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In this spooky collection, a group of children plan a Halloween party where Jimmy and his friends sit around to swap eerie, supposedly true stories. The tales include encounters with a hook‑handed lunatic, a haunted hitchhiker, and a ghost mother, each presented with chilling detail. The volume opens with an introduction that explains the phenomenon of urban legends, framing the stories as part of folklore that feeds the children's nightmare of babysitting a haunted night.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Kristin Gilson
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