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After their school bus breaks down in a storm, a group of children seek shelter in an abandoned house where a game of hide-and-seek might mean they stay hidden forever. As the night wears on, the children find themselves locked inside, facing supernatural horrors that threaten to consume them. In this supernatural horror story, readers will be gripped by the fear of staying hidden and the power of the unknown.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: John Peel
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