When Richard Hsieh's oneirologist father hooks up his Slappy doll to his dream machine as a joke, Richard begins having dreams about Slappy coming to life and terrorizing his world. When his cousin Willow visits, she too begins having dreams about Slappy and the pair realize that Slappy is growing in power and they must stop him before he becomes the master of their dreams.

Includes excerpt from: Haunting with the stars.