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Weird and creepy tales of Whitby. Jack is on holiday with his friend Violet and her annoying little brother Tom when they see a strange shadow of a dog playing on the 199 Steps. The dog's owner is a girl called Lucy who lives with her grandfather, who seems suspiciously like a vampire ...

In rural southern Georgia, a periodical cicada brood returns after 13 years underground, and with their deafening scream comes the Cicada Song, a competition hosted in the gated, wealthy enclave of Lake Clearwater to find the best musician in the state. For Neera Singh, this competition is a lifeline, a way to save her family's future from the financial debt they've been battling since her uncle Ajay's death three years ago. Winning could ensure the survival of their motel ? their home and their livelihood.When Dawson Sumter, a guest at the motel, disappears, Neera is drawn into an amateur investigation with Isaiah Johnson ? her estranged childhood friend and the son of a prominent judge. They start to suspect the town's wealth, their family's debts, and the strange disappearances are entwined with supernatural forces rooted in a creepy local legend.Teaming up with two other local teens?Sam, the daughter of the motel's loathsome handyman, and Reid, the son of the wealthiest man in town?they set out to figure out how deep the rot of this town goes, and to find a way to escape its reach. The call of this summer's brood of cicadas is growing...and beneath their deafening scream, something awakens, ready for its next meal.

Dr Jekyll faces awful consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that changes him into the disgustingly evil Mr Hyde.

All aboard for The Train of Dark Wonders! The second book in the magical must-read middle-grade series.

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine's Goosebumpsand Stranger Things.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and creator of Five Nights at Freddy's comes this eight-book boxed set of the complete Tales from the Pizzaplex series!Have you ever wanted something badly, even though you shouldn't?... Experienced a gut feeling that told you something was wrong?... Maybe you've cut corners to get what you want? In the world of Five Nights at Freddy's, tempting fate comes with a heavy price...In this eight-book box set, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins twenty-four sinister novella-length tales from uncharted corners of his series' canon.Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to rattle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.

I den tredje boken om Mia Myhr, blir Mias tillit satt på prøve. Ikke bare må hun og Ekko gjennom det farlige råtne vannet, men krystallen hennes prøver stadig å forføre henne til dens kontroll. Den hvisker skremmende tanker, og hun vet ikke lenger hva som er løgn eller virkelighet. For om Mia ikke en gang kan stole på sin eneste venn, hvem kan hun da stole på? Samtidig begynner søsteren Hanna å høre en rar stemme kalle på henne ... Sara Hjardar er født i 1998 og kommer fra Fredrikstad. Hun ble ferdig med en bachelor i grafisk design og illustrasjon våren 2021 på Kunsthøyskolen i Oslo. Samme høst vant hun Egmonts store tegneseriekonkurranse, i skarp konkurranse med over 200 andre innsendere. Premien var 50 000 kroner og en bokkontrakt - som har resultert i denne bok-serien.  Sagt om «Mia Myhr»-serien: «Fabelaktig god tegneseriedebut som gir assosiasjoner til Stranger Things og Coraline». Elin Brend Bjørhei, som ga den første boka i serien terningkast 6 i VG! «... En fantastisk tegneserie med fargerike og uttrykksfulle illustrasjoner. Historien flyter lett, og boka byr på en spennende og morsom leseopplevelse. Jeg anbefaler denne boken varmt og gleder meg stort til neste utgivelse.» Sigrid Moe, som ga den tredje boka i serien terningkast 6 i Nettavisen.

Middle school seems like a fight to survive for most students. There's a sense of freedom, a sense of fear, and a sense of resentment stemming from trying to navigate a world that seems to want to tear them apart. Teachers seem to be oozing with resentment, blinded by their drive to make students more like them.Vic and Flo are two besties on the verge of the biggest test of their young lives as a spirit week assembly turns deadly when students are attacked by zombified teachers. They find themselves embarking on a pass-fail test to escape and find answers.Along the way they meet more young survivors: C.J, Connor, Izzy, and Leanne. As they travel together piecing together clues hidden in their survival stories, one thing becomes clear: zombies aren't their only obstacle.As they travel in search of supplies and somewhere to call home, they push to find answers about the hordes. What makes the zombies blind? Why do they all look like they're sweating? How does the infection spread?The one question they can't answer is: what started it all?

