Twelve-year-old Jamal has always lived in his twin brother, Malik's, shadow. All he wants in the world is to know, just for one day, what it's like to be his more popular, more talented, and more confident brother. So when a mysterious man named Dr. Facilier appears and offers Jamal the opportunity to do just that, Jamal jumps at the chance. But when he wakes up the next morning to find his dream has come true, he learns it comes at a terrible cost....

Thirteen-year-old Delia's obsession with being fashionable and popular at her elite private school turns scary when she acquires a cursed coat from the fashion house of Cruella De Vil.

Eleven-year-old Barrie finds a creepy hook in an old pirate ship exhibit. An accompanying note says that whoever possesses the hook will never grow old.

After his family unexpectedly inherits a run-down, safari-themed summer camp in Arizona, twelve-year-old Silas unlocks a mysterious trunk and finds an old lion pelt, unwittingly setting free forces that cause a terrifying accident and lead to a series of scary animal encounters.