It's a break-neck race through the facility to confront their agitator, but there's no preparing for the shock of who-or what-the villain is. To find out who is behind the tyranny, Ricky and Lisa sneak down to the Keyser Chemicals plant. At a group meeting, Ricky noticed a blue gas seeping from the air vents, but if this is what's controlling people's minds, why are he and Lisa immune? The stakes raise when Ricky's parents betray him, as Lisa's did shortly after her family moved to Keyserville. Even the kids lack any subversive spirit, except for Lisa White, a redheaded neighbor Ricky's age. The people behave mindlessly, obeying every whim of those in charge.

Soon, however, he senses something strange about Keyserville. He carries an inhalator in case his asthma acts up and he needs a quick dose of medicine this seems to keep other kids at arm's length, but when Ricky's father accepts a job with Keyser Chemicals in a Florida Keys suburb designed exclusively for company employees, Ricky hopes the warm climate will render his asthma a thing of the past. Seventh-grader Ricky Daniels has never fit in with other kids in his Massachusetts hometown. Fright Time #4 begins with 'Don't Breathe' by Roy Nemerson, who wrote one of my favorite stories in the series, 'Who Am I?' (found in Fright Time #6). Each volume featured three short stories by three different authors, creating the potential for a mixed bag of good and bad, but the results often were pleasantly surprising. Stine's Goosebumps or Betsy Haynes's Bone Chillers. But when Maddy starts to speak in the voice of the ghost, can anyone help her?įright Time was a franchise without much staying power, but some of its books compare favorably against popular juvenile horror series like R.L. Not when candles blow themselves out, stairs creak when there's nobody on them, and a strange haunted voice calls out for help. Maddy's friends envy her for living in such a mysterious old house. In the heat of the attack, who's the real enemy.

But nobody's ready for the ghosts of a long-ago battle who drag the kids into a life or death war to the finish. Jumping a fence into off-limits territory makes it seem even more daring. The guys are all geared up for an overnight camp out. Everyone is too friendly, too polite, even the kids! And what's this mysterious stuff being piped through the vents - even in his own house? Maybe it's just his imagination, Ricky thinks, until he discovers the hideous secret the whole town is hiding. Ricky is excited when his family suddenly moves to Florida. THREE COMPLETE STORIES OF HAUNTING AND HORROR!

Fright Time #4 by Rochelle Larkin