Betsy Haynes: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the Tale of the Boosegumps
RL Stine: Stop it! Stop it! Stop stealing my bit!
RL Stine: Everyone is stealing my bit!
Annette and Gina Cascone: [in perfect unison] hello RL
RL Stine:

Annette and Gina Cascone: [in perfect unison] come play with us
RL Stine:
Annette and Gina Cascone: [in perfect unison] come play with us forever
RL Stine: slappy I’m scared
RL Stine: [speaking through ventriloquist dummy in creaky voice] it’s just like mr Halloran said.

RL Stine: Hey! Hey! Enough of that
Stine: I’m tired of all these rip-off artists cashing in on MY idea!
King: what idea is that?
Stine: being scary
Stine: for kids
John Bellairs:
Stephen Gammell:

Cascones: here's another tale from the twisted sisters
King: Twisted Sister? You know I’m in a band myself
King: perhaps you’ve heard of the rock bottom remainders
King: hey joe I bet it’s not every kid who can say their “old man” is in a band huh?
Joe Hill: sure dad

Cascones: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society
Stine: c’mon this is for babies
Cascones: the tale of the dried apple heads
Koontz: OMG THEIR HEADS D:
Stine: c’mon this isn’t scary
Koontz: WHY ARE THEIR HEADS LIKE THAT???
Koontz: OMG WHAT IF
Koontz: what if MY head

King: you’re scaring dean, stop it
Stine: this isn’t scary
Koontz: what if MY head was an apple
King: your head is fine, dean
King: you still have your normal head
Koontz: ok cuz I was scared for a minute
Koontz: but what if LATER it turns into an apple??
Stine: this isn't scary

Stine: this so isn’t scary
Stine: I mean “dried apple heads?”
Stine: that’s the best you can do?
Stine: ooo spooky look I’m turning into a folk craft project oo
Barker: haha are you jealous
Stine: no

Stine: why would I be jealous
Barker: yeah I don’t remember any of your stories scaring dean
Stine: my stories absolutely scared dean!
Stine: remember the one about the green slime?
Barker: they’re all about green slime
Koontz: MY HEAD
King: your head is still fine, dean

Stine: what about the one about the ventriloquist dummy
Barker: oh yeah how long did you milk that one
Koontz: MY HEAD
Barker: YOUR HEAD IS FINE DEAN JESUS
King: no no dean stop clive didn't mean to yell
King: tell him clive
Stine: i was not milking the dummy