Camp Death by Jim Ody Review
YA horror offers teenage readers edge-of-their-seat chills, thrills and scares without tipping over into outright gore. Camp Death, by Jim Ody, is the first instalment in the Eerie Things series…
My Ghost Needs a New Bum! by Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird Review
It’s coming up to that spooky time of year again – Halloween! The darker, chiller nights ensure that curling up on the sofa or in the safety of your bed…
Professor Gargoyle by Charles Gilman Review
When it comes to the telling of imaginative stories, children’s literature has always flourished. The children’s horror genre, with its ghostly whispers in creaky old houses to the secret corridors…
Buttercup Sunshine and the House on Hangman’s Hill by Colin Mulhern Review
Comedy horror has a great allure for young page turners, striking a delicate balance in children’s literature, blending playful scares with enough adventure and humour to keep young hearts pounding…
Oh Susannah: Things That Go Bump by Carole P. Roman Review
Early encounters with fear can shape how children understand the world around them. Children’s stories often deal with fear in child-friendly, relatable ways with anxieties often taking playful forms: creaky…