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Nightmare Hour

In this collection, a boy must spend Halloween in a darkened hospital. Elsewhere, someone must outwit a ghost that wants their skin.

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Enter the most terrifying place of all...the mind of R.L. Stine!

The Nightmare Hour...the time when the lights fade, the real world slips into shadow, and the cold, moonlit world of evil dreams takes over your mind.

What horror awaits a boy who has to spend Halloween in a darkened hospital? How do you outwit a ghost who wants your skin? What makes Nightmare Inn the most frightening place to visit?

In this spine-tingling collection of stories that inspired the hit TV show R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour , bestselling author R.L. Stine spins a web of terror that will trap you in the world of nightmares.

And there’s more... In Nightmare Hour , the author shares the secrets behind his twisted tales. Where did the idea for each bone-chilling story come from?

Perfect for Halloween Reading

Ideal for fans of the supernatural

Features light scares

First published: 1999
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 160
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Horror profile

Scary: 3 out of 5
Creepy: 3 out of 5
Gore: 1 out of 5
Disturbing: 3 out of 5
Weird: 3 out of 5

How we calculate this

These are editorial estimates of intensity, informed by reading and review evidence, then checked before publication. They aren't star ratings, reader-vote averages or a measure of quality.

Each dimension runs from 1 (low) to 5 (exceptionally intense). A 5 is reserved for strongly consistent evidence. People experience horror differently.

Scary: Fear, tension and immediate threat.
Creepy: Unease, dread and an uncanny atmosphere.
Gore: Graphic injury, blood and bodily detail.
Disturbing: Upsetting ideas and lingering psychological impact.
Weird: Surreal, strange and reality-bending elements.

We draw a filled profile only when all five scores have been reviewed. Unrated does not mean mild. Missing scores are not estimated from genre tags or your saved taste. This profile isn't a complete content-warning guide.