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A mysterious suit of armour. A man in search of redemption. A butterfly tattoo. Can Shinobu regain his lost samurai sword and, with it, his family's honour? Can 10-year-old Sonny and his grandmother help Shinobu while keeping the peace in their community? Find new historical and cultural context in this full-colour edition.

The third book in the spine-chilling Fright Watch series follows the local monster mask maker¿and a mask that comes to life on Halloween nightHaving suffered from anxiety attacks since she was eight years old, creating monsters has become a sort of therapy for Marion Jones: When she sculpts and paints, her fingers don¿t tingle, the heaviness lifts from her chest, and she can actually breathe. So instead of grabbing pizza and milkshakes after school like most other kids in South Haven, Marion holes up in her room, working away on her monsters. And it¿s paid off, because she¿s just finished her first full-face mask: a gruesome sea monster she¿s named Winston. However, Halloween arrives with a Super Blue Blood Moon, and its powers somehow manage to bring Winston to life. To make matters worse, Marion¿s crush, Tyler Dash, becomes the object of Winston¿s possession as soon as he tries on the mask, turning him into a red-flannel and Converse high-top wearing Creature from Connecticut. Marion has no choice: She has to follow Tyler to the Halloween dance to try and stop him. Will she be able to figure out what¿s happened to Tyler and stop the monster from wreaking further havoc on the school? Or has she made a real-life monster that¿s here to stay?

Trick or Treat? Read ... if you dare! Six spooky stories to send shivers down your spine.

This collection contains the best of his prose works, including of course the well-known masterpieces 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (the ultimate haunted house story), 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' (the very first detective story in fiction).

Deepdene has been swept by what seems to be a vicious tropical disease. Luckily Eve and Jess are both healthy so they're taking their chance to enjoy the unseasonal heat wave. But then teenagers start to disappear. The spread of the disease worsens and the town is placed under lockdown. A demon is among them. It could be anybody.

A darkly spellbinding story of witches, sisterhood and coming of age, steeped in Welsh mythology and Arthurian legendSeventeen-year-old Ivy has spent years looking for her birth mother, but when she finally finds her on the remote Bardsey Island, rumoured to be the site of Avalon and King Arthur's last resting place, she is not remotely prepared for what greets her. Her mother abandoned her as a baby in order to keep her safe from witches who wanted to steal her away - the eight witches of Arthurian legend, who have long sought the ninth ...An unputdownable new stand-alone novel from the bestselling author of THE TWISTED TREE and THE CROOKED MASK

Sal lives in a haunted house - but as he grows closer to fellow outcast,fan of all things spooky and neighbourhood newcomer, Pax,the true nature of the hauntings is gradually revealed. Will Salfind the courage to conquer his ghosts?

Welcome back to the FAYZ! This is Book 2 in the series that Stephen King calls a 'driving, torrential narrative'.

Maaya is a teenager who can see ghosts, and she and her three friends get by on the poor streets of Sark by sealing away troublesome spirits under the direction of a deceptive, malicious wealthy man. Accompanying them is a ghost named Saber, Maaya's long-time friend. Maaya doesn't concern herself with world affairs, focusing only on staying alive in a superstitious town that ignores her at best and wants her dead at worst - but after an entire street of people goes missing without a trace and whispers of war begin to reach her ears, Maaya decides it's time to investigate.Maaya soon finds herself in over her head as she confronts a wave of faceless ghosts that terrify even the dead. Driven on by rumors of a mysterious weapon that can make entire cities vanish in an instant, she and Saber start their journey across the world to find out how to stop it. She begins to find new friends, powerful allies, and even love, all while being pursued by new and more dangerous enemies.The closer she gets, however, the more she realizes that the ghosts she's after may not just be mindlessly killing innocents - and that they may be chasing her instead.

In Breakdown, Cole and Eva confronted Mihko head-on. When a vicious battle with Mihko's newest test subject leaves Cole close to death, Eva is forced to continue their investigation without him. What new terrors has Mihko created? Can they be stopped? And can Eva find Brady before it's too late?

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.

FIRST PLACE IN THE INCIPERE AWARDS 2022! SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 WRITE BLEND AWARDS! SEMI-FINALIST IN THE BBNYA AWARDS! FINALIST IN THE BOOKLIFE AWARDS! MATTHEW HAS ALWAYS PROTECTED LUNA'S SECRET.NOW HE MUST PROTECT HER LIFE.When his best friend Luna is found catatonic after a devastating house fire, Matthew begins to fall apart."Take care of them, Matthew.""Always.""Protect my secret.""Of course."That's the promise he made to her only three nights ago. A solemn vow to protect their large found family of humans and supernatural creatures alike. Fated to love her for the rest of his life, and unwilling to break his solemn vow, Matthew knows the only person who can help Luna is her grandmother. Through the woods they must go, just like a fairytale. But the forest is filled with deadly peril: poisonous black moss, chimeras, and worst of all, members of their family who don't want them to continue.As they are picked off one by one, Matthew races to get Luna to safety, all the time doubting everything he thought was true.Can Matthew untangle the twisted threads of Luna's secret before he himself unravels? If you love retellings, fairytale vibes, and haunting dark fantasy, Click the BUY NOW button to grab this award-winning book!

One hundred years ago, a Librarian used all her power to trap the Grim Reader, the greatest enemy of the Library of Doom, beneath a mountain of ice. But now the villain is free and stronger than ever before. Can the current Librarian alone fight off this giant foe? Uncover hidden dangers and dark mysteries with Secrets of the Library of Doom, a page-turning chapter book series from bestselling author Michael Dahl.

The Wing Warriors work for the Library of Doom, circling the world in a floating fortress as they search for dangerous books. But when a new book is brought aboard, monsters come flying after it. Can the Warriors and the mighty Librarian keep the gargoyle horde from getting their claws on the book's deadly pages? Uncover hidden dangers and dark mysteries with Secrets of the Library of Doom, a page-turning chapter book series from bestselling author Michael Dahl.

Lillia Pameroy's latest adventure takes her to historic Concord, Massachusetts. She discovers a tarnished silver handmirror in an antique store and when she looks into it she sees the face of a young bride. A portal to the past is opened. The mystery grows when a strange British man buys the mirror, leaving a letter explaining there is a reward for whoever owns the four original pieces of the Paul Revere crafted set. When Lillia meets Jo she finds another paranormally gifted person. Jo hears stories whispered by people buried in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Together they will help find the vanity pieces of Margaret Peabody.

Strange things are going on with the San Antonio ghost tours! the guides are upset. They don't want to lose business.When the incidents keep getting worse, the tour guides realize something must be done. This needs to stop before someone gets hurt!Pedro, the night guard at the Alamo, is sensing the ghosts stirring there too. His family invites twelve-year-old imagineer, Lillia Pameroy to help.Lillia travels to Texas and is soon thrown into the middle of a ghostly mess! Can she use her paranormal abilities and detective skills to solve the mystery of the ghostly troubles in San Antonio?