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What do you do when you're a skeleton and you can't lie down peacefully? Maybe you go visit your family! In this spooky, funny, sweet tale, a scary skeleton goes home to visit a boy who's not afraid to keep his skeleton grandpa company. In the end, the boy helps his grandpa go back to bed in his grave, and makes sure that the skeleton won't be coming out again at night to keep him awake. Told in amusing, mysterious verse and rich illustrations, Skeleton Grandpa turns the tables on fear and reassures children that they possess inner courage, wisdom, patience, and daring. You can view a video preview of the book here: https: //youtu.be/BnTrYJLICZ4

Set more than one hundred years after the Borden murders, this propulsive, supernatural thriller imagines what might happen if history were to repeat itself today. Perfect for fans of Kara Thomas and Courtney Summers!When Mariella Morse accuses her boyfriend, Vik Gomez, of murdering her wealthy parents with an axe, the town is quick to believe her. It doesn’t help that Vik is caught standing over her parents’ bodies with blood on his hands, unable to remember anything about the night in question.But Vik’s sister, Tessa, knows that Vik would never be capable of such a gruesome crime. Haunted by the mistakes she made that led her family to move to Fall River, MA in the first place, she sets out to prove her brother’s innocence.Tessa’s search for answers will lead her into a sprawling, notoriously cursed forest, where she and Mariella must face a darkness that has lurked within their town since before the days of Lizzie Borden—the original axe murderess of Fall River.

"A teenager's suicide in the Midwest town of Loving, Ohio, leads a group of their friends down a terrifying path of cult conspiracy and supernatural horror. [This book] is a return to surreal, character-driven horror ... [in which] the teenagers have been mysteriously vanishing day-by-day, but when a bizarre killer begins terrorizing the town, Sloane and her friends vow to make it out of Ohio, even if it kills them"--

THE UNMISSABLE FOLLOW-UP TO THE EXPLOSIVE YA HORROR NOVEL, I FEED HER TO THE BEAST AND THE BEAST IS ME.Monsters and mortals, rejoice! Acheron is back . . .Though Laure has tried to close the lid on her ballet shoes and the feelings she once held for dance since the Palais Garnier incident two months ago, Laure is spinning out. Between partying, drinking, and avoiding anything and, well, everyone, she has no time to be anything but a monster. But when Laure stumbles across a mysterious dead body during one of her nights out, she's forced to notice the cracks stretching beyond herself.Below the streets of Paris, Elysium is dying, and Acheron and Lethe's influence is spilling into the streets like a blight. Laure isn't the only of Elysium's beasts to rise from the ruins of Palais Garnier, and someone is mobilizing an army of monsters with plans greater than Laure, Andor, and Keturah could have ever guessed. While Laure is warring between her wants and Acheron's ever-demanding appetite, she and her circle of monsters are left to reckon with a not-so-simple question: how do you save yourself from oblivion?Jamison Shea's writing reaches terrifying new heights in this vicious sequel to I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me.

The deliciously dark and dangerously addictive New York Times bestseller, from the author of the sensational The Boy Who Steals Houses. Wilder Girls meets A Deadly Education in this queer dark academia YA horror, filled with twisted fairy tales and monsters that will keep you up at night.'No one would want a heart like his. But he'd still cut it out and given it away.' On the first day back at boarding school, Andrew can't wait to find refuge in the twisted fairy tales that he writes for Thomas - the boy with hair like autumn leaves. But Thomas' parents have vanished, and he has blood on his sleeve. Stranger still, Thomas won't talk to Andrew, even though he's always loved sketching the monstrous creatures from Andrew's stories. Desperate to discover the truth, Andrew follows Thomas into the forest and catches him fighting a nightmarish monster - his drawings have come to life. To ensure no one else dies, the boys must battle the creatures every night. But as their obsession with each other grows stronger, so do the monsters, and Andrew fears the only way to stop them might be to destroy their creator.