By night, Finn has horrible nightmares. By day, they come TRUE! A gripping horror story for readers of 10 and over. Finnegan Quick is haunted by nightmares. They're so bad, he's terrified of going to sleep. Because Finn's dreams change the waking world too. He's already lost his mum, his dad, his dog, even his shadow. And now they're coming for his gran, the only family he's got left. Then a mysterious girl starts appearing in his dreams, helping Finn fight back against the creatures in his nightly adventures. On the first day of the new term, she turns up at school, right there in real life, in the lunch queue! Cass tells Finn that she has come to solve the mystery of Finn's missing parents. Together with Finn's geeky best friend Squid, they travel through the nightmare world, battling goblins, ghosts and zombies. Finn, Cass and Squid are a sparky, wise-cracking trio, but even together, can they prove to be a match for the creatures of the night?If Finnegan Quick is to save the people he cares about most, he has to remember the lesson his gran has been teaching him all his life. He must learn to face his fears - or be destroyed by them!A creepily brilliant read for fans of Jennifer Killick and other horror stories.

Jack Skellington is the undisputed Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. But it wasn't always that way... discover the story behind Jack's title in this manga miniseries. Years ago, Jack and Oogie Boogie were close friends. Both eager to prove themselves, they poured all their passion into their fantastical projects to earn their rightful place as the scariest duo in town. But there could only be one Pumpkin King! What could have happened to turn two best friends into such bitter rivals?When Edgar the Pumpkin King declares his retirement, a contest to decide his successor takes place between friends-turned-rivals Jack and Oogie Boogie. Fans of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas will love seeing favourite characters such as Jack Skellington, Oogie Boogie, Sally and Lock, Shock, and Barrel in this original story set before the events of the film. This perfectly creepy manga miniseries collects together issues 1-5 of Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle for Pumpkin King into one graphic novel!

A graphic retelling of Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece is bought back to life with incredible illustrations!Mary Shelley's classic horror story is bought back to life in this contemporary graphic novel, featuring atmospheric illustrations and electrifying explorations of the cultural impact of Shelley's gothic masterpiece. The novel follows the obsessive scientist Victor Frankenstein as he robs graveyards and gathers body parts to build a monster of superhuman strength. But as he begins to develop his own mind, consciousness and agency, how will the creature react to being left alone in the world by his creator?Perfect for reluctant readers and visual learners, this faithful, fast-paced adaptation brings Frankenstein to vivid life with full-colour artwork and speech bubbles to enhance the retelling. Alongside the novel, this edition includes a biography of Mary Shelley, explorations of scientific discoveries at the time, a listing of Frankenstein in film, and footnotes to explain difficult words and ideas.

Welcome to SHIVER POINT, home of spooks, screams and small-town horror! And as the moon rises once again, will they even manage to get out alive?Packed with chills and thrills, SHIVER POINT is a hair-raising horror series for readers aged 9-12, perfect for fans of GOOSEBUMPS and DREAD WOOD.

The bloodthirsty Count Dracula has trapped you inside his castle! CAN YOU ESCAPE?Readers will be transported into the pages of 14 classic horror stories in their quest to escape from Count Dracula's castle.

A spirited series of "cosy gothic" ghostly mysteries set in the 1930s, starring supernatural sleuths, Lockett & Wilde. "This book has more shadowy mysteries than twelve graveyards and more delicious twists than my favorite pretzel. All hail Lockett & Wilde!"-Lemony SnicketMatilda Lockett is used to playing the role of Poor Dead Edna the Orphan on stage with her spirit-medium aunt, Signora Valentina, and theatrical uncle Barnabus - but when they all decamp to Beauchamp Manor to deal with a most dreadful haunting, she discovers she really can see ghosts! There she meets ghost boy, Edgar Wilde, who shares her love of supernatural snooping, and together they set about unravelling the case of The Ghosts of the Manor. Classic spooky mystery reimagined for fans of cosy crime. You'd have to be DEAD not to love it... "Funny, spooky and cosy - I loved it!" -Andy Stanton

As the giant Idris travels across Wales on a quest to collect stories we meet a vengeful house goblin, a ghost that steals life, dwarves living beneath a garden, a tea party of lady ghosts and many other fascinating and devious fairy folk, reimagined from Welsh legend.

When The Speaker posts, his followers must listen ... no matter the consequences. Influencer culture, cult dynamics, murder and obsession. Influencer is an addictive, page-turning, extremely dark psychological thriller perfect for fans of You.

