The House of No Return

The story centres around twelve-year-old best friends Robbie, Lori and Nathan. They are part of a club called "Danger, Inc." of which they are the only members, and pride themselves on being the boldest kids they know, who will take any dare they are offered.

They become interested in Chris, a new boy in town, and encourage him to join them. He is not very brave, and doesn't want to take part in their antics. They dare him to spend an hour in the "House of No Return", a boarded-up old house which none of the local children will enter because it is rumoured to be haunted. He reluctantly agrees, and they shut him inside. When he does not return, they go to look for him. The door seals shut behind them so they can't escape, and then an army of ghosts comes down the stairs.

The ghosts explain that Chris came to the house some time ago, but they allowed him to go because he promised that 3 other children would be following him. They also say that now Robbie, Lori, and Nathan will stay in this house FOREVER.