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Shadow Zone (novels)
''Shadow Zone'' is a series of 13 children's horror fiction books written in the 1990s by several authors using the pen name J. R. Black. Each book is a different story, with new characters. A child or a few children meet a monster who asks for help and usually threatens them or their family. Aggressive at the beginning, they may finally be nice or touching. The books use black humor. Two of the books, '' The Undead Express'' and ''My Teacher Ate My Homework'', have been made into films. List of titles in the Shadow Zone series # ''The Ghost of Chicken Liver Hill'': Tony is dragged into an eerie mystery when the ghost of a teenager named Buddy Parker begins to haunt him. # ''Guess Who's Dating a Werewolf?'' # ''The Witches Next Door'': Jennifer becomes the target of two witches who want to make her one of them. # ''Revenge of the Computer Phantoms'': It is digital disaster when Mike's computer game comes to life. # ''The Undead Express'': Compulsive liar Zach accidentally stumbl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's literature can be traced to traditional stories like fairy tales, that have only been identified as children's literature in the eighteenth century, and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, that adults shared with children before publishing existed. The development of early children's literature, before printing was invented, is difficult to trace. Even after printing became widespread, many classic "children's" tales were originally created for adults and later adapted for a younger audience. Since the fifteenth century much literature has been aimed specifically at children, often with a moral or religious message. Children's literature has been shaped by religious sources, like Puritan traditions, or by more philosophical and scienti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. Prevalent elements of the genre include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, extraterrestrials, dystopian and post-apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, cults, dark magic, satanism, the macabre, gore and torture. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Undead Express
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Teacher Ate My Homework
''Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework'' is a 1997 comedy horror film by Stephen Williams (director), Stephen Williams, the second film based on a Shadow Zone (novels), Shadow Zone book. Plot A Grim Reaper appears in a spooky classroom, then tells a tale about a student named Jesse Hackett, who hates his teacher, Mrs. Fink, and is soon doomed to be trapped in the Shadow Zone. After all, to enter the Shadow Zone, one merely needs a touch of evil. Jesse Hackett finds a doll at a store resembling his teacher. Things start to take a turn for the worse when the doll comes to life. Jesse and his friends destroy the evil doll. Then Jesse Hackett and Mrs. Fink reconcile. Jesse never becomes an eternal guest at the Shadow Zone. The Grim Reaper tells the audience that he hopes to see them doomed, and that he will have a room waiting for them in the Shadow Zone. Then with a chilling laugh, he walks down the school's hall to the entrance and disappears. Cast *Shelley Duvall *Gregory Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goosebumps
''Goosebumps'' is a series of children's horror fiction novels by American author R. L. Stine, published by Scholastic Publishing. The protagonists in these stories are tweens or young teens who find themselves in scary circumstances usually involving the supernatural, the paranormal or the occult. From 1992 to 1997, 62 books were published under the ''Goosebumps'' umbrella title. Various spin-off series were written by Stine: ''Goosebumps Series 2000'', ''Give Yourself Goosebumps'', '' Tales to Give You Goosebumps'', ''Goosebumps Triple Header'', ''Goosebumps HorrorLand'', ''Goosebumps Most Wanted'' and ''Goosebumps SlappyWorld''. Another series, '' Goosebumps Gold'', was never released. ''Goosebumps'' has spawned a television series and merchandise, as well as a series of feature films, starring Jack Black as Stine. Since the release of its first novel, ''Welcome to Dead House'', in July 1992, the series has sold over 400 million books worldwide in 32 languages, becoming the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? (book Series)
''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' is a book series that is based on the television series of the same name. This book series was created in 1995. The first book was written by John Peel, who later wrote three more books in the series. Only two books from the series, ''The Tale of Cutter's Treasure'' and ''The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors'', were actually adapted from episodes of the TV series, and each has the same title as the episode on which it was based. The first six books in the series have covers that are illustrated with a single photo of the face of a surprised or frightened child. (The one exception to this is the cover of book number two, ''The Tale of Cutter's Treasure'', as in addition to the photo of a child's frightened face, it also includes stills from the TV episode on which the book is based.) The covers of the later books follow a completely different style and layout, with each featuring an illustration that is directly related to the story within. List of boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bone Chillers
