by Jeff Kinney
First published 2025
Rowley Jefferson has stories to tell, and he wants you to hear them in the dark. Armed with his wild imagination, Rowley spins tales filled with zombies shuffling through neighborhoods, vampires lurking in unexpected places, and ghosts appearing when you least want them. Each story twists familiar scary scenarios into something unexpectedly funny. Rowley's enthusiasm for his creations shines through every page, even when his monsters behave in ways that make you snort with laughter instead of scream. The stories pile up like treats in a Halloween bag, each one stranger than the last. Rowley believes these tales will keep you awake at night, and he might be right, though probably not for the reasons he thinks. His sincere attempt to frighten readers creates something better than pure horror or pure comedy. You get both, wrapped up in Rowley's earnest storytelling voice that makes even the most ridiculous supernatural encounter feel important to him.
Genres: humor, fantasy, horror, supernatural, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, supernatural
224 pages · Hardcover · Harry N. Abrams