The Birthday Party of No Return! - Goosebumps Hall of Horrors #6 (R.L. Stine)

The Birthday Party of No Return! - Goosebumps Hall of Horrors #6

R.L. Stine

Blurb: Unhappy birthday to you!

Lee Hargrove only wants one thing - to win a scholarship to Summer Sports Camp. His school is holding a competition and the winner gets to attend the camp for free. Lee is one of the favourites to win along with his friend Cory 'Lucky Duck' Duckworth and another athletic classmate, Laura Grodin. Laura is good... for a girl, but how can anyone compete with Cory's good-luck streak? Lee has an idea and he's about to give Cory an unforgettable birthday present that will really get the party started!

ISBN: 9780545289382 (Paperback)

Year: 2012

Publisher: Scholastic

Pages: 132 (Fiction)

Links

1. Review of the book

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Goodreads page

4. Buy from Barnes and Noble

5. Wikipedia page for the series

Phantom of the Auditorium - Goosebumps #24 (R.L. Stine)

Phantom of the Auditorium - Goosebumps #24

R.L. Stine

Blurb: Lights...curtain...phantom?

Brooke's best friend, Zeke, has been given the lead role in the school play, The Phantom. Zeke's totally into it. He loves dressing up in the grotesque phantom costume. And scaring the other members of the cast. Brooke thinks Zeke's getting a little too into it.

But then really scary things start happening. A message appears on a piece of scenery: 'The Phantom Strikes!' A stage light comes crashing down.

Is someone trying to ruin the play?

Or is there really a phantom living under the stage?

ISBN: 0590483544 (Paperback)

Year: 1994

Publisher: Scholastic 

Pages: 126 (Fiction)

Links

1. Wiki page for the book

2. Blog on the book

3. Buy from Amazon

4. Goodreads page

5. IMDB for the TV adaption of the book

Go Eat Worms! - Goosebumps #21 (R.L. Stine)

Go Eat Worms! - Goosebumps #21

R.L. Stine

Blurb: They're creepy and they're crawly - they're totally disgusting!

Obsessed with worms? That's putting it mildly. Todd is so fascinated with worms, he keeps a worm farm in his basement! Most of all, Todd loves torturing his sister and her best friend with worms. Dropping them in their hair. Down their backs.

Until one day, after cutting a worm in half, Todd notices something strange. The rest of the worms seem to be staring at him! Suddenly worms start showing up in the worst places for Tott. In his bed. In his homework. Even in his spaghetti!

What's a worm lover to do when his own worms are starting to gross him out?

ISBN: 0590477439 (Paperback)

Year: 1994

Publisher: Scholastic 

Pages: 119 (Fiction)

Links

1. Goodreads page

2. Wiki on the book

3. Blog on the book

4. IMDB page for the TV adaption of the story

5. Buy from Amazon

Attack of the Mutant - Goosebumps #25 (R.L. Stine)

Attack of the Mutant - Goosebumps #25

R.L. Stine

Blurb: Read at your own risk...

Skipper Matthews has an awesome comic book collection. His favourite one is called The Masked Mutant. It's about an evil supervillain who's out to rule the universe!

Skipper can't get enough of The Mutant. Until one day he gets lost in a strange part of town. And finds a building that looks exactly like The Mutant's secret headquarters. A building that appears and disappears.

Has Skipper read one too many comic books? Or does The Masked Mutant really live in Riverview Falls?

ISBN: 0590483552 (Paperback)

Year: 1994

Publisher: Scholastic 

Pages: 117 (Fiction)

Links

1. Blog on the book

2. PDF preview of the book

3. Goodreads page

4. Blog summary of the book

5. Buy from Amazon

The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight - Goosebumps #20 (R.L. Stine)

The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight - Goosebumps #20

R.L. Stine

Blurb: They're alive!

Jodie loves visiting her grandparents' farm. Okay, so it's not the most exciting place in the world. Still, Grandpa tells great scary stories. And Grandma's chocolate chip pancakes are the best.

But this summer the farm has really changed. The cornfields are sparse. Grandma and Grandpa seem worn out. And the single scarecrow has been replaced by twelve evil-looking ones.

Then one night Jodie sees something really odd. The scarecrows seem to be moving. Twitching on their stakes. Coming alive...

ISBN: 0590477420 (Paperback)

Year: 1994

Publisher: Scholastic 

Pages: 122 (Fiction)

Links

1. Read part of the book here

2. Blog on the book

3. Goodreads page

4. Buy from Amazon

5. Wiki on the book

Ghost Beach- Goosebumps #22 (R.L. Stine)

Ghost Beach- Goosebumps #22

R.L. Stine

Blurb: Do you believe in ghosts?

Jerry can't wait to explore the dark, spooky old cave he found down by the beach.

Then the other kids tell him a story. A story about a ghost who lives deep inside the cave.

A ghost who is three hundred years old.

A ghost who comes out when the moon is full.

A ghost who is haunting the beach.

Just another stupid ghost story. Right?

ISBN: 0590477447 (Paperback)

Year: 1994

Publisher: Scholastic 

Pages: 119 (Fiction)

Links

1. Goodreads page

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Blog on the book

4. Review of the book

5. Wiki on the book

Return of the Mummy - TV Episode #4 - Goosebumps Presents (Francine Hughes)

Return of the Mummy - TV Episode #4 - Goosebumps Presents

Francine Hughes based on work by R.L. Stine

Blurb: 'Do you know what a summoner is? It's an ancient mummy's hand. I know because I have one. It's supposed to bring the dead to life. And I'm beginning to think it works!

'See, it all started when I went to see my uncle Ben in Egypt. He's a famous archaeologist. He's searching for the lost tomb of an Egyptian prince.

'But now the only one who's lost is me. Lost in the dark, underground pyramids. Lost in a room with a walking mummy!'

ISBN: 0590745891 (Paperback)

Year: 1996

Publisher: Scholastic 

Pages: 63 (Fiction)

Links

1. Goodreads page

2. Wiki page

3. Page for the TV episode

4. Wikipedia page for the TV series

5. Goodreads page for the author

Return of the Mummy - Goosebumps #23 (R.L. Stine)

Return of the Mummy - Goosebumps #23

R.L. Stine

Blurb: Dead.... or alive?

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.

Then he learns about an Egyptian superstition. A secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies to life. Gabe's uncle says it's just a hoax.

But now it sounds like something's moving in the mummy's tomb.

No way a couple of dumb words can wake the dead. Can they?

ISBN: 0590477455 (Paperback)

Year: 1994

Publisher: Scholastic 

Pages: 118 (Fiction)

Links

1. Goodreads page

2. Blog on the book

3. Wiki on the book

4. Buy from Amazon (2010 reissue)

5. IMDB page for the TV adaption of this story

A Night in Terror Tower - Goosebumps #27 (R.L. Stine)

A Night in Terror Tower - Goosebumps #27

R.L. Stine

Blurb: All locked up and no place to go!

Sue and her brother, Eddie, are visiting London when they run into a little problem. They can't find their tour group. Still, there's no reason to panic. No way their tour guide would just leave them. All alone. In a gloomy old prison tower. 

No way they'd get locked inside. After dark. With those eerie sounds. And a strange dark figure who wants them...dead.

ISBN: 059048351X (Paperback)

Year: 1995

Publisher: Scholastic 

Pages: 129 (Fiction)

Links

1. Blog on the book

2. Goodreads page

3. TV adaption of the story

4. Tumblr pages on the book

5. Buy from Amazon