Goosebumps

Lucy loves telling monster stories. Her family and friends are tired of her wild tales. So when Lucy sees a real monster -- Mr. Mortman, the local librarian -- no one will believe her. If she can just get proof that he is a monster maybe then they’ll listen. But is it too late? Mom and dad have invited Mortman to dinner! This is sure to be one meal that’ll be hard to swallow.

There’s something creepy lurking beneath the kitchen sink... It may look like a regular sponge, and even feel like a regular sponge, but it is no ordinary sponge --it’s alive! When Kat discovers it in her new house, life becomes a “grooling” experience. Ever since the sponge turned up, everything seems to be going wrong. Kat’s luck seems to be going from bad to worse. If she can just get rid of this bad sponge for good that would be great... But this is one sponge that’s hard to rub out.

Michael Webster’s life is pretty good, except for one tiny detail: Tara. Tara is Michael’s bratty, obnoxious, impossible little sister. She gets Michael into trouble with their parents, embarrasses him in front of his friends, and is always playing mean tricks on him. Michael has had it! So when Dad comes home with an eerie old cuckoo clock and tells Tara not to touch it, Michael sees his chance to get even. What Michael doesn’t realize is that the Cuckoo clock has mysterious powers of its own, and his little prank is about to set back the hands of time... forever!

The summer camp of Billy’s dreams is turning out to be a total nightmare. The food stinks. The counselors are weird. And who or what is this vicious beast everyone calls “Sabre”? Things are getting worse by the minute! So why doesen’t Uncle Al, the camp director, seem worried? Does the mystery of the Forbidden Bunk have something to do with Billy’s fellow campers disappearing one by one? Either way Billy has had it! He is determined to find out what is going on before it is too late.

The summer camp of Billy’s dreams is turning out to be a total nightmare. The food stinks. The counselors are weird. And who or what is this vicious beast everyone calls “Sabre”? Things are getting worse by the minute! So why doesen’t Uncle Al, the camp director, seem worried? Does the mystery of the Forbidden Bunk have something to do with Billy’s fellow campers disappearing one by one? Either way Billy has had it! He is determined to find out what is going on before it is too late.

When Brooke gets the lead in a school play about a Phantom, she is thrilled... until the nightmares begin. At school there is talk of a real Phantom who has haunted the auditorium for years. Brooke trieds to laugh it off. But when haunting messages appear on set, a trap door is discovered on stage, and a piece of scenery comes crashing down, it’s no joke. Is Zeke, her best friend, up to his foolish pranks again? Or is Brooke’s jealous understudy, Tina, up to no good? Maybe the answer lies beneath the stage, through the trap door, and at the end of the tunnel.

When Jerry finds a dusty old piano in the basement of his new house, his parents offer to pay for lessons. Taking piano seems like a cool idea if it means he’ll be able to jam with his cute next door neighbor, Kim. But there’s something strange about Jerry’s piano teacher, Dr. Shreek. He is really creepy. Something Jerry can’t quite put his finger on. What’s more, Jerry begins receiving nightly visits from a terrifying ghost who warns him about the music school. When Jerry stumbles upon a secret room at Shreek’s school it is time for him to face the music.

Larry Boyd is having a bad day. He’s been chased by dogs, his band sounds pathetic, and his allergies seem to be getting worse. It’s not just a bad day, it’s a bad hair day...suddenly he is growing thick, long hair on his arms and legs. Even more troubling, his friends seem to be disappearing. Larry know they never should have used that old bottle of Instant -Tan, could that have something to do with these strange occurrences? Can Hairy Larry get to the bottom of this before he ends up like the rest of his friends... hair one day, gone tomorrow?

Margaret is really worried about her father. Ever since he lost his job, he spends all of his time locked in the basement. What is going on down there? He is just doing a little plant testing... harmless really. When Dad does come up for air, he acts strange and is only getting stranger. In fact, he’snot acting like himself at all. All he ever says is “stay out of the basement!” So when her Mom goes out of town, Margaret’s worry turns to fear. Especially when she and her brother discuover the root of the problem.

Margaret is really worried about her father. Ever since he lost his job, he spends all of his time locked in the basement. What is going on down there? He is just doing a little plant testing... harmless really. When Dad does come up for air, he acts strange and is only getting stranger. In fact, he’snot acting like himself at all. All he ever says is “stay out of the basement!” So when her Mom goes out of town, Margaret’s worry turns to fear. Especially when she and her brother discover the root of the problem.

Gabe is in for the ultimate adventure when he visits his Uncle and cousin Sari in Egypt. Uncle Ben, an important archaeologist, is about to unearth the tomb of the great Prince, Khor Ru. But, superstition has it that if the Prince’s mummy is disturbed, he will come back to life and seek revenge...on whoever wakes him from the dead! Will Gabe get to see a real, live mummy? And if so, will he live to tell his tale?

Amy is tired of being a middle child. Her older sister, Sara, gets to do whatever she wants and her younger brother , Jed, gets away with everything! Family Nights are the worst -- Sara is good at everything, and Jed makes everyone laugh. It seems like Amy can’t do anything right. When Amy gets a brand new dummy, Slappy, she may finally have a chance to shine. While Amy’s act with Slappy is getting better, life is getting stranger. She notices something spooky aobut this dummy. Then, horrible things begin to happen around the house. Her family blames her, though Amy insists she is not responsible and that Slappy is! But who would believe that a wooden doll can come to life?

Greg is having fun taking pictures with the cool instant camera he found in the Coffman’s spooky, old house... until he realizes that the pictures are not what he shot. Instead they portray horrible disasters involving whoever or whatever is in them. The scariest part is that the disasters start to come true! Can this camera predict the future?... Or does it actually cause bad things to happen? The only one who knows the truth is Spidey, the strange, dark man theat seems to be stalking him. Can Greg return the camera to is rightful owner before the next aweful prediction comes true? Or will his fate be frozen on film forever?

Steve and Chuck are always doing mean things to scare Carly Beth. Whether it’s in the cafeteria or the classroom, they constantly humiliate her in public. Sabrina says its Carly Beth’s own fault because she’s so “scareable.” Well, not this Halloween. It will be such a treat when the trick’s on them! Carly Beth will terrify everyone with the amazingly life-like horror mask she got from the creepy man at the novelty store. He warns her not to take the mask, but Carly Beth is determined to shed her old image. Only, what will she do when it turns out the mask has a life of its own?

Steve and Chuck are always doing mean things to scare Carly Beth. Whether it’s in the cafeteria or the classroom, they constantly humiliate her in public. Sabrina says its Carly Beth’s own fault because she’s so “scareable.” Well, not this Halloween. It will be such a treat when the trick’s on them! Carly Beth will terrify everyone with the amazingly life-like horror mask she got from the creepy man at the novelty store. He warns her not to take the mask, but Carly Beth is determined to shed her old image. Only, what will she do when it turns out the mask has a life of its own?