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  Sternom House is very big. Families move in and out of our building all the time. But I always hoped a boy my age would move in, and we could be friends.

  I heard a heavy thud as one of the workers dropped a carton off the truck. I didn’t wait to see what happened next. I turned the corner and trotted down Elm toward school.

  I was halfway down the block, past another apartment house and then a row of little houses. I heard footsteps. Coming on fast.

  I didn’t have time to turn around. Icy fingers wrapped around the back of my neck.

  I screamed. I couldn’t help myself. Suddenly, I was back in my dream.

  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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