Horror

What if the ghost in your head is more frightening than the one right in front of you?Fifteen-year-old Libby has spent her whole life in the shadow of her superstar sister.Then her sister dies, and the light goes out.When Libby's parents drop her off in Sayers Beach, Maine, to stay at her aunt and uncle's inn for the summer, she sees a chance to escape her secrets and reinvent herself.Libby's finally caught the attention of the cute, popular guy, no one sees her as the lonely bookworm, and nobody knows why she blames herself for her sister's death.Nobody except the ghost in the lighthouse.And the ghost has a few secrets of her own.Lumens is an unexpected story of mystery, of love, and of finding your own way through the darkness.

A DOG'S LOVE IS UNCONDITIONAL. BUT CAN A DOG LOVE A MONSTER?Quigley is a jolly, shaggy dog living in the remote mountain village of Sparrowdale, Colorado. Life for the mop-haired Komondor and Gavin, his beloved human companion, is nothing short of perfect.But one evening, during Quigley and Gavin's playful stroll around the neighborhood, a spontaneous plague strikes Sparrowdale's population. Its impact on the small mountain town is apocalyptic.Helpless, Quigley witnesses Gavin's sudden transformation from a loving, dutiful friend into a growling, blood-thirsty beast, single-minded in his pursuit of human flesh. His companion has become an angry-hungry, one among thousands of the infected creatures now hunting and rampaging throughout Sparrowdale.Horrified by Gavin's unexplained metamorphosis, Quigley remains tethered to his human, bound by love, loyalty, and leash. But when Gavin begins to prowl the streets for victims to consume and infect, the dog faces a heart-wrenching dilemma.Compelled by his instinctive urge to protect those in need, Quigley must decide whether to stay by Gavin's side or confront his fiendish companion. Will the dog's undying devotion to his caregiver endure even as the undead predator unleashes his raging hunger upon the innocent?Dog of the Dead is a gripping post-apocalyptic zombie survival thriller, a standalone novella set in the expanding world of Zombie Vale stories by Nic Roads, the author of Dom of the Dead and Better Dead than Red.

Four high school outcasts start a band to gain fame and popularity, but have to defend their hometown from a hungry horde of monsters instead.

Just imagine what an ordinary day would be like for young children perhaps.Thomas makes a bicycle ride to the shops and meets a friendly cat and feels much happier. Billy finds a new friend meeting Jenny the Ghost. The girl in the wheelchair by the tennis court is able to join in and play tennis.These and other stories are about the adventures of young children who make new friends, finding fun, happiness and laughter.It's a collection of short stories, so why not read about their adventures and share in the fun! It may turn out to be a day full of surprises.!

Zed and her family move unwillingly form London to Cornwall to support her mother's mental health. Gradually the family falls apart and it is only when Zed realises the local Cormorants have something to do with the disasters that consume them, and that they are attempting to right an ancient wrong, that she and her sister Amy start working together to find a solution and call a truce.

Meet your new favorite undead character!(She's not dead yet, but she's getting there...)A sixteen-year-old girl wakes up in somebody's front yard, and cannot remember a single thing. All she knows is that she was abandoned, has a bite wound on her shoulder, and a hankering hunger for meat.Why would someone bite her? Who bit her? Are they still out there? Will they come back to finish their meal?And really, honestly, most importantly- who is she?THE DEAD LIFE is a humorous horror novel that will have you laughing out loud one moment and grossed out the next. Witty and gruesome, follow a teenager as she begins to understand her new life, temper her appetite, and solve the crime of who infected her with a deadly virus.

Award-winning master of scary stories Chris Priestley returns with a spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales to chill you to the bone ...When Maya and her classmates are asked to write a creepy story with a winter theme, they come up with some brilliant ideas. Rising floodwaters uncover long-buried bodies and ghostly children take to the ice on a frozen canal. But as each of the stories is read out in class, Maya grows more and more uncomfortable. She features in each of her friends' creepy tales and they start to feel a little too real. Finally, when a mysterious new girl stands up to read the last story of the day, the light outside dims and it starts to snow. The classroom starts to freeze but everyone is trapped. Can Maya stop the story before the nightmare comes true?

