Welcome, foolish mortals, to the lonesome library of the Haunted Mansion. In this bone-chilling book, you will read the terrifying tales of the Fearsome Foursome - four kids who try to out-scare each other with frightening fictions of their own. But just wait until they hear my spooky stories. Who am I? I am Amicus Arcane, your librarian and host. Your Ghost Host. So read on... if you dare!

A fifth Branches early chapter book featuring everyone's favorite pug, Bub, and his human, Bella! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Bub the pug, Duchess the cat, and their human, Bella, are visiting Bella's grandma. It's so much fun to build forts and play dress-up in her attic... until Bub and Duchess see a ghost up there! Now they have a duty to protect their girl. Can this scaredy-pug and scaredy-cat face their fears to keep Bella safe? With full-color artwork throughout, this funny and charming diary-format early chapter book is perfect for anyone who believes a furry pal is the best kind of friend.

With enemies behind him and the unknown ahead, Jacob Portman's story continues as he takes a brave leap forward into The Conference of the Birds, the fifth novel in the #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs. With his dying words, H-Jacob Portman's final connection to his grandfather Abe's secret life entrusts Jacob with a mission: Deliver newly con tacted peculiar Noor Pradesh to an operative known only as V. Noor is being hunted. She is the subject of an ancient prophecy, one that foretells a looming apocalypse. Save Noor-Save the future of all peculiardom. With only a few bewildering clues to follow, Jacob must figure out how to find V, the most enigmatic, and most powerful, of Abe's former associates. But V is in hiding and she never, ever, wants to be found.

Sanri Steyn droom daarvan om eendag 'n joernalis te word. En nie sommer enige joernalis nie. Haar naam sal op almal se lippe wees ... Superjoernalis Sanri Steyn. Sy het nie verniet haar eie koerant, die Raaiselfontein Gazette, begin nie. Op die dorpie Raaiselfontein beleef Sanri en haar beste vriend, Markus, allerlei vreemde avonture - as daar nie ruimtewesens oorkant die straat intrek nie, probeer iemand die hele skool se kinders in zombies verander! Die aweregse humor en lekker grillerige avonture in hierdie gewilde reeks sal seuns en meisies vasgenael hou!

Vir die eerste keer is die eerste vier Sanri-stories nou in een lekkerlees-omnibus beskikbaar! Dit sluit in:

1: Doktor Zombos se geheime formule

Sanri droom daarvan om eendag 'n joernalis te word - en toe sy en haar ma na die klein dorpie Raaiselfontein trek, besluit sy om haar eie koerant te begin. Die Raaiselfontein Gazette sal propvol opwindende nuus wees. Maar sommer gou vind Sanri uit alles is nie pluis op Raaiselfontein nie. Waarom tree almal so vreemd op? En wat het die lekkergoedfabriek daarmee te doen? Saam met haar nuwe vriend, Markus, besluit Sanri om die geheim te probeer ontrafel …

2: Die aliens oorkant die straat

Toe daar nuwe intrekkers oorkant die straat is, begin Sanri se neus kriewel - soos altyd wanneer sy 'n lekker sappige storie ruik. Hoekom trek die nuwe mense een nag tydens 'n woeste donderstorm in? Waarom ry hulle met so 'n vreemde borrelkar? En waarom tree die twee kinders met hulle silwerwit hare so snaaks op? Sanri is seker hulle nuwe bure is aliens. Sy moet net die bewyse kry, anders kan sy vergeet daarvan om 'n storie daaroor te skryf.

3: Die seun met die superkat-kragte

Sanri se neus begin kriewel toe sy die nuwe seun in hulle klas ontmoet. Felix tree baie vreemd op - hy klouter oor mure, eet regte vissies op sy pousebrood ... en hy het 'n ongelooflike geheim! Kort voor lank is daar groot moeilikheid op Raaiselfontein. 'n Nare rotskurk en sy weermag van rotte beplan om die dorp oor te neem.

4: Die spookmeisie van Raaiselfontein

Sanri is teen hierdie tyd gewoond daaraan dat vreemde dinge op Raaiselfontein gebeur. Toe brille links en regs begin wegraak, kry sy dadelik snuf in die neus. Dan maak Sanri en Markus kennis met 'n spookmeisie - en sy het hulle hulp nodig.

