Deadtime Stories Series by A.G. Cascone, Annette Cascone, Gina Cascone

Willy has the coolest train set ever. Even though everything in it is really small, it takes up half the basement. There's a tiny castle with tiny knights in armor and tiny dragons. There's a tiny pioneer village with tiny log cabins and tiny farm equipment. There's even a tiny First Family in Tiny Town, called the Weevils. But ever since Willy added Hurley the Hobo to his tiny collection, Tiny Town has been... well, strange... moreWilly has the coolest train set ever. Even though everything in it is really small, it takes up half the basement. There's a tiny castle with tiny knights in armor and tiny dragons. There's a tiny pioneer village with tiny log cabins and tiny farm equipment. There's even a tiny First Family in Tiny Town, called the Weevils. But ever since Willy added Hurley the Hobo to his tiny collection, Tiny Town has been... well, strange. Willy's toys aren't always where he left them, and sometimes Willy even hears the Tiny Town train hooting in the night. But tiny little figures can't really be plotting to take over Willy's house - can they? less

From back cover: Katie and Andy Lawrence thought moving to a new town, especially one named Appleton, was awful enough. They were wrong. When their parents take them to Appleton's famous apple orchard for a haunted hayride, weird things start happening...

The dusty old science kit under Mikey's bed is full of creepy, crawly, disgusting creatures. They're all in jars... and all long dead. At least they're supposed to be. But when Mikey and his best friend, Max, open the jar with the man-eating spider inside, they're in for the shock of their lives.

Calling all ghosts. . .Cody's not expecting to find much excitement when he visits his grandparents in Shady Acres. After all, there's not much to do there unless you're a senior citizen.But Cody's grandfather gives him an unexpected surprise--a cellular phone for each of them so they can keep in touch during the day.The problem is, Cody's grandfather isn't the only one calling him. Cody keeps hearing other voices on the line. Strange voices. . .voices from out of this world. . moreCalling all ghosts. . .Cody's not expecting to find much excitement when he visits his grandparents in Shady Acres. After all, there's not much to do there unless you're a senior citizen.But Cody's grandfather gives him an unexpected surprise--a cellular phone for each of them so they can keep in touch during the day.The problem is, Cody's grandfather isn't the only one calling him. Cody keeps hearing other voices on the line. Strange voices. . .voices from out of this world. . .Cody can't figure out where they're coming from. . .until he dials 555-GHOST. Unfortunately, that connects him to a real-live nightmare--right out of the Middle Ages! less

The Deadtime Stories by “Twisted Sisters” Annette and Gina Cascone—they’ll scare you silly and give you giggles at the same time. Peter Newman really wants a twenty-one-speed mountain bike. That’s the grand prize for his school’s talent competition. And Peter’s pretty sure he can win it. All he needs is a talent…. When he and his best friend Bo see an ad for the Little Magic Shop of Horrors, they rush right over. For only $9.95, Peter buys a magic kit and becomes “Peter the Great... moreThe Deadtime Stories by “Twisted Sisters” Annette and Gina Cascone—they’ll scare you silly and give you giggles at the same time. Peter Newman really wants a twenty-one-speed mountain bike. That’s the grand prize for his school’s talent competition. And Peter’s pretty sure he can win it. All he needs is a talent…. When he and his best friend Bo see an ad for the Little Magic Shop of Horrors, they rush right over. For only $9.95, Peter buys a magic kit and becomes “Peter the Great.” Now he can do tricks even Houdini couldn’t perform! The only problem is Peter can’t undo the tricks. But that doesn’t bother him too much. Until he wins the talent contest—by taking off Bo’s head! Will Peter be able to save his headless best friend?At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied. less

Something's buried in the backyard!Amanda Peterson has a pet cemetery in her backyard. It's where she's buried all her family's dear departed pets, like Ralph the hamster, Herman the goldfish, and Snitch the canary.But when Amanda and her friends set out to bury a dead squirrel, they accidentally dig up a grave that's already occupied--and not by a pet.The scary old lady who lives next door has lots of buried secrets. And she'll do anything to keep them that way. . .

The Deadtime Stories by “Twisted Sisters” Annette and Gina Cascone—they’ll scare you silly and give you giggles at the same time.C. T. and his cousin Lea are staying at their grandparents’ old farmhouse. It’s Grandpa’s seventieth birthday, and everyone’s celebrating with a big family reunion. All the weird relatives are here, and all they seem to want to talk about are “the good old days.”C. T... moreThe Deadtime Stories by “Twisted Sisters” Annette and Gina Cascone—they’ll scare you silly and give you giggles at the same time.C. T. and his cousin Lea are staying at their grandparents’ old farmhouse. It’s Grandpa’s seventieth birthday, and everyone’s celebrating with a big family reunion. All the weird relatives are here, and all they seem to want to talk about are “the good old days.”C. T. and Lea think “the good old days” are pretty boring—until they find some home movies hidden away in the attic, movies from when their grandfather was just a boy. The home movies give them a piece of family history that the relatives never talked about. It seems that horses, cows, pigs, and chickens aren’t the only creatures Grandpa’s been taking care of on the farm.C. T. and Lea discover there’s a monster among them—and this creature is dying to eat a lot more than the birthday cake!Hill & Brand Entertainment has inked a deal with Cookie Jar Entertainment to distribute (worldwide) the first season of 26 half-hour, live-action episodes based on the Deadtime Stories books. “Grave Secrets” will serve as the pilot episode(s). Cookie Jar distributes over 6,000 episodes of kid’s television programming around the world and serves as a worldwide merchandising agent for the properties. Previously, they were the producers (together with Nickelodeon) and distributors of the very successful Nick show “Are You Afraid of the Dark.” less

The Deadtime Stories by "Twisted Sisters" Annette and Gina Cascone--they'll scare you silly.Everyone in Baskerville knows about Jimmy Leeds. In fact, Adam Riley and his friends have been telling scary stories about Jimmy for years--stories they don't really believe. After all, how can anyone believe in a half-human beast with horns and hooves?But the legend of Jimmy Leeds isn't just a story... moreThe Deadtime Stories by "Twisted Sisters" Annette and Gina Cascone--they'll scare you silly.Everyone in Baskerville knows about Jimmy Leeds. In fact, Adam Riley and his friends have been telling scary stories about Jimmy for years--stories they don't really believe. After all, how can anyone believe in a half-human beast with horns and hooves?But the legend of Jimmy Leeds isn't just a story. When all the kids in the neighborhood decide to have a giant campout, Adam and his friends learn much too late that the streets of Baskerville aren't safe--especially after dark. One by one, Adam's friends start disappearing into the night. At first, Adam thinks it's some kind of joke--until he follows the hoofprints into the nearby woods, and finds himself face-to-face with the Beast of Baskerville.... less

Two computer nerds suddenly find themselves trapped in cyber space. Cool...right? Wrong. Dead wrong. A winning combination of thrills, chills, and a cyber space setting.

Eddie is stuck with the worst science project ever - thanks to his best friend, David, who insists that growing a couple of plants will be simple. But growing plants isn't easy for Eddie and David, who have never been able to keep any plants alive. Eddie is sure they're going to fail the science project - until a TV ad leads them to MIracle Life, a brand-new formula guaranteed to raise plants from the dead... moreEddie is stuck with the worst science project ever - thanks to his best friend, David, who insists that growing a couple of plants will be simple. But growing plants isn't easy for Eddie and David, who have never been able to keep any plants alive. Eddie is sure they're going to fail the science project - until a TV ad leads them to MIracle Life, a brand-new formula guaranteed to raise plants from the dead.The problem is, Miracle Life starts pumping life into more than just their science project... less