Nightmare Hour
Nightmare Hour is a 1999 children's horror collection by R. L. Stine. It is composed of 10 different short stories, ranging from "Pumpkinhead" to "The Ghostly Stare", and was a New York Times bestseller from the year 1999 to 2000.[1]
All but "Make Me a Witch" were made into episodes of R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour TV series. However, "Make Me a Witch" is similar to the "Intruders" episode.
Stories
- Pumpkinhead
- Alien Candy
- The Most Evil Sorcerer
- Nightmare Inn
- I'm Not Martin
- The Black Mask
- Afraid of Clowns
- The Dead Body
- Make Me A Witch
- The Ghostly Stare
Reception
Nightmare Hour was on the New York Times bestseller list from 1999 to 2000[1] and was awarded the Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Award for Best Horror/Mystery Book.[2]
Sofrina Hinton from Kidsreads said "with its lavish illustrations and clever, direct storytelling and themes that speak to every one of us, NIGHTMARE HOUR is a worthy read for horror fans of any age".[3] Maria Dolan from Amazon commented that "these are tales you'll be too scared to put down".[4] Molly S. Kinney from the Library Journal stated "it's guaranteed to produce goosebumps".[4]
References
- ^ a b (March 22, 2004.) "The Hatchery to Produce R.L. Stine Presents, DVD Series of Original Family Thriller Movies Based on Best-Selling Books Nightmare Hour, The Haunting Hour.". Goliath. Retrieved on December 5, 2010.
- ^ Marcovitz, Hal. "R.L. Stine". Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. Retrieved on December 5, 2010.
- ^ Hinton, Sofrina. "NIGHTMARE HOUR". Kidsreads. Retrieved on December 5, 2010.
- ^ a b "Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror". Amazon. Retrieved on December 5, 2010.
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- List of books
- The New Girl
- Fear Street (film series)
- Part One: 1994
- Part Two: 1978
- Part Three: 1666
- Prom Queen
- The Haunting Hour: Chills in the Dead of Night
- Nightmare Hour
- The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
- The Haunting Hour: The Series
- episodes
- Who Let the Ghosts Out?
- Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
- Point Horror
- The Babysitter
- Superstitious
- Dangerous Girls
- Rotten School
- Fear
- Red Rain
- Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary ("The Wrong Room" story)
- Eureeka's Castle
- When Good Ghouls Go Bad
- The Nightmare Room
- Haunted Lighthouse
- Eye Candy
- Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls
- Just Beyond