Nightmare Hour

Nightmare Hour is a 1999 children's 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.^[1]

Nightmare Hour

Author	R. L. Stine
Language	English
Genre	Horror fiction, Children's literature
Published	August 1999 HarperCollins
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback and Hardcover)
Pages	148
ISBN	0-06-028688-1

All but "Make Me a Witch" were made into episodes of R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour TV series. However, "Make Me a Witch" is similar to the "Intruders" episode.

Stories

• "Pumpkinhead"
• "Alien Candy"
• "The Most Evil Sorcerer"
• "Nightmare Inn"
• "I'm Not Martin"
• "The Black Mask"
• "Afraid of Clowns"
• "The Dead Body"
• "Make Me A Witch"
• "The Ghostly Stare"

Reception

Nightmare Hour was on the New York Times bestseller list from 1999 to 2000^[1] and was awarded the Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Award for Best Horror/Mystery Book.^[2]

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".^[3] Maria Dolan from Amazon commented that "these are tales you'll be too scared to put down".^[4] Molly S. Kinney from the Library Journal stated "it's guaranteed to produce goosebumps".^[4]