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The Nightmare Club #1
Help! My Brother's a Zombie
The Nightmare Club is not for just ANYBODY. Only the spookiest, scariest stories get told at Annie's Halloween sleepovers―and if you can't take it, well, tough!
Jack's older brother Stephen has always been a great friend...until he started to change. First it was his smell. Then his face. Then his diet.
Stephen's just going through the usual changes that come with being a teenager...
Or is he?
Jack's older brother Stephen has always been a great friend...until he started to change. First it was his smell. Then his face. Then his diet.
Stephen's just going through the usual changes that come with being a teenager...
Or is he?
64 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2011
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April 8, 2019
Dom ska berätta spök historier och hans bror heter lukas som e en zombie
July 14, 2022
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🐰 I really thought we would actually find out his brother is just a typical teenager with teen problems not that his family steals poor cats and dogs from their homes to feed to him.
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🐰 I really thought we would actually find out his brother is just a typical teenager with teen problems not that his family steals poor cats and dogs from their homes to feed to him.
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June 29, 2025
4.5 stars.
Welcome to the eerily creepy world of scary stories for kids. The Nightmare Ckub sees fictional author Annie Graves invite us for a spooky sleepover, where the requirement for joining in is to tell a frightening tale. Help! My Brother's a Zombie! introduces Jack with dark circles under his eyes as he blearily reveals he isn't an only child, but in fact has an older brother stashed in the attic, who is a zombie. Green skinned and rotten stenched, Stephen belongs to the undead. Lock up your pets, and don't get too close. Yet, Jack still protects his grizzly sibling; After -all, they are brothers. If your little reader loves a creepy story, this might just deliver the thrill they seek! #help!mybrothersazombie! #anniegraves #deirdresullivan #littleislandbooks #thenightmareclub
Welcome to the eerily creepy world of scary stories for kids. The Nightmare Ckub sees fictional author Annie Graves invite us for a spooky sleepover, where the requirement for joining in is to tell a frightening tale. Help! My Brother's a Zombie! introduces Jack with dark circles under his eyes as he blearily reveals he isn't an only child, but in fact has an older brother stashed in the attic, who is a zombie. Green skinned and rotten stenched, Stephen belongs to the undead. Lock up your pets, and don't get too close. Yet, Jack still protects his grizzly sibling; After -all, they are brothers. If your little reader loves a creepy story, this might just deliver the thrill they seek! #help!mybrothersazombie! #anniegraves #deirdresullivan #littleislandbooks #thenightmareclub
October 15, 2015
This review was originally posted on the Children's Book and Play Review.
Every year Annie Graves hosts a Halloween sleepover with all her friends where they take turns telling scary stories. The second story is told by Jack, who thinks his older brother is a zombie. Jack and his brother used to be really close. But things began to change when Jack’s brother started high school. His skin turned green, he began to smell, and he even tried to take a bite out of Jack’s arm! Jack’s parents said they sent his brother to boarding school, but Jack keeps hearing strange noises coming from the attic. When he wakes up with a fingernail on his pillow, Jack’s parents finally tell him that they’ve been keeping his brother in the attic. Jack’s brother may be a zombie, but he’s still his brother and he has to look after him.
Help! My Brother is a Zombie is the second book in The Nightmare Club series. While slightly scarier than the first book, this book is still lighthearted and will get readers in the Halloween spirit. It follows the format of the first book: few words per page accompanied by small, black and white illustration. Readers who would be frightened by the fact Jack’s brother is a zombie should be comforted by the books ending that states family is still family. This zombie also never eats people—only cats, dogs, and whatever other stray pets Jack and his dad may stumble upon.
Every year Annie Graves hosts a Halloween sleepover with all her friends where they take turns telling scary stories. The second story is told by Jack, who thinks his older brother is a zombie. Jack and his brother used to be really close. But things began to change when Jack’s brother started high school. His skin turned green, he began to smell, and he even tried to take a bite out of Jack’s arm! Jack’s parents said they sent his brother to boarding school, but Jack keeps hearing strange noises coming from the attic. When he wakes up with a fingernail on his pillow, Jack’s parents finally tell him that they’ve been keeping his brother in the attic. Jack’s brother may be a zombie, but he’s still his brother and he has to look after him.
Help! My Brother is a Zombie is the second book in The Nightmare Club series. While slightly scarier than the first book, this book is still lighthearted and will get readers in the Halloween spirit. It follows the format of the first book: few words per page accompanied by small, black and white illustration. Readers who would be frightened by the fact Jack’s brother is a zombie should be comforted by the books ending that states family is still family. This zombie also never eats people—only cats, dogs, and whatever other stray pets Jack and his dad may stumble upon.
October 14, 2016
if you like scary book will this is a good book for you this book is about this kid that has a brother that is a zombie and he never showers and he is always in the attic one day the zombie tried to eat his hand and the kid got mad and the next day he went to school and got back home and his parents sent him to boarding school and he was going to sleap and he heard some weired noises outside of his door and he is so scared and dose not do anythig and he cant go back to sleep and he finaly gos to sleep and he wakes up in the morning and he sees a tow and you will have to read the book to find out what hapend or who did it
May 22, 2015
In order to stay at the sleepover, you must tell a frightening tale of horror. That no one will be able to sleep. If not, you're out and have to go home.
It's Jacks turn and hes going to talk about his brother Stephen. You see, he's a zombie. But I thought you were an only child.... that's what we all thought.....
From the creepy tale, to the missing animals and with the illustrations combined, I loved this book. If you have an imagination and love things odd and spooky, this is a must.
For the everyday pussy child, i wouldnt even try.
It's Jacks turn and hes going to talk about his brother Stephen. You see, he's a zombie. But I thought you were an only child.... that's what we all thought.....
From the creepy tale, to the missing animals and with the illustrations combined, I loved this book. If you have an imagination and love things odd and spooky, this is a must.
For the everyday pussy child, i wouldnt even try.
July 7, 2015
Don’t even bother showing up for a famous Annie Graves slumber party unless you are prepared to share a truly terrifying tale. A story so horrifying that sleep will be made impossible for your fellow party goers. Stephen shares a personal monstrous account of living with the undead.
These quick reads should be shared in darkness with only a flashlight and a creepy sinister voice. Although the books are numbered the haunting yet hilarious story-lines appear to be independent from one another and do not need to be enjoyed sequentially.
These quick reads should be shared in darkness with only a flashlight and a creepy sinister voice. Although the books are numbered the haunting yet hilarious story-lines appear to be independent from one another and do not need to be enjoyed sequentially.
September 21, 2014
I reviewed this book for School Library Journal. If/when the review is published, I will repost it here.
February 22, 2015
Cute little series for the elementary aged. I read this one aloud during my teen program, and it took about 20 minutes. :)
November 1, 2018
Made me laugh. I enjoyed this book.
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