Childrens Halloween

Meet a town and a train and a time and a boy - Jimmy Cannon. And meet his father - as strong as a Mallet locomotive - whom Jimmy simply cannot figure out! But who, in a dramatic and unexpected twist, turns out to be so much more than Jimmy ever knew.

Only a few days before Halloween, and young Marvin is already in for a big scare. When the time is right, he strikes out late in the night, to visit that spooky house up there. You're in for a treat when you listen to find out how Marvin gets tricked out of being frightened, once he bravely enters the Kooky Spooky House!

Parker Nelson can’t wait for summer camp. She’ll have fun and make amazing memories, far away from the bullies who made seventh grade unbearable. But then something terrible happens: The mean girl who made life a living nightmare is in Parker’s cabin. Soon all the other girls turn on Parker, too—no one wants to be her friend. Except Jenny. Jenny’s the only one who is willing to listen. The only one who understands. The only one who feels the same way Parker does: that there's a deep, dark secret to making friends and she’s the only one who doesn't know it.

In this short story, the Teddy Defenders return, now living with Rick's little sister, Tiffany. But when they prepare for their nightly fun, they discover that Tiffany and Rick are in trouble - a ghost has invaded their school.

It's Halloween: Candy-snatching time. For the past few years, twelve-year-old Jonas and his friends have competed to see how much candy they can snatch from unsuspecting trick-or-treaters. No one’s supposed to get hurt. So Jonas is taken by surprise when one of his smaller targets fights back against his candy-snatching attempt. He’s even more surprised when he starts to receive anonymous notes from someone who seems to know what happened that night.

A shadow war rages on between man and the infamous Reaper. Will thirteen-year-old, Ian Grim, mark its end or cause an all-new devastating beginning? Something was off about Ian. He knew it. Everybody knew it! Why else did the kids at school go about whispering behind his back and throwing him dirty looks? He was used to it by now. But everything takes a turn for the worse when his mom goes missing one night and his dad tries to kill him.

Venture out on Halloween night for some friendly frights! Can you guess what happens when dad and son get to Mrs. McFearsome’s house? Find out in this spooky audiobook about going out to trick-or-treat. Simple sentences will have young learners following along in no time.

Three spooky and goofy stories that are perfect for young listeners during the Halloween season!

The famished old lady swallows a bat, a ghost, an owl, a goblin, and other Halloween treats in this silly, Halloween take on the classic story.

In book two of the series, our hero Joel Franklin and his cohort are on a supernatural scavenger hunt for an age-old amulet with incredible kingdom-building power. Joel, his on-again-off-again girlfriend Polly, his brother Jasper, and his best friend Ellis courageously outwit 19th-century buccaneers, witches, werewolves, and a gang of hapless wannabe bandits. In a deadly and desperate race to keep the wondrous treasure on the side of good, the intrepid friends learn that true power comes not from what you own, but from what you are willing to sacrifice.

When his friends aren’t successful at spooking the children who visit the haunted house, Gus must present his unique superpowers to give them a scare!

Gilbert is visiting his injured brother, Ant, in the hospital, when he sees a shadowed figure leave behind a satchel filled with old cassette tapes. Despite a strange, garbled voicemail telling him "Don't listen to the tapes," Gilbert can't resist playing them and listening to the chilling stories they reveal: tales of cursed seashells, of doors torn through the fabric of the universe, of cemeteries that won't let you leave, of a classroom skeleton that hungers for new skin. And wandering through all the stories, a strange man named November, who might not be a man at all...

After defeating the Devouring Wolf, Riley and her friends hoped they could leave scary legends behind and focus on being the best werewolves they can be. Nicknamed the Winter Pack because of when they turned, they’ve got a unique bond thanks to how different they are as a prime, and some of the other pups think they get special treatment. It’s all Riley and her friends can do to practice their magic skills, get all their homework done, and not let the other young wolves pick fights.

"Jack o' Lantern Fever" was originally published in the Los Angeles club magazine 4-Front and in the NoHo Valley News in 1997. It was published in the anthology Speculative Poets of Texas 2015. Archived in the UCLA Library of Special Collections.

Paranormal enthusiast Rebecca Graff isn’t happy about being dragged to Iowa to spend the summer with family she barely knows. But when she tracks a ghostly presence to an abandoned farmhouse, she starts to think the summer won’t be a total lost cause! The trouble is no one believes her. Then Rebecca finds a note stashed in a comic belonging to her late father—a note that proves the same spirit haunted him when he was twelve. Suddenly she feels a connection to the dad she pretends not to miss, and she is determined to uncover the story behind the haunting.

After making her escape from The School for Wicked Witches, Ava has realized that it might be the right place for her, after all. But her return isn't triumphant—if anything, she's more behind than ever. When things start to go very wrong at the school, Ava discovers she may be able to save the day...but only if she pairs up with Tinabella, her friend-turned-enemy. What's a young witch to do?

Isn’t it crazy how so many people find really gross stuff so fascinating? It doesn’t matter if you’re a kid, a teenager, or an adult. There’s an “ewww” factor about gross things that tickles something inside us. If you’re a parent, you can relax. Because we’re just going to share some fun and amazing gross facts and trivia, nothing inappropriate for young people eight years of age or older. Kids will be riveted for over three hours with mind-blowing facts, little-known secrets, and a world-class quiz to prove they actually are smart kids!

Washington Irving published The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1820, introducing the eerie Headless Horseman character to readers worldwide. Readers were both scared and intrigued by the horrific character, who is the ghost of a soldier who had been decapitated during the American Revolution. Now, the character is an American classic, featured in movies, television shows, cartoons, comic books, and even video games, thanks to his chilling story of a lone horseman seeking revenge.

Be warned! In this audiobook, there is a mysterious old witch who lives in a lighthouse and does not take kindly to visitors. What could possibly go wrong with apple bobbing at a Halloween party, and how does time travel make everything...worse? Mom and Dad are acting really, really weird lately. Something is afoot! And what about that note sticking out under the basement door that says to keep out, or else? Careful of the ghost children who call the graveyard next door home, and think twice before downloading the Halloween calendar app.

Young Rip Van Winkle never shies away from adventure, but when he sneaks into a graveyard, he finds himself at the center of an unimaginable dilemma. The ghost of Boston's first settler reveals disturbing news about the fate of the city he so loves and tasks him with saving the city. But before the harrowing quest begins, the young would-be hero finds himself the target of not one, but two active threats.