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  • The Terror Behind the Mask

    P.J. Night

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Aug. 5, 2014)
    Jasmine is forced to face her darkest fears in this Creepover tale that’s as scary as they come.Jasmine Porter has always let her fear of the dark get the better of her: she even checks every nook and cranny of her room each night for monsters before she hides under the covers! But Jasmine’s imagination kicks into overdrive when her dad brings home a creepy mask—a mask that looks eerily like the face of the boogeyman haunting Jasmine’s dreams. Though her dad insists the mask is supposed to protect their home from evil spirits, Jasmine won’t rest easy until the mask is gone. But Jasmine soon finds out that the mask may be harder to get rid of than she thought… This nightmare in disguise is rated a Level 5 on the Creep-o-Meter.
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  • Don't Drink the Punch!

    P.J. Night

    eBook (Simon Spotlight, Dec. 4, 2012)
    An obsessive crush puts partygoers in danger in this frighteningly fun addition to the You’re Invited to a Creepover series.Kayla Evans wants to be part of the popular crowd. She wants it so much that she looks the other way whenever queen bee Alice Grafton is rude to her and to everyone else. It seems like Alice only likes one person: her crush, Nick Maroulis. She is totally obsessed with making him like her too, so much so that she mixes a love potion into the punch at her big party over the weekend. But when the party comes to a sudden halt, Kayla realizes that it was no love potion that Alice put in the punch. Now it’s up to Kayla to find the mysterious girl who sold the potion to Alice and get the antidote before everyone suffers from Alice’s mistakes…permanently. This terrifying tale is a level 4 on the Creep-o-Meter. Super scary!
  • Is She for Real?

    P.J. Night

    eBook (Simon Spotlight, April 3, 2012)
    P.J. Night's latest installment in the spooky and spectacular Creepover series for middle-grade girls is a level 5 on the Creep-o-Meter.In Is She For Real?, Bethany has just moved to Old Warwick, a quaint old town that is said to be haunted by the ghost of Lady Warwick. Lady Warwick lived centuries ago and died of a broken heart…but her grave was found empty shortly after her death. Legend says that Lady Warwick was buried alive and still roams Old Warwick today in search of her lost love. Bethany hears all about the legend from her new friends and thinks it’s all pretty corny—until really strange things start happening to her. With a ring on her finger that looks just like the one Lady Warwick wore, and a new boyfriend with chilling similarities to Lady Warwick’s lost love, Bethany’s friends have to wonder: Is real life imitating legend...or becoming legend? This tale is a level 5 on the Creep-o-Meter. Super scary!
  • It's All Downhill from Here

    P.J. Night

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Oct. 16, 2012)
    This is one ghost who is determined to get his way...no matter what the price.Maggie Kim’s parents have always dreamed of operating their own hotel, so when the historic Wharton Mansion goes up for sale, they see it as the perfect opportunity to open their own ski lodge. This weekend, Maggie and her family are going to check the place out and perhaps even buy it on the spot. But Maggie doesn’t want to move to a run-down old mansion all the way up on a desolate mountain—and the ghost that lives there doesn’t want her there either . . . a ghost that will stop at nothing to get his way.This haunting horror story is rated a Level 4 on the Creep-o-Meter.
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  • The Ride of Your Life

    P.J. Night

    language (Simon Spotlight, Feb. 4, 2014)
    Gabby gets her fair share of frights at a country carnival in this spooky Creepover tale.Adventurous Gabby Carter is excited to visit her best friend Sydney in Sydney’s new town in Iowa. Gabby is wondering what they’re going to do, surrounded by cornfields, when they discover an amazing carnival full of kids their age…and two very cute boys. But then strange things start happening at the fair: the Tilt-a-Whirl spins a little too quickly, and the eyes of the painted face on the funhouse follow Gabby. Gabby can’t believe she’s the one begging cautious Sydney to leave the carnival—but Sydney won’t leave! Can Gabby convince Sydney they don’t want to find out how haunted this carnival truly is? This roller coaster of a story is rated a Level 4 on the Creep-o-Meter.
  • Will You Be My Friend?

