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| name = Mr. Midnight

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| image = Mr_Midnight_Halloween_Special_Edition_17.jpg

| author = [[James Lee (writer)|James Lee]]

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| country = [[Singapore]]

| language = [[English (language)|English]]

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| genre = [[Horror fiction|Horror fiction]]

| publisher = Angsana Books, Flame Of The Forest Publishing ({{URL|flameoftheforest.com}})

| pub_date = 1998 (Earliest, Mr Midnight #1)<br />2017 (Latest, Mr Midnight Special Edition #17)| english_pub_date =

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'''''Mr. Midnight''''' is a children's horror fiction book series written by Jim Aitchison under the pseudonym of [[James Lee (writer)|James Lee]]. The series is published by Angsana Books, Flame Of The Forest Publishing. There are currently 111 books in the series, including 17 Special Edition titles, with more being written and released around every two to four months. It has been translated into Burmese, Malay, Indonesian, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese.<ref>Inside back cover of Mr. Midnight Book #44 {{ISBN|978-981-4193-42-9}}</ref>

Each book in the series contains two [[short story|stories]]. The first book was titled ''Madman's Mansion'' and ''The Monster In Mahima's Mirror''. <ref>{{cite web|title=Flame of the Forest - Books by James Lee|url=http://www.flameoftheforest.com/Books/James-Lee/|publisher=Flame of the Forest Publishing Pte. Ltd|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref>

James Lee's books are very popular among [[child|young children]] and [[preteens]] and have been regarded as "Asia's answer to Harry Potter".<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Melanie|title=Mr Midnight, Asia's answer to Harry Potter|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2006-07-05-mr-midnight-asias-answer-to-harry-potter|publisher=Mail & Guardian|accessdate=31 January 2013|date=2006-07-05<!--T09:06-->}}</ref>

== Author ==

[[James Lee (writer)|James Lee]] is the author of the series. He has been writing since 1998.

== Books ==

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The latest book in the Mr. Midnight series is Mr. Midnight Special Edition #17, a special title released for Halloween 2017. It contains one story, ''My Graveyard Halloween''.

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! colspan="9"| The Complete List

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! Language

! colspan="2" | English || colspan="2" | Malay || colspan ="2" | Indonesian || colspan="2" | Simplified Chinese

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! Localised title

!colspan="2" | Mr. Midnight || colspan="2" | Detik Tengah Malam (Mr. Midnight until book 4) || colspan ="2" | Mr. Midnight || colspan="2" | 午夜先生 惊魂系列

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! Translator

!colspan="2" | Original language || colspan="2" | Shajaratuddur Halim || colspan ="2" | || colspan="2" | 张英（張英）

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! Book no.

! First story || Second story

! First story || Second story

! First story || Second story

! First story || Second story

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| 1

| [[Madman's Mansion]] || [[Madman's Mansion|The Monster in Mahima's Mirror]]

| Rumah Agam Orang Gila || Jembalang Dalam Cermin Mahima

| Rumah Hantu Gila || Monster Dalam Cermin

| 魔屋 (古老怪屋）|| 镜中历险记 （鏡中歷險記）

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| 2

| [[The Case Of The Cursed Clock]] || [[The Case Of The Cursed Clock|Night Of The Haunted Hamburgers]]

| Kes Jam Sumpahan || Malam Burger Berhantu

| Kasus Jam Terkutuk || Hamburger Berhantu

| 邪恶的时钟（邪惡的時鐘） || 闹鬼之夜 （鬧鬼之夜）

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| 3

| Scary School Bus To Nowhere || Revenge Of The Goldfish

| Bas Sekolah Yang Menakutkan || Dendam Ikan Emas

| Bis Sekolah Tanpa Tujuan || Balas Dendam Ikan Mas Koki

| 校车疑云 （校車疑雲）|| 金鱼复仇记　（金魚复仇記）

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| 4

| My Creepy Computer || There's A Ghost In My Photo!

| Komputer Seram || Hantu Dalam Gambar!

