Books like Spooksville - The Living Dead by Christopher Pike
Adam and Watch wander the quiet cemetery of the fictional town of Spooksville one evening when a lone skeleton leaps over a wall and attacks them. After a close‑call escape, the next night even more skeletons arise, united in their singular goal: to find Watch.
The story follows their desperate fight for survival as the undead turn the once‑peaceful cemetery into a battleground, forcing the pair to use wit and courage to outmaneuver the relentless skeletons and protect one another.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Christopher Pike
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