptile. Another is a hulking giant! If you join the blue team, you get turned into a furry-faced vampire bat! The choice is yours . . . Reader beware—you choose the scare! GIVE YOURSELF GOOSEBUMPS!
The Deadly Experiments of Dr. Eeek
by R. L. StineTop secret and dangerous. That's what your mom, a famous scientist, calls the research she's been doing at the labs of Dr. Eeek. You're dying to know what it's all about. Then one day you get lost in the labs. Before you know it, you've become a human guinea pig in Dr. Eeek's deadly experiments! If you choose one lab, you meet a dog wearing sneakers. He's half dog, half kid. And now he's after you! If you choose another lab, you get lost in a maze -- a maze that just happens to be the home of an enormous rat! The choice is yours in this GOOSEBUMPS adventure that's packed with over 20 super-spooky endings! Reader beware -- you choose the scare! DO NOT READ THIS BOOK FROM BEGINNING TO END! Enter the laboratories of the evil Dr. Eeek. These are labs with experiments so strange ... so amazing ... so terrifying! There are super-smart chimps and growling German shepherds and mind-boggling virtual reality. One visit with Dr. Eeek, and science class will seem like kindergarten! The scary adventure is all about you. You decide what will happen. And you decide how terrifying the scares will be. Start on page 1. Then follow the instructions at the bottom of each page. You make the choices. If you make the right choices, you will escape from Dr. Eeek's deadly labs alive. If you make the wrong choice ... BEWARE! So take a long, deep breath, cross your fingers, and turn to page 1 to GIVE YOURSELF GOOSE-BUMPS. When using the find command, search for page numbers with the letter p in front of them like p15.
Night in Werewolf Woods
by R. L. StineReaders take a camping trip in the woods that they'll never forget as they choose their own fate from a variety of adventures.
Beware of the Purple Peanut Butter
by R. L. StineA hair-raising adventure of food gone bad -- way bad -- invites readers to take a taste of the spookier side of the sandwich that sticks to the roof of your mouth, in a story with more than twenty possible endings.
Under the Magician's Spell
by R. L. Stine"Reader beware--you choose the scare! GIVE YOURSELF GOOSEBUMPS! You, and your little sister, and your best friend just found a new magic shop at the mall. The man inside calls himself the Magician. He's pretty creepy. Before you know it, your little sister runs out of the shop with his book of magic spells. If you read one of the spells, you find yourself in the magician's workshop. Suddenly you are part of a magic act. You are forced onstage, about to be sliced into a million pieces! If the three bullies from the school grab the book, you must find it before the magician makes your sister disappear...forever! The choice is yours in this scary GOOSEBUMPS adventure that's packed with over 20 super-spooky endings!"
The Curse of the Creeping Coffin
by R. L. StineWhen the tombstones behind Grandmother's house move closer and closer, the reader can stay and battle the ghosts or run away -- with ghostly company!
The Knight in Screaming Armor
by R. L. StineA crate containing a cursed suit of English armor opens a jolly good adventure filled with ghosts, beasts, pixies, and sorcerers.
Diary of a Mad Mummy
by R. L. StineIn San Francisco, an exhibit of Egyptian artifacts leads the reader to a weird diary and a spooky search for a real mummy who's on the run!
Deep in the Jungle of Doom
by R. L. StineJoin some kids on a major class trip to the jungles of South America, where a path splits in two -- for a pair of eerie adventures!
The Creepy Creations of Professor Shock
by R. L. StineYou are invited to choose one of 20 spooky endings as you and your friends check out a new part of town, where you notice an old house.
Please Don't Feed the Vampire!
by R. L. StineYou are invited to choose from over 20 spooky endings. You buy something called "Vampire in a can" and at first you think it's just a goofy vampire costume, but then you notice a packet in the bottom of the can labeled: DANGER -- KEEP AWAY!
Little Comic Shop of Horrors
by R. L. StineWhen you touch the comic books in Milo's Comics Dungeon, you're transported into comic book land to battle it out with monsters and other scary creatures.
Attack of the Beastly Babysitter
by R. L. StineReaders are placed in the character of a young person who is being watched by terrifying babysitter Zoe, whose ideas of fun including horrifying games like the Bottomless Ball Pit and Tomb of the Unknown Rat.
Escape from Camp Run-for-Your-Life
by R. L. StineYou are invited to choose from over 20 spooky endings. You're at sports camp, but the athletic competitions are very weird.
Toy Terror
by R. L. StineReaders are placed in the character of a contest winner who must decide between two toy prizes, including Nasty Kathy the talking doll and a robot called the Annihilator 3000.
Return to the Carnival of Horrors
by R. L. StineThe Carnival of Horrors is back in town. It's run by terrible creatures, and they're back to doing what they do best -- trying to trap people there forever! Choose from over 20 different endings as you try and escape from the Carnival of Horrors...
Shop Till You Drop... Dead
by R. L. StineReaders are placed in the character of a young person who is trapped in the huge shopping mall known as Mayfield's Bazaar, where scares await on every level, in a story with several possible endings.
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Night of a Thousand Claws
by R. L. StineReader beware... There's a giant catwoman at your summer house who can't wait to get her claws on you!
Alone in Snakebite Canyon
by R. L. StineWant to be an eagle? Or a bear? Or a fish? Then check out the souvenir shop in Snakebite Canyon. They've got a pair of dried-up snake eyes with the power to turn you into a real animal. Maybe you'd like to buy a map of the lost gold mine. You could strike it rich. Or you could get attacked by a giant kid-eating spider! The choice is yours in this scary adventure that's packed with over 20 super-spooky endings.