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Evie Von Rathe has been home for only a few weeks from her adventure in the strange world of seven houses when Blight Harbor’s beloved ghosts begin to disappear. Did they leave without saying goodbye, or has something gone horribly wrong? Soon Evie is invited to a mysterious council meeting, where she learns about the Dark Sun Side and a terrible secret. Yes, the ghosts have gone missing. And that means serious trouble.

Naomi is petrified of the talent show her school is putting on. She can't be out there alone in front of all those people... not without serious stage fright. How will she manage? The answer arrives in a mysterious box -- a ventriloquist's dummy that transforms Naomi from a shy girl into a natural performer. It all goes well... until Naomi starts to want the stage for herself. When the dummy strikes back it raises the question -- who's controlling who?

The rain hasn't stopped for a week, and the 12 guests of the Blue Vein Tavern are trapped by flooded roads and the rising Skidwrack River. Among them are a ship's captain, tattooed twins, a musician, and a young girl traveling on her own. To pass the time, they begin to tell stories - each a different type of folklore - that eventually reveal more about their own secrets than they intended. As the rain continues to pour down - an uncanny, unnatural amount of rain - the guests begin to realize that the entire city is in danger, and not just from the flood.

Young chimney sweep Tom has started seeing strange, supernatural things – fairies in the flowers by the river, a soot monster crouching in the darkness of a chimney, and then the mysterious river spirit Elle. Elle joins Tom and the other children apprenticed to cruel master sweep Mister Crow. Together, they shimmy up the town's narrow, filthy chimneys. But Tom has an ominous feeling in his bones, and when he faces his most dangerous job of all, the reason for Elle's magical appearance becomes clear . . .

Sir Michael Morpurgo retells two of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, Macbeth and Hamlet, in this stunning audio collection in association with the RSC, featuring readings by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Michael himself.

Denis Egan is dead. He’s okay with that. It’s been five years since he died. Sure, there are some things about his life and how it ended he can’t quite recall, but that’s how it’s supposed to be. Remembering could prevent Denis from moving on to whatever’s next. However, something is standing in his way. His twin brother Matt can’t let go of him, and as long as the living are holding on to his memory, Denis can’t rest in peace. To uncover the truth about what happened that day five years before, Denis returns to his hometown and teams up with Matt.

Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late.

With a body made of wax, seaweed for hair and polished abalone shells for eyes, Corpse is bound to haunt the Witches' sea shack forever. She has no memory of the kid she was before she was snatched and ended up on the rock that doesn't exist. But the delivery of an unexpected message sets Corpse off on a surprising quest, searching for answers to the old and familiar questions that have filled her not-brain since the day she first woke up a ghost. Questions about her name. Questions about her family.

Canción de Navidad es el primero y más famoso de los cuentos que Dickens escribió con centro en la Navidad y como evocación de la infancia. El viejo Scrooge es un brillante hombre de negocios y un avaro incorregible. La víspera de Navidad recibe la visita del fantasma de su viejo compañero de negocios y amigo Jacob Marley.

Wer Angst vor Gespenstern hat, der sollte etwas Rotes anziehen, für Helligkeit sorgen und sich mit einem spannenden Buch ablenken - das sind die Tipps von drei erfahrenen Gespensterjägern: Hedwig Kümmelsaft, Tom Tomsky und Hugo, dem "Mittelmäßig Unheimlichen Gespenst" (kurz MUG).

On Halloween night, Josie and her two best friends, Jackson and Alison, sneak into the infamously haunted Bachelor’s Grove cemetery. They are hoping to prove the existence of a famous ghost to secure coveted editorial spots on the school newspaper. Instead, they are chased out by a security guard before they gather any evidence…or so they think.

