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Mr. Vandermeer's Attic of Shame

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 5, Adult
Page count: 22
Categories: Fantasy, Halloween, Horror

Author

Neal
Shusterman

Appeared in

MindTwisters: Stories to Shred Your Head

Story Summary

Mr. Vandermeer employs immigrant labor but far more go into his house than ever come out. Determined to discover Mr. Vandermeer's secret, young Lien from next door tricks his way into the attic only to find an entire city complete with crop fields, factories and slum neighborhoods. Impossible? ... not with the hellish space-maker churning away.