Filled with deadly secrets and the monsters you thought only existed in your mind ... You've heard of Frankenstein's monster, you've heard of Dracula, but have you heard of the Villa Diodati? Eve, Griffin, Hal and Ren embark on a summer they'll never forget at the birthplace of all things Gothic. The summer is beset by mysterious happenings, as the monsters they create begin to clamber out of their minds. Events rise to a horrible climax when, on a dark and stormy night, one of the villa's guests is found dead and each of our foursome becomes a suspect in a gruesome murder.It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. But when the stuff of nightmares becomes their reality, will they make it out alive? Perfect for fans of Wednesday and Stranger Things.

This is Noir: Noir exists everywhere, and in every Noir weird stuff is always happening. Ghosts, monsters, ghouls, and more reside there. The destination is set, so travel across the states for chills, thrills, and things that go bump in the night........ Something is different about Gran...It's been years since fourteen-year-old Dean has seen his Gran. After the death of his Paps, the tomato farm he had built started to fail, and Gran sort of just dropped off the face of the earth. But now Dean's mom is desperate to have someone watch him over the summer, which means Dean will be spending his summer with Gran on the farm. He expects his time to be filled with hard work and no Wi-Fi. What ends up happening is a spiral of events that leads him to believe something otherworldly is wrong with Gran. With the help of the pastor's daughter, Felicity, the two will be sent on a mission to find answers about the occult and possession, and discover what lengths someone will go to in order to keep the legacy of a loved one alive.

During the final years of the Soviet Union, its government started building an ultra-secret airbase in the center of a vast wilderness. Its secrecy outstripped its management such that construction continued despite its abandonment. Occasionally, an errant aircraft drops somebody on its tarmac, and they are never seen alive again. At the end of a late night international flight from India to Russia, a weary traveler finds himself deposited in a lonely ramp of an empty terminal. As he navigates its endless gates and corridors, this hapless traveler begins to realize he has landed in no ordinary airport.

Be careful what you check out... Ever since he could remember Simon Santiago could see and talk to the dead. When his parents are killed in a train accident, he is sent to live with his estranged con man of an uncle. Soon Simon is put on as his uncle's assistant in a Ghost Expelling agency and carries out the hard work for his uncle: getting rid of the ghosts. Now thirteen with his ability at full maximum Simon is ready to take on bigger tasks with his uncle's booming agency getting more and more calls day by day. When a phone call comes in from a desperate librarian at an infamously haunted library, Simon is all too eager to get to work. But when they arrive at the sprawling mansion of a library, Simon quickly discovers that there's something else haunting the library and its thirst for Simon's soul is dangerously clear from the moment he steps foot into the building. With the help of one of the young library volunteers and a mute spirit of the library, Simon is determined to find out what is really going on before his soul as well as his uncle's are added to the ever-growing system of The Library of Souls. Will Simon and his new friend make it out alive?Find out in the brand new Middle-Grade Horror novel from YouTube personality Richard Denney, featuring an array of spooky photographs that will chill you to the bone... if you're not already dead.

En la tranquila ciudad de San Lorenzo pareciera que nunca sucede nada fuera de lo normal. Hasta que la llegada de la joven artista, Alicia Marqués, pareciera cambiarlo todo. Alicia ha estado buscando toda su vida algo que llene su vacío corazón, y pintar la antigua Hacienda Marginea parece ser la respuesta. Pero su tozudez hará que viejas historias de antaño recobren vida, aunque el joven y huraño dueño de la hacienda trate de impedirlo. Las sombras del pasado oscurecerán la ciudad costera, y la chica afuerina parece ser la culpable. ¿Lograrán Alicia y sus primos hacer que San Lorenzo vuelva a la normalidad que le caracterizaba? En esta segunda edición, Carolina Savard H. nos trae una reeditada historia, con más ilustraciones que acompañarán esta entretenida aventura. Un clásico de esta autora chilena que no podrás dejar de leer.

