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Spooksville Books in Order

Spooksville by Christopher Pike contains 25 books, published between 1995 and 1998. The first book is The Secret Path (1995) and the newest is The Witch's Gift (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
1995–1998
Confirmed
17 of 25 titles
Total pages
3,141 across 25 books
Reading time
52–79 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,141 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 25 books in order Printable Spooksville checklist

Spooksville is Christopher Pike's horror series for children, set in a remote American town and following five of its young residents. Monsters, ghosts, witches, caves and visitors from other planets fill the books, which carry more violence than most fiction for that age. The Secret Path (1995) opens the run and the catalogue holds 25 titles, all first published between 1995 and 1998. A television adaptation premiered on the Hub Network on 26 October 2013.

How many Spooksville books are there?

Spooksville has 25 books, released between 1995 and 1998.

Spooksville Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Spooksville books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Secret Path by Christopher Pike, book 1 of the Spooksville series (1995)
  2. Cover of The Howling Ghost by Christopher Pike, book 2 of the Spooksville series (1995)
  3. Cover of The Haunted Cave by Christopher Pike, book 3 of the Spooksville series (1995)
  4. Cover of Aliens in the Sky by Christopher Pike, book 4 of the Spooksville series (1995)
  5. Cover of The Cold People by Christopher Pike, book 5 of the Spooksville series (1995)
  6. Cover of The Witch's Revenge by Christopher Pike, book 6 of the Spooksville series (1996)
  7. Cover of The Dark Corner by Christopher Pike, book 7 of the Spooksville series (1996)
  8. Cover of The Little People by Christopher Pike, book 8 of the Spooksville series (1996)
  9. Cover of The Wishing Stone by Christopher Pike, book 9 of the Spooksville series (1996)
  10. Cover of The Wicked Cat by Christopher Pike, book 10 of the Spooksville series (1996)
  11. Cover of The Deadly Past by Christopher Pike, book 11 of the Spooksville series (1996)
  12. Cover of The Hidden Beast by Christopher Pike, book 12 of the Spooksville series (1996)
  13. Cover of Creature in the Teacher / Alien Invasion by Christopher Pike, book 13 of the Spooksville series (1996)
  14. Cover of Time Terror by Christopher Pike, book 16 of the Spooksville series (1997)
  15. Cover of The Thing in the Closet by Christopher Pike, book 17 of the Spooksville series (1997)
  16. Cover of Attack of the Killer Crabs by Christopher Pike, book 18 of the Spooksville series (1997)
  17. Cover of Night of the Vampire by Christopher Pike, book 19 of the Spooksville series (1997)
  18. Cover of The Dangerous Quest by Christopher Pike, book 20 of the Spooksville series (1997)
  19. Cover of The Living Dead by Christopher Pike, book 22 of the Spooksville series (1998)
  20. Cover of Phone Fear by Christopher Pike, book 24 of the Spooksville series (1998)
  21. Cover of The Witch's Gift by Christopher Pike, book 25 of the Spooksville series (1998)
  1. 1
    The Secret Path1995 · 129 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995129
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  2. 2
    The Howling Ghost1995 · 116 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995116
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  3. 3
    The Haunted Cave1995 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995144
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  4. 4
    Aliens in the Sky1995 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995128
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  5. 5
    The Cold People1995 · 212 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995212
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  6. 6
    The Witch's Revenge1996 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996144
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  7. 7
    The Dark Corner1996 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996128
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  8. 8
    The Little People1996 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996128
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  9. 9
    The Wishing Stone1996 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996144
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  10. 10
    The Wicked Cat1996 · 115 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996115
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  11. 11
    The Deadly Past1996 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996144
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  12. 12
    The Hidden Beast1996 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996128
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  13. 13
    Creature in the Teacher / Alien Invasion1996 · 114 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996114
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  14. 14
    The Evil House1997 · 116 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997116
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  15. 15
    Invasion of the No-Ones1997 · 114 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997114
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  16. 16
    Time Terror1997 · 113 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997113
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Thing in the Closet1997 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Attack of the Killer Crabs1997 · 104 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997104
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  19. 19
    Night of the Vampire1997 · 102 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997102
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  20. 20
    The Dangerous Quest1997 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997128
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  21. 21
    Return of the Dead1997 · 122 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997122
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  22. 22
    The Living Dead1998 · 99 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199899
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  23. 23
    The Creepy Creature1998 · 112 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998112
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  24. 24
    Phone Fear1998 · 113 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998113
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  25. 25
    The Witch's Gift1998 · 116 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998116
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Is there a chronological order for Spooksville?

No separate chronological order is on record for Spooksville, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Spooksville books in order?

You should read the Spooksville books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Spooksville book also stands alone.

Where to start with Spooksville

Start with The Secret Path (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Spooksville book?

The Witch's Gift (1998) is the newest Spooksville book released so far.

Is there a new Spooksville book coming?

No next Spooksville book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Spooksville at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Spooksville title on record dates from 1998, 28 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Spooksville books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,141 pages across all 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 122 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Spooksville books, 25 of 25, were published in the 1990s.

What the Spooksville books are about

24 of the 25 Spooksville books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 20 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Christopher Pike

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.