Horror- & Geistergeschichten

The brand-new chilling YA horror thriller from the author of Their Vicious Games.Devon Harris doesn't have much planned for the summer - until her sister, Drew, invites Devon to a very exclusive private school party.Out of her element, Devon commits to being game at everything. Even when the private school kids ask her if there are fights at her school. Even when they ask her if her box braids are her real hair. Even when those weird ass kids pull out a Ouija board.But this seemingly harmless bit of fun has terrible consequences. Something has been released, and only a week later it's hunting Devon, Drew and their friends. Hunting them in an eerily familiar way . . .The real-life horror movie has begun. The blonde is up first, then the asshole - right up to the Final Girl. Unless the murderous cycle can be broken, they're all going to be next.

A feminist YA horror-thriller retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray by the bestselling author of The Society for Soulless Girls

Wulf must face his greatest enemy yet - and this time, he's all alone . . .Wulf is at war - war against the Dark. As Pan's soldier and champion, it's his responsibility to fight for what is right. An early Winter has come to the County, threatening its people with starvation - but there is an even more dangerous foe to face. A demon is trying to become the next ruler of the dark. He has many names but one of them is Loki, the Trickster God. Loki has many, terrible powers - but his most deadly weapon is the one that controls all Wulf's own power . . .Featuring fan-favourite characters Grimalkin, Thorne, Jenny and even Slither, Wulf's War is sure to delight - and fright!

Meet the next big thing in the world of official Minecraft novels: zombies!Looking after a little sibling can be a real headache . . . especially when they’re a zombie trying to eat your brains! Life is good for Bobbie in the sleepy village of Plaintown. Sure, her villager parents only ever say “Hrm,” but you pick up the local language quickly. And maybe her little brother, Johnny, is always getting into trouble, but the village’s iron golem is there to look out for him. And, yeah, things are too busy for exploring when you’re the only one in town who ever takes their hands out of their sleeves. But maybe that’s for the best. After all, there are things out there beyond the torchlight that are better handled by adventurers. But one night, a stranger comes to Plaintown—and he’s followed by a horde of ravenous zombies! Bobbie’s village is overrun, and her world is turned upside down as her friends, family, and neighbors fall victim to the zombies’ endless appetite. Life is not so good for Ben, an adventurer with nothing left to his name but the armor on his back. When dawn’s light shows him an abandoned village, he sees it as a chance to pick through the wreckage and get himself back on track. What he wasn’t expecting to run into was a desperate girl with a baby zombie villager on a leash. Bobbie and Johnny are the only ones left . . . and her brother’s a lot greener and a lot bitier than he was last night. There’s still some of Johnny rattling around the little zombie monster’s mind; Bobbie just knows it. And Ben might know a way to bring him back.As the two journey across the Overworld, dragging Johnny along (literally), they brave dangerous depths, terrifying mobs, and an expanding mystery. Was the zombie attack on Bobbie’s village really just bad luck? Where did the rest of the zombies go? And how exactly do you take care of a little brother who can’t stop trying to eat you? Hold onto your brains—and your bows—and get ready to enter Minecraft: Zombies!

There is nothing to distract her from the questions pinging around her brain-questions about college, love, and life in general.Relief comes when David invites Stevie and her friends to join him for study abroad, and his new friend Izzy introduces her to a double-murder cold case.

A dark and funny YA thriller with a supernatural twist. From the winner of the Comedy Women in Print Prize

A deadly love triangle Elena: beautiful and popular, the girl who can have any boy she wants. Stefan: brooding and mysterious, desperately trying to resist his desire for Elena . . . for her own good. Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him. Elena finds herself drawn to both brothers . . . who will she choose?

I den nye leiligheten til Coralines familie er det 21 vinduer og 14 dører. 13 av dørene er helt vanlige, og bak den siste er det bare en murvegg. Men en dag da Coraline låser opp døren, er veggen borte, og hun går inn i en leilighet som er lik hennes egen. Først virker alt vidunderlig i den andre leiligheten. Maten er bedre. Lekekassen er full av rare leker hun aldri har sett før. Men det er en annen pappa og en annen mamma der, og de vil at Coraline skal være deres datter. De vil forandre henne og beholde henne. Og det er andre barn der, barn som er tatt til fange. De er fortapte sjeler bak et speil, og Coraline er deres eneste håp om at de skal kunne bli reddet.

