Josh is terrified of clowns, and the news that someone dressed as a clown in a neighboring town has been kidnapping children does not help, especially after the kidnapper escapes custody; so when he encounters a threatening clown at the House of Horrors at the amusement park he panics--but will he be able to save himself, much less rescue a little girl who is lost in the hall of mirrors?

When a reporter plans an expos that could shut down the School of Fear, Garrison, Lulu, Madeleine, and Theo seek help from Bishop Basmati, head of the nearby Contrary Academy, whose hyperactive, fearless, and extremely impulsive students soon overrun the School of Fear.