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1993 (Nos. 5–14) · U.S., 1990s

Piano Lessons Can Be Murder

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Jerry finds a piano in his new attic and gets a teacher obsessed with hands

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Quick recap

Jerry Hawkins moves into an old house in New Goshen and finds a piano in the attic that still plays well. At night he hears mysterious music. His parents sign him up at Dr. Shreek's music school, where the teacher keeps praising his hands. A ghost girl warns Jerry to stay away from the piano and the school, and he hears that some students went in and never came out. When he tries to quit, Shreek chases him to the recital hall, where disembodied hands play the pianos. Mr. Toggle, the school's inventor, shuts Shreek off, revealing he was a robot, then says he wants Jerry's hands for his own creations. The ghosts drag Toggle away. Months later, on the baseball team, everyone tells Jerry he has great hands.

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  1. Behind the scenesOriginally guitar

    Stine first planned Guitar Lessons Can Be Murder, after his son's lessons, but switched to piano when people said guitars aren't scary.

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  2. ChangeAttic becomes basement

    In the book, Jerry finds the piano in the attic and Mr. Toggle is the school's inventor. In the episode, the piano is in the basement and Toggle is the janitor.

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