NEW updated 2020. A story which throws zombies, fantasy, gore and full scale battles into one fictional medieval setting.A whole horde of angry zombies are coming, and they are destroying everything in their path. The leader has infected all types of creatures in his way to recruit an army big enough to invade the human island. Get ready to fight... or get ready to run.The first in the Crowns of Domination trilogy. Set in a series of medieval battles between men, monsters and other mythical creatures.Unwanted and frowned upon by the residents in her small home village, on a modest human-populated island, Elyssa has grown to womanhood with her bow in hand and a horse for company. A seemingly calm, yet ambitious king, has sent explorers in every direction, in secret to the people he governs. The first boat has returned, and it has brought back more than he wanted to his shores.In despair and panic, Elyssa seeks the only person she trusts, when her village is invaded by a variety of undead creatures; her recluse brother.In this tale of family love and hate, friendship and bravery, the siblings try to escape this mysterious and violent race. But the roads are not safe. Will they find hope elsewhere? Or will they die, to live a new life with no purpose but to haunt the living?

In her first book for middle grade readers, New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young brings together a thrilling ghost story, a heartfelt coming of age journey, and a poignant reminder that those we've loved and lost are never far away--perfect for fans of Bone Hollow and The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street.Twelve-year-old Calista Wynn will lose her ability to speak with the dead on her thirteenth birthday.And with only a few weeks left, children have started going missing.When Calista meets The Tall Lady--an angry spirit with a grudge against Calista, her family, and the entire town--she knows she's found the ghost responsible for the disappearances.It's up to Calista, the only one who can see The Tall Lady, to stop her. If she doesn't, Calista won't just lose her powers... she'll lose everyone she has left.

Jota está a punto de dar el primer paso de su nueva vida. En cuestión de días comienza su vida universitaria, y ello conlleva el alejarse del hogar familiar y de Óscar, su mejor amigo, para compartir piso con un grupo de estudiantes con los que sólo ha tenido contacto por videoconferencia.Al llegar a la ciudad las cosas no salen como esperaba, y termina en la calle, sin alojamiento, a pocos días del comienzo del curso.El destino decide que se cruce en su camino Silvia, una chica a la que su compañera de piso ha dejado tirada a última hora. Silvia y Jota conectan desde el primer momento y deciden darse una oportunidad: unos compañeros de piso improvisados con más cosas en común de lo que piensan en un principio.Sin embargo, la casa en la que van a alojarse, el único ático de la zona, tiene sus propios planes para Jota. Desde la primera noche, el muchacho se convierte en el objetivo del ser que vive en las paredes de la casa, que se esconde en ellas, que se desplaza a su antojo atravesando cemento y ladrillos como si fueran agua.Los aterradores acontecimientos que se suceden sin apenas descanso van derribando las barreras protectoras de Jota, que se apoya en Silvia como único salvavidas.Cuando Óscar acude en ayuda de su amigo, los tres deciden enfrentarse juntos a lo que se esconde en las paredes, y su mundo se vuelve del revés.Si esperas la típica historia de casas encantadas, éste no es tu libro, porque no todas las casas encantadas son iguales.Algunas guardan secretos inimaginables.

Everyone knows Wednesday Addams. She’s dark, twisted, and perfectly peculiar. But do you know what inspires her love of all things creepy and kooky? Take a journey through Wednesday Addams’s reading list in this literary collection of spine-tingling quotes and nightmarish poems.This collection is the perfect gift for fans of all ages and includes quotes from Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley alongside Wednesday’s deadpan commentary and some perfectly strange illustrations.

In the first days of the zombie apocalypse, a military physician and small team of survivors must gather their wits, their weapons and their available resources to make a last stand. When nowhere seems safe and no-one seems immune to the rapidly spreading disease, they must choose a destination that is both attainable and sufficiently remote to assure their long term safety. It's a sheer stone tower standing alone over a remote frontier, as iconic as it is forbidding. It is also the location of humanity's last stand. Do zombies climb?

