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Роберту Харперу впервые предстоит совершить самостоятельное путешествие на поезде. Раньше его всегда кто-то сопровождал, а теперь он один, как взрослый, возвращается в школу после каникул. Но вскоре стук колес замолкает: поезд останавливается перед тоннелем. Чтобы скоротать время, загадочная попутчица Роберта — женщина, с головы до ног одетая во всё белое, — рассказывает истории, одна другой мрачнее. Таинственная незнакомка и её жуткие рассказы завораживают Роберта и наводят на него ужас, а поезд всё не отправляется…

Три дня на побережье беснуется шторм. «Старый трактир», где живут Итан и Кэти, жмётся на краю скалы. Отец ушел за доктором, и дети сидят одни, пока буря не приводит в их дом незнакомца. Он мастер рассказывать морские истории, одна страшнее другой. Об оживших татуировках, черных парусах, морских чудовищах и жутких открытиях. Итан с Кэти готовы слушать их бесконечно. Вот только отцу давно пора вернуться. И ночь тянется и тянется, как будто ей и правда не будет конца…

Дядюшка Монтегю живёт в старом странном доме за лесом, и единственное, что нарушает его уединение — это визиты племянника. Именно ему дядюшка рассказывает свои страшные истории, которые то ли выдуманы, то ли произошли на самом деле с самим дядюшкой, когда тот был моложе. Чем больше мы узнаём деталей, тем более склонны думать, что все персонажи существовали на самом деле, а все истории — основаны на реальных событиях.

Приятели Гнильс и Спанч учатся в школе "Плакучий замок для НЕ особо выдающихся детей", которая расположилась между Свиной горой и Глинистой вершиной. И когда в школе происходят невероятные и пугающие события (рядом со стенами замка упал самый настоящий метеорит и откуда ни возьмись в закрытую школу для мальчиков нагрянул целый класс… девчонок!), ребята решают выяснить, что же происходит. Эти странные девчонки — кто они на самом деле? А их учительница мисс МТ2Т — ну уж очень… инопланетная! Обследовав упавший метеорит, Гнильс со Спанчем случайно выпустили на волю монстров с другой планеты! Друзьям понадобится вся их смекалка, помощь…

Гнильс и Спанч не в восторге от школы "Плакучий замок", это точно. Мрачные горгульи, невкусная овсянка по утрам, физкультура... Но когда им говорят, что школу могут вот-вот закрыть, а учеников распределят по разным школам, приятели понимают, что по отдельности в новых школах будет только хуже! А тут ещё в школе полностью сменился персонал: вместо учителей — пираты! Новый пиратский директор грозится взорвать Плакучий замок, если ребята не отыщут пиратское сокровище, спрятанное где-то в стенах замка много лет назад… У неразлучных друзей Гнильса и Спанча есть всего сутки, чтобы спасти школу, одноклассников, учителей и самих себя!

Приятели Гнильс и Спанч учатся в школе "Плакучий замок для НЕ особо выдающихся детей", которая расположилась между Свиной горой и Глинистой вершиной. И когда в школе происходит дерзкое преступление (кто-то осмелился похитить Школьную Ложку!), ребята берутся за расследование. Им предстоит столкнуться с оборотнем, развеять миф о привидении на чердаке и даже путешествовать во времени!

Mildew and Sponge don't think much of Maudlin Towers, the blackened, gloom-laden, gargoyle-infested monstrosity that is their school. But when a meteorite crash-lands in the school grounds, things become even stranger than they have ever been before! Not only do a group of schoolgirls and their teacher turn up needing somewhere to stay, but further investigation of the meteorite soon proves that it might be a spaceship. Could aliens be hiding in the school grounds somewhere? (You might have spotted them already!) Plus, has anyone noticed a giant eyeball floating about the place? Most importantly, can Mildew and Sponge save the day -…

The first day at a new school is often tricky, and if the only person who befriends you claims to be a wizard you simply have to make the best of it! Joe is pretty certain that Billy has, as the teacher says, just got an over-active imagination but when he witnesses some pretty odd events at playtime, he's not quite so sure... This is a really engaging book for newly confident readers, which perfectly captures the way young children speak and behave, in the classroom, the playground a

A masterful, genius twist on a perennial classic ... Step into the world of ‘parallel’ Dickens and be transported by a tense, gripping story of greed, revenge and the ghosts of past, present and future

