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Fulton Snodde-Brittles has gone to the Dial a Ghost agency with an evil plan. He wants to hire some truly terrifying ghosts to scare his nephew Oliver to death. ‘The Shriekers’ are the most violent and sickening sceptres the agency has, but a mix-up means the kind Wilkinson ghosts are sent in their place. Now Oliver has some spooky allies to help him outwit the wicked Fulton!

The rain hasn't stopped for a week, and the 12 guests of the Blue Vein Tavern are trapped by flooded roads and the rising Skidwrack River. Among them are a ship's captain, tattooed twins, a musician, and a young girl traveling on her own. To pass the time, they begin to tell stories - each a different type of folklore - that eventually reveal more about their own secrets than they intended. As the rain continues to pour down - an uncanny, unnatural amount of rain - the guests begin to realize that the entire city is in danger, and not just from the flood.

It was supposed to be a normal winter sleepover. Hot chocolate and pillow forts and scary movies. But Jessica's friends had other things in mind. They bring out a board game that is supposed to help you talk to the dead, and Jessica wants nothing more than to communicate with her recently deceased sister, Mary. She gets her wish. Mary responds. And in the days that follow, it becomes clear that Mary isn't the sweet girl she was in life.

On a cold winter night, Iris and her best friend, Daniel, sneak into a clearing in the woods to play in the freshly fallen snow. There, Iris finds the crumbling gravestone of a young girl, Avery Moore. Immediately, strange things start to happen to Iris. She feels the pull of the abandoned grave, calling her back to the clearing. Iris and Daniel start to research the area for a school project. They discover that Avery's grave is actually part of a neglected and forgotten Black cemetery, dating back to a time when White and Black people were kept separate in life - and in death.

A twisty, terrifying supernatural mystery about twelve-year-old, her creepy new home in Florida, and the territorial ghost of the young girl who lived there before her. "A fiendishly creepy ghost story."--Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author of Dust & Grim "Hide-under-the-covers...

A new quirky-funny book from the author of Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer about a boy whose plans for the summer go sideways when the ghost of his great-great-grandmother demands his attention. HD Schenk is a maker--an inventor, someone who builds cool stuff. He's got a plan...

“There is magic, there is good and evil, and there is love all woven into a suspenseful and entertaining mystery.”—School Library Journal (starred review) New York Times bestselling author Gregory Funaro brings us the second installment of the thrilling Watch Hollow series, where magic...

New York Times bestselling author Gregory Funaro brings us into a world where magic exists, monsters roam in the shadows, and wooden animals come to life. Deep within the enchanted woods in the town of Watch Hollow stands the once-grand Blackford House, whose halls hold a magical secret: a giant...

Sir Michael Morpurgo retells two of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, Macbeth and Hamlet, in this stunning audio collection in association with the RSC, featuring readings by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Michael himself.

Sir Michael Morpurgo retells two of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer’s Night Dream, in this stunning audio collection in association with the RSC, featuring readings by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Michael himself. Translating these iconic plays into thrilling prose, the nation’s favourite storyteller preserves all the imaginative genius and spark of the originals, while bringing a contemporary and vibrant voice to their retelling.

Oh nein! Mimi kann nicht mehr feststofflich werden! Offenbar hat das Medaillon, das sie um den Hals trägt, etwas damit zu tun. Dieses hatte Tom ihr in einem vergangenen Zeitreise-Abenteuer um den Hals gehängt, als Mimi noch kein Gespenst war! Schnell ist klar: Tom und Mimi müssen abermals in der Zeit reisen, um das Geheimnis des Schmuckstücks zu lüften! Fans von Ghostsitter und Co. kommen diesmal voll auf ihre Kosten, denn es werden weitere Geheimnisse und Zusammenhänge gelüftet, mit denen nicht nur Tom und Mimi niemals gerechnet hätten.

Spuki und Tante Felicitas bewohnen seit einigen Hundert Jahren eine Burg. Wie lange, das wissen sie nicht so ganz genau, aber es ist schon lange genug, um das Spuken fast zu verlernen. So sind die beiden auch recht erschrocken, als eines Tages Handwerker kommen und mit den sonderbarsten Geräten anfangen herumzuhantieren. Ihr könnt euch vorstellen, dass eine moderne Bohrmaschine für ein altehrwürdiges Gespenst eine ziemlich erschreckende Angelegenheit ist, oder? Es wird aber alles noch bunter, als nach dem Umbau der Burg eine Schulklasse in die neue "Herberge" kommt.

Vor gut hundert Jahren verließ der Raubritter Alfred der 27. das Schloss seiner Väter und schiffte sich nach Südamerika ein, weil sich die Raubzüge in der Umgebung nicht mehr lohnten. Das Schloss stand leer. Niemand war da, den man hätte bespuken können. Tante Felicitas und Spuki taten das einzig Vernünftige, was ein gescheites Gespenst in solch ernster Lage tun kann: Sie legten sich schlafen. Vor ein paar Wochen aber wurden sie unsanft aus ihrem Jahrhundertschlummer gerissen. Handwerker kamen ins Haus und aus dem Schloss wurde ein Landschulheim.

When the legendary Carnival of the Blood Moon returns to the quiet town of Willow Creek, best friends Scarlett, Zoe, Caleb, and Mason are drawn to its eerie allure. But once inside, they realize this is no ordinary carnival—it's a living nightmare.

Strange things happen all the time—doors creak open, shadows shift when no one’s looking and some places never quite forget their past.Enter the world of mystery, magic and macabre with master storyteller Satyajit Ray as he weaves the finest supernatural tales. Featuring haunted houses...

Diese Sammlung bietet 43 Schauer-, Schreck- und Spukgeschichten, die Kindern das ultimative Gruselerlebnis bescheren. Jede Geschichte findet ihren eigenen, originellen Gruselgrund und entführt in eine Welt voller Halloween-Magie, Geister, Gespenster und Hexen.

When The Haunted Dungeon, a notorious Halloween attraction, reports an actual ghost stirring up trouble beyond the splattered walls and latex masks, Thelma and the Riverfish Valley Paranormal Society are on the case. But once she investigates, Thelma quickly learns this isn't a normal haunting. A terrifying local legend is lurching to life underground, and it's connected to a darkness that's trying to twine its way around her heart.

In ihrem zweiten Fall haben die Freunde mit dem Theatergeist, der die Theatertexte der Schüler und Schülerinnen stiehlt, Proben der Theatergruppe absagt und die Theaterproben sabotiert, zu tun. Wieder einmal stehen die Zwillinge Ulli und Olli, sowie Djamila, Tim, Minimax und Oma Berta vor einem scheinbar schwierigen Rätsel und die Freunde müssen sich beeilen – denn sonst könnte die Theateraufführung Peter Pan abgesagt werden.

There’s a room backstage no one talks about. No number. No records. No key. Until Natalie finds it. Inside: shelves lined with old masks. Some stitched. Some cracked. Some smiling way too wide. All of them waiting. The rule is simple: Wear one… and it wears you back. At first, Natalie thinks it’s all in her head—until her classmates start changing. Until her best friend starts forgetting who she is. The masks are spreading. The school is shifting. And Natalie might be the only one who remembers what’s real. But the masks remember her too.

For the first time, Teddy is actually excited for the school year to start. His new neighbors, Lila and Caleb, are transferring to his school, which means he'll finally have real friends! But Teddy has a secret he's desperate to protect—one that explains why none of his classmates have spoken to him in years....