Scareville

Welcome to Scareville-The First Book in a Spine-Chilling Middle Grade Horror Series!Step into the dark and twisted world of Scareville, a series that blends nostalgia with fresh, thrilling horrors for today's young readers (and their parents)! Perfect for fans of similar 90s classics, this series is designed to keep readers on the edge of their seats.In the debut book, Welcome to Scareville, the sleepy town of Lakewood, Ohio, gets more than it bargained for when a mysterious store named Scareville opens its doors. Specializing in all things creepy, unusual, and downright terrifying, the store takes over a former funeral home, and soon the entire town is buzzing with excitement...until the chilling events begin.Carson and his friends, lifelong horror and Halloween lovers, are among the first to check it out, but they quickly realize there's something off about the store-and its strange owner, Mr. Enstrom. As eerie events escalate and the town grows more suspicious, Carson and his friends find themselves thrust into a terrifying mystery. What dark secrets are hidden within the walls of Scareville? Can they uncover the truth before it's too late?With a perfect mix of mystery, adventure, and old-school horror, Welcome to Scareville will keep young readers (and the young at heart) hooked until the very last page. Are you brave enough to step inside?Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing-Where Stories Come Alive!

Halloween used to be something special in Buford, Georgia-a time when the whole town embraced the creepy, the eerie, and the downright terrifying. For Emily and her artistic family, Halloween was more than just a holiday; it was a way of life. From competing in the annual home decorating contest to fully immersing themselves in the city's spooky festivities, every October was a celebration of fear and fun.But over the years, Emily began to notice something disturbing-Halloween started to change. The terrifying decorations and gory costumes were replaced with silly and cute themes, and the thrill of the holiday began to fade. Determined to bring back the horror-filled magic of Halloween, Emily wishes for a time when the holiday was truly scary.Little does she know, the mind is a powerful thing, and her desire to restore Halloween's spine-chilling essence will lead her down a dark and twisted path. As the line between reality and nightmare begins to blur, Emily finds herself confronting something far more terrifying than she could have ever imagined.Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing-Where Stories Come Alive.

Tommy's 13th birthday should be one of the best days of his life-but instead of celebrating with his friends in Kansas City, his parents drag him on a trip to spend the day with his grandparents in the sleepy town of Mt. Hope, Kansas. Tommy isn't thrilled. He's spent plenty of time there growing up, but it's always felt like a boring, quiet place…until now. Something's different about this trip.As Tommy and his family arrive in Mt. Hope, strange things begin happening. Frightening experiences and eerie sightings make Tommy question everything he thought he knew about the town. As the days pass, the town's peaceful façade crumbles, revealing something much darker beneath the surface. Could there be monsters lurking in the shadows of this small town?As his birthday draws closer, Tommy finds himself caught in a nightmarish mystery that forces him to confront his deepest fears. He must uncover the terrifying truth before it's too late, but the answers he seeks may lead him into a world of creatures and horrors beyond imagination.Perfect for fans of middle-grade horror, spooky adventures, and spine-chilling mysteries, Scareville is an unmissable series that will keep young readers on the edge of their seats. If you enjoy Goosebumps, you'll love this new tale of supernatural suspense and creepy small-town secrets.

Christmas is the most magical time of the year. Between the decorations, the movies, and the fun family traditions, you can truly feel the Christmas spirit. While visiting a local Christmas store, things seem to take a terrifying turn when Kelsey notices the store owner, Madame Trudeau, performing a strange ritual over the trio of elf dolls her younger brother Colby picked out. Strange and chilling occurrences lead Kelsey to believe the dolls can come to life. What's scarier than a creepy doll? How about three vengeful elf dolls?

Dean Lockwood learned a terrifying truth at a very young age...that ghosts were real! The Lockwoods weren't your typical family. For decades, beginning with Dean's grandparents, they traveled around the country helping others get answers to the unexplainable and horrifying supernatural occurrences they were going through.Dean went through life dealing with ridicule over his family's history in the paranormal field. One day, he finally hit his breaking point and called out his bullies. He challenged them to join him at the most haunted building in town, The New Hope Orphanage, to prove to them that ghosts were not just a figment of your imagination.They would all learn the hard way...that ghosts were very...very real.

Bender and his best friend, Danny, learn a valuable life lesson. Stealing doesn't pay.When they are caught attempting to steal expensive baseball cards by the store owner, their parents are given two options. They can enroll their sons in a campout program designed to reform them or go to jail.The decision was pretty easy. Neither of them had ever broken the law before, but this was an opportunity to keep their records clean and hopefully scare them from ever trying to repeat the action.They are taken to a campground on Summersville Lake in West Virginia, completely isolated from society with a group of other kids needing a change in their lives.After one of the camp counselors tells a creepy campfire story of the grimmicsthat are said to roam the forest at night, strange occurrences lead Bender to believe the story is more than just legend. Whatever you do, don't go into the woods at night!

After suffering the loss of her father, the Myers family was left reeling. Mounting bills and inflation began to pile onto Melissa and her brother Zak's mother. When she saw an advertisement on a house for sale in Waverly, Iowa, it almost seemed too good to be true. She jumped on the chance at a fresh start and an added affordability to be able to continue to raise her family. When pulling into town for the first time, the Myers family noticed a long line of scarecrows lining the street next to a giant cornfield. A sign above them read "Scarecrow Row". The ominous army of scarecrows would only be the beginning of their terrifying time in Waverly.

Never trust a smiling clown…Traverse City, Michigan, seems like the perfect small town-until a cheerful jingle and a pudgy clown mascot turn everything upside down. When the new burger joint, Chunko Town, opens its doors, the town can't wait to meet Chunko the Clown. But the friendly facade hides a sinister secret.Middle graders Kira and her friends quickly learn the hard way: whatever you do-don't anger the clown! With each daring misstep, Chunko's cheerful grin twists into something far more terrifying, and the kids find themselves trapped in a nightmarish game of wits and courage.Food to Die For delivers a thrilling, spine-tingling adventure for middle grade readers who love scary stories, creepy clowns, and edge-of-your-seat suspense. Perfect for fans of horror that's spooky but age-appropriate, this book will keep you turning pages as Kira and her friends discover that sometimes the scariest monsters come with a painted smile.