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 #SE 28)

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]

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 #SE28 Ronan’s Ratty Christmas.

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 language Publish DateShajaratuddur Halim张英（張英
1 Madman's MansionThe Monster in Mahima's Mirror 1998 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 1999 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 1999 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! 2002 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 2002 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 2003 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 2003 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? 2004 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 2004 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 2004 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 2004 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 5 February 2005 Karnival BerhantuBudak Lelaki Bermata Merah 恐怖的游乐场血色眼睛的男孩
13 My Invisible FriendStrangled By Spaghetti 5 February 2005 Kawan LimunanJerutan Spageti 面条杀手我的隐身朋友
14 The Fiendish Fish SpiritOur Ghostly Bus Stop 5 February 2005 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 5 February 2005 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 28 May 2005 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? 28 May 2005 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? 28 May 2005 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 28 May 2005 Tangan Berterbang ShaolinPulau Hantu 少林飞虎拳恶魔岛
20 We Made A MonsterClones In Class 28 October 2005 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 28 October 2005 Jangan Mendekati Rumah Jiran!Seorang Mencuri Hidupku!
22 WormheadThey Came From The Drain 28 October 2005 Kepala CacingMereka Datang Dari Longkang
23 Good Knight, Raider GohSleep Over And Die! 28 October 2005 Penjaga Baik, Raider GohTidur Lain Tempat Dan Mati!
24 The Eight Legs Of Ang See BengThe Demon Dentist Strikes Back 20 January 2006 Lapan Kaki Ang See BengDr. Dredd Kembali Lagi!
25 The Wild, Wild Wolves Are ComingMy Secret Stalker 20 January 2006 Anjing Liar Akan DatangPengikut Rahsia
26 My Cursed MaskWelcome To The Weird School 20 January 2006 Topeng SumpahanSelamat Datang Ke Sekolah Gila
27 Please Stay In Your Grave!Forest Of Fear 26 May 2006 Tolong Jangan Keluar Dari Kubur!Hutan Menakutkan
28 The People GobblersThe Revenge Of Mahima's Monster 26 May 2006 Manusia DimakanPenbalasan Dendam Jembalang Mahina
29 My Creepy CruiseStranger Danger 26 May 2006 Krus MenakutkanOrang Tidak Dikenali Berbahaya
30 Attack Of The LizardmenThe Body Switchers 15 September 2006 Serangan Orang CicakPertukaran Badan
31 Stop The Deadly Dummies!Who Sent Me A Coffin? 15 September 2006 Hentikan Patung BahayaSiapa Menghantarkanku Kofin?
32 When The Ghosts Went MadDrop Dead, Gorgeous 15 September 2006 Bila Hantu Menjadi GilaJatuh Mati, Cantik
33 The Legend Of Lady Long NeckWho's Been Cursing Me? 19 January 2007 Lagenda Wanita Leher PanjangSiapa Sumpahkan Aku?
34 My Freaky Shrunken HeadEvil By Email 19 January 2007 Kepala DikecilkanJahat Dari E-Mel
35 What's That Thing On My Hand?River Of Shivers 19 January 2007 Apa Di Tanganku?Sungai Berhantu
36 Dr Dredd And The Exploding TeethDead Write 4 May 2007 Dr. Dredd Dan Gigi Meletup!Tulisan Kematian
37 The Dead Are DancingOld Ghosts Of New York 4 May 2007 Hantu BernariHantu Lama New York
38 Singing Swords, Dragon DrumsHave You Been Drinking Brain Juice? 4 May 2007 Pedang Bernyanyi, Dram NagaAdakah Kamu Berminum Jus Otak?
39 My House Is Now A GraveyardWhen The Vampire Wakes Up 7 September 2007 Rumahku Sekarang Sebuah KuburanBila Pontianak Bangun
40 What's That Under Our School?Magic Shop Madness 7 September 2007 Apa Di Bawah Sekolah?Kedai Magic Bergila
41 There's A Witch In My WatchTree Boy 7 September 2007 Ada Penyihir Di Arlogi SayaAnak Pokok
42 Beware Of The Gravedigger!The Eggs Of Evil 18 January 2008 Pengali KuburTelur Jahat
43 Help Me, I'm Changing!Tower Of Terror 18 January 2008 Tolong, Aku Berubah!Menara Keganasan
44 Dr Dredd And The Dentures Of DoomDressed To Kill 18 January 2008 Dr Dredd Dan Gigi KiamatBerpakaian Berbunuh
45 Joshua Long, Your Hands Have Gone WrongWhy Can't We Go Into Classroom 44? 6 June 2008 Joshua Long, Tangan Kamu Ada MasalahMengapa Kita Tidak Boleh Memasuki Kelas 44?
46 Heads Will RollDon't Open This Letter! 6 June 2008
47 Walking, Running Killer FishMy Shadow Is Killing Me 6 June 2008
48 Just Before You DieTheir Master's Grave 29 August 2008
49 Old Ghosts Of JapanDrowned But Not Dead 29 August 2008
50 Die Laughing At A Killer ClownI Live In Coffin 4, Blood Street 29 August 2008
51 Dr Dredd's Voodoo BracesKeep Out! This Village Is Possessed 28 November 2008
