Mr. Midnight

Mr Midnight (US title: Mr. Midnight) is a children's horror fiction book series written by Jim Aitchison under the pseudonym of James Lee. The series is published by Angsana Books, Flame Of The Forest Publishing. There are currently 130 books in the series, including 27 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.[1]

Mr Midnight
AuthorJames Lee
Original titleMr Midnight
CountrySingapore
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror fiction
PublisherAngsana Books, Flame Of The Forest Publishing (flameoftheforest.com)
Publication date
1998 (Earliest, Mr Midnight #1)
2023 (Latest, Mr Midnight #104)

Each book in the series contains two stories. The first book was titled Madman's Mansion and The Monster In Mahima's Mirror.[2]

James Lee's books are very popular among young children and preteens and have been regarded as "Asia's answer to Harry Potter".[3]

In 2020, the series hit a milestone when it released Mr Midnight #100 — the 100th title in the series excluding Special Editions.

Books

The latest book in the Mr Midnight book series is Mr Midnight #104. It contains two story, Zombies in the Zoo and Underground with the Dead.

The Complete List
Language EnglishMalayIndonesianChinese
Localised Title Mr. MidnightDetik Tengah Malam (Mr. Midnight until book 4)Mr. Midnight午夜先生 惊魂系列
Translator Original languageShajaratuddur Halim张英(張英
1 Madman's MansionThe Monster in Mahima's Mirror Rumah Agam Orang GilaJembalang Dalam Cermin Mahima Rumah Hantu GilaMonster Dalam Cermin 魔屋 (古老怪屋)镜中历险记 (鏡中歷險記)
2 The Case Of The Cursed ClockNight Of The Haunted Hamburgers Kes Jam SumpahanMalam Burger Berhantu Kasus Jam TerkutukHamburger Berhantu 邪恶的时钟(邪惡的時鐘)闹鬼之夜 (鬧鬼之夜)
3 Scary School Bus To NowhereRevenge Of The Goldfish Bas Sekolah Yang MenakutkanDendam Ikan Emas Bis Sekolah Tanpa TujuanBalas Dendam Ikan Mas Koki 校车疑云 (校車疑雲)金鱼复仇记 (金魚复仇記)
4 My Creepy ComputerThere's A Ghost In My Photo! Komputer SeramHantu Dalam Gambar! 恐怖电脑 (恐怖電腦)照片幽灵 (照片幽靈)
5 Happy Birthday HorrorsEaten By Hamburgers Hadiah NgeriSerangan Burger 生日惊魂 (生日驚魂)吃人汉堡 (吃人漢堡)
6 Our Radio Won't Turn Off!The Cinema Of Doom Misteri Bunyi RadioPawagam Berhantu 关不掉的收音机 (關不掉的收音機)死亡影院 (死亡影院)
7 Don't Get Off At The 13th Floor!My Shoes Have Gone Nuts Misteri Tingkat 13!Kasut Gila 不详的13 疯狂的鞋子 (瘋狂的鞋子)
8 The Demon DentistWho Stole The Zoo? Mangsa Dr DreddRompakan Zoo 魔鬼牙医 (魔鬼牙醫)谁偷走了动物园 (誰偷走了動物園)
9 My Handphone Is Haunted!School Camp Terrors Telefon Berhantu!Serangan Kupu-kupu 闹鬼的手机 (鬧鬼的手機)恐怖的野营 (恐怖的野營)
10 Who Else Is Living In Our House?Our School Ghost Tetamu Tak DiundangHantu Sekolah 房子里另有其人校园幽灵
11 Don't Laugh At A Killer Clown!My Sinister Sunglasses Badut Pembunuh!Bayangan Kaca Mata Hitam 杀人小丑我的诡异墨镜
12 The Carnival Of HorrorsThe Boy With Blood-Red Eyes Karnival BerhantuBudak Lelaki Bermata Merah 恐怖的游乐场血色眼睛的男孩
13 My Invisible FriendStrangled By Spaghetti Kawan LimunanJerutan Spageti 面条杀手我的隐身朋友
14 The Fiendish Fish SpiritOur Ghostly Bus Stop Roh Ikan GanasHentian Bas Berhantu 凶猛的鱼王幽灵徘徊的车站
15 My Friend's Now a Mummy!May All Your Dreams Come True Kawanku Pocong!Mimpi Terjadi 我朋友成了木乃伊祝你美梦成真
16 My Class VampireThe Mad, Mad Music School Pontianak KelasKelas Muzik Gila 班级里的吸血鬼疯狂的音乐学校
17 All My Friends Have Vanished!What's That Thing In My Pillow? Semua Kawanku Hilang!Apa Dalam Bantalku? 我的朋友们都失踪了我的枕头里有什么
18 The Super Scary SupermarketWho Invited The Ghost? Kedai Sangat NgeriSiapa Undangkan Hantu? 超级恐怖超市谁邀请了魔鬼
19 Flying Tiger Fist Of ShaolinDemon's Island Tangan Berterbang ShaolinPulau Hantu 少林飞虎拳恶魔岛
20 We Made A MonsterClones In Class Robot HidupClon Di Kelas 我们制造了一个怪物克隆班级
