WHAT ONCE WAS A LEGEND... HAS BECOME A NIGHTMARE! When Rick Owens arrives at Camp Willow, he's ready for a week of fun. He's met two new friends: Sandy Johnson and Leah Warner, and the three are ready for an exciting week. But when Rick spots strange tracks around his cabin, the campers realize they aren't the only ones at the small, lakeside summer camp. And what about the legends that speak of giant, terrifying creatures that roam the swamp at night? Soon, Rick, Sandy, and Leah find out that the legends of the Michigan Mega-Monsters aren't legends at all! The problem is: have they found out too late?

A HIDDEN DOOR... THAT LEADS TO DISASTER! Danielle Reed and her family have just moved to Sandusky, Ohio. But there's something about their new home that makes here feel uneasy. When she finds a boarded-up door in one of the upstairs bedrooms, she wonders why it is there...and where it could possibly lead to. Another room? An attic? Soon, she finds that the door has been hidden for a reason. Because what lies beyond is a place far from her wildest imaginations. A place of mystery and wonder. A place where ogres are taking over. But they're not stopping there, as Danielle and her brother quickly find out. The ogres have bigger plans...and Ohio will only be the beginning!

Before I even start to tell you this story, you have to realize something: Florida is a cool state. So, when I tell you what happened to me, I'm not doing it to scare you. I don't want you to be frightened or afraid. And if you ever get a chance to come to Florida, you'll have fun. You'll have an awesome time. Just beware of the fog.

In Albany, New York, Mike, Brad, and Sarah dress up to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, but the night becomes intriguing after they find a mysterious mask and realize that something is following them.

Jake and his friend John have planned a few days of fun. But when they fill up the farm equipment with a special experimental fuel, they get more than they bargained for. — For the experimental fuel makes the tractors come alive and now they're turning the entire ranch upside down! — Tractors, bulldozers, lawnmowers... they've all come alive! Worst of all, they're trying to take over. Can Jake and John stop the vicious iron beasts, or will the freaky farm machines have their way?

When the iguanas they are watching for a friend suddenly become invisible, Alyssa and her brother Ryan race to find them before they cause damage to the city of Springfield, Illinois.

Hide and seek. That's the game we were playing one night. The night that everything started to happen. It's one of my favorite games to play, especially after dark. I'm great at finding places to hide.There were six of us playing on this particular night. Sometimes there's as many as twelve, which can be really fun.But tonight wasn't going to be much fun. Oh, it started out fun . . . but that's not the way it ended up.

Was it was all a horrible nightmare? Did it never really happened at all? When manneuquins come to life with hopes of taking over the world, it seems like it is a dream. In this case, it is... an awful, awful dream.

When Travis Kramer and Mandy McKinley find a strange, metal insect at a nearby park, they have a lot of questions. Where did it come from? Are there more? And most importantly...are they dangerous? They're about to find out. And what they discover is more horrifying than they would ever imagine. Thousands of iron insects are about to descend upon the city of Elkhart, Indiana...and these metal monsters mean business! It's a race against the clock as Travis and Mandy try to uncover the secret of the bizarre bugs, and stop the savage swarm before the iron insects terrorize the entire city!

Amber, Courtney, and Scott enter a bizarre world when they decide to investigate a mysterious old house in Missouri.

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Old dolls unearthed after many years below ground slowly become alive! Brother and sister, Spencer and Serena, have become the keepers of their find... and must find a way to return the Dangerous Dolls ...who do not want to go back!

When Mike and his friend Hayley Winthrop are suddenly pulled into his home computer, they find themselves in a world all its own—a virtual world, where things are not what they appear to be.

Captured by a flying monster! Melanie and Cameron Doyle are camping in the wilds of beautiful northern California, in the foothills of Mt. Shasta. While panning for gold, they see something very rare: a California condor, the largest flying bird in North America. But there's something different about this condor. Something...sinister. For the bird they see is no ordinary condor, and Melanie and Cameron are just about to find out why...in a terrifying way. And when Melanie finds herself in the clutches of this horrific bird, she must face a simple fact: sometimes, nightmares are real...

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A field trip to the local museum by Rachel Baker's class is all fun and games...at first. But then the wax figures begin to disappear. Then there's that rumor that the museum is haunted. Trouble is melting all around!

Fire-breathing dragons have invaded Damon's world. Now Damon and his friends Kamryn and Jason find themselves in a fight to save themselves... and the world!

How can two ordinary kids from Montana defend themselves against such gigantic mutated monsters? Read it to find out!

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Shayleen Mills and her family are vacationing at the the seaside resort of Wildwood, New Jersey, along with hundres of other families. But there's something lurking in the water - something hideous from the depths of the sea. When Shayleen spots a jellyfish on the beach she doesn't think much of it. However, when a jellfish rises into the air and attacks, she knows she's in a lot of trouble. Soon, the resort community is under attack by horrify, glowing jellyfish. Shayleen and her two friends find themselves trapped in an amusement park, surrounded by dozens of electrified, vicious creatures. It's a vacation Shayleen will never forget - that is, if she makes it out alive!