Want to hear a ghost story? That’s good. I know a few . . .

After their recent adventures, the Lockwood & Co team deserve a well-earned break . . . so naturally they decide to risk their lives breaking into a heavily-guarded crypt. A building full of unsettled souls, it’s also the final resting place of Marissa Fittes, the legendary and (supposedly) long-dead ghost hunter – though the team have their suspicions about just how dead she might be.

What they discover changes everything.

Pitched into a desperate race to get to the truth behind the country’s ghost epidemic, the team ignite a final, epic battle against the Fittes agency. A battle that will force them to journey to the Other Side, and face the most terrifying enemy they have ever known.

Can everyone make it out alive?

Join Lucy, Lockwood, George and Holly for one last time as they battle ghosts and humans for truth and justice in this breathtaking finale to the bestselling series

"The chills come guaranteed." -Stephen King The start of a spine-tingling new horror series perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Goosebumps. The spine-chilling middle-grade horror that Stephen King called "the perfect book for kids to cool off with on a hot summer day, because the chills come guaranteed"-now in paperback! Something strange is happening on Goodie Lane . . . Thirteen-year-old Quinn Parker knows that there's something off about her neighbors. She calls them "the Oldies" because they've lived on Goodie Lane for as long as anyone can remember, but they never seem to age. Are they vampires? Or aliens? Or getting secret experimental surgeries? Or is Quinn's imagination just running wild again? If her dad were still around, he'd believe her. When he was alive, they'd come up with all sorts of theories about the Oldies. Now, Quinn's determined to keep the investigation going with the help of Mike, her neighbor and maybe-crush. They'll have to search for clues and follow the mystery wherever it leads-even if it's to the eerie pond at the end of the street that's said to have its own sinister secrets. But the Oldies are on to them. And the closer Quinn and Mike get to uncovering the answers, the more they realize just how terrifying the truth may be.

From horror master K. R. Alexander, the tale of a sleepover where a vengeful ghost is the uninvited guest who won't leave . . . or let anyone else leave. Maria has never gotten over her sister Isabella's death . . . and the guilt she feels about what happened. It hangs over everything she does, even an innocent slumber party with her two best friends.When one friend suggests they play a game that summons the spirits of the dead, Maria thinks it's all make-believe. But then she starts to hear from a spirit -- a spirit claiming to be her sister. Maria doesn't want to think it's possible. . . but the sinister spirit has a way of making her listen. Has her sister actually returned?

WARNO SAL MOET KEER, WANT NOU'S DAAR MÉÉR. MEER SKRIKKE. MEER SKOKKE. MEER SPOKE.

Gedink jy kan nie verder verras word nie? O ja, jy kán … Dis tyd vir oorlog en die spooksoeker van Sekelrivier se aartsvyand, Henry, gaan alles in die stryd werp. Hy speel graag speletjies - en hy speel graag vuil. Niks wat Warno en Allies al geleer het, kon hulle gereed kry vir wat hier aankom nie. Nuwe onthullings. En nuwe gevare. Wat is die slangvrou se geheim? Hoe het Warno se pa gesterf? Watter wrede jong gedaante dwaal deur die dorp? En wat wag in die begraafplaas? Hierdie laaste Spooksoeker-boek is soos 'n wegholperd. Jy beter jou sit ken en klou vir al wat jy werd is!

Hierdie boek volg op Spooksoeker #2 deur dieselfde skrywer en is die laaste boek in die trilogie.

They're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look, GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids. So reader beware--you're in for a scare! Gabe is exploring the tunnels of an ancient Egyptian pyramid. Unfortunately, he's also lost! And Gabe is not alone. Someone else is in the pyramid, too. Someone. Or something. . .

A New York Times #1 best seller

On the New York Times Best Seller List for more than 52 consecutive weeks

Includes an excerpt from the much-anticipated sequel and an interview with author Ransom Riggs

A mysterious island.

An abandoned orphanage.

A strange collection of very curious photographs.

