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Fans of Adam Gidwitz and Neil Gaiman will love this middle-grade adventure about two boys, a mysterious, old book with some dark secrets, and a horde of angry demons. Nothing could go wrong, right? When Walter Prairie is struck dead by a bolt of lightning, he's fast-tracked through the Afterlife Academy and assigned as a Guardian Agent to protect a High-Level Target. Walter's HLT, Charlie Dewdle, isn't the most popular kid in school. He's a bit paranormally obsessed. And he has just found an old book that could be used to open the Gateway for demons to wreak havoc on earth.

Victor, the ghost, is desperate to get off dreary Black Hall Island, so he steals a ride on an unsuspecting tourist boat back to Bywater-by-Sea. Two other ghosts - the terribly vain Flora Rose and the lonely but friendly Billy - know he is up to no good, so they follow him. While Tom is distracted, trying to stop a corporation from building a theme park over his Field Craft hut, Victor sees his opportunity to take over the world.

While vacationing in an old New England town, the Aldens learn of a ship that was lost at sea years ago.

Gabe knows it was foolish to save that chicken. On the roof. In the middle of a storm. Yet Gabe also knows that his guardian, Ms. Cleo, loves the chicken more than him. After falling off the roof, Gabe wakes up to find his neighbours staring at him tearfully. To his confusion, none of them seem to hear Gabe speak. It's almost as if they think he's dead. But Gabe's not dead. He feels fine! So why does everyone scream in terror when he shows up to his own funeral?

Twelve-year-old Caroline is a Hurricane Child, born on Water Island during a storm. Coming into this world during a hurricane is unlucky, and Caroline has had her share of bad luck already. She's hated by everyone in her small school, she can see things that no one else can see, and - worst of all - her mother left home one day and never came back. With no friends and days filled with heartache, Caroline is determined to find her mother. When a new student, Kalinda, arrives, Caroline's luck begins to turn around. Kalinda, a solemn girl from Barbados, seems to see the things Caroline sees, too.

When the Aldens visit their friend Fran in Wisconsin, they can’t wait to hear her tell the story of the runaway ghost. Fran’s family ghost hasn’t been spotted in years, but the Aldens still shiver at the spooky tale of the ghost’s bell clanging after dark. Then, Violet hears a mysterious ringing in the middle of the night, and the children start to wonder - could the runaway ghost be back?

When Rami sees a floating girl in the museum, he knows he has seen her somewhere before. Then he realizes: She looks just like the girl in the painting that has gone missing. But how does her appearance connect to the theft?

Tom ist verwundert: Warum lädt man ihn zu einem Dinner auf eine Burg ein? Wieso soll er unbedingt eine Begleitung "aus dem Team der "Schreckensfahrt" mitbringen? Und warum schnüffelte der Großvater des Gastgebers schon vor etwa hundert Jahren in der Geisterbahn herum? Wenn Tom herausfinden will, was dahintersteckt, muss er die Einladung wohl oder übel annehmen. Mit den anderen illustren Gästen hätten er und seine Begleitung Dada allerdings nicht im Traum gerechnet.

Gruselexperte Tom muss sein drittes Gespensterjäger-Diplom bestehen. Da kommen die rätselhaften Spukerscheinungen in dem kleinen Dorf Moorweiher gerade richtig. Tom soll ein Gespenst mittlerer Gefährlichkeit bestimmen, fotografieren und fangen. Aber ihn und seine Gespensterjäger-Kollegen Hedwig Kümmelsaft und Hugo, ein Mittelmäßig Unheimliches Gespenst, erwartet dort auch eine Menge Schlamm und ein todbringender Dämon.

Sie sind eines der besten Gespensterjäger-Teams der Welt: Hedwig Kümmelsaft, ihr menschlicher Assistent Tom Tomsky und das Mittelmäßig Unheimliche Gespenst Hugo. Als sie ein Hilferuf des Barons von Dusterstein erreicht, werden die drei mit vergangenen Zeiten konfrontiert und machen Bekanntschaft mit der Blutigen Baronin.

