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Twin brothers discover their new home is also a portal--for an hour a day--to a parallel dimension in this rollicking middle-grade adventure, perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society Colm and Mal are twins so identical their own mom can't tell them apart, but they're different in just about every other way. Mal's a pragmatist while Colm's a dreamer, and they bicker and battle constantly. Neither brother is excited to be moving to Chicago for a fresh start with their mom just after their dad's death. But nothing cures homesickness like intrigue--and their new home, Brunhild Tower, has plenty of it: mysterious elderly neighbors who warn against wandering the building at midday, strange sounds in the walls, and an elevator missing a button for the thirteenth floor. One day, that button appears--and when the doors open on the missing floor, the boys are greeted by the strangest puzzle yet: a twin building that is stuck in time and bustling with activity. All of Brunhild Tower's former residents live on in this phantom tower, where the rules of the real world don't apply. But when the brothers and their newfound friends discover they're all trapped by an ancient curse, they must band together to set everyone free before it's too late.

Nisha and her mother, Amma, flee the war in Malaya to take refuge at her father's ancestral home in England. Here, however, Nisha must follow her stern grandmother's countless rules - and most of all ignore the ghost child beckoning her from the weeping tree high on the cliff top ...

A chilling middle grade horror perfect for fans of R.L. Stine and Holly Black alike.Noe Wiley couldn't be more excited to move. After the slumber party sleepwalking incident of last year, she's ready to make some new friends.But Noe didn't expect the sullen, strange girls who live on her new street. And she certainly didn't expect the strange warning they give her?to stay out of her basement, no matter what.Noe's not going to let these girls boss her around. She'll go in her own basement whenever she wants. So she does. And there he is. And now there's no going back.

Dale E. Basye sends Milton and Marlo to Precocia, the circle reserved for kids who grow up too fast, for their latest hilarious escapade in Heck.When Bea "Elsa" Bubb, the Principal of Darkness, tells Milton and Marlo Fauster they''ve gotten too big for their britches, she sends them to Precocia, the circle of Heck for smartypants kids who grow up too fast. There, the children learn adult jobs. William the Kid teaches bill collection. Mozart teaches commercial jingles. And all the students are forced to act, dress, and talk like little adults. Soon, the Fausters realize that Precocia''s vice principals Napoleon and Cleopatra want more than to hasten adulthood--they seem to want to eliminate childhood altogether. Can Milton and Marlo figure out their plan in time to stop it?Heck is a school in the afterlife where bad kids go for all eternity, or until they turn eighteen, whichever comes first. As in Dante''s Inferno, there are nine circles of Heck, based on kids'' various vices.

A young actress draws a sinister spotlight in this spooky installment in R.L. Stine’s bestselling Fear Street series—now with a fresh new look!Selena has it all. She just scored the lead in her high school play, and everyone adores her. So when she starts receiving dead flowers from a secret “admirer” named The Sun, she just assumes it’s a harmless fan. But Selena soon realizes that The Sun is serious...dead serious. First, her understudy is injured in a suspicious accident. Then, a speeding car almost kills her! Selena doesn’t know what this psycho wants. All she knows is that her number-one fan has become her number-one nightmare.

A thrilling debut from author Eve Wersocki Morris to send shivers down your spine, for fans of Michelle Harrison and Abi Elphinstone.

Twelve year old Alex does not like change, but finds himself pulled along by events he can't control. With the help of his sister and some new friends, he finds a strength he didn't know he had.

In 1932, two years after the first Antarctic expedition, a second expedition sets off. Before the expedition leaves, a stranger gives a notebook to the director of the cruise Howard Pym - who is a professor at the University of Miskatonic - asking him to read it before they reach Antarctica. Preoccupied with the voyage ahead, he forgets about it.

Hal is determined to get to the bottom of his terrifying cheesemares in this hilarious comedy for younger readers from author/illustrator Ross Collins. Includes flap with activity.

The annual outside art festival is nearly a bust for Sapphire Williams and her best friend, Cierra. Over-heated and ready to leave, the two girls encounter a very mysterious woman by the name of Madam Dee. With one dark brown eye and one crystalline blue eye, Madam Dee's stern appearance is enough to make anyone uneasy. However, Sapphire cannot take her eyes off of the Madam Dee's art work that is bizarrely life-like. Convinced that Madam Dee's artistic ability is the result of an old, strange looking art pen with glowing blue inlays, Sapphire "borrows" the odd pen when Madam Dee is not looking. Sapphire quickly realizes that her assumption was correct as each one of her creepy horror sketches begins to take on the same eerie, realistic look as Madam Dee's artwork. It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words...yet Sapphire and Cierra soon learn that some pictures can become much, much more!

Ten cuidado, algunas cosas es mejor dejarlas en paz, otras están destinadas a ser leídas en la oscuridad.¿Qué horror le espera a un niño que cree tener un nuevo amigo que vive en un armario? ¿Cómo escapas de ser aplastado por tus padres como si fueras un insecto? ¿Qué hace que una tienda de mascotas se convierta en el lugar más aterrador de todos? Estas y muchas otras peripecias te esperan entre las páginas. ¡Gritos y espantos! es una divertida colección de cuentos de misterio, terror y aventuras, para leer con las luces apagadas, a la luz de una vela o en una fiesta de pijamas. Es el libro perfecto para acampar y leer con tus amigos y familiares alrededor de una fogata. O para leerlo de noche, a escondidas, debajo de tu edredón.Y no olvides mirar bajo la cama antes de empezar...Para niños, jóvenes y adultos. Cualquiera que ame las historias de terror, de monstruos y brujas disfrutará de esta colección de cuentos. Si quieres que tus hijos lean más y estás buscando algo entretenido que les cause escalofríos, ¡lo encontraste! Despierta su imaginación con estas entretenidas historias, ¡para hacer que la piel se erice de miedo! Contiene 6 ilustraciones. ADVERTENCIA: algunas historias incluyen violencia moderada y otros elementos terroríficos que pueden no ser adecuados para algunos lectores. Se aconseja la supervisión de los padres.

Mean Girls meets Goosebumps in this chilling Creeptown adventure!Desperate to impress her new classmates, 12-year-old Tammy, an aspiring chef, accepts help from a dangerous source. The Booke of Loste Foodes can do miracles. But as its shocking recipes thrust Tammy into the spotlight, she discovers the nightmarish secret behind them. And a Head Chef she may never escape...Don't miss the fast-paced horror series kids are screaming about! Creeptown books combine fast plots, lovable characters and shocking late twists. Perfect for fans of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps. Can you predict how the story will end?

"When shy 6th-grade shutterbug Whit Garcia starts middle school, he's forced to join a yearbook club with three other weirdos who will never be voted 'most likely to succeed.' But after the ghosts of missing students start haunting them, Whit, Hester, Hillary and Press must solve the supernatural secret behind these spirits--or their yearbook club will be voted most likely to join them. But are these ghostly students the real bad guys? Or are they just warning Whit and his friends? Warning them about a darkness beyond their schoolyard...a darkness that threatens to swallow the school--and its occupants--whole"--Provided by publisher.