6 Nightmare on Croaker Street

NIGHTMARE ON CROAKER STREET

On Friday night, Midnight Zombie Walk Eve, Stink and Webster had a sleepover. A zombie sleepover! They put on their zombie pajamas (striped pj's with ketchup stains). They played Zombie Attack with Fred and Voodoo. They watched Night of the Living Bedspread and ate finger foods dipped in blood (mini hot dogs dipped in ketchup). They told zombie jokes. "Why did the zombie cross the road?" asked Webster. "To eat the people on the other side." "How did the zombie get an a on his test?" Stink asked. "It was a no-brainer!"

Stink and Webster crawled into sleeping bags and reread Nightmare on Zombie Street books by flashlight. Judy poked her head into the room. "Hey. Tofu- for-Brains," she said to Stink. "Mom and Dad said lights-out. Time for bed." "But we're not tired," said Stink. "Tell us a story." "A zombie story," said Webster. "A scary zombie story," said Stink. "But not too scary," said Webster. "'Nightmare on Croaker Street,'" said Stink. "One story." Judy agreed. "If you promise to leave me alone and get some z's." "Z's for zombies," said Stink.

Judy made her voice all spooky. "One night, two boys were having a sleepover. A zombie sleepover." "Did they live on Croaker Street?" Stink asked. "Can their names be Webman and Stinkray?" Webster asked. "Shh!" said Judy. "One night, Webman and Stinkray were having a sleepover." "Nice," said Stink. "You guys can't keep interrupting me, or the story won't work." Webster shut his mouth. Stink zipped his lips. Judy went on. "All of a sudden, there came a scritch-scratch-scritch on the window."

"Was it a zombie?" asked Webster. "Yes. It was a zombie. She had looong black hair and a pale, pale face and red, red lips and looong green fingernails. Her voice was like dead bones rattling. 'Do you know what I do with my red, red lips and my looong green fingernails?' she said." Judy flicked the flashlight on and off. "'NO!' said Webman and Stinkray, and they slammed the window shut." Stink and Webster sat up in their sleeping bags. They inched closer to Judy. "The next night," Judy continued, "the zombie came back and she said, 'Do you know what I do with my red, red lips and my looong green fingernails?' "Again Webman and Stinkray said 'NO!' and they slammed the window shut. "On the third night, the zombie asked the same thing: 'Do you know what I do with my red, red lips and my looong green fingernails?' But before Webman and Stinkray could answer, she said, 'I'll SHOW you what I do with my red, red lips and my looong green fingernails.' Webman and

Stinkray closed their eyes and held their breath. Finally, the zombie held her finger to her lips and went: 'Blubblubblubblubblubblubblub.'" "That was funny," said Stink. "And scary," said Webster. Judy turned off the flashlight. "'Night, you guys. Sweet dreams." She clomped downstairs. Wind whistled at the window. The moon made spooky shadows on the wall. "Did you hear a scratching at the window?" asked Webster. "Maybe it's just a tree branch," said Stink. "Are you scared?" asked Webster. He hugged Hoodoo and Voodoo.