The Haunted Mask is a frighteningly chilling novel which deals with a young girl’s quest for revenge and the surprising turn it takes for her. Summary Of The Book The Haunted Mask by R. L. Stine is the eleventh book in his Goosebumps series. It details the story of a young girl called Carly Beth Caldwell who decides to use a scary mask to get back at her bullies Steve and Chuck at school. The usually timid and naive Cathy is constantly the subject of Steve and Chuck’s pranks for long, and she finally decides to take her revenge on Halloween. Her mother’s Halloween costume for her turns out to be a disappointment, and so she takes matters into her own hands. She goes to the local store and gets herself a mask, knowing little about the plans that the mask has in store for her. Carly becomes increasingly aggressive and goes on a rampage, scaring other little children and her own friends too, all the time adding to the mask’s power. But what happens when her motive of scaring Steve and Chuck has been achieved and she wants to take off the mask? The novel manages to successfully capture the horror of the children with its fast paced plot, leading ultimately to the protagonist’s own predicament. The book is considered to be one of the most famous books of the Goosebumps series and featured in USA Today’s Top 150 Best-Selling Books list for 43 weeks selling more than 1.42 million copies by 2000. It has also featured as the series premier for Fox Network’s Goosebumps TV series. About R. L. Stine Robert Lawrence Stine is an American writer known primarily for his horror fiction novels. Some of his other books are Night in Werewolf Woods, Brain Juice, Danger Time, The Curse of the Cave Creatures, and The Cheater. He was born in Ohio and began writing stories and joke books at the early age of 9. After graduating from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, he moved to New York City to pursue a career as a writer. He is the co-founder of Parachute Press and is married to writer-editor, Jane Waldhorn. He has penned numerous novels and has also served as the head writer for Nickelodeon Network’s Eureeka’s Castle. As of 2008, his books had sold over 400 million copies worldwide, making him one of the most successful children’s books authors of all time. Stine was named the best-selling children’s books series author of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2003 and was also awarded the Thriller Writers of America Silver Bullet Award in 2007.