Bone Chillers

Series · 17

books · 1994-1997

By Dahlia Kosinski, Gene Hult, David Bergantino, and more

Books in series

Beware the Shopping Mall

1994

Strange rumors about the Wonderland Mall, including the reported disappearance of a teen there, prompt Robin and her friends to investigate, but their trip to the mall could force them to shop until they drop

Little Pet Shop of Horrors

1994

Cassie is so delighted with the puppies that she does not notice that the spooky old pet shop has become crowded with strange new animals or that pet-shop owner Mr. Willard is planning a terrifying surprise for her.

Back to School

1994

Hating the disgusting cafeteria food at Maple Grove Middle School, Fitzgerald Traflon III refuses to eat it, even when Miss Buggy takes over, and when his voracious classmates start fighting for seconds, he knows something weird is happening. Original.

Frankenturkey

1994

Planning to dress up like Pilgrims during the Thanksgiving celebration, Kyle and Annie prepare stovepipe hats, pies, and a turkey, until the evil Frankenturkey makes them run for their lives. Original.

Strange Brew

1995

Hating her boring school, her pain-in-the-neck little brother, and even her best friend, Tori searches for something fun and finds a mysterious notebook that contains hilariously gruesome spells

Teacher Creature

1995

Feeling uneasy about their bulging-eyed, slimy-tongued new teacher, Joey and Nate soon realize the truth about the mean and creepy Mr. Batrachian—that he likes to eat sixth-graders for snacks. Original.

Frankenturkey II

1995

There's a special new turkey in the pen behind Annie and Kyle's house. Whenever they're near him, all their wishes come true. But Kyle and Annie don't know that Frankenturkey has returned from the grave-and he's making wishes, too. Frankenturkey's meaner than ever. He wants revenge. And if his holiday wish comes true, Kyle will really be stuffed this Thanksgiving.

Welcome to Alien Inn

1995

Stranded at an inn during a blizzard, Matt enjoys the snow and the time off from school, until he learns that the innkeeper and all the other guests are really aliens who have come to Earth to study human life. Original.

Attack of the Killer Ants

1996

Once again bestselling author Betsy Haynes (The Fabulous Five series) has unleashed her prolific pen, this time to delightfully horrifying good use. Bone Chillers is an entertaining collection of grotesqueries that are especially twisted for the minds of young readers. Grounded in the familiar terrain of school, shopping malls, or family affairs, each fantasia exposes a macabre world of demons and monsters lurking just below the mundane surface of everyday life. In Attack of the Killer Ants, a pair of bullies are gleefully torturing insects at the annual end-of-school picnic. But their mocking laughter turns to screams of fear when they're carried off by a colony of giant exoskeletal guests bent on revenge! Overflowing with buckets of gore and more than a little vomitus, Bone Chillers aren't for the squeamish. But there's a moral hidden in this madness and, in the end, the good guys usually come out on top—even if they are covered in some kind of slime. —George Laney

#10

Slime Time

1996

Letting out a particularly messy sneeze in the school cafeteria, Jeremy Wilson and his classmates are horrified when his mucous particles stick together and grow into a tremendous glob that threatens to consume the whole town. Original.

#12

Night of the Living Clay

1996

When Tasha Karne goes to check the noisy, smelly, and creepy things going on in her basement, she finds nothing, not even her brother's clay statues, until a growling in the shadows and a set of sharp, pointy teeth reveals the truth about the creatures in the basement. Original.

#15

Tiki Doll of Doom

1997

Receiving a Hawaiian necklace from her aunt, Lucy begins to experience strange dreams that come true, and as the dreams increase in weirdness and intensity, she fears she cannot get rid of the necklace. Original.

#16

The Queen of the Gargoyles

1997

Isabella's aunt's apartment building is covered with gargoyles. Isabella's thinks they're cool. But when kids in the building start to disappear, Isabella wonders how cool the gargoyles really are. Late at night she hears chanting coming from the locked room in her aunt's apartment. Could the Queen of the Gargoyles be too close for comfort?

#17

Why I Quit the Baby-sitters Club

1997

Rosie receives an unexpected—and unwelcome—surprise when she finally meets the Pendreds' baby, which has always been asleep when she arrived a their house to baby-sit, and discovers that the hungry little beast has a taste for baby-sitters. Original.

#19

The Night Squawker

1997

Paul loves animals, but he's scared of the pet parrot his mom just brought home. It's dirty and ugly, and it never has anything nice to say about anyone. Then one night Paul hears the parrot calling his name. It tells him that his friend Mr. Zock will be in a horrible car accident. The next day the accident actually happens! Can Paul make this parrot fly the coop before it turns him to bird feed?

#20

Scare Bear

1997

A season without Bone Chiller is like a year without creepy, scary fun. Now a hit Saturday morning TV series, the bestselling Bone Chillers books are more popular than ever with the nightmares-are-us crowd. They'll be screaming for more late-night thrills and the wonderfully weird books that turn reading into a bone-chilling experience.

#21

The Dog Ate My Homework

1997

A season without Bone Chillers is like a year without creepy, scary fun. Now a hit Saturday morning TV series, the bestselling Bone Chillers books are more popular than ever with the nightmares-are-us crowd. They'll be screaming for more late-night thrills and the wonderfully weird books that turn reading into a bone-chilling experience.

Authors

Gene Hult is a writer, publisher, and teacher living in the suburbs south of Houston, Texas with his dog Henry. He has more than 120 books for children published under his pseudonym J. E. Bright. His imprint, Brighten Press, publishes poetry, humor, and fiction for all ages. Please visit jebright.com and brightenpress.com for more information.

ABOUT ME Maybe it's because my feisty grandma chased tarantulas around with a broom when we lived on an oil lease property when I was a baby that made me love danger and adventure. And maybe it was my father's spending nights as a trombonist with the bands of his day and his days spent drawing sketches that sparked my artistic side. Do you suppose that because my mother stood only four feet ten inches tall that I feel like a giant at five feet? And I'm sure my FBI (Full Blooded Italian) step-father, his seven brothers and sisters and their families are responsible for my LOVE of Italian food. That's who I am. Who are you? My First Book, Peppy The Frog That I Wrote In The 2nd Grade I'll always be a child at heart. Whenever I close my eyes, wonderful, funny, awful, embarrassing memories of middle school/junior high come flooding back to fill the pages of my contemporary novels. My childhood friendships and rivalries with old enemies all find their way into my books. I've even spied on my own kids for story ideas. Unlike most kids who can't wait to grow up, I've gotten younger—at least my stories have. I've stepped into the world of 7 to 10 year olds. I and my husband, Jim, live in Texas on Lake Lewisville north of Dallas. We are owned by our greyhound, Miller. Our favorite things to do are traveling the world and boating.