A poetic middle-grade picture book that relates a pirate story with a Halloween flavor.

Each of the four chilling tales are unique, and take the reader on a journey in to the darker side of the imagination. The many scares are peppered with humour, and end with a twist. Jinxter Jinxter: A tale of revenge, more bitter than sweet, will lead one boy to sacrifice something dear. Spirit wall: Trapped in a dark time of injustice, two children are delivered from their plight by an unsuspecting hero - but at what cost? Prowlers: Three friends discover their strengths and weakness when confronted with something menacing in the dark. Download: Grief leads one teenager into a fight for his own life in a sinister cyber-realm.

Alana has always known that there is something a bit strange about her family but when Aunt Janine comes to stay her normal teenage life takes a sinister twist. She is running out of time to unravel the family secrets buried throughout generations and now the stakes are so much higher. Is there such a thing as Voodoo?

Novela de ficción (juvenil-adulto). Súbgéneros de suspenso, terror y aventura. En una casa apartada de las luces de la ciudad, un chico de diez años cree haber visto a un ser sobrenatural mientras su tío hurta una cabra. Aunque se ve obligado a callar lo que ha atestiguado, para él es el inicio de una pesadilla. Su inquietud lo lleva a sospechar que también le están sucediendo cosas anormales a sus hermanos, por ello se empecina en descubrir sus secretos leyendo sus diarios a escondidas. Las sorpresas que le aguardan en esas páginas serán mayores de lo que él imagina. Cuando él y su hermano entran al llamado "almacén tenebroso" ─un lugar lúgubre y abandonado─, descubre una silueta humanoide que supone pintada en una de sus oscuras paredes, pero se percata que aquella forma no es realmente una pintura. Pronto aceptará que para llevar a cabo su investigación clandestina en el almacén, requerirá de dos aliados. Juntos se convertirán en "El trío explorador" para aventurarse en lugares sombríos y prohibidos.

When a ghost attaches itself to Lydia, she has no idea how much her life is about to change. Lydia's life is normal. At first. But when she starts hearing voices and seeing things that aren't really there, she wonders if she might be insane. The spirit of a young girl shows up all the time. During school. At home. Or even at her side, appearing like everything is normal. Soon enough, its darker side shows itself and she sees the girl lying in a pool of blood on the side of the road.Lydia begins to doubt herself. Is she seeing things or does the spirit have a message for her? Is the girl reaching out beyond the grave for help?Or is Lydia suffering a mental breakdown? Lydia is no detective, but to save herself she needs to find out if what she's experiencing is real or just an elaborate hallucination. What Lydia doesn't know is this is no ordinary haunting. She's been chosen. And she has no idea why.

La familia López nunca había imaginado que su nuevo hogar sería el epicentro de una maldición milenaria. Todo comenzó cuando se mudaron a la casa del lago, un lugar apacible y tranquilo en el que pensaban que podrían pasar una temporada relajante. Sin embargo, pronto descubrieron que habían caído en una trampa mortal.Desde el inicio, extrañas cosas comenzaron a suceder. Los objetos se movían por sí solos, se escuchaban ruidos sin explicación y la sensación de que alguien o algo los observaba desde las sombras se hacía cada vez más presente. Los López no entendían lo que estaba sucediendo, pero sabían que no era algo normal.La batalla entre lo oculto y lo terrenal desató una maldición que creó muchas situaciones inesperadas. Los López no sabían si podrían resistir el asedio de lo desconocido, pero estaban decididos a luchar hasta el final. Sin embargo, pronto descubrieron que no estaban solos en aquella lucha, y que la maldición que los había atrapado tenía una historia y un propósito que desconocían.Esta es la historia de la familia López y su enfrentamiento contra la oscuridad que acechaba en la Casa del Lago. Una historia de terror que los mantendrá en vilo hasta el último momento y que dejará en su mente la pregunta: ¿Estamos solos en este mundo o hay fuerzas ocultas que nos acechan en la oscuridad?