52 My Cupboard's Full of CobrasThe Girl Next To Me Is A Witch 19 January 2009
53 Terril Tan's Terrible TongueDo Not Call This Number 19 January 2009
54 Cross Country CreepsThe Dead Are Watching 19 January 2009
55 Where The Mad Are BuriedDead Boy's Birthday 15 May 2009
56 Skulls At SchoolThere's A Vampire Upstairs 15 May 2009
57 Freaky FarmMy Mad Maid 15 May 2009
58 Face Of DoomBuried But Breathing 15 September 2009
59 The Circle of DeathWhen The Screaming Had To Stop 15 September 2009
SE 1 When The Living Meet The Dead 15 September 2009
SE 2 Santa's ClawsThe Fright Before Christmas 20 November 2009
60 The Brain RaidersThe Monsters of Monte Bello 28 December 2009
61 Who Was In That Coffin?Deathmaster 28 December 2009
62 The Tomb of Dr. TheseusDon't let the Eagleheads Find You 18 March 2010
63 The Sleepers Are AwakeBeware Of Iron Face 4 June 2010
64 The Beam Of DoomThe Grave Busters 4 June 2010
65 Trail Of TerrorThe Creeping Corpse 24 September 2010
SE 3 Trick Or Treat - Or Die 24 September 2010
SE 4 The Snowmen From Hell 19 November 2010
66 Mangled ManThe Ghost Factory 27 January 2011
67 Here Comes The Coneheads!Dr Dredd Drills Again 27 January 2011
68 Don't Look At The Dead!The Haunted Hangman 27 May 2011
69 Has Anyone Seen My Head?Dead On Midnight 27 May 2011
70 One Foot In The GraveWe Will Always Be Watching 16 September 2011
SE 5 My Halloween Night Of Horrors 16 September 2011
SE 6 Our Creepiest Christmas Ever! 18 November 2011
71 Never Look Into Their Eyes!The Curse Of The Bloodless 17 February 2012
72 Revenge Of The ZombiesDon't Go Down Into The Basement! 17 February 2012
73 Who's Been Knocking On My Door?The Ghosts Of Old Nuggety 24 June 2012
74 Jordon Koh, Where Did You Go?My Night In A Haunted Hotel 24 June 2012
75 My School Is A Dead ZoneOur Postman Is A Ghost 14 September 2012
SE 7 The Halloween Graveyard Train 14 September 2012
SE 8 Santa And The Christmas Slime 20 November 2012
76 The League of the DeadThe Whistling Ghost 4 February 2013
77 Look Out – It's the Bag Man!Ghost Bees 4 February 2013
78 The Rise of the BarbarianThe Dreaded Ones 30 May 2013
79 The Curse Of The Cobweb PeopleThe Dinosaur Ghost 30 May 2013
80 When Ghosts Get MarriedRevenge Of The Golden Poison Frog 20 September 2013
81 Vampires From The SwampThe Night The Undead Died 20 September 2013
SE 9 The Ghost Riders Of Halloween 20 September 2013
SE 10 I'm Dreaming Of A Weird Christmas 22 November 2013
82 Melvin, Melvin, Are You Out There?The Lost Ghosts of Red Hill 5 February 2014
83 My Spooky BathroomThe Mad Mad Music In My Head 13 June 2014
84 The Hand of DoomGrinning Ghosts 13 June 2014
85 Green Eye, Red EyeThe Ghost That Wouldn't Die 29 September 2014
SE 11 The Flying Broomsticks Of Halloween 29 September 2014
86 SlitherThe Bones Of Bok Choo Bin 2 March 2015
87 Dian And The Dead MenSkull Duggery 2 March 2015
88 FlyboyDead Man's Lake 31 July 2015
89 The Rage Of The DeadI Just Saw My Own Ghost! 31 July 2015
SE 12 The Beasts Of Halloween 11 November 2015
SE 13 Santa and the Evil Elves 4 December 2015
90 Riverboat GhostsThe Scares Upstairs 18 March 2016
91 Run! It's The Rubber Man!My Super Scary School 18 March 2016
92 Mountain of TerrorThe Headless Horror 17 June 2016
93 When The Dead Go ShoppingZombie Brains 17 June 2016
SE 14 The Dead Are Back For Halloween 30 September 2016
SE 15 The Curse Of The Sinister Santa 25 November 2016
SE 16 Hong Bao Horrors 13 January 2017
94 The Face In The WindowThe Cemetery's Secret 4 May 2017
SE 17 My Graveyard Halloween 12 October 2017
SE 18 The Christmas Tree Of Doom 1 December 2017
SE 19 I've Got Ghosts In My New Year 2 February 2018
95 Jessica Sim Is Screaming!Bad Men Make Bad Ghosts 2 February 2018
96 Bring On The Bats!The Dead Want You 1 June 2018
SE 20 The Halloween Vikings Invade! 4 October 2018
SE 21 What’s Wrong With Mrs Santa? 18 December 2018
SE 22 Who Stole Luxi's Luck? 18 February 2019
97 Mountain Of MadnessThe Bus That Never Came Back 18 February 2019
98 Into The Dark UnknownThe Hangman Never Waits 9 June 2019
99 The House On Deadman's HillCrawling Flesh 4 October 2019
SE 23 My Halloween At Doomton Abbey 4 October 2019
SE 24 The Night Of The Sinister Santa 6 December 2019
SE 25 There’s A Monster In My Mandarin! 27 January 2020
100 He Swims Without WaterOur School Ghoul 27 November 2020
101 Ship Of GhostsDead Of Night 15 September 2021
SE 26 My Christmas Tree Turned Creepy! 15 December 2021
102 Seng And The Scottish CannibalsThe She-Ghost From The Drain 20 June 2022
SE 27 Halloween House Of Bones 15 October 2022
103 My Ghost Positioning SystemVampires, Vampires, Vampires! 9 December 2022
104 Zombies In the ZooUnderground with the Dead 29 June 2023
SE 28 Ronan’s Ratty Christmas 11 December 2023

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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