Brandon accidentally breaks a window at the house of the local crazy scientist, Dr. Joseph Wentmeyer. To repay the doctor, Brandon and Kara agree to work off the cost by cleaning up his laboratory. When they find the doc's experimental time machine, they

Hannah Bayford and her family just moved into their new home in Concord, New Hampshire. A big, beautiful old home... the kind of home many families dream of. But this dream is turning out to be a nightmare.

Robbie Bridgeman and his two friends, Tara and Laydon Phillips, are in trouble. BIG trouble!

Everyone knows cooties don't really exist. Or do they? Tricia, Carlos and Tommy find out in a horrifying way that cooties are for real. Tiny, vicious insects whose bite turns humans into living, bloodthirsty zombies!

While hiking in the forest of Paducah, Kentucky, Jason Bradford and his sister, Jillian, spot a lizard in a tree. However, this is a species of lizard they've never seen before. It's nearly two feet long... and vicious!

Erica Falkner's world is about to be turned upside down. One night, when she sees a mysterious crature with glowing eyes, she's more than just alarmed...she's horrified. An ancient curse is at work. Can she stop the coyotes before they overtake her hometown?

Jacob and Shannon Brenner have a new favorite hobby: scuba diving. But a suken submarine at the bottom of the sea is now bringin about and environmental tradgedy. Can the young divers save the crippled sub and the impending eco-disaster?

Brooke Whipkey is in big trouble. While helping her uncle in his repair shop she and a friend invent a vacuum robot that goes crazy!

A MONSTEROUS BEAST STALKS THE WILDERNESS! Jessica Dutton and her cousin, Isaac, are vacationing in beautiful Sun Valley, Idaho with their families. They'll spend days skiing and snowboarding... but this year, Jessica and Isaac decide to try something else: snowshoeing. There are many trails near the lodge where they're staying, and they think it will be fun to try something new and do a little exploring on their own. But Jessica has an uneasy feeling. For years, there have been rumors about a strange, bigfoot-like creature roaming the forests of Idaho. Some call it the ice beast, and a few people have claimed to have seen the mysterious monster. Still others have said to have had horrible encounters with the creature. But there really is no ice beast... is there? Jessica and Isaac are about to find out that the stories about the Idaho ice beast aren't just tall tales. The pair are about to come face to face with a creature that, up until now, was only alive in myths and legends. The trouble is: will they live to tell about it?

While vacationing in October Mountain State Forest, Damon, Tracy and Amber spot something strange in the sky as it tumbles to the earth. Aliens have crash landed and Damon and Amber are the first to discover them... but these aliens are certainly not peaceful...and the earth is certainly now in peril!

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Scooter McGillan doesn't know it, but there is trouble brewing in the swamps and forests near his home on the outskirts of Russellville, Alabama. Soon Scooter and his friends will find that the mysterious hole they discovered deep in the woods holds life-sized insects... army ants that threaten everyone.

Kayla and her friend Jarvis are taking on some part-time summer work at the local farm. Little do they know that the quirky farmer, who happens to be an inventor, is experimenting with a new kind of plant 'super food.' Instead, the ivy is now seeing them as food!

When Hunter is awakened in the night by a large insect on his window screen, he's fascinated ... at first. He's never seen a beetle so big. However, it flies away before he has a chanced to get a good look at it. The very next day, Hunter's friend, Lindsay, has also had an experience with one of these large insects ... and she's caught it in a shoebox! Unfortunately, it's chewed its way through the cardboard and escaped. Hunter, Lindsay, and Lindsay's cousin Joanna set out to find more of these strange beetles. Their search takes them deep into the forest, where night is quickly approaching. But with the coming night, something else is waiting for them: sinister creatures that have been waiting for the perfect time to emerge, the perfect time to unleash their dark horror upon North Carolina!

In Fairbanks, Alaska, an old trapper's legend is about to become all too real. Sasha Daniels and her friend, Trey, love the wilderness. They grew up hunting and fishing, with a deep respect for nature and the animals that call Alaska their home. And they're aware of the old legends about giant snakes that are supposed to live in the snow and the ice... giant reptiles that have somehow adapted and survived for thousands of years. But snakes can't live in the ice and the snow. Those stories are just legends and tall tales. Or... are they? Sasha and Trey are about to find out that sometimes, legends are based on facts, and that the truth isn't just stranger than fiction. The truth is deadly.

Jalen, LeeAnne and Wendy think they have found a stray dog in Pawtuckett, Rhode Island, but they could not be more wrong. They haven't found a wayward pooch, but dozens of giant, mechanical rodents! They soon discover that stopping the rampaging rodents isn't on their list ... just trying to escape to with their lives.

It’s Halloween in Leesburg, Georgia. A time filled with costumes, candy, scary costumes, tricks, treats, and…pumpkins. On a farm outside of town, Curtis and Shelly Walker and their friend, Ray, make a strange discovery: a farm field with only a single pumpkin growing. And growing. And growing. Day by day, the pumpkin gets bigger and bigger. And then, one day, it’s gone. Vanished. Or…is it? What happens next is more horrifying than any book or movie that Curtis, Shelly, or Ray have ever seen or read. Question is: will they live to tell about it?