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The Nightmare Room
Series · 12
books · 1983-2001

Books in series

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#1

Don't Forget Me!

2000

You hold in you hand the key to a shadow world of shivers and screams. Take a step away from the safe, comfortable world you know. Unlock the door to terror. There's always room for one more in...The Nightmare Room. Danielle Warner was only pretending to hypnotize her brother Peter. So why is Peter acting so strange...so Terrifying? Doesn't Peter realize it was all a joke? Danielle and her brother are about to learn a frightening It's not a good idea to kid around—in The Nightmare Room. What will you find in The Nightmare Room next time? Find out in book 2: Locker 13.
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#2

Locker 13

2000

You hold in you hand the key to a shadow world of shivers and screams. Take a step away from the safe, comfortable world you know. Unlock the door to terror. There's always room for one more in...The Nightmare Room. Say hi to Luke. Today is not his lucky day. It's the first day of school, and he just got his locker assignment—locker 13. Lucky 13? No. Not for Luke. He has just opened the door to The Nightmare Room. What will you find in The Nightmare Room next time? Find out in book 3: My Name is Evil?
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#3

My Name is Evil

1983

You hold in your hand the key to a shadow world of shivers and screams. Take a step away from the safe, comfortable world you know. Unlock the door to terror. There's always room for one more in... The Nightmare Room. Say Happy Birthday to Maggie O'Connor. She's that shy, pretty girl standing outside the fortune-teller's tent. Maggie and her friends came to the carnival for fun. But Maggie won't be celebrating for long. The old woman who reads her palm will soon have Maggie scraming in horror. Because Maggie hasn't really entered a fortune-teller's tent. She has stepped into The Nightmare Room.
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#4

Liar Liar

1990

That tall boy walking so confidently into the party is Ross Arthur. This isn't a surprise party, but Ross has a frightening shock in store. You see, standing across the room is Ross' identical twin. The problem? Ross doesn't have a twin. It looks as if tonight this party is being held in The Nightmare Room.
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#5

Dear Diary, I'm Dead

2000

You hold in your hand the key to a shadow world of shivers and screams. Take a step away from the safe, comfortable world you know. Unlock the door to terror. There's always room for one more in... The Nightmare Room. That's Alex Smith rushing past you, hurrying home to check out his journal. Why? Because Alex has never written a word in his journal, but yesterday, a mysterious entry appeared in te book—one that told Alex about the future. Alex can't wait to read the journal tonight to find out if there's anything new inside. Too bad he doesn't realize that be opening that book, he's opening the door to... The Nightmare Room. What will you find in The Nightmare Room next time? Check out book 6: They Call Me Creature.
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#6

They Call Me Creature

2001

Meet Laura. She's the tall girl holding two stray cats. Laura loves caring for animals. But lately, the animals in the forest near her home have been strange. Bats swarm and attack in broad daylight . On her walks, Laura hears eerie howls and inhuman cries. And now, she is about to meet another animal. An animal so ugly and evil, it can only be described as a creature. Poor Laura. Sometimes a path through the forest can lead to The Nightmare Room.
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#7

The Howler

2000

You hold in your hand the key to a shadow world of shivers and screams. Take a step away from the safe, comfortable world you know. Unlock the door to terror. There's always room for one more in... The Nightmare Room. Spencer Turner is a major electronics geek, and he's just purchased a cool new gadget called The Howler. It's supposed to allow Spencer to pick up the howls of ghosts and spirits. Spencer would love to communicate with the spirit world. He can't wait to see if it works. Unfortunately, Spencer soon hears his own howls of horror—because when he turns on The Howler, he opens a channel to The Nightmare Room. What will you find in The Nightmare Room next time? Check out book 8: Shadow Girl.
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#8

Shadow Girl

2000

You hold in your hand the key to a shadow world of shivers and screams. Take a step away from the safe, comfortable world you know. Unlock the door to terror. There's always room for one more in . . . The Nightmare Room Take a look at Selena Miles sitting in the park across the way. She looks bored, doesn't she? That's because she thinks nothing exciting ever happens to her. But Selena is about to learn the truth about herself—her real identity, and her super powers. Too bad her powers come with a price. Selena has an archenemy who wants her dead. Maybe boring was better, but it's too late. Selena's crossed over into The Nightmare Room.
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#9

Camp Nowhere

2000

You hold in your hand the key to a shadow world of shivers and screams. Take a step away from the safe, comfortable world you know. Unlock the door to terror. There's always room for one more in ... The Nightmare Room . Russell is a little worried about summer camp this year. He's a senior camper—which means he has to go on the senior trip. It's a wild and dangerous canoe ride over Forbidden Falls. Some counselors tell a story about the senior campers who went over the Falls and were never seen again. But that can't be true—can it? Russell climbs into the canoe, despite his fear. But he doesn't know he's really paddling straight into The Nightmare Room.
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#10

Full Moon Halloween

2001

You hold in your hand the key to a shadow world of shivers and screams. Take a step away from the safe, comfortable world you know. Unlock the door to terror. There's always room for one more in...The Nightmare Room. Mr. Moon is throwing a Halloween party, and Tristan and his best friend Rosa have been invited. How lame! Tristan thinks. He'd rather be trick-or-treating than hanging out with his teacher! But Mr. Moon's party is far from lame...because he's got a couple of werewolves on the guest list!Can Tristan escape the party? Or will he find himself trapped by a werewolf in The Nightmare Room?
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#11

Scare School

2001

There's something lurking in the halls of Wilton Middle School. Something with fur...and claws...and long, sharp teeth. Something absolutely terrifying. And it doesn't like new kids.
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#12

Visitors

2001

Ages 8+

Author

R.L. Stine
R.L. Stine
Author · 564 books

Robert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series. R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold. Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY. http://us.macmillan.com/itsthefirstda...

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