''Bone Chillers'' is a series of children's horror fiction novels and a TV show created and authored by Betsy Haynes. Synopsis Four freshmen at Edgar Allan Poe High School not only have to deal with the normal pressures of competing with the cool kids and the jocks but also have to contend with all sorts of weird happenings. Similar to ''Goosebumps'', the stories that were originally about different people in each book were all changed to the setting of a haunted high school to provide a continuing cast. Assisting the main characters was Arnie the custodian, who lived in the school's basement. There was the feared cook of the school, Carl, the ditzy Miss Dewberry, and the evil Principal Percival Pussman. Only three episodes of the TV series were adapted from books; the others were all original (although the episode, Romeo and Ghouliette, was later adapted into the 23rd and final entry in the book series). At the end of each episode, original author Betsy Haynes would appear in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadtime Stories (novel)
''Deadtime Stories'' is a series of children's horror fiction novels created by authors Annette Cascone and Gina Cascone writing under the name AG Cascone. Synopsis ''Deadtime Stories'' is a children's horror fiction series in the same vein as its rival series, ''Goosebumps''. Subjects vary from hauntings to monsters and other supernatural or paranormal happenings that normal school-aged children experience and who may be directly or indirectly involved in them. The books are published by Tor/Starscape and the Scholastic Corporation. The television series based on the book series was created by the Hillenbrand brothers, David and Scott, and the Cascone sisters, Annette and Gina, and launched on Nickelodeon on November 2, 2012, and on CiTV in the U.K. on October 31, 2013. ''Deadtime Stories'' series #''Terror in Tiny Town'' (1996, 2013): Train loving Willy Tyler discovers the horrifying truth about the latest addition to his model Tiny Town, Hurly the Hobo. #''Invasion of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivers (novel Series)
''Shivers'' is a series of thirty-six children's horror novels written by M.D. Spenser. These are horror novels, each 120-125 pages long, for readers between the ages of 8 and 14. The series was created during the popularity of the ''Goosebumps'' series, and it has a similar style. The ''Shivers'' series was published between 1996 and 1998. Also issued were compilations called "Four Scares in One", which featured four ''Shivers'' books in a single volume. Also, a ''Shivers''-themed Puzzle & Activity Book was published. The series sold millions of copies worldwide. In August 2011, the ''Shivers'' series began being republished as eBooks, available from the Amazon Kindle store, iBookstore, Sony Nook and Barnes & Noble. M.D. Spenser is an international journalist born in the United States but living now in England. He is currently working on three books—a book on running; a humorous memoir about his time in journalism, titled "Occasionally Accurate;" and a major novel for youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinetinglers
''Spinetinglers'' is a series of 30 standalone middle-grade horror novels, written by multiple authors and published under the pseudonym, M.T. Coffin. It was one of the many series of scary books for middle-grade children released in the 1990s, following in the footsteps of R.L. Stine's ''Goosebumps''. Books in the series * 1. ''The Substitute Creature'' (March 1995) (Kathleen Duey) - Elementary students Jace Morgan and Abram Saeb begin to suspect their new substitute teacher Mr. Hiss is an extraterrestrial after a series of bizarre events, including him spreading blood on his hands and face in the men's room. * 2. ''Billy Baker's Dog Won't Stay Buried'' (April 1995) (George Edward Stanley) - When Billy's dog bites a nasty neighbor and is put down in retaliation, Billy firmly believes his pet isn't gone for good... and indeed, the animal returns from the grave with an army of undead canine companions. * 3. ''My Teacher's a Bug'' (May 1995) (Robert Hawks) - Ryan and his family mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spooksville
''Spooksville'' is a series of 24 children's horror fiction books by American writer Christopher Pike. All 24 books were first published between 1995 and 1998. The series is set in a remote town in the USA and revolves around the lives of five of its young inhabitants. Although intended for a younger audience than his adult and young adult fiction, they contain some violence and may be considered unsuitable for younger children. A television series based on the book was commissioned and premiered on October 26, 2013 on the Hub Network. Plot The ''Spooksville'' novellas center around a group of friends in their bizarre home town that is host to a wide array of supernatural and unexplained occurrences. The plots of the books often revolve around inter-dimensional travel, extraterrestrial life, interstellar travel, and time travel, as well as the fictional histories of the lost continents of Mu/Lemuria and Atlantis, magic, and a variety of other supernatural forces and entities. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graveyard School (novella Series)
''Graveyard School'' is a series of children's horror fiction novellas created and authored by Tom B. Stone (pseudonym of author Nola Thacker). The series contained twenty-eight books which were published by Bantam Books from 1994 to 1998. Overview The series takes place in the fictional town of Grove Hill, although sometimes the books take place at a secluded summer camp or, in one book, on an island. The main characters are usually preteen boys and girls who experience supernatural phenomenon which are often mentioned in other books but are never fully referenced. The characters have a hard time explaining it to the adults and teenagers around them who never take them seriously, save for a few. Some of the main characters of one book are usually seen in other ones although they are merely background characters most of the time. Grove Hill Elementary School gained the nickname Graveyard School due to Graveyard Hill, the abandoned graveyard right next door to it. The school is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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