21 Don't Go Near The NeighborsSomebody's Stealing My Life Jangan Mendekati Rumah Jiran!Seorang Mencuri Hidupku!
22 WormheadThey Came From The Drain Kepala CacingMereka Datang Dari Longkang
23 Good Knight, Raider GohSleep Over And Die! Penjaga Baik, Raider GohTidur Lain Tempat Dan Mati!
24 The Eight Legs Of Ang See BengThe Demon Dentist Strikes Back Lapan Kaki Ang See BengDr. Dredd Kembali Lagi!
25 The Wild, Wild Wolves Are ComingMy Secret Stalker Anjing Liar Akan DatangPengikut Rahsia
26 My Cursed MaskWelcome To The Weird School Topeng SumpahanSelamat Datang Ke Sekolah Gila
27 Please Stay In Your Grave!Forest Of Fear Tolong Jangan Keluar Dari Kubur!Hutan Menakutkan
28 The People GobblersThe Revenge Of Mahima's Monster Manusia DimakanPenbalasan Dendam Jembalang Mahina
29 My Creepy CruiseStranger Danger Krus MenakutkanOrang Tidak Dikenali Berbahaya
30 Attack Of The LizardmenThe Body Switchers Serangan Orang CicakPertukaran Badan
31 Stop The Deadly Dummies!Who Sent Me A Coffin? Hentikan Patung BahayaSiapa Menghantarkanku Kofin?
32 When The Ghosts Went MadDrop Dead, Gorgeous Bila Hantu Menjadi GilaJatuh Mati, Cantik
33 The Legend Of Lady Long NeckWho's Been Cursing Me? Lagenda Wanita Leher PanjangSiapa Sumpahkan Aku?
34 My Freaky Shrunken HeadEvil By Email Kepala DikecilkanJahat Dari E-Mel
35 What's That Thing On My Hand?River Of Shivers Apa Di Tanganku?Sungai Berhantu
36 Dr Dredd And The Exploding TeethDead Write Dr. Dredd Dan Gigi Meletup!Tulisan Kematian
37 The Dead Are DancingOld Ghosts Of New York Hantu BernariHantu Lama New York
38 Singing Swords, Dragon DrumsHave You Been Drinking Brain Juice? Pedang Bernyanyi, Dram NagaAdakah Kamu Berminum Jus Otak?
39 My House Is Now A GraveyardWhen The Vampire Wakes Up Rumahku Sekarang Sebuah KuburanBila Pontianak Bangun
40 What's That Under Our School?Magic Shop Madness Apa Di Bawah Sekolah?Kedai Magic Bergila
41 There's A Witch In My WatchTree Boy Ada Penyihir Di Arlogi SayaAnak Pokok
42 Beware Of The Gravedigger!The Eggs Of Evil Pengali KuburTelur Jahat
43 Help Me, I'm Changing!Tower Of Terror Tolong, Aku Berubah!Menara Keganasan
44 Dr Dredd And The Dentures Of DoomDressed To Kill Dr Dredd Dan Gigi KiamatBerpakaian Berbunuh
45 Joshua Long, Your Hands Have Gone WrongWhy Can't We Go Into Classroom 44? Joshua Long, Tangan Kamu Ada MasalahMengapa Kita Tidak Boleh Memasuki Kelas 44?
46 Heads Will RollDon't Open This Letter!
47 Walking, Running Killer FishMy Shadow Is Killing Me
48 Just Before You DieTheir Master's Grave
49 Old Ghosts Of JapanDrowned But Not Dead
50 Die Laughing At A Killer ClownI Live In Coffin 4, Blood Street
51 Dr Dredd's Voodoo BracesKeep Out! This Village Is Possessed
52 My Cupboard's Full of CobrasThe Girl Next To Me Is A Witch
53 Terril Tan's Terrible TongueDo Not Call This Number
54 Cross Country CreepsThe Dead Are Watching
55 Where The Mad Are BuriedDead Boy's Birthday
56 Skulls At SchoolThere's A Vampire Upstairs
57 Freaky FarmMy Mad Maid
58 Face Of DoomBuried But Breathing
59 The Circle of DeathWhen The Screaming Had To Stop
SE 1 When The Living Meet The Dead
SE 2 Santa's ClawsThe Fright Before Christmas
60 The Brain RaidersThe Monsters of Monte Bello
61 Who Was In That Coffin?Deathmaster
62 The Tomb of Dr. TheseusDon't let the Eagleheads Find You
63 The Sleepers Are AwakeBeware Of Iron Face
64 The Beam Of DoomThe Grave Busters
65 Trail Of TerrorThe Creeping Corpse
SE 3 Trick Or Treat - Or Die
SE 4 The Snowmen From Hell
66 Mangled ManThe Ghost Factory
67 Here Comes The Coneheads!Dr Dredd Drills Again
68 Don't Look At The Dead!The Haunted Hangman
