The must-read new middle-grade novel from the author of the super-spooky Dread Wood series. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine's Goosebumps and Stranger Things. "Jennifer Killick has become the go-to horror writer for readers aged nine and over . readers are as likely to howl with laughter as with terror." - The Sunday Times Welcome to Hazard. An ordinary town where strangeness is a way of life.
A place where nothing is what it seems and where things really DO go bump in the night . Travis, Zayd, Danielle and Selene have been drawn together to investigate the strange goings-on in their home town. Sinkholes, disappearances and weird creatures are spotted lurking in the darkness. This time, their investigations lead them to the mysterious mines that run underneath Hazard. But a creature is lurking down there in the darkness. And it's hungry for flesh . * Jennifer was a World Book Day author in 2024 and the Dreadwood series has sold over 100k copies * Dreadwood is a series in excitingly rapid growth - 2024 YTD saw a 126% increase in volume sales YoY, excluding World Book Day £1 book sales * Jennifer's writing is funny, exciting and engaging - perfectly pitched for readers aged 9-12 and reluctant older readers. * Serial Chillers features urban legends and jumpscares galore! * Each book in the series can be read as a standalone novel as well as the books working together in an overall narrative arc.
"Jennifer Killick's talent for horror and humour is blended brilliantly here as the spiky dialogue, unstoppable pace and genuinely menacing atmosphere build to a tremendous climax"- Daily Mail * Jennifer is a star of MG fiction, a hugely engaged and active author on social media, particularly with the schools community Competition: the;haunting of aveline jones;goosebumps;crater lake;alex sparrow;land of roar;circque du freak; ghost hunter chronicles;mega monster;fear street;skandar. by;ross mackenzie;m.g.leonard;phil hickes;.r.l.;stine;david;walliams;baddiel;vashti hardy;yvette fielding;darren shan;maz evans;ben miller.