Mystery Underground: States of Emergency (A Collection of Scary Short Stories)

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MYSTERY UNDERGROUND
STATES OF EMERGENCY
Charles David Clasman and David Anthony, co-authors of over twenty books, present Mystery Underground: States of Emergency. Read a scare … if you dare!

Mystery Underground is a collection of scary short stories for kids, middle grade readers, and everyone who likes a good scare. The stories combine the monsters and mystery of Goosebumps with the surprise endings of The Twilight Zone. They are the perfect scary stories to read in the dark, around the campfire, or under the covers at night with a flashlight.

States of Emergency includes six short stories from the first three books in the Mystery Underground series.

#1: HAPPY HAIRY BIRTHDAY
WALLED LAKE, MICHIGAN
It’s Cody Wolf’s birthday and a party waits for him. To get there, he takes a dangerous short cut. Halfway along, a snarling werewolf appears in his path. Cody runs but the werewolf pursues. The chase in on!

#2: ZOMBIE KING
MIDLAND, MICHIGAN
Bryce doesn’t want to dress up as something silly for Halloween. He wants to be a zombie. He even calls himself the zombie king. Does he get his wish in the graveyard on a haunted foggy night?

#3: DEEP GREEN SEA
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
Emma and her family return wearily home after a hurricane. The devastation left behind looks like a zombie apocalypse. But are zombies the scariest things that can rise from the ruin?

#4: SECRET OF THE SINKHOLE
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
Brady, Calvin, and Troy discover a sinkhole in a Florida orange grove. There are police cars and flashing lights all around, but no other people. When they climb into the hole, the boys discover the frightening truth about how—and what—causes sinkholes to form.

#5: TAR PIT TERROR
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
The fossils of many prehistoric animals—from dire wolves to mastodons—have been found in the La Brea Tar Pits. When Liam and Charlotte discover a saber-toothed cat’s paw, they realize that not all fossils want to be found.

#6: NO. 13 PENCIL
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Jackson is an amazing artist. His drawings of monsters, beasts, and witches are realistic and terrifying. What happens when the creatures come to life?

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#1: MICHIGAN MONSTERS
Dive into Terror in the Great Lakes State

#2: FRIGHTENING FLORIDA
Fear Strikes Florida When the Sunshine State Goes Dark

#3: CALIFORNIA CREATURES
Beware the Glitter of the Golden State