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There’s nothing out of the ordinary about ten-year-old Ella Griffin. Nothing at all...until she’s forced to move to the seaside town of Cod’s Bottom and everything changes. In search of adventure, Ella stumbles into an old abandoned theatre, but all is not as it seems. Because the theatre isn’t empty; it’s haunted by weird and wonderful ghosts, and they need her help to save them!

Humbug! On a cobblestone street in London, on a cold Christmas Eve, the wealthy, greedy Ebenezer Scrooge is staying late at work at his “counting-house,” keeping his clerk, poor Bob Cratchit, busy and cold and away from his family. But little does Scrooge know that his old business partner, Jacob Marley—dead for seven years—is about to pay him a ghostly visit! His intention: to warn Scrooge that three spirits, the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, will be soon coming to see him, in order to convince him to change his ways before it’s too late!

When a new family moves to the village, Zaiba is intrigued to hear about the strange happenings in their home. Things go missing, objects are smashed and unfriendly messages are painted on the walls. There have always been rumours that the house is haunted, but is a ghost really causing all this trouble? Zaiba and her team are convinced that the culprit is very much alive – and won’t stop until they get what they want.

Welcome back to the irresistible world of Greenglass House, where 13-year-old Milo is, once again, spending the winter holidays stuck in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem. There are fresh clues to uncover as friends old and new join in his search for a mysterious map and a famous smuggler's lost haul. This exciting sequel to a beloved book is sure to thrill both fans and newcomers.

In their second adventure, Jack, his best friend Nancy and Stoop (a grumpy, 200-year-old monster hunter) head up to Scotland after reports of some mysterious monsters causing chaos in an ancient abbey. And maybe they’ll even get a glimpse of Nessie! But when they get there they find some obstacles in their path – whether that’s the fog goblins, disgruntled ghosts, some very odd loch monsters and even a rival monster hunting agency.

In Campfire Stories for Kids: A Scary Ghost, Witch, and Goblin Tales Collection to Tell in the Dark, the listener will find a fun collection of magical and spooky tales to delight your children. This book has something for everyone! It is perfect for long days in the house or a gentle bedtime thrill. You and your kids will both love the variety.

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?

Rick Scroogeman hates Christmas. He can’t stand the carols and the pageants. He can’t stand the lights and the mistletoe. But what he hates the most is having to watch the old movie A Christmas Carol every year at school. Since his name is Scroogeman, all of his classmates start calling him Scrooge. And he hates being called Scrooge. But everything starts to change when three ghosts visit him. At first, he thinks it’s a dream. But then he realizes that it might be a nightmare. A nightmare that could become real.

Tom's life changed quite a bit since he inherited a Ghost Train full of living dead creatures. As the fairground is struck by mysterious earthquakes, even Mimi the ghost-girl seems to pale. Vlarad the Vampire has reason to believe that a restless poltergeist haunts the old town square. So, Tom and his undead friends have to go ghost-hunting - without anyone noticing, of course.

Tom hat eine Geisterbahn mit quicklebendigen Geistern geerbt! Und die im Zaum und geheim zu halten, ist gar nicht so einfach: Vampir Vlarad mutiert dummerweise bei Blutkonsum zum jeweiligen Spenderwesen, meistens zu Meerschweinchen. Mit Zombie Wombie ist nicht zu spaßen, wenn man seinem Plüschhäschen zu nahe kommt, und Hop-Tep, die Mumie, kann aufgrund der Bandagen um den Kopf nur telepathisch kommunizieren.

Sir Michael Morpurgo retells two of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer’s Night Dream, in this stunning audio collection in association with the RSC, featuring readings by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Michael himself. Translating these iconic plays into thrilling prose, the nation’s favourite storyteller preserves all the imaginative genius and spark of the originals, while bringing a contemporary and vibrant voice to their retelling.

From New York Times bestselling author R.L. Stine, the master of horror for young audiences, comes 10 new stories that are sure to leave you shivering. Stine also reads the introduction to each story! Two kids embark on a field trip to the zoo...and stumble upon a creature they never expected to meet. A boy makes a machine that puts kids in charge...but at what cost? A child is sure his new house is haunted...but is it just in his head? And each story comes with a personal introduction from Stine himself.

Jake may have already outrun and outwitted a grim reaper - saving his own life, as well as the soul of an innocent ghost - but his spooky adventure has only just begun...In return for helping ghost, Stiffkey, resolve his unfinished business and travel to the Afterworld, Jake has now been awarded an official position working for the Embassy of the Dead, protecting ghosts in need. He didn't ask for it and, to be honest, he doesn't necessarily want it, but saying 'no' to the Embassy isn't an option.

According to local legend, a ghost train passes through Albany at midnight every April 26th, the anniversary of the day President Lincoln's funeral train stopped in the town in 1865.

Something moved at an upstairs window.... Nothing ever happens in the tiny village of Coney Cley. At least, that's what eleven-year-old Josh and his sister, Jinty, think. Until their trip down Shadows Lane. For there, within the walls of an isolated, crumbling cottage, something - someone - is hiding. Josh and Jinty are about to discover a shocking secret, which they must keep hidden at all costs.... A tense, fantastically gripping tale from Carnegie Award-winning author Robert Swindells.

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.

En riktigt god jul... blir det till slut i Charles Dickens "En Julsaga", men vägen dit är inte den vanliga. Med hjälp av övernaturliga krafter får den rike och elake affärsmannen Scrooge en läxa, som på juldagsnatten förvandlar honom till en riktigt god människa. Charles Dickens skrev sin historia inför julen 1843. Den blev omedelbart en stor framgång och har haft en central plats i det anglosaxiska julfirandet sedan dess. Den har satts upp som julspel på teatrar i England och USA otaliga gånger.

In the fourth installment of Germany’s popular Ghostsitter series, famous best-selling author Tiffany Shuster wants to promote her latest vampire romance novel, so she decides Tom’s Ghost Train is the best place for a photo shoot. But when she and Vlarad the vampire suddenly disappear, Tom and his team of monsters must investigate and rescue them. All leads seem to point toward rival carnival attraction Zoracz's House of Mirrors. Will Tom and his friends find Vlarad and Tiffany before they are accused of kidnapping?

Tom und seine untoten Freunde müssen das Leben einer neuen Verbündeten retten: Katzenfrau Dada altert innerhalb weniger Stunden um mehrere Jahrzehnte und droht, das letzte Ihrer neun Leben zu verlieren. Der Verdacht fällt natürlich sofort auf ihren gemeinsamen Erzfeind Zoracz und wird noch schneller zur Gewissheit. Als Tom keine andere Alternative mehr sieht, als mit Zoracz einen Handel einzugehen, findet er sich plötzlich in einem düsteren Wald wieder - ganz auf sich allein gestellt. Bis er plötzlich höchst unerwartete Hilfe erhält.

Every year a Halloween Ball is thrown by the Topunders for their friends in Underland. It's a big deal—excellent gloating fodder—and every Topunder family wants the honour of hosting it. Finally, it seems as though the Malign family luck has changed; this is their year. Preparations are in full swing when the Underland Mayor is ghostnapped, throwing Underland into turmoil. Worse is to come when the mayor is discovered in the Malign oubliette. It is down to Malice, Seth and Uncle Vex to prove Ma and Pa's innocence and bring the real culprits to justice.