Stine, R. L

Mark is given a shrunken head and brought to the jungle island of Baladora where his aunt has gone missing, and Carolyn, his aunt's assistant explains to Mark that he has "jungle magic, " and must help them search for his aunt. Includes survival tips.

Matt Krinsky is sent to boarding school, away from his friends and family, but he is quick to discover that his new classmates are actually zombies and must pretend to be undead in order to survive.

In order to scare Courtney, Eddie plans to lure her down to Muddy Creek where she believes monsters live.

When Freddy Martinez and his friend Cara go exploring in the basement, they find a bottle of Vampire Breath in a secret room. They decide to open it which allows a very thirsty vampire to escape.

After her friend Zeke starts to get a little too involved in his role as a phantom in the school play, Brooke becomes spooked by scary phenomena backstage and ponders whether an actual phantom is trying to keep the show from occurring.

Carly Beth, who believes she has found the best mask for Halloween-with long animal fangs and yellow-green skin-soon discovers that she cannot take it off.

Evan begins to fear he has unleashed disaster when a dusty can of monster blood he bought at an old toy store starts to grow and acquire an appetite.

While visiting London, Sue and her brother get separated from the tour group and find themselves trapped in a prison tower and transported back in time.

After Marco obtains a rare comic at the Chiller House gift shop that features his favorite comic book villain, the Ooze, he learns that there are other interested in his find, including a monstrous man who dresses like the Ooze and mysteriously leaves an oily mess everywhere he goes.

Bernie Bridges and his Rotten House gang finally succeed in getting Mrs. Heinie to leave; however, her replacement, Mr. Skruloose, is far worse.