Makayla and Liam Park have just moved into Deadwood Hill. While the house is new to them, a witch lived on that exact spot centuries ago. Liam discovers a Magic 8 Ball in the attic that knows things it shouldn’t. Is it helpful or haunted? Does the Magic 8 Ball have something to do with a girl’s disappearance last year? Can it help Makayla and Liam rescue the missing girl?

Jared, Stan, Mitch, Barry, and Amy live in the small town of Marshfield, or “Graveyard City.” The town has four old cemeteries, and each kid lives next to one. They’ve witnessed so many strange things in the graveyards that they’ve formed a group called the Zombie Hunters! But they hunt more than just zombies—they track ghosts, hobgoblins, and vampires, too. Each member of the group keeps a diary of the group’s activities.

Als Tom zu Hause verängstigt von einem Gespenst im Keller berichtet, glaubt ihm niemand. Außer der Gespensterjägerin Hedwig Kümmelsaft, die ihm Unterstützung bei der Vertreibung des MUG - einem Mittelmäßig Unheimlichen Gespenst - anbietet. Doch dann erfährt Tom, dass das Kellergespenst aus seiner Villa vertrieben wurde und beschließt, zu helfen. Gemeinsam mit Hedwig nimmt er den gefährlichen Kampf gegen den Hausbesetzer - das Unglaublich Ekelhafte Gespenst - auf. Tom lernt jede Menge über den Umgang mit Gespenstern und beeindruckt seine große Schwester.

Tom ist mal wieder baff: Der neueste Vampirroman von Starautorin Tiffany Schuster soll verfilmt werden und er spielt... in einer Geisterbahn! Tatsächlich meldet sich schon bald das Filmteam und dank Rufus T. Feuerfliegs Verhandlungsgeschick winkt ein hübsches Sümmchen, das nicht einmal Vlarad der Vampir ignorieren kann. Als sich jedoch drei prominente Comedians in ihrem Podcast über die bevorstehende Verfilmung im speziellen und Vampire im besonderen lustig machen, verschwindet der Vampir wutentbrannt in die Nacht und Sekunden später sind die drei Podcaster verschwunden!

Despite a lifetime of breaking the rules, twelve-year-old Issa Igwe never expected to land in witch prison. At least that’s what she calls The Siren School outside of its hallowed halls. It’s actually the country’s most prestigious boarding school for magically gifted girls, and Issa’s parents insist that she attend . . . even though the school’s creepy history is the stuff of legend.

Twelve-year-old Theo Tatterly’s ability to see ghosts is a useful skill in a house full of dead relatives, but it makes him a loner at school and everywhere else, where ghosts eternally pester him for help. For Theo, life is easier on the periphery. When his first failed exorcism portends an end to the Tatterly line, Theo must bring together his entire family—living and dead—to save the home they’ve lived in for generations . . . and maybe the world.

Todo puede suceder en una noche de Halloween… ¡hasta conocer a un par de Espantos! ¿Y que si esos espantos solo quieren festejar entre amigos y comer pasteles y sopa? Tal vez solo fue un sueño… tal vez fue verdad… Esta es la historia, y tu decides la realidad.

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.

Entre las tumbas del cementerio hay una que a Moritz le llama la atención por sobre todas las demás. Una estatua de dos niños con una caja en las manos. El abuelo Arcano conoce bien la historia, se trata de los niños que viven en las paredes. Dice, y él sabe mucho de esto, que es una de las historias más escalofriantes de este cementerio.

Pixi Hören: Neuer Hörspaß für alle Fans der kleinen quadratischen BücherGesprochen werden die beliebten Geschichten von Jürgen Thormann, Stefan Kaminski, Horst Breiter, Gustav Peter Wöhler, Walter Renneisen, Claudia Schermutzki, Marlies Engel und Nina Hoger.