With his summer headed downhill fast, thirteen-year-old Justin faces a tricky choice—stand up to bigotry or let fear hold him back. When he's targeted by a bully, and a good friend stops speaking to him, Justin counts on help from Leroy Usher, the ghost whose magical carnival helped transform Justin's life after his father died last year. So this should be a breeze, right? His expectations rise further when a mysterious message from Mr. Usher invites him and pals Darby and Naz for a midnight visit.

Copper Inskeep holds Windydown Vale’s deepest and darkest secret: He is the ghoul who haunts the Vale, donning a gruesome costume not only to scare travelers away from the dangers of the surrounding swamps, but also to keep them from discovering Windydown Vale’s best-kept secret. When a terrified girl claims she and her father were attacked by a creature, one that could not have been Copper, her accusation threatens Copper’s secret, his closest friendship, and the fate of all Windydown.

After defeating the Oldies, Quinn and Mike thought that things would settle down on Goodie Lane. But then new neighbors move in. Maybe it’s because they all work at the interior-design firm, but Abigail, Eleanor, Jade, Brea, and Cami seem to always be together, dressed in only white. After everything that happened last summer, Quinn’s a bit wary of the Ladies in White, but her friend Lex is thrilled that someone in town finally has some style. But when Lex starts volunteering at the Ladies’ design firm, things get strange.

Rex Dexter is itching to have a dog. His parents surprise him with a box. A box with holes. A box with holes and adorable scratchy noises coming from inside. Could it be? Yes! It has to be! A...a...chicken? One hour and 14 minutes later, the chicken is dead (by a steamroller), Rex is cursed (by the Grim Reaper), and wild animals are haunting Rex's room (hounding him for answers). Even his best friend, Darvish, is not going to believe this, and that kid believes everything.

On a cold winter night, Iris and her best friend, Daniel, sneak into a clearing in the woods to play in the freshly fallen snow. There, Iris finds the crumbling gravestone of a young girl, Avery Moore. Immediately, strange things start to happen to Iris. She feels the pull of the abandoned grave, calling her back to the clearing. Iris and Daniel start to research the area for a school project. They discover that Avery's grave is actually part of a neglected and forgotten Black cemetery, dating back to a time when White and Black people were kept separate in life - and in death.

Dominic's family is house hunting, and he is not excited about the prospect of moving. Still, when the family of three looks at a large Victorian home, Dominic is intrigued and starts to explore it on his own. Before long, he meets what can only be described as a ghost!

En Colegio Maldito II, el autor revela cómo nació el cuarto 15/60 y qué fue de la vida de los que se animaron a entrar en él. También se manifiesta qué pasó con el resto de los personajes que aparecen en el primer volumen. Un aula llena de vampiros, un patio invadido por tarántulas, el terror adopta distintas formas y vuelve a atacar con intensidad. El Colegio Maldito, donde el más estudioso no pasa de año, sino el que tiene la suerte de sobrevivir, cierra sus puertas con un final asfixiante y arrollador.

Het Ministerie van Oplossingen gaat achter de Zilvermannen aan... De leden van het Ministerie van Oplossingen krijgen het dagboek van Benjamin Silver in handen, de man die in de negentiende eeuw de Zilvermannen oprichtte, de grote vijand van het Ministerie. Het is een geheim boekje, dat alleen Zilvermannen kennen. Nina, Alfa, Ruben, Kai, mevrouw Vis en Tirza verbazen zich over de spannende reis die Benjamin maakte. Maar er is iets met het dagboek... Dit keer gaan de leden van het Nederlandse Ministerie van Oplossingen achter de Zilvermannen aan in plaats van andersom.

Brandi hates that she has to spend the summer with her dad in the small town of Campsville, where there is nothing to do but sit at home and read while her mom and new stepdad go on their honeymoon. However, when her dad tells her that he just bought the old movie theater in town and is going to fix it up, it gives her something to look forward to. When Brandi goes to the movie theater for the first time, she notices that something is off about the place but chooses not to think too much of it. Then, later, when her new friend Summer tells her that the movie theater is supposedly haunted.