Disney Chills is a Disney Publishing middle-grade anthology horror series by Jennifer Brody, under the pen name Vera Strange. Each book in the series focuses on a child making a deal with a Disney Villain, such as Ursula, Hades, or Cruella De Vil, or stealing something that belonged to the villain to grant their wish, and the terrible price they pay for having their wishes granted.
The books feature moral lessons on social issues kids face, including popularity versus true friendship and not compromising yourself to fit in, and how making supernatural deals is not the way to go. Similarly to many Goosebumps books, every story ends badly for the protagonist, with the villains victorious – aside from Second Star to the Fright, to an extent.
| Number | Cover | Title | Villain | Release Date |
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Part of Your Nightmare | Ursula | July 7, 2020 |
| Eleven-year-old Shelly Anderson just wants to be popular. Her parents have split and she has to start over at a new school with different classes, a brand new swim team and an unfamiliar social scene. So what if she just wants the cool kids to like her? Is that really too much to ask? So when Shelly finds a mysterious nautilus shell that summons the infamous sea witch, Ursula, she jumps at her chance to make a deal that will solidify her as one of the coolest girls in school. But when Shelly's wish quickly goes belly-up, she must figure out how to back out of the witch's deal before it forever binds her fate.
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Fiends on the Other Side | Dr. Facilier | October 6, 2020 |
| Twelve-year-old Jamal has always lived in his twin brother, Malik's, shadow. All he wants in the world is to know, just for one day, what it's like to be his more popular, more talented, and more confident brother. So when a mysterious man named Dr. Facilier appears and offers Jamal the opportunity to do just that, Jamal jumps at the chance. But when he wakes up the next morning to find his dream has come true, he learns it comes at a terrible cost. There's a reason people say "Never make a deal with the Shadow Man." And Jamal is about to find out why.
Note: This story does not feature the original villain but another man who takes on Dr Facilier’s identity. | ||||
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Second Star to the Fright | Captain Hook | January 5, 2021 |
| Eleven-year-old Barrie doesn't want to grow up and start junior high in the fall. His parents and older sister always seem to be stressed out all the time, and being an adult doesn't look like much fun. When he discovers a rusty old hook in the maritime museum, with a note promising that the owner will never grow up, he takes it and slowly realizes his wish has been granted. But Barrie soon learns not growing up isn't all that great, and Captain Hook, the most dangerous and bloodthirsty pirate in history, wants his hook back. And he won't stop until he has his revenge on Barrie for taking it.
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Be Careful What You Wish Fur | Cruella De Vil | April 6, 2021 |
| Thirteen-year-old Delia loves fashion. She loves beauty products. She spends hours in her room attempting to take the perfect selfie. All she wants is to be as cool and trendy as the other girls in her school. Unfortunately, Delia's family is not exactly flush with cash, so keeping up with the latest styles is next to impossible. But when Delia finds a near flawless faux fur coat at her local thrift store, she discovers that when she wears it, she transformed. Literally. Delia becomes prettier, more confident, and-as a result-more popular, whenever she wears the coat. She's racking up the likes both virtually and IRL. Finally, everything is perfect.
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Liar, Liar, Head on Fire | Hades | August 10, 2021 |
| On the outside, twelve-year-old Hector seems like he's got it all. He's strong, fast, and rumored to be the favorite to win this year's Zeus Cup at the Mt. Olympus Spartan Race, the highest honor in his small Midwestern town. Hector's parents and his five siblings trained to win gold in their twelfth year, but all fell short. Now, Hector is their last chance to bring glory to the family and he's starting to feel the pressure. After a mysterious (and extremely talented) girl named Mae obliterates him at the practice run, Hector is desperate to do whatever it takes to win and make his family proud. Cue a certain god of the Underworld who has a mighty proposition for Hector: Hades will give him godlike strength and speed in exchange for the trophy at the end of the race. Seems like a pretty good trade-off. But as Hector soon discovers, no deal with Hades is as straightforward as it seems and he's going to have to go the distance or risk going from hero to zero.
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Once Upon a Scream | Maleficent | August 2, 2022 |
| Dawn misses the big city. Torn away from her favorite place in the world and shipped off to live with her two kooky aunts in the countryside, Dawn is miserable in her new life. While her parents see this as a chance for her to be away from the bad influences that kept getting her into trouble, Dawn sees her new dumpy town of Moorsland as a sticky and smelly prison with way too many bugs. But no one seems to care what Dawn wants, so she's stuck helping her aunts in their dusty antique shop and finishing the year out in a new school filled with mean girls. One day while cleaning some of the junk in the shop, Dawn accidentally pricks her finger on a broken spinning wheel, awakening none other than Maleficent. In exchange for keeping the spinning wheel safe, Maleficent will make sure Dawn's remaining time in Moorsland is smooth sailing. But as kids from her class start coming down with a mysterious sleeping sickness, Dawn starts to realize there is more to this deal than she imagined. And it's going to take more than just a dream for Dawn to take on the Mistress of All Evil.
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The Circle of Ter-ROAR | Scar | August 1, 2023 |
| Twelve-year-old Silas's little brother is the worst! The baby, George, sucks up all of their parents' time and energy until there's nothing left. But when the family suddenly comes into ownership of a run-down summer camp halfway across the country, Silas is hopeful that things will change. The camp is in worse shape than they thought, however, and will need a lot of help to reinvigorate it. When Silas finds an old lion's pelt that he thinks contains the spirit of the camp, good things finally start to happen -- until he feels eyes watching every move he makes...and then his brother disappears! Will Silas be able to get him back, or will George be lost forever?
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