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The Nightmare Room

by R. L. Stine

The Nightmare Room series by R. L. Stine has 12 known books (12 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Don't Forget Me! (2000).

Books
12 known books (12 novels)
Published
12
First published
2000
Status
completed
Shelved under
Horror
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Start here: Don't Forget Me! (2000) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Don't Forget Me!

Don't Forget Me! (2000)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Don't Forget Me!

    Novel

    Published in 2000, Don't Forget Me! launched The Nightmare Room, R.L. Stine's attempt at a darker, older-skewing horror line than Goosebumps, and was followed by Locker 13.

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  2. Locker 13

    Novel

    Running 141 pages, Locker 13 (2000) continues The Nightmare Room after Don't Forget Me! with the series' signature single unsettling premise -- a school locker that swaps its user's identity -- giving it a grittier, more psychological edge than Stine's younger-skewing work.

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  3. My Name Is Evil

    Novel

    Running 144 pages, My Name Is Evil (2000) continues The Nightmare Room after Locker 13, part of R.L. Stine's twelve-book line built around ordinary reality curdling into something wrong.

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  4. Liar, Liar

    Novel

    Liar, Liar follows My Name Is Evil and precedes Dear Diary, I'm Dead in The Nightmare Room reading order, part of the darker, more psychological standalone-premise horror R.L. Stine launched the line with in 2000.

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  5. Dear Diary, I'm Dead

    Novel

    Running 127 pages, Dear Diary, I'm Dead (2001) continues The Nightmare Room after Liar, Liar, built around the series' unsettling-premise formula -- here, a diary that predicts its writer's death.

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  6. They Call Me Creature

    Novel

    Book 6 of The Nightmare Room, They Call Me Creature appeared in 2001, sitting between Dear Diary, I'm Dead and The Howler, part of R.L. Stine's standalone-story horror line with a grittier edge than Goosebumps.

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  7. The Howler

    Novel

    Book 7 of The Nightmare Room, The Howler appeared in 2001, sitting between They Call Me Creature and Shadow Girl, one of several entries later adapted for the same-titled Nickelodeon television anthology.

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  8. Shadow Girl

    Novel

    Book 8 of The Nightmare Room, Shadow Girl appeared in 2001, sitting between The Howler and Camp Nowhere, continuing R.L. Stine's short-lived but fondly remembered darker horror line.

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  9. Camp Nowhere

    Novel

    At 160 pages, Camp Nowhere (2001) is the longest novel in The Nightmare Room, following Shadow Girl as R.L. Stine's twelve-book line headed toward its close within about eighteen months of its 2000 launch.

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  10. Full Moon Halloween

    Novel

    Full Moon Halloween holds position 10 in The Nightmare Room, credited to R. L. Stine, part of the standalone-story horror line that ran alongside a same-titled Nickelodeon television anthology in 2001-2002.

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  11. Scare School

    Novel

    Scare School came out in 2001, slotting into The Nightmare Room between Full Moon Halloween and Visitors, one of the final entries in R.L. Stine's short-lived darker horror line.

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  12. Visitors

    Novel

    Visitors, published in 2001, is the most recent novel in The Nightmare Room to date, following Scare School and closing out R.L. Stine's twelve-book line, wrapped up within about eighteen months of its 2000 debut.

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About The Nightmare Room

The Nightmare Room was R.L. Stine's attempt at a darker, slightly older-skewing horror line than Goosebumps, launched in 2000 as the various Goosebumps sub-brands cooled down. Each book is a standalone story built around a single unsettling premise -- a school locker that swaps its user's identity, a diary that predicts its writer's death, a kid who gradually realizes he isn't human -- with a grittier, more psychological edge than the monster-of-the-week formula of Stine's younger-skewing work, closer in spirit to Fear Street's higher stakes than to Goosebumps' gentler scares.

The series was published alongside a same-titled Nickelodeon television anthology series (2001-2002) that adapted several of the books, giving The Nightmare Room a multimedia presence unusual for a Stine line of its size. Structurally each entry stands alone with new characters, though the shared premise -- ordinary reality curdling into something wrong -- gives the whole line a consistent unsettling tone rather than a single continuing plot.

Running 12 books across 2000-2001, The Nightmare Room was one of Stine's shorter-lived series, wrapped up within about eighteen months, but it's remembered by fans as a tonal bridge between the broad comic horror of Goosebumps and the harder-edged teen horror of Fear Street.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in The Nightmare Room series?

12 books, published from Don't Forget Me! (2000) through Visitors (2001).

What order should I read The Nightmare Room in?

Publication order, used here, though every book is a standalone story with new characters, so you can start anywhere.

Is The Nightmare Room connected to Goosebumps or Fear Street?

No -- it's a separate R.L. Stine series with its own casts and premises, though its tone sits between the two: darker and more psychological than Goosebumps, but not as graphically violent as Fear Street.

Was The Nightmare Room adapted for television?

Yes -- a same-titled Nickelodeon anthology series (2001-2002) adapted several of the books.

Is The Nightmare Room finished?

Yes, the main 12-book series concluded in 2001. A related three-book Nightmare Room Thrillogy line followed shortly after.

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