![]() Flight: As a result of her adventures in Michigan Chillers #1 ( Mayhem on Mackinac Island), Sandy Johnson can fly with the help of an enchanted rock.Rick doesn't believe the ones told around the campfire though, at least not at first. ![]() Then, shortly before leaving camp, the trio learn that the protagonists of books #2 ( Terror Stalks Traverse City), 3 ( Poltergeists of Petoskey), 4 ( Aliens Attack Alpena), 5 ( Gargoyles of Gaylord) and 7 ( Kreepy Klowns of Kalamazoo) are also at their camp, as each of those kids tells their stories. Continuity Cavalcade: Book #1 ( The Michigan Mega-Monsters) has the main character meeting and teaming up with the protagonists of Michigan Chillers books #1 ( Mayhem on Mackinac Island) and #9 ( Sinister Spiders of Saginaw).In the end, he succeeds, though not without a few mishaps. Brought Down to Normal: The main kids in book #1 ( The Michigan Mega-Monsters) meet a scientist who's trying to do this to the titular Mega-Monsters, since he's responsible for their creation and is trying to fix his mistake.A few variants exist though - for instance, book #17 ( South Carolina Sea Creatures) and book #21 ( Terrifying Toys of Tennessee) each instead have a supporting character from those adventures become the main protagonist of the next book in the series. Sequel Hook: As with the parent series, each book ends with the main character meeting another kid and learning about their own scary adventures, usually through being told directly.Alliterative Title: As with the parent series, the majority of the books have these ( Michigan Mega-Monsters, Minnesota Mall Mannequins, etc.) or close to it with a connecting word interrupting the alliteration ( Terrible Tractors of Texas, Werewolves of Wisconsin).#43: Robotic Rodents Ravage Rhode Island (2018)Īmerican Chillers contains examples of the following:.#41: North Carolina Night Creatures (2016).#39: Angry Army Ants Ambush Alabama (2014).#38: The Wicked Waterpark of Wyoming (2013).#37: The Underground Undead of Utah (2013).#36: Carnivorous Crickets of Colorado (2012).#35: Maniac Martians Marooned in Massachusetts (2012).#34: Savage Dinosaurs of South Dakota (2012).#33: Monster Mosquitoes of Maine (2012).Double Thrillers: Vampire Nation / Attack of the Monster Venus Melon (2010).#30: Vicious Vacuums of Virginia (2010).#28: Curse of the Connecticut Coyotes (2010).#23: Wicked Velociraptors of West Virginia (2008).#22: Nuclear Jellyfish of New Jersey (2007).#21: Terrifying Toys of Tennessee (2007).#17: South Carolina Sea Creatures (2005).#16: Alien Androids Assault Arizona (2005).#14: Creepy Condors of California (2004).#13: Virtual Vampires of Vermont (2004).#12: Dangerous Dolls of Delaware (2003).#11: Poisonous Pythons Paralyze Pennsylvania (2003).#09: Iron Insects Invade Indiana (2003).#06: Invisible Iguanas of Illinois (2002).The American Chillers series consists of: 2010 also saw the release of an ''American Chillers Double Thrillers" book, containing two standalone stories that had previously been released via Michigan newspapers.Īs with the parent series, each book typically concludes with the main character meeting or learning of a kid from another state who's had their own scary adventure and serves as the main character in the next book.Īfter the first fifteen books were released, Wright/Rand resumed the parent series in 2005, and has been writing both Chillers series on and off ever since.Īs of the 2020 release of American Chillers #44, only six states remain to be covered: Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland and New Mexico. ![]() It is set to cover all fifty states, one per book. It was launched in 2001 as a spinoff of the Michigan Chillers series, taking place in the same continuity ( Michigan Chillers #10 ended with its protagonist meeting the main character of this series' book #1, and the first book features the protagonists of Michigan Chillers #1 and 9 as supporting characters, along with including cameos by the main protagonists of several other Michigan Chillers books), but with a national focus. American Chillers is a series of middle grade horror novellas by Christopher Wright under the pen name of Johnathan Rand.
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