An instant New York Times bestseller! Goosebumps creator R.L. Stine teams up with the pop-culture phenomenon Garbage Pail Kids for Welcome to Smellville , the first book in this hysterical middle-grade series with illustrations by Jeff Zapata and Joe Simko. Welcome to the town of Smellville, where 10 kids all live in a big tumbledown house and have as much fun as they possibly can. People may think that they're gross and weird and strange, but they're not bad kids--they just don't know any better. In this hilarious illustrated series from bestselling author R.L. Stine, the Garbage Pail Kids--from Adam Bomb to Brainy Janey--get into mischief at their middle school, all while battling bullies and their archenemies, Penny and Parker Perfect. These all-new illustrated stories are sure to amuse, entertain, and blow away readers of all ages. More from the Garbage Pail Kids Series: Thrills and Chills Camp Daze The Garbage Pail Kids Cookbook

On the first day of school, Artie falls out of his bed and hits his head. Hard. He tells his mom he's dizzy and she says, "You're just worried about your first day in a new school." At breakfast, his little brother, Eddie, splashes syrup in his hair, and there's no time to wash it. Artie has to go to school with syrup-hair. And then, on the way there, he gets splashed by a puddle that makes him look like he wet his pants. It's not just the first day of school; it's the worst day of school. On the second day of school, Artie falls out of bed and hits his head. Hard. He tells his mom he's dizzy and she says, "You're just worried about your first day in a new school." Huh? Today is just like the day before. Can Artie find a way to change it, before it's the first day of school…forever? "A fast and goofy romp" ( Booklist ) that "delivers the hilarity and horror that readers love" ( School Library Journal ), from the master of children's horror, R.L. Stine.

Cooper, a nervous newcomer to the town, and his friend Margaret are targeted by two evil dogs who cast a spell to switch bodies with the children as a way of wreaking further havoc.

Lizzy Caldwell is so excited when she's asked to join the Camp Fear Girls. It sounds like such a cool club. Even though the clubhouse is on Fear Street--the spookiest street around. Even though the troop badges show coffins and hangman's nooses. Even though the Camp Fear Girls are mysteriously vanishing.

Two friends venture out at night to see if a tree is really haunted in the fifth book in the Ghosts of Fear Street middle grade series from master of horror R.L. Stine—now with a brand-new look! No one ever goes into the Fear Street woods at night. Not if they want to come out again. But Dylan and Steve just found a cool tree house there—one that’s supposed to be haunted. Are the creepy stories true? Dylan and Steve are going to find out. They’re spending the night in the tree house in the woods. Just the two of them…and maybe a ghost.

A collection of scary short stories with contributions from Bruce Hale, Heather Graham, and Daniel Palmer.