The Dark Corner (spooksville, No. 7)

A secret portal leads to danger and darkness in this seventh book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike’s Spooksville series. At Sally’s insistence, the gang sets out to find the cool and sophisticated Bryce Poole. He went off to investigate the Secret Path a week ago and hasn’t been seen since. When they find his backpack abandoned next to Madeline Templeton’s tombstone, they know he’s gone to a different realm. Sally, Adam, and Watch travel through the tombstone’s portal and find themselves in a better version of Spooksville: it has all the same buildings, except everything is brighter and more beautiful. Even the cheeseburgers taste better. But something dark lurks beneath this sunny Spooksville... A secret doorway leads to danger and darkness in this seventh book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike's Spooksville series'now on TV! Someone tells Adam and his friends about a place on the other side of the Secret Path that is supposed to be more fun than anything they have ever seen. In fact, he is so enthusiastic about the other dimension that Watch and Adam are willing to try the magical path once more, even though they know it's dangerous. Sally, of course, warns them that they'll all probably end up dead. As usual, they ignore her and travel down the path and through a mysterious doorway. They have fun, at first. Then they learn that there are much worse things than dying' They wanted to give it one more try. Bum has told Adam and his friends about a place on the other side of the Secret Path that is supposed to be more fun than anything they have ever seen. Bum is so enthusiastic about the other dimension that Watch and Adam are willing to try the magical path once more, even though they know it is dangerous. Sally, of course, warns them that they'll all probably end up dead. As usual, they ignore Sally. They pass through the mysterious doorway. They have fun, at first. Then they learn that there are much worse things than dying. At Sally's insistence, the gang goes off to find the cool and sophisticated Bryce Poole. He went off to investigate the Secret Path a week ago and hasn't been seen since. When they find his backpack abandoned next to Madeline Templeton's tombstone, they know he's gone to a different realm. Traveling through the portal, they find themselves in a better version of Spooksville. Everything is brighter, more beautiful, and tastier, but they quickly learn that everything is not what it seems. Something dark lurks beneath this sunny Spooksville .. "Talked into venturing to the fearsome otherworld dimension of the Secret Path by Bum, who has learned of a super-fun place there, Adam and his friends ignore Sally's reservations and find more than they expect." -- (Source of summary not specified)