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| 恐怖电脑 （恐怖電腦）|| 照片幽灵　（照片幽靈）

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| 5

| Happy Birthday Horrors || Eaten By Hamburgers

| Hadiah Ngeri || Serangan Burger

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| 生日惊魂　（生日驚魂）|| 吃人汉堡　（吃人漢堡）

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| 6

| Our Radio Won't Turn Off! || The Cinema Of Doom

| Misteri Bunyi Radio || Pawagam Berhantu

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| 关不掉的收音机　（關不掉的收音機） || 死亡影院　（死亡影院）

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| 7

| Don't Get Off At The 13th Floor! || My Shoes Have Gone Nuts

| Misteri Tingkat 13! || Kasut Gila

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| 不详的13　 || 疯狂的鞋子　（瘋狂的鞋子）

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| 8

| The Demon Dentist || Who Stole The Zoo?

| Mangsa Dr Dredd || Rompakan Zoo

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| 魔鬼牙医 （魔鬼牙醫）|| 谁偷走了动物园　（誰偷走了動物園）

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| 9

| My Handphone Is Haunted! || School Camp Terrors

| Telefon Berhantu! || Serangan Kupu-kupu

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| 闹鬼的手机　（鬧鬼的手機）|| 恐怖的野营　（恐怖的野營）

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| 10

| Who Else Is Living In Our House? || Our School Ghost

| Tetamu Tak Diundang || Hantu Sekolah

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| 房子里另有其人 || 校园幽灵

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| 11

| Don't Laugh At A Killer Clown! || My Sinister Sunglasses

| Badut Pembunuh! || Bayangan Kaca Mata Hitam

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| 杀人小丑 || 我的诡异墨镜

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| 12

| The Carnival Of Horrors || The Boy With Blood-Red Eyes

| Karnival Berhantu || Budak Lelaki Bermata Merah

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| 恐怖的游乐场 || 血色眼睛的男孩

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| 13

| My Invisible Friend || Strangled By Spaghetti

| Kawan Limunan || Jerutan Spageti

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| 面条杀手 || 我的隐身朋友

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| 14

| The Fiendish Fish Spirit || Our Ghostly Bus Stop

| Roh Ikan Ganas || Hentian Bas Berhantu

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| 凶猛的鱼王 || 幽灵徘徊的车站

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| 15

| My Friend's Now a Mummy! || May All Your Dreams Come True

| Kawanku Pocong! || Mimpi Terjadi

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| 我朋友成了木乃伊 || 祝你美梦成真 ||

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| 16

| My Class Vampire || The Mad, Mad Music School

| Pontianak Kelas || Kelas Muzik Gila

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| 班级里的吸血鬼 || 疯狂的音乐学校

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| 17

| All My Friends Have Vanished! || What's That Thing In My Pillow?

| Semua Kawanku Hilang! || Apa Dalam Bantalku?

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| 我的朋友们都失踪了 || 我的枕头里有什么

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| 18

| The Super Scary Supermarket || Who Invited The Ghost?

| Kedai Sangat Ngeri || Siapa Undangkan Hantu?

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| 超级恐怖超市 || 谁邀请了魔鬼

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| 19

| Flying Tiger Fist Of Shaolin <!--It could be ShaoLin but I wrote it that way since the author deliberately capitalised the titles.--> || Demon's Island

| Tangan Berterbang Shaolin || Pulau Hantu

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| 少林飞虎拳 || 恶魔岛

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| 20

| We Made A Monster || Clones In Class

| Robot Hidup || Clon Di Kelas

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| 我们制造了一个怪物 || 克隆班级

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| 21

| Don't Go Near The Neighbors<!--James Lee might have left his word processor using US Spelling--> || Somebody's Stealing My Life

| Jangan Mendekati Rumah Jiran! || Seorang Mencuri Hidupku!

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| 22

| Wormhead || They Came From The Drain

| Kepala Cacing || Mereka Datang Dari Longkang

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| 23

| Good Knight, Raider Goh || Sleep Over And Die!

| Penjaga Baik, Raider Goh || Tidur Lain Tempat Dan Mati!

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| 24

| The Eight Legs Of Ang See Beng || The Demon Dentist Strikes Back <!--A sequel of the first story in 8-->

| Lapan Kaki Ang See Beng || Dr. Dredd Kembali Lagi!

