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Dive into Eldritch Black’s Spooky Stories and venture into a wondrous collection of astonishing tales. Within this book, you’ll find seven eerie stories and oddities that will sweep you away to other worlds.

Marius Grey hunts Monsters. He's not supposed to. He's only twelve and his job as a Cemetery Boy is to look after the ghosts in his family's graveyard. He should be tending these ghosts and—of course—going to school to learn how to live between worlds without getting into trouble. But Marius has an expensive goal. He wants to bring his mother back from the dead, and that takes a LOT of mystic coins, which means a LOT of Monster Hunting, and his mother’s window to return is closing.

Twelve-year-old Tegan and his friends are excited to set out on a weeklong backpacking trip through the wilderness in Shadow Canyon, known for its vast forests and jaw-droppingly deep canyon. But after the group sets off on a little-used trail to visit a remote waterfall, they soon discover that the path markers they’ve been following have mysteriously disappeared, leaving them hopelessly lost.

Om det är något Vitello tycker om så är det monster. Och zombies. Och kranier. Så länge det inte är mörkt. När det är mörkt och han ska sova ligger han och tänker på om det finns något under sängen. Eller om någon gömmer sig ute i hallen? Någon med huggtänder? Vitello måste ta itu med det.

When Minnie spots a white boat bringing strangers to the cove below her cabin, she fears the hard-won peace of her tiny community at the foot of Bigfoot Mountain will be shattered. Kaayii too has to deal with an intruder on the mountain and, injured, needs to reach his family across the water. The two inhabit separate worlds but must find a way to work together to avoid disaster and protect the people and places they hold dear.

Roald Dahls Geschichte über den Ideenreichtum der Tiere, sich gegen ihre tyrannischen Besitzer zu wehren, gelesen von Bjarne Mädel. Die Trottels sind nicht nur trottelig, sondern auch megafies! Wenn sie sich nicht gerade gegenseitig mit Gemeinheiten piesacken, dann jagen sie Vögel oder dressieren ihre vier Affen. Denn Mr Trottel will unbedingt mit seinem Affenzirkus weltberühmt werden. Doch dann erscheint eines Tages der kunterbunte Purzel-Baumvogel aus dem fernen Afrika. Mit seiner Hilfe starten die Affen eine kreative Racheaktion und stellen die Welt der Trottels buchstäblich auf den Kopf.

Monsters are still lurking on Barrow’s Bay. Dare Coates is sure of it. No drifter or ruffian could have killed her father, the Captain of the Guard, while he was on patrol. But everyone insists that monsters have been gone for years now. Dare’s mother. Her classmates. Even the governor, who swiftly marries her mother just months after her father’s death. Dare’s suspicions grow even stronger when the governor suddenly ships her off to the mainland, away from any hope of uncovering the truth about her father’s death. Or so she thinks.

Ein Haus voller Monster. Baby Trolle mit Rotzflakes füttern? Drachen die Zehennägel schneiden? Unterhosen fressende Monster bändigen? Für Indigo Wild und ihren kleinen Bruder Quick ist das alles ganz normal, denn ihre Eltern sind Monsterforscher. Sie schicken ihre Entdeckungen per Monster-Post nach Hause in das kunterbunte Haus im Geleebohnenweg Nummer 47. Doch die neueste Monster-Lieferung geht schief – das Paket ist leer und das Monster schon dabei, jede Menge Chaos zu stiften.

Megan kept drawing. The drawing seemed to have a mind of its own. She felt herself begin to panic. She wanted to stop. But her hand didn’t stop. Please, could she stop. Stop! Megan is obsessed with drawing fantastical creatures, and she shares her drawings with her best friend Li who writes stories to go with the pictures. They are kindred spirits with big creative dreams. One day everyone in town – except Megan and Li – is immobilised by a strange glow coming from their devices.

With Crowntown Community College back to normal after defeating Captain Blondbeard, Natalie is struggling with her schoolwork and has found a new foe in Megan, a spoilt classmate with a sharp tongue.

Child genius and budding inventor Frances is in trouble. Her dreams of scientific glory were dashed when her first big experiment nearly destroyed her whole town. So when a prestigious society invites her to their symposium, Frances sees it as a chance to redeem herself. On the way there, her train is hijacked, and she and her friend Luca flee into the Black Forest. Seeking shelter with a group of orphans, Frances learns the rules of the woods: Never travel alone. Never make a sound. Because something hunts in the shadows, something with glowing eyes and sharp teeth.

Halle dreams of becoming a scream queen. She practices her loudest scream every day and has learned a lot from studying the horror movies of her favorite director, Maximus Price. Maximus lives just outside town, and when the chance to go to his home arises, Halle grabs it with both hands. She doesn’t realize that real life horrors await her at Price Manor.

Die lustigsten, müffelfurzcoolsten, matschigsten, käsefußstinkigsten Olchi-Witze. Professor Brausewein hat sich mal wieder selbst übertroffen – um an einem Erfinderwettbewerb teilzunehmen hat er den supergalaktischen Roboter PBLH-3000 entwickelt. Als die Olchi-Kinder jedoch auf einen falschen Knopf drücken, wird PBLH-3000 auf einmal schrecklich traurig und Professor Brauseweins Wettbewerbsteilnahme ist in Gefahr. Keine Frage, die Olchis müssen ihm helfen: um PBLH-3000 wieder zum Lachen zu bringen, fangen sie an Witze zu erzählen.

A seven-year-old elementary school girl woke up to a terrifying discovery. Her greatest fear of the darkness has come to life as a shadow in her closet comes to life, changing her life forever.

Spell enrolls at the Whisper Shook University to tighten her magic. While at school, she falls in love, and also in trouble. With the help of her new friends, there is no mystery or monster this clan cannot handle.

When Niko and his friends go on a school trip to the Science Museum, they find more than anyone expected when they sneak into the closed Physics wing. A bizarre creature needs Niko’s help, sending him on a rescue mission across the city. Will Niko succeed in helping his new friend? Or is something more sinister going on?

Regan, Sofia, Bennet, and Darius are shocked when they end up in detention. Little do they know, the detention they're walking into is far from ordinary. Their science teacher, Ms. Stein, believes she'll be able to create an army of perfect students -- and she's planning on using Sofia's smart, Regan's heart, Bennett's likeability, and Darius's loyalty to do it.

Will Hunter just wants a quiet day in East Emerson. But instead: A bully won’t leave him alone at school. His mom is struggling to make ends meet. Together with friends Ivy and Linus, he’s had to save the town from a pet-napping vampire and a werewolf army. When someone starts raising the dead all over town, it’s up to Will, Ivy, and Linus to unlock the centuries of secrets hiding underground and prevent a terrifying monster from being unleashed. And if they fail, it won’t just mean the end of East Emerson—but the end of the entire world.

Nachdem sie das Biest mit vereinten Kräften verjagt haben, leben Bethany und Ebenezer ihr bestes bestienfreies Leben! In Miss Muddles Süßigkeitenladen stellt Bethany allerlei süße Kreationen her und Ebenezer betreibt nun einen Wohltätigkeitsverein, obgleich er immer noch nicht besonders gut darin ist, so richtig gut zu sein. Aber da das Biest nie dazu bestimmt war, lange eingesperrt zu bleiben, taucht es urplötzlich wieder auf! Bethany und Ebenezer erleben ihre bisher schlimmste Überraschung.

Tom wants to see a dragon. And his Granddad wants to make one. But neither of them are prepared for the consequences when they accidentally spill Granddad's special growth formula on the ground.