the ghost next door iLLegaL eagle

... to tell them everything And so she did The people next door, they’re not alive,” she blurted out “They’re ghosts You know Danny, the boy my age? He’s a ghost I know he is! And his mother—” “Hannah, ... Then turn right.” The light went out in the car The man thanked them and drove off The boys watched until the car had disappeared in the darkness Fred and Alan slapped each other high-fives Then ... strange? As she stared through the red glare of the neon cone into the open doorway, a figure burst out Followed by another And another Into the light, they ran, their faces twisted in fear Staring...

Tài liệu The Millionaire Next Door docx

... Ford, the UAW, has a higher propensity to spend than the members of the PAW group UAWs tend to live above their means; they emphasize consumption And they tend to de-emphasize many of the key ... wealthy And there are many others who are spending their way out of the affluent category WINNING ANCESTRY GROUPS If the English ancestry group does not have the highest concentration of millionaire ... consider that the Scots did not enjoy the same solid economic status that the English enjoyed during the years the nation was in its infancy Given these facts, one would think that the English...

night of the living dummy II iLLegaL eagle

... are at the end of one hallway The living room, dining room, and kitchen are in the middle Sara’s room and my parents’ room are down the other hall, way at the other end of the house I led the way ... catching the glow of the moonlight I let out an angry roar, tossed off the sheet, and bolted out of bed To the window I pushed away the billowing curtains and grabbed Dennis’ head off the window ... him out on the counter Dad examined the dummy s shoes carefully They were attached to the legs and didn’t come off I put my finger on the dummy s chin and moved the mouth up and down Then I checked...

the haunted mask II iLLegaL eagle

... off the playground Their parents or baby-sitters would be waiting for them in front of the school Then I saw that a bunch of the kids had formed a tight circle in the middle of the field They ... down to that dark store basement Pawing through the carton of masks The man in the cape The mask of the old man Sneaking it home and trying it on The mask sticking to my skin Refusing to come off ... lowered the mask I’d try it on later, I decided I walked quickly to the dresser and pulled open my sock drawer Smoothing the long, spidery hair over the ugly face, I set the mask down carefully in the...

night of the living dummy III iLLegaL eagle

... attic Not because of the creaking stairs Or the way the wind whistles through the attic windows and makes the panes rattle Not because of the dim light up there Or the shadows Or the low ceiling ... darted around the mess, landing on the sneering dummy Who was it? 41 18 We all pitched in and helped get the room back together It took the rest of the afternoon The lamp in front of the closet ... of the dresser And I saw Smiley, the new dummy, clapping his wooden hands, bobbing his head, grinning, grinning from the middle of the room as the other dummies danced around him They waved their...

attack of the jack o lanterns iLLegaL eagle

... both trotted up in front of the pumpkin heads “Stop! Come on—whoa!” “A new neighborhood,” one of them croaked “Let’s try a new neighborhood,” the other one echoed “A better neighborhood.” A chill ... yellow glow over the neighborhood A lot of the houses were decorated with orange and green lights, cutouts of witches and goblins, and flickering jack- o lanterns The four of us began walking from ... glanced back to the door, I saw the cat still staring out at us The next house was dark So we crossed the lawn to the house next door to it A group of kids was already on the front stoop, shouting,...

the barking ghost iLLegaL eagle

... scary and too weird So I told them the whole story “Two black dogs—they jumped through the wall Into the kitchen One of them grabbed my lunch Then they dove through the door.” Big mistake Mom and ... wouldn’t budge Growling, the dogs eyed me hungrily Then they attacked 16 Their heavy paws thudded the ground as they came bounding toward me Their eyes glowed with excitement Their large heads bobbed ... waited And waited The barking grew louder No one else in the house stirred I lowered one foot to the floor, then the other I stood up, listening hard Listening to the two dogs barking And to my horror,...

the headless ghost iLLegaL eagle

... finding the ghost and getting his head pulled off The ghost of the sea captain vanished The headless ghost of the boy continued to haunt the house But that wasn’t the end of it.” Into the long, ... night the ghost of the poor boy searched the halls and rooms, looking for his missing head All through the house, say Otto and the other tour guides, you can hear the footsteps of the Headless Ghost, ... candle over the front doorway But the tours were still going on The last tour left at ten-thirty every night The guides said the late tours were the best the best time to see a ghost I read the sign...

stay out of the basement iLLegaL eagle

... barely make out the outlines of the Ping-Pong table in the center of the room The workroom to the right was brightly lit, so bright they had to blink and wait for their eyes to adjust Beams of white ... toward them, raising its tendrils as if beckoning to them, calling them back “Let’s just get out of here!” Margaret exclaimed All three of them were out of breath by the time they ran up the stairs ... cast by the hedges, she told her brother about their dad’s green blood and about the insect-filled dirt in his bed Casey stood open-mouthed, holding the glass of orange juice in front of him,...

the curse of the mummys tomb iLLegaL eagle

... muttered Of course sometimes they didn’t pull the brain out the nose Sometimes they just sliced off the head Then they drained the brains out through the neck and put the head back on the body They ... make a sound The lid creaked and opened another inch Another inch I lowered the flashlight to the opening, the light quivering with my hand From the dark depths of the ancient coffin, I saw two ... heading in the wrong direction altogether,” Uncle Ben told the workers, scratching the bald spot on the back of his head The tunnel might be over there.” He pointed to the wall on the right “No,...

night of the living dummy iLLegaL eagle

... the dummy up from the chair where it had spent the day beside Lindy’s dummy A can of Coke in one hand, the dummy over her shoulder, she headed to the dressing table and sat down in front of the ... backstage in the auditorium Kris’ throat was dry, and she kept walking over to the water fountain and slurping mouthfuls of the warm water The voices of the audience on the other side of the curtain ... saw the hideous scene in the auditorium once again She heard the astonished cries of the audience, the kids and their parents And she heard the cries of shock turn to groans of disgust as the...

the girl who cried monster iLLegaL eagle

... through the front door Making my way through the stacks the tall, narrow shelves at the back of the main reading room—I dropped the skates against the wall Then I walked quickly through the aisles ... what I meant Some other people came into the library A little girl with her white-haired grandmother The little girl went skipping to the children’s book section The grandmother picked up a newspaper ... could hear the buzz of the flies inside the jar They were alive! The flies were alive, and he was gobbling them up as if they were candy I raised my hands and pressed them against the sides of...

the haunted mask iLLegaL eagle

... crown The kids were little Two mothers watched them from the foot of the driveway Carly Beth watched them get their candy Then she walked the rest of the way to Sabrina’s house She climbed the ... Excellent! She leaned the head and stick against the wall and pulled on the mask Once again, the sour aroma rushed into her nostrils The heat of the mask seemed to wrap around her The mask tightened ... she came to the end of the block She hesitated on the corner, trying to decide whether to the other side of the street or go on to the next block It was very dark there, she realized The moon had...

the werewolf of fever swamp iLLegaL eagle

... insisted We stepped into the shade of the trees at the swamp edge A funnel cloud of white gnats whirred crazily in a shaft of light between the trees “There’s a werewolf in the swamp, ” Cassie said, ... think they’re falcons It’s hard to see They sure are big.” We watched them soar out of sight Then we continued down the hill, making our way carefully on the damp, sandy ground At the bottom of the ... footballs,” I murmured We both saw the small shack at the same time It was hidden in the shadow of two low cypress trees beyond the field of giant mushrooms at the other side of the clearing 10 We both...

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