Books like The Wrath of the Grinning Ghost (Johnny Dixon #12) by Brad Strickland

Amy’s new ventriloquist dummy, Slappy, brings unsettling mischief to a suburban family, uncovering a supernatural threat that echoes a previous horror incident.

An exploration of fear and death through the eyes of teens at a hospice, blending classic horror tales with a unique perspective on the human condition.

When a ruthless crime shakes London's elite, young physician Lockwood enlists paranormal investigator Lucy to uncover hidden sinister truths, thrusting them into a world of dangerous mysteries.

Johnny Maxwell, a twelve-year-old from a small English town, suddenly encounters ghosts and, together with his friends, must protect the local cemetery from supernatural threats.

A spooky adventure for young readers that blends monster lore, witchcraft and supernatural tales of courage and magic.

A collection of spooky stories set in mundane places like a ski trip and school field day.

**What secrets does the Shadow Market hold?** The Shadow Market is a meeting point for faeries, werewolves, warlocks, and vampires. There, the Downworlders buy and sell magical objects, make dark bargains, and whisper secrets they do not want the Nephilim to know. Through two centuries, however, there has been a frequent visitor to the Shadow Market from the City of Bones, the very heart of the Shadowhunters' world. As a Silent Brother, Brother Zachariah is a sworn keeper of the laws and lore of the Nephilim. But once he was a Shadowhunter called Jem Carstairs, and his love, then and always, is the warlock Tessa Gray. And Jem is searching through the Shadow Markets, in many different cities over long years, for a relic from his past. Follow Jem and see, against the backdrop of the Shadow Market's dark dealings and festival, Anna Lightwood's doomed romance, Matthew Fairchild's great sin, and Tessa Gray as she is plunged into a world war. Valentine Morgenstern buys a soul at the Market and a young Jace Wayland's soul finds safe harbor. In the Market is hidden a lost heir and a beloved ghost, and no one can save you once you have traded away your heart. Not even Brother Zachariah. This description comes from the publisher. *Ghosts of the Shadow Market* takes place in the Shadowhunter world, the first book of which is *City of Bones*.

Two brothers, their sister, and a vicar uncover a buried secret in their English village, racing to stop an ancient evil from awakening before it corrupts them.

Fifteen‑year‑old Billy is tasked with guarding a castle prison, but his duty soon deepens when the ghosts of executed inmates begin to haunt the walls.

A band of teens must survive when the world turns hostile, converging at an abandoned amusement park for one chance to stay alive.

A gripping anthology of 65 chilling short stories from famed horror writers—including Roald Dahl, Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, and Arthur Conan Doyle—spanning classic American tales, supernatural thrills, and locked‑room mysteries.

Jacob Fielding discovers he can be indestructible, but his newfound power forces him to choose who lives and who dies. With thirteen days to decide, he must decide whether to save his friends or sacrifice the ones he loves.

A collected volume of Stephen Dixon’s best short stories, spanning three decades of American urban life, blending humor, surreal realism, and sharp dialogue to expose the anxieties and absurdities of contemporary society.