It's the weekend, and eight-year-old Billy Peterson couldn't be happier. Besides getting his lamebrained, pain-in-the-butt, twin sister out of his hair for three whole days, he gets to spend the entire time with his Grandpa Joe--who's the kind of Grandfather every kid wishes they had. While his sister, Janie, anticipates a weekend of stupid tea parties, dress-up, and dollies at her Aunt Linda's house, Billy is geared up for great stuff like horror movies, spine-chilling-tales, ghost stories, and ton's of junk food--with nary a glass of plain white milk in sight. YES! It was going to be one heck of a great weekend. Unfortunately, Billy's mom doesn't share her son's enthusiasm for the ghoulish, ghastly, and grisly. When she drops Billy off at his grandfather's house, she also deposits a bag filled with educational videos, Dr. Seuss books, classic fairy tales, and similar wholesome entertainment. Arrgghh!! As if that weren't enough, she somehow manages to elicit her father-in-law's promise not to fill Billy's head with more of his gruesome stories. A former teacher, Grandpa Joe ensures Mrs. Peterson that Billy's weekend will be packed with history, geography, and lessons about animals. WHAT!? Billy's tumultuous, hissing groan could be heard for miles. How could his mother do this to him? And, how could Grandpa Joe just wimp out like that? Of course, neither Billy nor Mrs. Peterson have any inkling of the surprise Grandpa Joe has up his sleeve. Join Billy as he learns all about vampires, premature burial, Transylvania, Vlad the Impaler, and blood-sucking bats. This delightfully quirky, out of the ordinary mix of fiction and nonfiction is for "non-squeamish" kids of all ages (adults love it!) and includes listings for vampire, bat, and Bram Stoker related websites.