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]
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.
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]
