Mostly Ghostly · Book 7

Freaks and Shrieks

Published
1 January 2005
Pages
129
ISBN-13
9780307495570
Type
novel
Cover of Freaks and Shrieks

About this book

Freaks and Shrieks (2005) is the seventh Mostly Ghostly book, part of R.L. Stine's eight-book run that builds Max Doyle's relationship with ghosts Nicky and Tara across a continuing mystery rather than standalone scares. It runs 129 pages, following Let's Get This Party Haunted!

Key facts about Freaks and Shrieks

Freaks and Shrieks is a novel by R. L. Stine. Readers have had it since 2005. It runs to 129 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of Freaks and Shrieks. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780307495570 to find the main one.

Freaks and Shrieks is book 7 of 8 in the Mostly Ghostly series. The series has 8 published books. However, the series starts with Who Let the Ghosts Out? (2004).

Additionally, R. L. Stine writes Fear Street, Goosebumps and Goosebumps Series 2000, plus 8 more series. Those series sit on our horror and middle-grade comedy shelves. Meanwhile, What We Do at Night is the latest published R. L. Stine book on file, from 4 August 2026.

About R. L. Stine

R. L. Stine is an American author widely credited with turning horror fiction into a mainstream habit for young readers. See every R. L. Stine book in order.

Its place in Mostly Ghostly

Freaks and Shrieks is book 7 in the Mostly Ghostly series. It follows Let's Get This Party Haunted!. It is followed by Don't Close Your Eyes!. See the full Mostly Ghostly reading order.

Mostly Ghostly follows Max Doyle, an ordinary kid who discovers his house is haunted by Nicky and Tara, two friendly ghost children stuck reliving the same day from decades earlier, unable to remember how they died or move on. Unlike most of R.L. Stine's monster-of-the-week series, Mostly Ghostly builds a continuing relationship between its human and ghost leads across all eight books -- Max becomes genuinely invested in helping Nicky and Tara solve the mystery of their deaths, giving the series more emotional…

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