August 1, 2008
I am writing this note sitting on the curved windowseat in my room at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Outside I can see the hustle and bustle of the city, but here it's wonderfully quiet, save for the sound of the cable cars and the hum of the traffic. My sons, Greg and Cory, are out exploring the city while I work. I have seen the two blocks between here and the Romance Writers of America convention hotel; they have been all over town. Clearly all those hours of watching "Flipper" and learning how to be good brothers that I mentioned last week worked since "Sandy and Bud" have been having a grand old time together this week, with maybe one or two meltdowns.
Editorial content for Goosebumps Horrorland: #4: The Scream of the Haunted Mask
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THE SCREAM OF THE HAUNTED MASK starts off with a bang as Carly Beth fights to control her mind against the pull of the Haunted Mask in the basement. Carly Beth repeatedly tries to stop herself from creeping down the stairs to the basement in the middle of the night, but she is being pulled against her every effort to resist. Her heart pounds and she can barely breathe as she opens the old black box and takes out the mask. She can't help putting it on her head. When she finally screams and manages to yank it off, the mask begins to scream.
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Teaser
After the worst Halloween ever, Carly Beth assumed that nothing could be scarier than a drooling rubber mask with a mind of its own. The Haunted Mask is its name. Don't wear it out.
One year later, the ugly, green mask mysteriously calls out to her again, and ugly, green masks don't like to be ignored.
If Carly Beth can survive the night, even a terrifying amusement park like HorrorLand might seem like a vacation. Then again, maybe not…
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After the worst Halloween ever, Carly Beth assumed that nothing could be scarier than a drooling rubber mask with a mind of its own. The Haunted Mask is its name. Don't wear it out.
One year later, the ugly, green mask mysteriously calls out to her again, and ugly, green masks don't like to be ignored.
If Carly Beth can survive the night, even a terrifying amusement park like HorrorLand might seem like a vacation. Then again, maybe not…
August 2008
I have zipped across the country so much this summer that I am glad that this weekend I am confining my adventures to the pool chair and hammock here at the house. Seriously I zipped back and forth over the midsection of the country and up and down the East Coast so much that I am ready to send a holiday card to Larry Kellner, the CEO of Continental, as I have seen him on the opening video more than I have seen most of my friends.
