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There's something weird about the waxwork museum Maya visits with her class. The dummies have creepy, twisted faces, and the old man who runs it is very strange. Maya tries to find out more and makes a horrific discovery that leads her back to the museum after dark. She's soon going to wish she'd never stepped into the House of Wax.

Everybody knows you should avoid The Lane after dark. Strange things have happened there. But nobody believes those old stories now, do they?Joe discovers that sometimes you really should listen to warnings...

Grace walks her dog through the woods with her cousin, Austin. When the path they're following stops, they turn back to find it has disappeared.They're driven deeper into the woods, where they discover an abandoned funfair. When they step onto the grounds, the lights turn on. Maybe it isn't abandoned after all...

Adam Tiller visits Dark Cove every year. Only the legend of an evil mermaid who haunts the bay makes this sleepy fishing village interesting. Adam sets out to make a hoax video of her. But other forces are at work in the village and the mermaid might be the least of Adam's problems. After all, she's just a legend, and legends aren't real. Are they?

New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classicAfter suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie only finds solace in books. So when she happens upon a crazed woman at the river threatening to throw a book into the water, Ollie doesn't think--she just acts, stealing the book and running away. As she begins to read the slender volume, Ollie discovers a chilling story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who both loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "e;the smiling man,"e; a sinister specter who grants your most tightly held wish, but only for the ultimate price. Ollie is captivated by the tale until her school trip the next day to Smoke Hollow, a local farm with a haunting history all its own. There she stumbles upon the graves of the very people she's been reading about. Could it be the story about the smiling man is true? Ollie doesn't have too long to think about the answer to that. On the way home, the school bus breaks down, sending their teacher back to the farm for help. But the strange bus driver has some advice for the kids left behind in his care: "e;Best get moving. At nightfall they'll come for the rest of you."e; Nightfall is, indeed, fast descending when Ollie's previously broken digital wristwatch, a keepsake reminder of better times, begins a startling countdown and delivers a terrifying message: RUN. Only Ollie and two of her classmates heed the bus driver's warning. As the trio head out into the woods--bordered by a field of scarecrows that seem to be watching them--the bus driver has just one final piece of advice for Ollie and her friends: "e;Avoid large places. Keep to small."e; And with that, a deliciously creepy and hair-raising adventure begins.

The Goonies meets Stranger Things in this thrilling first book in the middle-grade suspense series, The Darkdeep, by New York Times bestselling authors Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs.

Veronica Mars meets The Craft when a teen girl investigates the suspicious deaths of three classmates and accidentally ends up bringing them back to life to form a hilariously unlikely - and unwilling - vigilante girl gang.

The first book in a spookily funny new series, where the living meet the dead and survival is a race against time. Perfect for fans of Skulduggery Pleasant and Who Let the Gods Out.

A lonely, young zombie hopes to find a friend at the Halloween party.

Days after he and a friend discover the victim of a werewolf, Alex Stryker is attacked and bitten.As his wounds heal, his senses sharpen, and his anxiety around strangers mounts, he prepares for what he sees as a frightful transformation during the next full moon.And what he may have to explain if his family or his friends ever find out what he is.

Rachel is ordinary. Average. Utterly unremarkable... until her best friend shoots her on her 16th birthday and a stranger brings her from deaths doorstep with an infusion of his own DNA. Then everything gets weird. She heals impossibly fast. She senses the thoughts of others. She sees places and horrifying creatures that couldnt possibly exist, and her new friend Tyler is convinced shes destined to save the world from their invasion. Can she trust him? Can she trust herself? Hows she supposed to stop inter-dimensional invaders when she can barely deal with high school? Ready or not, here they come.

In the book Treasure of the Moaning Ghost Rustys world tumbles when he overhears Grandpop tell a roof repairman, Come fall Ill have to sell Since losing his dad, Rusty cant bear the thought of Grandpop moving to a different house without him. Join Rusty and his twin cousins in their secret summer mission to earn enough to save their familys beloved Victorian mansion. Sloshing through Bullfrog Bend, they scoop muddy crawdads into a rusty bucket and market them as pets. In an attempt to capture and sell a family of cuddly black and white skunk kittens, the boys encounter the angry mama skunk. When two buckets finally fill with money, they fall through the cupolas ancient floor, exposing a secret from the past. Will this concealed object solve the mystery of Theo, the moaning ghost? The boys summer adventures provide moral and spiritual character builders for children ages 9-12. Young readers will learn lessons in hard work, honesty, and respect for everyone, even bullies. They will discover the hidden treasure of their families.