It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow impossible though it seems they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

Sit, stay, die. Dogs aren't always man's best friend. When Amy sees a dog stranded on the side of the highway, she knows what she has to do. She tells her dad to stop the car. She can't understand why anyone would abandon a dog in such a way, tied up and blindfolded. Amy's parents say they'll only keep the dog until they can find it a permanent home. Amy's younger sister names the dog Rover. They take Rover into their house, their family. And once he's there . . . he doesn't want to leave. Amy loves dogs. But she starts to worry when strange things start happening in the house.Objects move. Lights go off. Accidents happen. Soon man's best friend has turned into Amy's worst nightmare.The problem isn't Rover's bark or his bite - it's even creepier than that. This dog's purpose is evil . . . and if's waiting to be unleashed.

Bastian is mal oor outydse goed. Dalk is dit omdat sy pa al jare lank ’n antiekwinkel het. Die winkel se naam is Optelgoed. Dit is op die onderste verdieping van ’n groot ou huis geleë. Bastian en sy pa bly op die boonste verdieping.

Bastian versamel graag vreemde goed, soos:

• valstande,
• ou brille,
• posseëls met vlermuise op, (Hy het nog net dertien – daar is nie baie seëls met vlermuise op nie.)
• skilderye van katte, (Hiervan hou Cheddar, sy troetelrot, glad nie.)
• porselein-uile,
• en boeke met spookstories.

Now in paperback, the highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Haunting of Sunshine Girl (A 21st century, iPhone-enabled 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' -- The Daily Beast), in which ghost-hunter Sunshine Griffith discovers her own paranormal abilities and a most unexpected and lethal enemy. Sunshine Griffith has been awakened. Her powers are now fully alive and spirits follow her everywhere, desperate for help moving on to the afterlife. Hoping to get her luiseach abilities under control, she agrees to begin training with her mentor-her birth father, Aidan. Aidan takes her to an abandoned campus deep in the Mexican jungle, far from her would-be boyfriend and protector, Nolan. But Aidan's work turns out to be more terrifying than Sunshine could have imagined. Is she prepared to finally learn the truth about what's threatening the future of the luiseach and the human race . . . and the deadly part she may play in it?

FEAR STREET -- WHERE YOUR WORST NIGHTMARES LIVE...
The invitation arrived in a black-borderred envelope and was delivered by the beautiful and mysterious transfer student. The inside showed a coffin with the inscription "reserved for You" -- perfect for an al-night Halloween party in an old house on Fear Street.
The party was well under way when the lights went out. That's to be expected at the Halloween party. But when the lights came back on, there was a boy on the floor with a knife in his back. Just a Halloween prank? Maybe. Maybe not.
Now the guests trick-or-treating has turned to terror. And it looks like someone's idea of a party game is murder

When Maddy Rossi witnesses a rare moon ring, she knows that signals a change in her life. But she could never have predicted exactly how that change would greatly affect her future. The journey begins when Maddy and her mother move from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Hot Springs, Arkansas, where she faces making new friends at the local high school. It also means moving into a new home that already houses an interesting inhabitant. She meets the ghost of Gabriel Williams, an angel who can't find his way back to heaven. His story tragic story dates back to the 1950s, when, as a teenager, he is murdered by a high school classmate.Maddy feels an unusual connection with Gabe, and is even more surprised when she discovers that her new boyfriend, David Gibson, and his family have ties to the mystery that surrounds the mysterious angel. As Maddy endeavors to assist Gabriel with his unfinished business, she is at the center when two worlds collide, and her life is placed upon a path of truth.

The Spook's Apprentice is the first book in Joseph Delaney's terrifying Wardstone Chronicles - over 3 million copies sold worldwide! 'Someone has to stand against the dark. And you're the only one who can' For years, the local Spook has been keeping the County safe from evil. Now his time is coming to an end, but who will take over? Many apprentices have tried. Some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. Just one boy is left. Thomas Ward. He is the last hope. But does he stand a chance against Mother Malkin, the most dangerous witch in the County?

This is Slappy's world -- you only scream in it! Sascha Nelson and her best friend Nicole Miller love to cook! After school, they spend their time concocting new dishes in the kitchen. So when their favorite TV show Kids Big Chef Food Fights comes to their school for a special competition, they're ecstatic! But with school cheaters Ashli and Diggs also in the show, things don't seem as fun anymore. When Sascha and Nicole buy a mysterious can called Monster Blood is Back, they use it to get back at Ashli and Diggs. But as the Monster Blood grows and grows, can the two get the slime under control or will it swallow up the competition?