Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror
“These are my scariest stories ever,” says R.L. Stine, “because I wrote them at the Nightmare Hour.” You know when that is…it’s when the lights fade, the real world spins into shadow–and the cold, moonlit world of evil dreams takes over your mind.
What horror awaits a boy who has to spend Halloween in the hospital? How do you outwit a ghost who wants your skin? Why is Nightmare Inn the most terrifying place to visit?
R.L. Stine, the #1 bestselling children’s authors of all time, spins a web of horror and more. For the first time ever, he shares the secret behind each story, revealing where the idea for each tale came from.
Here are ten stories that will bring a shiver at any hour and take you to the scariest place of all–inside the mind of R.L. Stine.
The wind whispered through the vines, making them quiver and bend. The scarecrows creaked, shaking their arms as if waving us away. A large pumpkin came bouncing down a hill. Thud thud thud!A child loses his head inside a pumpkin. A skin-crawling spider spell is cast on a sorcerer’s apprentice. A visit to the hospital for a tonsillectomy takes a ghoulish turn. These things don’t happen–do they? In Nightmare Hour they do. The fiendishly prolific R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps series, offers 10 scary tales to keep you up late, quivering beneath the covers. Each heart-pounding, fast-paced story features lively writing and young characters who come into contact with the tricks and illusions on life’s darker side. Curious readers will love the author’s introduction to each story, where he explains how the idea for it came to him. From “Alien Candy” to “Make Me a Witch,” the stories also feature a spooky illustration by artists from Edward Koren to Bleu Turrell. While not gory, some of the book’s situations, such as the hospital visit gone wrong, are not for the faint-hearted reader. For the rest, these are tales you’ll be too scared to put down. (Ages 10 and older) –Maria Dolan
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Best Short Story Book Ever!!,
This is a really excellent short story book. Each story is very original, and the art is really crazy for the books. The story synopsis are below, and the rating, just to give you an idea of what they’re about.
1. Pumpkinhead: 5/5 – A crazy tale of three kids who go to a pumpkin patch at night, and the terror that lurks within. A pretty awesome tale.
2. Alien Candy: 4/5 – A strange and bizarre tale of an alien lover’s club and the truth behind the kids.
3. The Most Evil Sorceror: ?/? – This probably doesn’t help, but I didn’t read this one. Oops!
4. Nightmare Inn: 5/5 – A pretty humurously scary tale of an abandoned inn where a young girl and her mom are renovating, and the truth about what lies within, and the truth about the nice woman who owns it, Priscilla.
5. I’m Not Martin: 6/5 – Super original tale that is so deeply distrubing because it COULD HAPPEN TO YOU!!!
6. The Black Mask: 5/5 – Almost like a mini book about a group of friends who feel that they can see the fatal past of a group of kids through a black mask found in the basement of the main character’s new home.
7. Afraid Of Clowns: 4/5 – Me, being a total freak-out when it comes to clowns, didn’t want to read this story, but when I finally did, it was pretty crazy!
8. The Dead Body: 5/5 – This one had a very Twilight Zone-esque feel to it. It was pretty awesomely put together.
9. Make Me A Witch: 4/5 – A pretty freaky tale about a girl who wants to become a witch. Pretty freaky!!
10. The Ghostly Stare: 4/5 – A pretty awesome story about what happens in a graveyard at night, told from the POV of a girl and her brother. The ending is pretty strange and a little unexpected, but still a great story.
Sorry about number 3. I’m gonna read it right after this review. Otherwise, I hope you get the picture and buy the book because it’s really awesomely cool and fun and terrifying to read at night!
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|THIS WAS COOL!,
Hi, I read this book and I thought it was GREAT! It was very scary and life like espicially the “I’m not Martin” (I think that’s what it was called) anyway, you should TOTALLY get this book! It ROCKS!
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|R.L. Stine is the Coolest!!!!,
R.L. Stine is one of the best authers that i have had the pleasure of reading. Even though this book is for kids, i am still reading it at the age of 16. i still get goosebumps from reading his stories.
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