Spooksville

'Spooksville' is a series of 24 Children's, Horror fiction books by American writer Christopher Pike. The series is set in a remote town in the U.S.A and revolves around the lives of five of its teenage inhabitants. Although intended for a younger audience than his adult and Young-adult fiction, they contain some violence and may be considered unsuitable for younger children.

Plot

The Spooksville novels centre around a group of friends in their bizarre home town which is frequently visited by all manner of fantastic creatures including demons, vampires, witches, beasts, aliens and ghosts. The group are caught between exploring the town and escaping trouble and saving the town from the forces of darkness. Although the books are chronological they differ in their relevance to previous stories, there are recurring characters out with the group, as well as recurring places and themes, and the books are not intended as stand alone; however, they may feasibly be read in a different order than below.

Characters

The main characters throughout the series are five teenage friends, Adam, the leader, Watch, the brains, and Sally, the realist are the only characters to appear in all 24 novels. However, Cindy appears in the second novel and remains for the rest of the series. As the series progresses the character Bryce Poole is involved more and more and eventually the five young teenagers become a solid group.

Other characters appear frequently: most notably the Witch, of whom they possess different opinions and Bum, the friendly and knowledgeable ex-mayor, now homeless who advises the gang and tries to help them defend the town in times of crisis.

List of titles in the Spooksville series

# The Secret Path
# The Howling Ghost
# The Haunted Cave
# Aliens in the Sky
# The Cold People
# The Witch's Revenge
# The Dark Corner
# The Little People
# The Wishing Stone
# The Wicked Cat
# The Deadly Past
# The Hidden Beast
# Alien Invasion
# The Evil House
# Invasion of the No Ones
# Time Terror
# The Thing in the Closet
# Attack of the Giant Crabs
# Night of the Vampire
# The Dangerous Quest
# Return of the Dead
# The Creepy Creature
# Phone Fear
# The Witch's Gift ISBN 978-0-340-68631-7

As published in Great Britain by Hodder Children's Books and in the USA by Pocket Books"

References

http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/library/poetry/94/chris5.html