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    Gigantopus from Planet X!
    Gigantopus from Planet X!
    Gigantopus from Planet X!
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    Gigantopus from Planet X!

    By Tony Abbott

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    Humongous Studios makes the weirdest horror movies ever, and in its next film, the monster is a real-life threat! 

    Sean and Holly’s dad owns the wackiest business in Grover’s Mill: a horror filmmaking studio. For his newest movie, their dad has decided to feature a gigantic robot octopus as the star of the show. When Holly and Sean visit the studio with their friends, they are excited to get a first-hand look at how movies are made. Unfortunately, there is one problem: Gigantopus is completely out of control, and its alien master plans to use the star to take Grover’s Mill back to her home planet!

    In a fight fit for the big screen, Holly and Sean must battle Gigantopus and save their town from being sucked into space. This may turn out to be their dad’s oddest movie yet!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Media
    Release dateJun 10, 2014
    ISBN9781480486560
    Gigantopus from Planet X!
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    Tony Abbott

    Tony Abbott is the author of over a hundred books for young readers, including the bestseling series the Secrets of Droon and the Copernicus Legacy and the novels Firegirl and The Summer of Owen Todd. Tony has worked in libraries, in bookstores, and in a publishing company and has taught creative writing. He has two grown daughters and lives in Connecticut with his wife and two dogs. You can visit him online at www.tonyabottbooks.com.

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      Gigantopus from Planet X! - Tony Abbott

      1

      Warehouse of the Weird

      The morning air was warming up as Holly Vickers biked down Main Street in Grover’s Mill.

      It’s going to be hot today, said her best friend Liz Duffey, pedaling beside her.

      And weird, too, added Holly. I have a feeling. Riding just ahead was her brother Sean and their friends Jeff Ryan and Mike Mazur.

      Bong! came a loud gonging sound. The extra large donut clock on top of the Double Dunk Donut Den was chiming the morning hour.

      Sssss! The oversized pancake pan on the roof of Usher’s House of Pancakes hissed even louder.

      On their right they passed W. Reid Elementary School and the big fish-shaped Baits Motel. Across the street stood the X-rays Us Medical Clinic.

      Liz turned to Holly as they rode along. Everything seems pretty normal.

      Holly nodded at Liz. It did feel normal. It felt normal because everything was so weird. That’s because weird is normal in Grover’s Mill.

      Grover’s Mill. A place she and her friends call … The Zone. The Weird Zone. A place where really normal things never happen. Ever.

      And Holly and her friends were on their way to one of the weirdest places in The Zone. Humongous Horror Movie Studios. Everything there was a creepy set, an icky prop, or a cheesy costume for cheap, sometimes scary, always not-so-good horror movies.

      Wow! gasped Mike, stopping with everyone else at the end of Main Street. There it is!

      An old airplane hangar just outside of town was home to Humongous Studios. It looked like a huge soup can cut in half and laid on its side. It even had ridges across the curved roof.

      It’s … it’s … humongous! Jeff sputtered.

      That’s the idea, said Sean. Dad needed a big place to make big movies!

      Holly and Sean’s father, Todd Vickers, owned Humongous Studios. But he was the only one who worked there. He wrote, directed, produced, acted in, filmed, and built the props for every Humongous horror movie.

      Today, Mr. Vickers was filming a new movie. And he was going to show the kids how he made movie magic.

      A few minutes later, the five friends parked their bikes outside the huge hangar.

      Enter, if you dare, said Sean, grinning.

      Eeeee-oooo-eeee! Creepy organ music floated all around the kids as they stepped inside.

      With horror movies, said Sean, you gotta have creepy music. It comes with the territory.

      The five kids stepped into a vast room. Out in the middle of the floor was a large lumpy shape covered with a black canvas cloth.

      Ah, said Sean, with a little smile. Maybe a new prop. Let’s take a peek.

      I wouldn’t do that, said Holly.

      Sean shrugged and moved in front of Holly. He started to pull the cloth off but at the last minute he pushed Holly ahead of him.

      Aaaaaah! she shrieked as two huge spiked claws whipped out from under the cloth and closed tightly around her!

      Hey! cried Jeff. A giant claw thing is eating Holly!

      As Holly struggled to free herself from the gnarly claws, she noticed that the creature’s hard shell was flaking apart in her hands. And it smelled like fresh paint.

      Wait a second! she said. Dad, are you in there? She tried to see under the cloth. Dad? Okay, put me down! Come on, Dad!

      ERKKK! The claws stopped clawing, and Holly heard chuckling from inside the creature.

      A moment later, the jaws opened and out popped the head of Todd Vickers. He had a camera on his shoulder and was beaming with delight. Great scream, dear! Got it all on film!

      Thanks a lot, Dad, mumbled Holly, slipping out from the claws and dusting the flaky bits of shell off her T-shirt.

      Welcome to another Humongous scream fest! Mr. Vickers said cheerily. He whipped off the cloth to show a giant crab monster with two huge spiked claws and eyes on stalks. "I call him—Clawgantua, the Clawed Avenger! Poor Clawgantua. A freak aquarium mishap turns a tiny orphan named Crabcake into—"

      A giant crab with enormous claws called Clawgantua? said Holly.

      Mr. Vickers looked stunned. There’s just no keeping anything from you super-smart kids!

      Holly smiled back at her father. She loved him a lot, but the truth was Humongous movies were sort of, well, not so good.

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