This is a poetic picture book of a danger of camping on Halloween night.

Karen and Caleb rent a VHS on Hallows' Eve called Mr. Jones' Halloween. It seems like a good choice...until the siblings realize that there's something strange and sinister about Mr. Jones and his creepy puppets. The Warner House on Hilltop Heights is a place that nobody should enter. The local kids know that. The house is haunted and dangerous .But the new kid, Dustin Wildwood, doesn't believe them...until he finds out the hard way. A girl is stalked by a creature on Halloween night. And two friends find themselves at the wrong end of Wicker Street. Four Halloween stories that you can sink your teeth into. Grab your candy and your flashlight, and climb under the covers. You're in for a howling good time. Perfect for fans of Mary Downing Hahn, K.R. Alexander and R.L. Stine.

"On the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire--love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros, a power-hungry descendant of the god Eros. Eirene and her beloved twin sister, Phoebe, have always managed to escape Desire's thrall--until Leandros's wife dies mysteriously and he sets his sights on Phoebe. Determined to keep her sister safe, Eirene strikes a bargain with Leandros: If she can complete the four elaborate tasks he sets her, he will find another bride. But it soon becomes clear that the tasks are part of something bigger; something related to Desire and Lamia, the strange, neglected daughter Leandros keeps locked away. Lamia knows her father hides her for her own protection, though as she and Eirene grow closer, she finds herself longing for the outside world. But the price of freedom is high, and with something deadly--something hungry--stalking the night, that price must be paid in blood..."--

It's the last day of school before the winter holidays. Rudy and Angus's parents are not home when school ends. Angus and Rudy are cold and hungry but have no money. They decide to go caroling to get a bit of money for hot food. There's a psyho Santa in town and the boys have got on the wrong side of him.

Colección de cuentos de misterio, ficción y terror que narran historias independientes entre sí, además de que en conjunto van describiendo de alguna manera a este personaje denominado como "El loco".

James, a bright young boy with a sparkle in his eye, wanted to spend a night at the old yellow house on Millard Road to prove a legend wasn't true. People say that in the early 1800s, a man who collected many rare treasures and strange artifacts went missing with his wife, but no one knows how. It is said that the spirit of the man still haunts the house to this day. Children in the area hear strange sounds when there's a full moon. A long time ago, the town's kids made a bet to spend the night at the haunted house. When the moon was full, they had to do it. They were supposed to take a picture of the ghost, find one of the missing items, and get out of the house before sunrise. James didn't believe in ghosts and wanted to prove to everyone he was right. Did James make a mistake by accepting the challenge when he didn't believe the legend?

LIEUX HANTÉS - 05 Histoires Flippantes - Histoires Vraies de FantômesCe livre est un recueil d'histoires paranormales compilant cinq histoires flippantes de fantômes. Ce sont de véritables histoires vécues et racontées par les personnes victimes de ces incidents troublants.La première histoire relate une rencontre troublante, La deuxième parle d'un Monsieur sans-esprit, La troisième met en scène l'esprit d'un hôtel, La quatrième raconte l'histoire du fantôme d'un bureau, La cinquième histoire se déroule dans une prison abandonnée.Si vous êtes passionné par les histoires paranormales horribles et terrifiantes, ne cherchez plus, ce roman est fait pour vous. Ces cinq histoires de fantômes vont vous donner la chair de poule et vous plonger dans un monde de frissons extrêmes.Bonne lecture ! Avertissement: Pour conserver l'originalité de ce livre, le vocabulaire n'a pas été filtré. Il contient donc des expressions familières et un langage grossier.

Crystal Frost has known for a year that she's psychic, but a car accident leaves her sixth sense weaker than ever. When she begins sensing a ghost she can't seem to help, she turns to contacting him through a séance. That only leads to a grave warning. For the first time since discovering what she's capable of, things have become personal. Can she protect her family and friends and save her own life in the process, or will she have to trade her life for theirs?