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You agree. The next thing you know you and Nick are comparing favorite rock groups and comic books. Both of you collect Spider-Man comics. Nick has all the first issues from the last five years, too!
“Comics are cool,” Nick says. “But do you know what’s even cooler?”
“What?” you ask.
“Horror stories!” Nick exclaims. “In fact, I —” He stops talking and stares at you.
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“What?” you ask. “What about horror stories?”
“It’s probably way too scary for you,” Nick replies.
“Nothing’s too scary for me!” you boast.
“That’s because you’ve never been to the Horror Club,” Nick says.
“What’s that?”
Nick grins. “It’s a club I belong to. You’ve got to be really brave to be a member. When we meet, we tell spooky stories. Really scary!”
“Cool!” you reply. “I love scary stories. Can I join?”
“If you think you can handle it,” Nick says. “We meet every Friday night at Bat Wing Hall. That’s the deserted house at the dead end of our street. It was old Professor Krupnik’s house.”
“I’ve seen the house. It looks haunted,” you tell Nick with a laugh.
“Don’t laugh,” he warns you. “It is haunted.”
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R.L. Stine’s books are read all over the world. So far, his books have sold more than 300 million copies, making him one of the most popular children’s authors in history. Besides Goosebumps, R.L. Stine has written the teen series Fear Street and the funny series Rotten School, as well as the Mostly Ghostly series, The Nightmare Room series, and the two-book thriller Dangerous Girls. R.L. Stine lives in New York with his wife, Jane, and Minnie, his King Charles spaniel. You can learn more about him at www.RLStine.com.
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