Roger Mifflin has opened a second-hand bookshop in Brooklyn where the reader will meet not only Roger but also Roger's wife, Helen, young Titania who has come to live with the Mifflins, Aubrey Gilbert, a young man smitten with Titania--and an assortment of lively ghosts.

"Twelve-year-old Calista Wynn will lose her ability to speak with the dead on her thirteenth birthday. And with only a few weeks left, children have started going missing. When Calista meets The Tall Lady--an angry spirit with a grudge against Calista, her family, and the entire town--she knows she's found the ghost responsible for the disappearances. It's up to Calista, the only one who can see The Tall Lady, to stop her. If she doesn't, Calista...

Donald Duck and his nephews think up a plan to impress Daisy at a costume party being held in a haunted house.

Hide and Shriek: Randy Clay has been invited to the annual game of hide-and-seek in the Fear Street woods with a ghost, but if the ghost tags her, Randy loses more than the game. She becomes the next ghost on Fear Street. Who's been sleeping in my grave?: Zack Pepper believes there is something wrong with his substitute teacher, but will his investigation to discover the truth prove to be a deadly mistake?

"Ever since he nearly drowned in the ocean three years earlier, 10-year-old Jack Peter Keenan has been deathly afraid to venture outdoors. Refusing to leave his home in a small coastal town in Maine, Jack Peter spends his time drawing monsters. When those drawings take on a life of their own, no one is safe from the terror they inspire. His mother, Holly, begins to hear strange sounds in the night coming from the ocean, and she seeks answers from...

A collection of seven creepy stories.

Like everyone else in Palm Springs, Gish idolizes her smart, beautiful, kind older sister. Even their parents compare Gish unfavorably to Gloria--threatening to send her to boarding school once the more perfect sister leaves for college. But Gloria has an unwavering love for Gish, even if that connection belies a weariness with her own accomplishments. Wanting a better life for her overlooked sibling, Gloria teaches Gish how to talk to boys, embrace...

On a dark and stormy night one object after another joins in making eerie noises in the old house.

Boo, a ghost who is too cute to be scary, realizes that she might have a more important future as an imaginary friend.

When Billy Broccoli finds out he's got to demonstrate a special skill for a class contest, he thinks he's got it made. With his ghostly best friend, Hoover Porterhouse, by his side, Billy's got the competition in the bag. But when Billy lands a spot on the sixth-grade team, he starts spending more time with his new teammates than he does with Hoover. And the Hoove plays second fiddle to no one.