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The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night
216 pages
A delightfully spooky collection of campfire tales that delivers just the right amount of shivers for a dark, stormy night.
What it feels like
Reading this collection feels like huddling under the covers with a flashlight or sitting around a crackling campfire on a crisp autumn night. The pace is brisk and relentless, with each short story engineered to deliver maximum suspense before landing on a signature twist. The mood is perfectly calibrated fun-scary, creepy enough to raise goosebumps, but safe enough to keep you reading. The prose is snappy, accessible, and highly theatrical, leaning into the delicious dread of childhood fears where babysitters are sinister and ancient curses are real. It is a nostalgic, popcorn-horror experience that will delight young readers testing their bravery and older readers craving a cozy, spooky trip down memory lane.
- Mood
- creepy
- nostalgic
- chilling
- fun-scary
- Tone
- playful
- spooky
- suspenseful
- theatrical
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- childhood fears · the unknown lurking in the mundane · be careful what you wish for · Halloween mischief
- The writing
- Accessible, punchy, and highly visual, relying on cliffhangers and snappy dialogue to keep pages turning.
- The arc
- Starts with a delicious shiver of anticipation and builds through quick, punchy scares to satisfyingly twisty conclusions.
- Who it's for
- Middle-grade readers looking for a safe but genuine scare, or adults seeking a nostalgic trip back to the golden age of kid-horror.
Content notes
- mild horror
- jump scares
- supernatural threats to children
About the book
Ten terrifying tales that will haunt you forever..."Some stories are too terrifying to tell," says R. L. Stine. "They are the ones that live in the darkest corners of my mind. The ones that give me chills in the dead of night. The ones that I must tell you now –– or they will haunt me forever!"Read the spine–chilling story of a baby–sitter who loves evil tricks...the terrifying tale of a boy who dared to lie down in an ancient mummy case...the frightful story of two boys just dying to have the scariest Halloween ever...Are you ready for these scares and more? R. L. Stine, the #1 best–selling children's author of all time, presents ten new stories that will give you chills in the dead of night and turn any hour into The Haunting Hour!
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