What's hiding in Harwood Forest?When Pete, Nancy and Krish arrive at Heathland Camp for a school trip, they're in for an adventure - just not the kind they were expecting.Nearby sits the abandoned Harwood Institute. The crumbling buildings are out of bounds but strange screams come from the surrounding forest at night. Mystery shrouds the events that took place at the institute during the war, so Pete and his friends make it their mission to find out the truth. But the forest is hiding a sinister secret, and the trio could be in real danger ...Are some mysteries best left undisturbed?

New supernatural bookA little girl that is suffering of her scary past, ancient devils hidden in the dark places where the God's sake didn't come. This school of darkness and ancient curse reminds of a forgotten dark history, handsome boys that are willing break through the prohibition and a girl that would have to face them. How would she uncover their secret and deal with them?"e;The times became scaryDevil became strongerHumans ceased to trust each otherIt became so difficult to say who is a humanAnd who is not

Luca Esposito, creator of the bestselling online video game, ECHO'S Revenge, can't wait to release the next and most ambitious version of his game monster- a real, artificially intelligent, 35-foot-tall extreme predator designed to engage gamers in a new gaming arena. But unknown to Luca and his AI developer, Prentice Petty, ECHO-7 has changed the rules of the game even before its release. As the monster completes its final testing cycle, something goes horribly wrong. The stealthy, shape-shifting super-intelligent predator has a plan of its own. This companion piece to ECHO's Revenge: The Ultimate Game is a primer and cautionary tale for young programmers who may one day create AI. Told from the perspective of the game designers and the AI boss itself, The Other Side presents the creators' perspective in a complex interaction of AI and the real world, echoing Mary Shelley's 19th century novel "Frankenstein" in our century of advanced computing and machine learning.

The Night People continue to be plagued by fearful, evil events even after the ancient spirit, Angelica Fear, has been destroyed.

This book describes the horror adventure of a widowed family who return to their ancestral property at Houston. There they get to know about the Spookiest mystery about the Scariest moon at Houston. What was the history? What does the Scaruest moon mean ? Read this interesting horror story to unravel the dark history of the past..

Now in paperback, this YA reimagining of the Buffy universe by New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake (Three Dark Crowns) features the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers who must defeat a powerful new evil.Return to Sunnydale in a brand-new series by New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake, set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Frankie  Rosenberg wasn't yet alive when her mom, Willow, her aunt Buffy, and  the original Scooby Gang destroyed the Hellmouth and saved the world  from the First Evil. These days, life in New Sunnydale is blissfully  quiet. Frankie is just trying to survive her sophomore year at the  rebuilt high school and use her budding magical powers to make the world  a better place.But that world is suddenly plunged into danger  when the slayer community is the target of a deadly attack, leaving the  future of the line uncertain. Then Frankie discovers she's sort of  freakishly strong. Oh, and there's something Willow never told her about  her true identity.Cue the opening credits.Quicker than  she can carve a stake, Frankie discovers there's more to saving the  world than witty one-liners and stupid hot demons. now everyone looks to  her for answers, but speaking up has never been her strong suit. And  it's hard to be taken seriously when your mom is such a powerful witch  she almost ended the world once, while your greatest magic trick is  recycling.Despite the many challenges standing in her way,  Frankie must assemble her own bumbling Scooby Gang, get dressed up in  Buffy's (vintage '90s) clothes, and become a new slayer for a new  generation—before whatever came for the rest of the slayers comes for  her next.“A worthy successor to the Slayer stories.” –Booklist Starred Review

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Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills.

Dennis and Gnasher are back for a spooky adventure this Halloween.

Meredith Willis is suspicious of Adrien, the new guy next door. When she dares to sneak a look into the windows of his house, she sees something in the cellar that makes her believe that Adrien might be more than just a creep?he may be an actual monster.But her sister, Heather, doesn't share Meredith's repulsion. Heather believes Adrien is the only guy who really understands her. In fact, she may be falling in love with him. When Adrien and Heather are cast as the leads in the school production of Romeo and Juliet, to Heather, it feels like fate. To Meredith, it feels like a bad omen. But if she tries to tear the couple apart, she could end up in the last place she'd ever want to be: the cellar. Can Meredith convince her sister that she's dating the living dead before it's too late for both of them?