Sam and Lizzie are freezing and hungry on the streets of Victorian London. When Sam asks a wealthy man for some coins, he is rudely turned away. Months of struggle suddenly find their focus, and Sam resolves to kill the man. Huddling in a graveyard for warmth, Sam and Lizzie are horrified to see the earth around one of the tombs begin to shift, shortly followed by the wraithlike figure of a ghostly man. He warns Sam about the future which awaits such a bitter heart, and so begins Sam's journey led by terrifying spirits through the past, present and future, after which Sam must decide whether to take the man, Scrooge's, life or not. A…

From malevolent snowmen to Father Christmas - with a difference ... Chris Priestley is on absolute top form in these atmospheric, clever and thoroughly chilling stories. Add a new kind of thrill to the fluffiest of seasons with seven brilliantly conceived examples of why you'd better be good at Christmas time. For stories which can be enjoyed by the whole family, unwrap these perfectly formed festive tales of terror, each with a gripping yarn and genius twist.Singing carols may never seem quite the same again ... especially after dark.

Michael Vyner recalls a terrible story, one that happened to him. One that would be unbelievable if it weren't true! Michael's parents are dead and he imagines that he will stay with the kindly lawyer, executor of his parents' will ...Until he is invited to spend Christmas with his guardian in a large and desolate country house. His arrival on the first night suggests something is not quite right when he sees a woman out in the frozen mists, standing alone in the marshes. But little can prepare him for the solitude of the house itself as he is kept from his guardian and finds himself spending the Christmas holiday wandering the…

Chris Priestley has readers on the edge of their seats in this trio of terrifying stories as a teacher and his pupils share three spine-chilling tales. But, of course, with a very surprising ending that resounds like a slamming door on a quiet night!

A boy is put on a train by his stepmother to make his first journey on his own. But soon that journey turns out to be more of a challenge than anyone could have imagined as the train stalls at the mouth of a tunnel and a mysterious woman in white helps the boy while away the hours by telling him stories - stories with a difference.

Tom and Dr. Harker are back and this time their adventure takes them outside London. They visit Mr. Gibbs, a friend in Norfolk, who has recently unearthed fabulous Anglo-Saxon treasures from an archaeological excavation. They are believed to have belonged to the East Anglican king, Redwulf. Local legend tells of a ghostly guardian of the king's tomb and a curse against anyone who threatens it. When not one but two murders occur in the household, it is hard to dismiss the legend. With everyone feeling threatened and the atmosphere of hostility increasing, Tom and Harker investigate and discover that Mr. Gibbs's wife seems to be behind the…

At the Old Inn, which clings precariously to a cliff top above a storm-lashed ocean, two sick children are left alone while their father fetches the doctor. Then a visitor comes begging for shelter, and so begins a long night of story-telling, in which young Ethan and Cathy, who have an unnatural appetite for stories of a macabre persuasion, sit out the last throes of the storm in the company of a sailor with more than enough grisly tales to satisfy them. But something about this sailor puts Ethan on edge, and he becomes increasingly agitated for his father’s return. Only when the storm blows itself out can Ethan relax – but not for…

Fifteen-year-old Tom lives in the murky city of London where he helps his father run a print shop. Among the customers is wise old Dr. Harker, a retired physician and seafarer, whose patient demeanor and fascinating tales endear him to Tom. Both Tom and Harker become intrigued by a murder in the city where the victim is pierced by an arrow and left holding an illustrated card of "Death and the Arrow." The mystery deepens after more "Death and the Arrow" victims are discovered, and Tom cannot rest until he has uncovered the truth behind the murders. This atmospheric venture into the 18th-century will fascinate young adult readers.

Uncle Montague lives alone in a big house and his regular visits from his nephew give him the opportunity to relive some of the most frightening stories he knows. But as the stories unfold, a newer and more surprising narrative emerges, one that is perhaps the most frightening of all.

Another gripping historical murder mystery – the thrilling sequel to Death and the Arrow. London, 1716: The streets are full of spies and buzzing with intrigue. Jacobite rebels are being rounded up and hanged at Tower Hill, and on the outskirts of London, a mysterious Highwayman stalks the roads, a robber so fierce that he kills his victims simply by pointing at them! Tom Marlowe, caught in the fascinating heat of events is resolved to get to the bottom of them, with the help of his mentor, Dr Harker, and discover who is behind the White Rider’s gruesome mask. But Dr Harker seems to be keeping secrets of his own. Who is the stranger…

Book DescriptionAnother gripping historical murder mystery – the thrilling sequel to Death and the Arrow . London, 1716: The streets are full of spies and buzzing with intrigue. Jacobite rebels are being rounded up and hanged at