69 Has Anyone Seen My Head?Dead On Midnight
70 One Foot In The GraveWe Will Always Be Watching
SE 5 My Halloween Night Of Horrors
SE 6 Our Creepiest Christmas Ever!
71 Never Look Into Their Eyes!The Curse Of The Bloodless
72 Revenge Of The ZombiesDon't Go Down Into The Basement!
73 Who's Been Knocking On My Door?The Ghosts Of Old Nuggety
74 Jordon Koh, Where Did You Go?My Night In A Haunted Hotel
75 My School Is A Dead ZoneOur Postman Is A Ghost
SE 7 The Halloween Graveyard Train
SE 8 Santa And The Christmas Slime
76 The League of the DeadThe Whistling Ghost
77 Look Out – It's the Bag Man!Ghost Bees
78 The Rise of the BarbarianThe Dreaded Ones
79 The Curse Of The Cobweb PeopleThe Dinosaur Ghost
80 When Ghosts Get MarriedRevenge Of The Golden Poison Frog
81 Vampires From The SwampThe Night The Undead Died
SE 9 The Ghost Riders Of Halloween
SE 10 I'm Dreaming Of A Weird Christmas
82 Melvin, Melvin, Are You Out There?The Lost Ghosts of Red Hill
83 My Spooky BathroomThe Mad Mad Music In My Head
84 The Hand of DoomGrinning Ghosts
85 Green Eye, Red EyeThe Ghost That Wouldn't Die
SE 11 The Flying Broomsticks Of Halloween
86 SlitherThe Bones Of Bok Choo Bin
87 Dian And The Dead MenSkull Duggery
88 FlyboyDead Man's Lake
89 The Rage Of The DeadI Just Saw My Own Ghost!
SE 12 The Beasts Of Halloween
SE 13 Santa and the Evil Elves
90 Riverboat GhostsThe Scares Upstairs
91 Run! It's The Rubber Man!My Super Scary School
92 Mountain of TerrorThe Headless Horror
93 When The Dead Go ShoppingZombie Brains
SE 14 The Dead Are Back For Halloween
SE 15 The Curse Of The Sinister Santa
SE 16 Hong Bao Horrors
94 The Face In The WindowThe Cemetery's Secret
SE 17 My Graveyard Halloween
SE 18 The Christmas Tree Of Doom
SE 19 I've Got Ghosts In My New Year
95 Jessica Sim Is Screaming!Bad Men Make Bad Ghosts
96 Bring On The Bats!The Dead Want You
SE 20 The Halloween Vikings Invade!
SE 21 What’s Wrong With Mrs Santa?
SE 22 Who Stole Luxi's Luck?
97 Mountain Of MadnessThe Bus That Never Came Back
98 Into The Dark UnknownThe Hangman Never Waits
99 The House On Deadman's HillCrawling Flesh
SE 23 My Halloween At Doomton Abbey
SE 24 The Night Of The Sinister Santa
SE 25 There’s A Monster In My Mandarin!
100 He Swims Without WaterOur School Ghoul
101 Ship Of GhostsDead Of Night
SE 26 My Christmas Tree Turned Creepy!
102 Seng And The Scottish CannibalsThe She-Ghost From The Drain
SE 27 Halloween House Of Bones
103 My Ghost Positioning SystemVampires, Vampires, Vampires!
104 Zombies In the ZooUnderground with the Dead

Netflix series

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

However, an update was finally released by the publisher on Instagram and Facebook in late September 2022 with the announcement that the TV series, produced by Beach House Pictures, would be released on Netflix to a worldwide audience. Titled Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters, the series premiered on 24 October 2022.

Movie

A movie titled Mr. Midnight the Movie: My Haunted Holiday[4] was in the works but was cancelled as the producers thought the movie would not suit the book's style.

References

  1. Inside back cover of Mr Midnight Book #44 ISBN 978-981-4193-42-9
  2. "Flame of the Forest - Books by James Lee". Flame Of The Forest Publishing Pte Ltd. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. Lee, Melanie (2006-07-05). "Mr Midnight, Asia's answer to Harry Potter". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. "Mr. Midnight the Movie: My Haunted Holiday". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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