At the school picnic, Ryan and Alex step on ants and drown them. They think they've seen the last of the ants until something ugly and really big follows them home.

Cassie Cavanaugh loves puppies so much that she will even spend the night at a spooky old pet shop in order to play with them.

Tori's bored stiff. She's totally sick of school. Her little brother is a pain. Even her best friend is driving her crazy. Tori would do anything to have some fun. Then Tori finds a mysterious notebook. Each time she opens it, a new spell appears. And each time Tori tries a spell, things happen -- silly things, gross things, hilarious things. Now Tori's having fun ... until the goofy spells turn gruesome.