Scary Science Fiction

Dory is brand-new to her neighborhood, so it's a good thing she has a pet monster to keep her company. When she tells the mailman about her monster, he doesn't believe her. Dory begins to get angry that he's not taking her seriously, so she opens up the mailbox to show him the monster—only to find that the mailbox is empty! Is Dory's monster real, or part of her imagination?

When Ashley finds a doll in her garden, she's determined to keep it. Little does she know that its previous owner - who's been dead for seven years - wants it back.

When Tom rescued Frankie the goldfish from his older brother's evil science experiment by zapping him back to life with a battery, he never expected his pet to become a big fat zombie goldfish with incredible hypnotic powers. But it's helpful when they are thwarting his big brother's evil plans. Tom and Pradeep are about to find out the truth behind the ancient Egyptian curse of the Cat King when their evil big brothers crash their overnight stay at the history museum.

It takes a special person to end up in detention on the last day of school. It takes a REALLY special person to accidentally burn down the school yard while chasing a fire-breathing chipmunk. But nothing about Valentina Salazar has ever been “normal.” The Salazars are protectors, tasked with rescuing the magical creatures who sometimes wander into our world, from grumpy unicorns to chupacabras...to the occasional fire-breathing chipmunk.

Nothing about Kess Pedrock’s life is normal. Not her home (she lives in her family’s Unnatural History Museum), not her interests (hunting for megafauna fossils and skeletons), and not her best friend (a talking demon’s head in a jar named Shrunken Jim).

Ava’s father has always dreamed of owning his own amusement park. The local townspeople are thrilled when he reopens Ursula’s Funland, until creepy things start happening. Are the ghosts of those who died in a long-ago accident haunting the park? Determined to save the park for her dad, Ava teams up with Oliver—a strange but kind boy who has lived by the park all his life. Together, they try to hunt down whomever—or whatever—is causing all the trouble.

Twelve-year-old Stu has never believed in ghosts. But in each of these stand-alone titles, he finds himself face to face with a different ghost. Sometimes the ghosts get him into dangerous spots, while other times they get him out of jams.

Makayla and Liam Park have just moved into Deadwood Hill. While the house is new to them, a witch lived on that exact spot centuries ago. Liam discovers a Magic 8 Ball in the attic that knows things it shouldn’t. Is it helpful or haunted? Does the Magic 8 Ball have something to do with a girl’s disappearance last year? Can it help Makayla and Liam rescue the missing girl?

Demons have taken Max’s mother. Why did they take her, and where? What tools can he use to defeat them? And if he finds his mom, can she truly be saved? Follow Max as he searches for his mother and becomes a Demon Slayer.

Sure, Dracula can live forever, but he really just wants to hit the beach! To catch some waves, the blood-sucking bat will need a little help. That’s why he’s captured the brainy Buzz Beaker. Now, this wacky whiz kid must turn the Lord of the Vampires into the King of the Beach, or he could be the monster’s next meal.

All Moopy wants is a quiet day on the beach. She picked out the perfect spot. But now Ora wants her to move. That pesky sea monster is throwing sand all over. Is Moopy's day at the beach ruined?

Mina is a vibrant, veggie-eating vampire who hates blood. As you can imagine, this is a problem. Mina's parents invite humans to dinner to test Mina's vampire skills. Find out if Mina is able to keep her secret in this early chapter book.

One night, after awakening from a terrible dream, a young boy heads out on his bike. Soon he arrives at a mysterious cave, which he feels an urge to explore. Inside, a giant, deadly worm has trapped the Librarian! Now, the boy is in danger as well.

Jason and his dad have car trouble in the desert. They decide to camp overnight. Before they go to sleep, Jason's dad tells him a creepy story. When Jason wakes up, his dad is missing! It seems as though the ghost story is coming true!

A vengeful writer sends his enemies mysterious blank books, which turn them into phantoms! The Librarian and the Specialist must save a young boy from the evil ghost writer.

Three Claws is visiting his friend Snorp in the city. Snorp is so nervous. He always gets hurt when he plays with Three Claws. Maybe if they play it safe and stay inside, no one will get hurt.

Three Claws loves living in the quiet mountain village. He is very popular, but he has one big problem. The other mountain monsters don't know what to do with him. Will Three Claws be forced to leave the village?

Joss McMillan’s perfect life crashes down the night he witnesses his sister’s murder - at the hands of a vampire. He then finds out his family’s secret heritage: They are part of the Slayer Society, a group whose mission is to rid the world of vampires. Joss is their new recruit. As Joss trains, bent on seeking revenge for his sister, he discovers powers that could make him the youngest, strongest Slayer in history. But there is a traitor in the Society, one whose identity would shake Joss to the core... if the traitor doesn’t kill him first.

Thanks to the eradication of the draug, the vampires of Morganville have been freed of their usual constraints. With the vampires indulging their every whim, the town's human population is determined to hold onto their lives by taking up arms. But college student Claire Danvers isn't taking sides, considering she has ties to both humans and vampires.To make matters worse, a television show comes to Morganville looking for ghosts, just as vampire and human politics collide.

This collection of spine-chilling stories is sure to scare you silly. A movie about alien invasion transforms into real life. A hunt in a snowy forest suddenly turns dangerous when a monster appears. A great-aunt comes back from the dead, just in time for a little girl's birthday party.