When a playground scrap becomes a fight to the death, and an ancient curse awakes, Jack and Emma must uncover the arrowhead's secrets - before a terrible evil is unleashed.Award-winning children's author Ruth Eastham weaves twists, turns and adventures into the rollercoaster ride that is Arrowhead: aspects of Norse mythology, the importance of friendship and teamwork, race-against-the-clock tension, and terror as the world as you know it is turned upside down.Follow the three friends Jack, Emma and Skuli on their mission to save the world from the evil curse, as you are drawn into an emotional and thrilling journey - but one not to be missed.

The third exhilarating instalment in the Arena 13 series by Joseph Delaney, author of THE SPOOK S APPRENTICEAfter everything Leif has been through in Arena 13, it s finally time for him to fulfil his destiny and accompany his father s people beyond the barrier that imprisons all mankind. Meanwhile, Kwin, the girl he loves, is making waves in the arena as the first woman ever to grace its fighting floor. In their own ways, each of them is fighting to bring down the superhuman monsters that threaten the last people on earth. They might have picked fights they can t win. But freedom could be something worth dying for. Books in the series1: ARENA 132: ARENA 13: THE PREY3: ARENA 13: THE WARRIOR

This high-stakes sequel to Velvet proves that when you're the only human caught in a paranormal war, high school can get a little tricky. With Adrian's brother trapped in hell, the Praetorian Guard has made Stony Creek their base of operations, but Caitlin has a bad feeling they're more interested in her than in finding Lucian. Caught in a sea of conspiracies and lies, Caitlin and Adrian perform a risky magical procedure in an attempt to protect Caitlin from compulsion. Relieved that her nightmares have ended, Caitlin is disturbed to find that something even stranger has taken their place. Determined to get on with her life, even amid a crazy paranormal manhunt, she applies for a competitive summer fashion internship in New York. Searching desperately for answers about what Caitlin might be, how Adrian's father is involved, and where Lucian has been taken, Caitlin and Adrian must rely on each other to survive. But when the truth finally comes to light, the consequences are unimaginable. And the question still haunts them both: even if they survive, how will they deal with the fact that Adrian is immortal and Caitlin is not?

Years ago, witch hunters came to Carolina and devoured the Willows. Sixteen-year-old Collette, a powerful empath, was one of them. A part of a long line of witches that stretches back as far as the slave auctions of Charleston, she was especially gifted.Decades later, a series of strange kidnappings prompts a member of her secret coven to make a plea for help and Collette is chosen to answer the call. But things have changed. Angels have come out of the divine closet and everyone is on the lookout for the supernatural.Snatched from the Void, she has to choose between a normal life and following the warrior path of the Willows, a coven she didnt know she belonged to. Soon, problems pile sky-high as she struggles to keep the boy who could blow her cover at arm's length and her sanity as family secrets come to light in the midst of a serial killer.In the end it all comes down to destiny, death and the grey places between good and evil. But then again, when you're Willow Born death can be just the beginning.

Three months have passed since Phoenix liberated Moose Lake from Dasc's clutches and put an end to his plans. The resident werewolves have recovered from their ordeal, but Phoenix has become plagued by nightmares and wrestles with the most crucial part of being an IMS agentkilling monsters. But her job is far from over.When Phoenix discovers Ashley has been arrested by IMS agents in Duluth, she rushes to aid her friend who claims she was attacked by a vampire. Determined to uncover the truth, Phoenix joins forces with the Duluth team and their investigation leads them down a bloody path to a clever foe.But this new danger isn't Phoenix's only concern. After receiving a summons to Underground, she's forced to confront the source of her nightmares as she discovers Dasc isn't done with her yet. With dire consequences looming from her choices and the lives of the werewolves in her hands, Phoenix must decide just how far she's willing to go in order to save them all.

Phoenix and her brother Hawk are professional monster hunterswell, nearly. Still in training with the International Monster Slayers, a secret government agency that both defends and hunts mythical creatures, they are sent on their first real mission to prove their worth. When things go awry and the IMS is nearly exposed, their future as agents looks grim.Given one last chance for redemption, the duo are sent to Moose Lake, Minnesota where there's a docile population of werewolves to keep in check. Their assignment is supposed to be dull, but Moose Lake ends up being anything but boring.When a mysterious black wolf appears and the werewolves under their charge start to become aggressive, they must uncover the city's dark secret if they are to save not only the citizens but themselves.

Twelve young teens learn that happily ever afters only exist in fairy tales. Jessica has heard the rumours about drop bears, but are they real?What will Connor see on the prison tour?Whose old boot did Jack catch while fishing with his dad?Will Jane end up with a lump of coal in her Christmas stocking?Find out in these twelve creepy Nightmare Stories.