

Harry goes back to his bunk to grab Alex and take him home. Lucy then tells Harry in secret that the ghost story was true and that all of them are indeed ghosts, and asks Harry to help her by letting her take over his mind and body, which he refuses.

More weird events occur, such as one of their bunkmates elevating from their bed, one camper stabs his foot but pulls out the rod without flinching, and another camper stabs himself in the neck with a fork. When they go to their cabin the other campers come out proclaiming it to be a joke. Then, a fog overtakes the campfire area, and when it clears, Harry and Alex find themselves alone again. Later, Uncle Marv tells ghost stories about a monster eating the campers and fog descending on the campers one night, killing them and forcing their ghosts to remain forever at the camp. When Harry's hot dog falls off his stick into the fire, Lucy reaches in and grabs it, and only afterwards realizes she should be in pain. Alex makes friends and Harry falls for a pretty girl named Lucy. Uncle Marv comes to take them to the Welcome Campfire where all the other children are gathered. As the boys are getting settled, they each step in a sticky blue liquid. They then come across Uncle Marv, the head camp counselor, who teaches them the camp salute and shows them to their cabin. As they are walking towards the camp it appears to be abandoned until they run into a camp counselor who says that it is a camp tradition to play jokes like making the camp seem deserted. The 45th book in the Goosebumps series, this book follows brother Harry and Alex Altman in their adventures at Camp Spirit Moon, which their parents signed them up for last minute.
