Night of the Puppet People

Night of the Puppet People is the eighth book in the Goosebumps Most Wanted series. It was published in 2015.

The cover art depicts both male and female puppets who appear to be children, and who both have sharp teeth.

Blurb
Ben and Jenny Renfro are terrified of puppets and they don't know why. It's just been a fear that the twins have shared for as long as they can remember. Yes, they are creeped out by all kinds of puppets, but especially marionettes. Something about all of those wires is extra scary.

The twins are determined to defeat their class rivals by winning their school's talent contest. And that means doing whatever it takes. Even if they have to surround themselves by the thing they hate most--puppets! But there is more to these guys than just string and glue. Something evil is hanging around. Will Ben and Jenny be able to take control?

Trivia

 * The cover depicts the Puppet People as two puppets (a boy and a girl). However, in the book, there are actually three puppets: The Sultan, The Princess, and The Knight.
 * The original plot description is different, as that version has the puppeteer at Ben and Jenny's birthday being evil and a different friend named Jesse wanting to do a video of a puppet show for YouTube. Jesse was replaced by Jonathan "Bird" Sparrow and the plot changed to a school variety show.
 * The "Contents" section of Trick or Trap mistakenly lists this book as the fourth entry in the Goosebumps Most Wanted: Special Edition sub-series.
 * This book uses the same format as the Most Wanted Special Edition books. The story is split into three parts.
 * The Puppet People are different from evil ventriloquist dummies such as Slappy the Dummy or Mr. Wood. The Puppet People don't need magic words to come to life and they can turn people into puppets.
 * This book references Frozen, Elton John, Snickers, M&amp;M's, Sesame Street, Oreo, and Disney Channel.
 * The character Jonathan Sparrow is given the nickname "Bird". This nickname is also given to Doug Arthur in Say Cheese and Die!
 * The title is a possible reference to the 1958 film Attack of the Puppet People.