    P.J. Night

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, July 28, 2015)
    Don’t miss the frights and fun as Beth tries to unlock the mysteries of her past in this mind-bending Creepover tale.Beth Picard has always felt a little different from her friends. For one thing, she doesn’t remember anything about her life before she and her mother moved into the house they live in now. Then one day, Beth learns about a girl in a nearby town who looks like her…exactly like her. Could it be a long lost sister or cousin? Does this girl hold the key to Beth’s memories? And if so, does Beth really want to know the truth about her past? Does she even have a choice? This terrifying tale is rated a Level 3 on the Creep-O-Meter.
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  • Together Forever

    P.J. Night

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, June 26, 2012)
    A summer camp dream romance turns into a nightmare in this frighteningly fun addition to Spotlight’s popular horror series.All the girls in Bunk 9 at Camp Minnehaha wake up one morning having had the same terrible nightmare about a sinister boy in an abandoned cabin in the woods. All the girls, that is, except goody-goody Samantha Harmon. The boy in Sam’s dream was handsome, enchanting, and just so real. Even though Sam knows it’s against the rules to venture into the woods without a counselor, she sets off in search of her dream boy—and finds him! Dennis Shaw is just like the boy from Sam’s dream, and he seems really into her. The only problem is that Sam’s twin sister Ali is jealous of Sam’s new boyfriend, and she’ll stop at nothing to make him her own. But when Dennis gets a little intense and says he wants to be together forever with his dream girl, neither Sam nor Ali realizes just how long forever might be…. The tale of this nightmare summer romance is ranked a Level 3 on the Creep-o-Meter.
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  • What a Doll!

    P.J. Night

    eBook (Simon Spotlight, Feb. 12, 2013)
    Emmy’s new doll has strange powers over her best friend in this entrancing addition to the You’re Invited to a Creepover series.Emmy Spencer and Lizzy Draper have been best friends since birth, but now that they’re in seventh grade, they’ve begun to drift apart. Lizzy—insistent on being called Liz now—has a new group of friends, and she has gone out of her way to exclude Emmy from them. It’s almost as if Lizzy doesn’t want Emmy hanging out with her anymore. But then Emmy comes into possession of a doll that can change all that—a doll that will put Emmy in control of Lizzy’s every move. Can she use the doll to save their friendship, or will it end up controlling them both? This spooky tale is a level 3 on the Creep-o-Meter.
  • Your Worst Nightmare

    P.J. Night

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Dec. 3, 2013)
    In one of the scariest Creepovers yet, a class trip to the caves leads to underground horror.The seventh graders at Jefferson Middle School are superexcited to be going on their first-ever, overnight class trip to the famous Ravensburg Caverns. But what they don’t know is that there are local rumors about the Ravensburg Caverns. Rumors that a group of kids one hundred years ago got trapped in the caves and never came out. Legend has it that if you listen closely, you can still hear the echoes of their cries. And unfortunately for best friends Kristi Chen and Olivia Pappas and a few of their friends, their fun trip away from home will take a turn for the worse when they stumble into the same trap—only to discover that their worst nightmares have come alive… This frightening fable is rated a Level 5 on the Creep-o-Meter.
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  • Will You Be My Friend?

    P. J. Night

    Library Binding (Turtleback, July 28, 2015)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Not being able to remember her life before she and her mom moved into their house, Beth grows more concerned and investigates when she discovers that a girl in a nearby town looks exactly like her.
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  • Don't Drink the Punch!

    P.J. Night

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Dec. 4, 2012)
    An obsessive crush puts partygoers in danger in this frighteningly fun addition to the You’re Invited to a Creepover series.Kayla Evans wants to be part of the popular crowd. She wants it so much that she looks the other way whenever queen bee Alice Grafton is rude to her and to everyone else. It seems like Alice only likes one person: her crush, Nick Maroulis. She is totally obsessed with making him like her too, so much so that she mixes a love potion into the punch at her big party over the weekend. But when the party comes to a sudden halt, Kayla realizes that it was no love potion that Alice put in the punch. Now it’s up to Kayla to find the mysterious girl who sold the potion to Alice and get the antidote before everyone suffers from Alice’s mistakes…permanently. This terrifying tale is a level 4 on the Creep-o-Meter. Super scary!
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  • It's All Downhill from Here

    P.J. Night

    eBook (Simon Spotlight, Oct. 16, 2012)
    This is one ghost who is determined to get his way...no matter what the price.Maggie Kim’s parents have always dreamed of operating their own hotel, so when the historic Wharton Mansion goes up for sale, they see it as the perfect opportunity to open their own ski lodge. This weekend, Maggie and her family are going to check the place out and perhaps even buy it on the spot. But Maggie doesn’t want to move to a run-down old mansion all the way up on a desolate mountain—and the ghost that lives there doesn’t want her there either . . . a ghost that will stop at nothing to get his way.This haunting horror story is rated a Level 4 on the Creep-o-Meter.