Don't Scream!

Don't Scream! was the fifth book in the Hall Of Horrors book series. It was preceded by Why I Quit Zombie School and followed by The Birthday Party of No Return.

The cover illustration features a boy wearing a black backpack showing TV screens of mouths everywhere.

Plot Summary
Jack Harmon finds a cell phone on the school bus. He raises the phone to his ear and hears a girl's voice:

"Hi, Jack. Don't scream. I've been waiting for you. I'm your new friend."

Jack thinks it's a joke. He tries to end the call, then turn the phone off, but the girl's voice won't go away:

"Don't make me angry, Jack. I'm warning you."

Jack is puzzled and a little frightened. He must obey her every wish. She appears in all sorts of electronic devices-he can't escape her. "Don't scream, Jack. I'm just a voice. But you're going to be my body."

She begins to force him to do dangerous things, like stealing a laptop from school. Can Jack find a way to outwit her before he is doomed to a life of crime?