"An original exploration of what it means to be seen and accepted." — Kirkus The second installment of Brenna Thummler's bestselling Sheets trilogy now available in a brand-new deluxe hardcover collector's edition featuring never-before-seen content!Marjorie Glatt’s life hasn’t been the same ever since she discovered a ghost hiding in her family’s laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander the earth with nothing more than a sheet for a body, soon became one of Marjorie’s only friends. But when Marjorie finally gets accepted by the popular kids at school, she worries that if they learn about her secret ghost friend, she’ll be labeled as a freak who sees dead people. With Marjorie’s insistence on keeping Wendell a secret from her new friends, he begins to feel even more invisible than he already is. Eliza Duncan feels invisible, too. She’s an avid photographer, and her zealous interest in finding and photographing ghosts gets her labeled as different by all the other kids in school. Constantly on the outside, Eliza begins to feel like a ghost herself. It’s not long before Marjorie must confront the price she pays to be accepted by the popular kids–Is it worth losing her friend Wendell? Is she partially to blame for the bullying Eliza endures? Following the events of Sheets, Brenna Thummler’s Delicates, is a powerful story about what it means to fit in, and those who are left on the outside. It shows what it’s like to feel invisible, and the importance of feeling seen. Above all, it is a story of asking for help when all seems dark, and bringing light to those who need it most.

A story that includes a hurricane, a signalling device, hungry leaches, cold cucumber soup, a horrible villain and a doll named Pretty Penny.

This timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror.

Aus der Perspektive einer jungen Dienerin wird die Geschichte um einen gewieften Dieb erzählt, der eine ganze Stadt in Atem hält. Abergläubische Vorstellungen gehen davon aus, dass nur ein Gespenst oder der Teufel selbst in der Lage sein kann, alle an der Nase herumzuführen. Als er schließlich doch überführt wird, gibt es immer noch Unbelehrbare, die ihren Glauben an Hexen und Geister nicht aufgeben... Der Geschichte vom Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts liegt ein Geschehen zugrunde, das sich tatsächlich zugetragen hat.

Mein Name ist Mirella, Mirella Manusch. Ich bin zehn Jahre alt, und ich bekomme schon jetzt meinen zweiten Eckzahn. Und mit ihm meine vollen vampirischen Fähigkeiten. Sobald das der Fall ist, besuchen Vampire eine besondere Schule für magische Wesen. Aber ich bin dafür eigentlich noch viel zu jung! Deshalb ist der Rat der Vampire zusammengekommen, um zu entscheiden, wie es mit mir weitergeht. Ich muss drei Prüfungen bestehen ... Ganz schön aufregend! Und zusätzlich habe ich auch in meiner Schule für Menschen Unterricht bei einem Vampir. Holy Moly - wenn das mal alles gut geht!

Ein nicht-sehr-gruseliges Geisterabenteuer übers Erinnern und Vergessenwerden, klug und mit viel Herz und Humor erzählt Die zehnjährige Alice ist ein Umzugsprofi. Sie zieht mit ihren Eltern von Haus zu Haus. Oder besser: von Bruchbude zu Bruchbude. Kein Problem für Alice, denn sie liebt nichts mehr, als Dinge zu reparieren. Nach Umzug Nummer elf kommt ihr das heruntergekommene Nachbarhaus gerade recht. Das perfekte neue Reparaturprojekt! Doch sie ist nicht allein: Gleich drei Geister spuken hier herum - und die brauchen ihre Hilfe genauso dringend wie die bröckeligen Wände ...

After falling into mage's oblivion, Dawn wakes to a nightmare.All of Amaria's magic is out of balance from Ryze's return, and at Necromancer Academy, unruly magic could mean death.That's one constant Dawn is prepared for, though. What she isn't prepared for is how far Ryze's minions will go to protect The Staff of Sullivan. It's hidden in the academy's catacombs, and it must be important. But how?With the skin-walker thwarting her every step, Dawn must find the staff and stop the skin-walker once and for all.Unless it stops her first.