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Have you ever seen a mummy smile? Amy and David find out it isn't a pretty sight. Now, they're not smiling - they're SCREAMING!

Meet Mary McScary. Mary likes to be scary. She scares her mom, her dad, her pets, and even a balloon! But there's just one person Mary can't scare - her cousin, Harry McScary. He's not afraid of the usual things, like spiders, snakes, and other creepy crawlies. But Mary doesn't give up that easily, and one way or another she'll find a way to give Harry the scare of his life....

Picture this-Alex Hunter, photography freak, hanging out in Wolf Creek. Who lives in Wolf Creek? Alex's uncle Colin and aunt Marta. They're professional photographers. Uncle Colin and Aunt Marta are pretty cool. They only have two requests. Don't go into the woods late at night. And stay away from the creepy house next door. Poor Alex. He just wanted to take a couple of pictures. But now he's about to find out the secret of Wolf Creek. Late one night. When the moon is full...

It was a horror movie that turned into real horror—three young actors lost their lives while the camera rolled. Production stopped, and people claimed that the movie was cursed. Sixty years later, new actors are venturing onto the haunted set. In a desperate attempt to revive their failing studio, Claire's dad has green-lit a remake of Mayhem Manor—and Claire and her friends are dying to be involved. At first, Claire laughs at Jake's talk of ghosts and curses. He's been too busy crushing on her best friend Delia to notice that she's practically been throwing herself at him.

Harry and his brother, Alex, are dying to fit in at Camp Spirit Moon. But the camp has so many weird traditions. Like the goofy camp salute. The odd camp greeting. And the way the old campers love to play jokes on the new campers. Then the jokes start to get really serious. Really creepy. Really scary. First a girl sticks her arm in the campfire. Then a boy jams a pole right through his foot. Still, they're just jokes... aren't they?

Jaclyn used to live with her aunt Greta in Chicago. But not anymore. They've moved to a place called Sherpia. It's a tiny village on the edge of the Arctic Circle. Jaclyn can't believe she's stuck out in Nowheresville. No movie theaters. No malls. No nothing. Plus, there's something really odd about the village. At night there are strange howling noises. And in front of every house there's a snowman. A creepy snowman with a red scarf. A deep scar on his face. And a really evil smile...

Ricky Beamer is furious when he gets kicked off the school paper, so he decides to play a joke on Tashas, the bossy editor-in-chief. Just a little joke. Harmless, really. After school one day he sticks a message in the paper. "If you're a creep call Tasha after midnight" it reads. But somehow Ricky's message gets messed up. And now he's getting calls! Strange calls from kids who say they are creeps. Creeps with scaly purple skin. And long sharp fangs...

Gretchen, and her stepbrother, Clark hate staying at their grandparents' house. Grandpa Eddie is totally deaf. And all Grandma Rose wants to do is bake. Plus, they live right in the middle of a dark, muddy swamp. Things couldn't get any worse, right? WRONG. Because there's something really weird about Grandma and Grandpa's house. Something odd about that room upstairs. The one that's locked. The one with the strange noises coming from it.

Nobody loves a good story like Justin's dad. He's a famous writer and story collector. That's how Justin and his sister, Marissa, ended up in Brovania. Their dad is searching for an ancient manuscript called "The Lost Legend."Justin and Marissa want to help. But instead of finding "The Lost Legend," they get lost. And the woods of Brovania are filled with the strangest creatures. Like hundreds of squealing mice. Silver-colored dogs. And terrifying Vikings from long ago..

In seguito al divorzio dei suoi genitori, Gretchen Page si trasferisce da un piccolo paesino a Shadyside, proprio in quella inquietante via di cui tutti in città sembrano aver timore, Fear Street. Per lei si tratta di un nuovo inizio, ma Gretchen vuole continuare a coltivare la sua grande passione: fare la cheerleader ed entrare nella squadra della Shadyside High. C'è però solo un posto disponibile e Gretchen dovrà contenderselo con la ricca e viziata Devra Dalby, intenzionata a non lasciarsi sfuggire questa occasione.

Caitlyn ha diciassette anni, frequenta la Shadyside High e le piace molto scrivere. Talmente tanto che tiene un Diario dove annota nel dettaglio la sua vita di tutti i giorni. Dalle serate con le amiche di sempre, ai turni di lavoro al cinema, fino alle cene insieme ai genitori a cui è molto affezionata. Ovviamente, nel Diario non può mancare l'amore. Una sera Caitlyn fa un incontro davvero speciale: a stregarla è un ragazzo dagli enigmatici occhi grigio-verdi di nome Blade. Quella sera stessa, però, Caitlyn conosce per caso anche un'altra persona: Deena Fear.

Lisa Brooks arriva alla scuola di Shadyside ad anno già iniziato. Ambientarsi non è facile, ma presto comincia a frequentare un gruppo di ragazzi con cui si trova molto bene: Saralynn, Nate e Isaac. Una sera, però, tutto cambia. Un terribile incidente d'auto dà inizio a una serie di incubi e allucinazioni che Lisa prova a combattere con l'aiuto di famiglia e amici. Per tenersi occupata e non lasciarsi sopraffare dall'angoscia, decide anche di fare da babysitter dopo la scuola a un bambino dolcissimo, Harry, che abita in Fear Street.

Rachel ha una cotta per Brendan Fear sin dalle medie. Quando lui la invita alla sua festa di compleanno nella villa di famiglia a Fear Island è al settimo cielo. La sua migliore amica Amy e il suo ex fidanzato Mac, però, provano a dissuaderla, perché sulla famiglia del ragazzo circolano strane leggende. Si dice che siano maledetti, proprio come la strada che porta il loro nome. Ma Rachel è testarda e per nulla al mondo rinuncerebbe a quell'evento, anche perché le feste di Brendan sono famose per gli eccessi e il divertimento, e per i giochi inquietanti che il ragazzo ama organizzare.