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| 25

| The Wild, Wild Wolves Are Coming || My Secret Stalker

| Anjing Liar Akan Datang || Pengikut Rahsia

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| 26

| My Cursed Mask || Welcome To The Weird School

| Topeng Sumpahan || Selamat Datang Ke Sekolah Gila

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| 27

| Please Stay In Your Grave! || Forest Of Fear

| Tolong Jangan Keluar Dari Kubur! || Hutan Menakutkan

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| 28

| The People Gobblers || The Revenge Of Mahima's Monster <!--Also a sequeal from the second story in the first-->

| Manusia Dimakan || Penbalasan Dendam Jembalang Mahina

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| 29

| My Creepy Cruise || Stranger Danger

| Krus Menakutkan || Orang Tidak Dikenali Berbahaya

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| 30

| Attack Of The Lizardmen || The Body Switchers

| Serangan Orang Cicak || Pertukaran Badan

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| 31

| Stop The Deadly Dummies! || Who Sent Me A Coffin?

| Hentikan Patung Bahaya || Siapa Menghantarkanku Kofin?

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| 32

| When The Ghosts Went Mad || Drop Dead, Gorgeous

| Bila Hantu Menjadi Gila || Jatuh Mati, Cantik

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| 33

| The Legend Of Lady Long Neck || Who's Been Cursing Me?

| Lagenda Wanita Leher Panjang || Siapa Sumpahkan Aku?

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| 34

| My Freaky Shrunken Head || Evil By Email

| Kepala Dikecilkan || Jahat Dari E-Mel

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| 35

| What's That Thing On My Hand? || River Of Shivers

| Apa Di Tanganku? || Sungai Berhantu

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| 36

| Dr Dredd And The Exploding Teeth <!--Yet another sequel; some Dr. Dredd trilogy--> || Dead Write

| Dr. Dredd Dan Gigi Meletup! || Tulisan Kematian

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| 37

| The Dead Are Dancing || Old Ghosts Of New York

| Hantu Bernari || Hantu Lama New York

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| 38

| Singing Swords, Dragon Drums || Have You Been Drinking Brain Juice?

| Pedang Bernyanyi, Dram Naga || Adakah Kamu Berminum Jus Otak?

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| 39

| My House Is Now A Graveyard || When The Vampire Wakes Up

| Rumahku Sekarang Sebuah Kuburan || Bila Pontianak Bangun

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| 40

| What's That Under Our School? || Magic Shop Madness

| Apa Di Bawah Sekolah? || Kedai Magic Bergila

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| 41

| There's A Witch In My Watch || Tree Boy

| Ada Penyihir Di Arlogi Saya || Anak Pokok

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| 42

| Beware Of The Gravedigger! || The Eggs Of Evil

| Pengali Kubur || Telur Jahat

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| 43

| Help Me, I'm Changing! || Tower Of Terror

| Tolong, Aku Berubah! || Menara Keganasan

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| 44

| Dr Dredd And The Dentures Of Doom || Dressed To Kill

| Dr Dredd Dan Gigi Kiamat || Berpakaian Berbunuh

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| 45

| Joshua Long, Your Hands Have Gone Wrong || Why Can't We Go Into Classroom 44?

| Joshua Long, Tangan Kamu Ada Masalah || Mengapa Kita Tidak Boleh Memasuki Kelas 44?

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| 46

| Heads Will Roll || Don't Open This Letter!