The ghouls are back in Creep It Under Wraps, the second spooktacular installment in the Monster High School Spirits series, featuring original middle-grade stories set in the world of Mattel's hit Nickelodeon show and written by author Adrianna Cuevas There isn't a style or pop culture trend in the monster world that Cleo De Nile isn't on top of. But on a visit to the human world, Cleo discovers a tradition that completely escaped her: Monster Con, where humans gather to dress up as their favorite monsters. Convinced it's what Monster High has been missingand determined to prove to her family that she can be a leaderCleo decides to put on the school's first ever Human Con. She even finds the perfect accessory for the winner of Best Dressed: a dazzling crown from the catacombs. But when Cleo tries the crown on, strange things start to happen. As the Con draws nearer, Cleo's behavior becomes increasingly bizarre. Thank the gods for goulfriends! Clawdeen, Draculaura, Frankie, and Cleo band together to solve the mystery of the crown's origins so they can break the hold it has on Cleo . . . before she becomes a shadow of her mummy-rific self!

I finally made it out of the Dark Woods only to learn that Sawyer is in prison, our people are still at war, and the wolves are hiding underground. It will take every ounce of strength I have in order to save our people, get my man back, and bring down the queen. I can't do this alone, and calling on an old friend proves to be the best decision I could ever make. Nothing will keep me from my mate, not even the magical world's most high security prison. You will love the twists and turns in this epic conclusion to the bestselling Wolf Girl series!

The ghostly spirit of Jupiter has returned, more terrifying than before. Bent on revenge, he smothers the world in an eternal winter of snow and ice. The Deptford Mice are worried: the mystical bats have fled from the attic, and a new rat army is gathering strength. With food short and no sign of spring, the mice know there's a desperate struggle ahead. Who knows how many will survive and at what cost?

Join Marvel's fan-favourites Rocket and Groot in this delightfullyspooky graphic novel adventure!

Just in time for the 10th anniversary of Five Nights at Freddy's,return to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in this interactive novel in whichyou decide what happens!

Lettlest grøsser som er akkurat passe skummel, akkurat passe mørk. Perfekt for sommerferien.Sommerferien står for døra med tre uker på hytta. En bitte liten øy ute i skjærgården et sted. Ferien starter med et skikkelig uvær!Ella føler seg låst til den lille øya med det kaotiske været. Strømmen går og hun deler soverom med storebroren sin, og det gjør ikke saken noe bedre.Det er klamt og fuktig, grått og tungt. og Ella angrer på at hun har lovet broren å bade hver dag hele ferien - uansett vær.Plutselig begynner merkelige ting å skje.Havet kaster fisk opp på land, stranda oversvømmes av maneter, uhyggen brer seg og plutselig begynner folk å forsvinne.

Don't open the box, warned the old man. But Charlie can't help himself...

A ghostly stand-alone novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Disney's Villain Tales series, that reimagines Disney's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow through the eyes of a modern teen ... Kat Van Tassel wants nothing to do with Sleepy Hollow's ghostly history. But when her mother gives her the original Katrina van Tassel's diary on the two-hundredth anniversary of the Headless Horseman's haunting, a new legend begins to take shape, weaving together the past and the present in eerie ways. When a new girl in town opens Kat's eyes to the possibility that ghosts are real, it makes her question who she truly wants to be... and be with. Can Kat uncover a two-hundred-year-old secret, and trace its shocking reverberations in her own life, in time to protect what she truly loves?

Leaving him was the hardest thing I've ever done, but I have to put our people first. Werewolf City is at war and I'll do whatever it takes to turn the tides in the wolves' favor, even if it means stepping up in my new role. The Paladins are a secretive people that I know nothing about. What I thought would be a quick trip into their lands turns into a fight for my life. The future Sawyer and I have dreamed of together threatens to crumble. I'm torn. Do I choose love and a sure future with the man of my dreams, or do I follow my heart and save a dying people I know nothing about, no matter the cost? Either way I have to make it back to him; I can't imagine a life in which we don't exist together.

Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder meets Cynthia Murphy's Win Lose Kill Die in this explosive YA thriller from Danielle Valentine.Most people's births aren't immortalized in a police report.Olivia was born during the infamous Camp Lost Lake murders but, when she begins questioning the events surrounding her birth, she finds there's a lot more to that tragic night.Most people don't spend their childhood on the run.Reagan's mother might be considered guilty of murder, but Reagan knows she's innocent. Tired of running, she returns to Camp to clear her mother's name.Only, someone wants the past to remain buried - and will kill again to do so. If they're to stay alive, Olivia and Reagan must work together fast to uncover the truth. . .