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Discover Diana Wynne Jones’ Magicians of Caprona – the second title in the Chrestomanci series, read by Nickolas Grace. In the worlds of Chrestomanci, anything can happen. This adventure takes place in the Italian Dukedom of Caprona, where spells are as slippery and as tricksy as spaghetti!...

Anthony Head reads this spellbinding story collection, featuring Chrestomanci and many familiar friends and worlds. Four stories featuring the marvellous, enigmatic and embroidered-dressing-gowned enchanter, Chrestomanci! Warlock at the Wheel In which the Willing Warlock (from Charmed Life) is...

Read by Ursula Jones, the third title in the stunning Chrestomanci series. SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH When the note, written in ordinary ballpoint, turns up in the homework books Mr Crossley is marking, he is very upset. For this is Larwood House, a school for witch-orphans, where...

The childhood of Chrestomanci. Everything in this book happens at least twenty-five years before the story told in Charmed Life… Discovering that he has nine lives and is destined to be the next ‘Chrestomanci’ is not part of Christopher’s plans for the future: he’d much rather play...

Una nueva aventura de los caníbales. ¡Esta vez con vampiros! Tras las peripecias del Quijote, los miembros del club deciden visitar la librería Drac para elegir un nuevo libro sobre el cual debatir. Al final acaban eligiendo cada uno un libro diferente, pero lo que le...

Tamitha is watching a horror movie marathon when there is a strange knock on her door. After finding a vampire outside, Tamitha is forced to turn him away. Now she must spend the rest of the night battling the vampire's silly attempts to come into her house. After many disguises and ruses to get inside, Tamitha finally agrees to allow him inside. Will she regret her actions? Will she be able to finish her horror movie marathon? By the end of the night, Tamitha finds a new friend and the vampire finds a new lease on life.

En Colegio Maldito II, el autor revela cómo nació el cuarto 15/60 y qué fue de la vida de los que se animaron a entrar en él. También se manifiesta qué pasó con el resto de los personajes que aparecen en el primer volumen. Un aula llena de...

Every state has an urban legend that evokes fear and curiosity in equal parts, and we've chronicled all of these logic-defying horrors here in the Haunted States of America anthology. From the Jersey Devil to La Llorona, each story included introduces a new chill inducing, stomach churning monster, specter, or poltergeist certain to keep you up at night. A broad ranging collection of authors, including seasoned veterans and some first timers making a fright-tastic debut, have all united to unearth the scariest lore from each state in the US, as well as D.C. and Puerto Rico.

Entre las tumbas del cementerio hay una que a Moritz le llama la atención por sobre todas las demás. Una estatua de dos niños con una caja en las manos. El abuelo Arcano conoce bien la historia, se trata de los niños que viven en las paredes. Dice, y él sabe...

Hallucinations cauchemardesques, bruits étranges au grenier, apparitions d’une fillette décédée; la nouvelle maison de Simon est l’objet de rumeurs et de phénomènes inquiétants. Quelle famille saurait lui résister, à Elle? Simon emménage dans une maison historique avec sa mère et sa soeur. Un été ennuyeux semble s’annoncer pour l’adolescent, mais la rencontre de Fred, une mystérieuse fille aux cheveux bleus fait battre son coeur.

Ein Fantasieabenteuer voller Liebe, Magie und lustiger Begegnungen. Ideal auch fürs Vorlesen geeignet. Die Geschichte ist eigenständig und kann gelesen werden, ohne den ersten Band gelesen zu haben. Auch der zweite Band des magischen Adventskalenders ist abenteuerlich und spannend und garantiert nichts für kleine Angsthasen. Inhalt: Ein Jahr ist seit dem ersten Abenteuer vergangen und Paolo und Lara können es kaum erwarten, das erste Türchen des magischen Adventskalenders zu öffnen. Doch es gibt wieder unerwartete Schwierigkeiten.

Por fin, Moritz logra hablar con aquella niña que tantas veces se esfumó entre las tumbas. Como es usual en aquel lugar, la chica le contará uena historia que, claro, será de terror. Pero esta será distinta a todas las otras, puesto que incluye varias de las...

Safira's friend Trinity is convinced Safira's seen a ghost and sets out to discover who the ghost girl is. Safira is too busy dealing with her family to help solve the mystery. Safira has never gotten along with her sister, Mya, and now that Mya's pending marriage dominates the family there seems to be no hope for friendship between them. But when Trinity discovers the death of a girl named Myra, Safira starts to wonder if the ghost-girl has an important message about her own sister.

Indigo and Rusty might live in a funeral parlour, but they don't believe in ghosts. That is, until Indigo knocks over an old urn, accidentally releasing the Cinderman: a terrifying ash monster, who will smother their town in ashes and turn everyone into zombies, unless they can stop him by sunset. Using their newly awakened Spooksmith skills, Indigo and Rusty set out to enlist the help of other ghosts. But can the Blasted Banshee and Chuckles the Phantom Toddler really help them find the Cinderman's true name and put him in his grave for good before Ashmageddon strikes?

Matilda Lockett is used to playing the role of Poor Dead Edna on stage with her spirit-medium aunt, Signora Valentina, and theatrical uncle Barnabus–but when they all decamp to Beauchamp Manor to deal with a most dreadful haunting, she discovers she really can see ghosts! There she meets ghost boy, Edgar Wilde, who shares her love of supernatural snooping, and together they set about unravelling the case of The Ghosts of the Manor.

"Los vampiros, primos hermanos de los mosquitos nocturnos, también te quitarán el sueño. ¿Sabías que los moscos forman parte de la familia de los vampiros? Pues esto y mucho más lo encontrarás en este viaje fantástico sobre la vida y...

Emma, ihren Brüdern und Brutus, dem Vampirtier, gefällt es sehr in ihrem neuen Zuhause, einer alten Spukvilla. Nur Graf Dracula ist betrübt: Einst gefürchteter Vampir ist er nun nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst, so gruselig wie ein putziger gelber Kanarienvogel. Deshalb lautet Emmas neue Mission: Dracula den Grusel zurückholen! Und zunächst scheint der Plan auch aufzugehen. Plötzlich passieren lauter unheimliche Dinge und alle denken, Dracula is back.

The time has come for Kevin's Gloaming. This is a test every almost nearly eleven-year-old must pass to show they have all the necessary skills to be a vampire. Kevin will have to show he can transform into a bat, mind-speak and melt into the darkness. Which would be fine, except he hasn't quite mastered the melt yet... If Kevin doesn't pass, he'll be cast out forever. Is there anyone who can help him?

San Antonio is on lockdown, taken over by the new hive. No one can deny that vampires are back now, but the Vanquishers come to their own painful realisation when they learn that an old friend is behind the vampire attacks. As the Squad hide out at an abandoned combat training facility, honing their vampire-vanquishing skills, they begin to suspect that they're not alone. And when when a vial of Dracula's blood is stolen from the bunker, the Vanquishers race to recover it before it falls into the wrong hands.

When Isadora discovers a wishing well, the mischievous nymph who lives inside grants her the wish of constant happiness. But being happy all the time isn't quite as enjoyable as Isadora expects. Can Isadora convince the nymph to undo the wish, and allow her to feel all of her feelings again?