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| 47

| Walking, Running Killer Fish || My Shadow Is Killing Me

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| 48

| Just Before You Die || Their Master's Grave

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| 49

| Old Ghosts Of Japan || Drowned But Not Dead

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| 50

| Die Laughing At A Killer Clown || I Live In Coffin 4, Blood Street

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| 51

| Dr Dredd's Voodoo Braces || Keep Out! This Village Is Possessed

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| 52

| My Cupboard's Full of Cobras || The Girl Next To Me Is A Witch

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| 53

| Terril Tan's Terrible Tongue || Do Not Call This Number

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| 54

| Cross Country Creeps || The Dead Are Watching

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| 55

| Where The Mad Are Buried || Dead Boy's Birthday

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| 56

| Skulls At School || There's A Vampire Upstairs

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| 57

| Freaky Farm || My Mad Maid

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| 58

| Face Of Doom || Buried But Breathing

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| 59

| The Circle of Death || When The Screaming Had To Stop

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| SE 1

| When The Living Meet The Dead ||

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| SE 2

| Santa's Claws || The Fright Before Christmas

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| 60

| The Brain Raiders || The Monsters of Monte Bello

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| 61

| Who Was In That Coffin? || Deathmaster

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| 62

| The Tomb of Dr. Theseus || Don't let the Eagleheads Find You

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| 63

| The Sleepers Are Awake || Beware Of Iron Face

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| 64

| The Beam Of Doom || The Grave Busters

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| 65

| Trail Of Terror || The Creeping Corpse

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| SE 3

| Trick Or Treat - Or Die ||

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| SE 4

| The Snowmen From Hell ||

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| 66

| Mangled Man || The Ghost Factory

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| 67

| Here Comes The Coneheads! || Dr Dredd Drills Again

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| 68

| Don't Look At The Dead! || The Haunted Hangman

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| 69

| Has Anyone Seen My Head? || Dead On Midnight

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| 70

| One Foot In The Grave || We Will Always Be Watching

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| SE 5

| My Halloween Night Of Horrors ||

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| SE 6

| Our Creepiest Christmas Ever! ||

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| 71

| Never Look Into Their Eyes! || The Curse Of The Bloodless

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| 72

| Revenge Of The Zombies || Don't Go Down Into The Basement!

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| 73

| Who's Been Knocking On My Door? || The Ghosts Of Old Nuggety

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| 74

| Jordon Koh, Where Did You Go? || My Night In A Haunted Hotel

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| 75

| My School Is A Dead Zone || Our Postman Is A Ghost

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| SE 7

| The Halloween Graveyard Train ||

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| SE 8

| Santa And The Christmas Slime

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| 76

| The League of the Dead || The Whistling Ghost

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| 77

| Look Out – It's the Bag Man! || Ghost Bees

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| 78

| The Rise of the Barbarian || The Dreaded Ones

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| 79

| The Curse Of The Cobweb People || The Dinosaur Ghost

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| 80

| When Ghosts Get Married || Revenge Of The Golden Poison Frog

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| 81

| Vampires From The Swamp || The Night The Undead Died

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| SE 9

| The Ghost Riders Of Halloween

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| SE 10

| I'm Dreaming Of A Weird Christmas

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| 82

| Melvin, Melvin, Are You Out There? || The Lost Ghosts of Red Hill

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| 83

| My Spooky Bathroom || The Mad Mad Music In My Head

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| 84

| The Hand of Doom || Grinning Ghosts

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| 85

| Green Eye, Red Eye || The Ghost That Wouldn't Die

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| SE 11

| The Flying Broomsticks Of Halloween

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| 86

| Slither || The Bones Of Bok Choo Bin

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| 87

| Dian And The Dead Men || Skull Duggery

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| 88

| Flyboy || Dead Man's Lake

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| 89

| The Rage Of The Dead || I Just Saw My Own Ghost!

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| SE 12

| The Beasts Of Halloween

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| SE 13

| Santa and the Evil Elves

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| 90

| Riverboat Ghosts || The Scares Upstairs

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| 91

| Run! It's The Rubber Man! || My Super Scary School

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| 92

| Mountain of Terror || The Headless Horror

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| 93

| When The Dead Go Shopping || Zombie Brains

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| SE 14

| The Dead Are Back For Halloween

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| SE 15

| The Curse Of The Sinister Santa

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| SE 16

| Hong Bao Horrors

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| 94

| The Face In The Window || The Cemetery's Secret

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| SE 17

| My Graveyard Halloween

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== Television Series ==

In February 2015, a promotional image for a new Mr. Midnight television series was posted on the Mr. Midnight Facebook page. It features the Mr. Midnight logo with a pair of eyes peeking out from behind the logo. The caption underneath the logo reads, "The hit book series that has scared thousands of kids across Asia is coming to television!" Any other details about the upcoming series are unknown, but the series will most likely be adaptations of the stories.

== Movie ==

A movie <!--possibly direct-to-video--> titled ''Mr. Midnight the Movie: My Haunted Holiday'' <ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Midnight the Movie: My Haunted Holiday|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/mr-midnight-the-movie-my-haunted-holiday/|publisher=Yahoo! Movies|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref> was planned and used to be in production but was canceled as the producers thought the movie would not suit the book's style.

== References ==

<references/>

* [http://www.flameoftheforest.com/Books/James-Lee/ ''Mr Midnight'' at Flame Of The Forest]

* [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002282196994 James Lee] on Facebook

* [https://www.facebook.com/MrMidnightBooks Mr Midnight] on Facebook

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