7.6 /10 1 Votes
Country United States Pages 148 Originally published 1999 Page count 148 | 3.8/5 Goodreads Language English ISBN 0-06-028688-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Paperback and Hardcover) Genres Horror fiction, Children's literature Similar R L Stine books, Fear books, Horror books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nightmare Hour is a 1999 horror collection by R. L. Stine. It is composed of 10 different short stories, ranging from "Pumpkinhead" to "The Ghostly Stare" and was a New York Times bestseller from the year 1999 to 2000. All but Make Me A Witch were made into episodes of R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour TV series.
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Stories
Reception
Nightmare Hour was on the New York Times bestseller list from 1999 to 2000 and was awarded the Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Award for Best Horror/Mystery Book.
Sofrina Hinton from Kidsreads said "with its lavish illustrations and clever, direct storytelling and themes that speak to every one of us, NIGHTMARE HOUR is a worthy read for horror fans of any age". Maria Dolan from Amazon commented that "these are tales you'll be too scared to put down". Molly S. Kinney from the Library Journal stated "it's guaranteed to produce goosebumps".