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"Unique stories that will thrill readers of all ages [...] alongside stunning black-and-white illustrations from Pam Smy." - Books for Keeps
With a foreword from 'First Lady of the Paranormal' Yvette Fielding


The unusual creak of a floorboard, a flash of light in the dark, the eerie breeze from a closed window … We've all heard tales of phantoms and spooks haunting old buildings – but how many can be traced back to real people, real places and real history?

From a maze that has the power to eat you alive to a haunted painting with a terrifying secret, and ravens with a taste for revenge, these spine-tingling stories of ghosts, ghouls and unexplained events bring history to life in the eeriest way imaginable!

Created in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces, this stunning and spooky collection features eleven gripping stories from bestselling, award-winning and rising-star authors including Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Alexia Casale, Joseph Coelho OBE, Larry Hayes, Jim Helmore, Catherine Johnson, Sophie Kirtley, E.L. Norry, Jasmine Richards, Imogen Russell Williams and Sam Sedgman.

With atmospheric illustrations by award-winning illustrator Pam Smy, a foreword from the 'First Lady of the Paranormal' Yvette Fielding (Ghost Hunters, Blue Peter) and an afterword by Hampton Court Palace's Chief Historian, Tracy Borman OBE, this unique collection is sure to keep readers of all ages up long past their bedtimes ...

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Product details

Published 11 Sep 2025
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 80
ISBN 9781526673848
Imprint Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Alexia Casale

Alexia Casale is the author of The Bone Dragon, Si…

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Catherine Johnson

Catherine Johnson is the author of many books for…

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E.L. Norry

E. L. Norry is the author of Fablehouse and Fableh…

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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is the award-winning author…

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Imogen Russell Williams

Imogen Russell Williams is the author of Great Bri…

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Jasmine Richards

Jasmine Richards is the author of numerous books f…

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Larry Hayes

Larry Hayes is afraid of zombies in lifts, vampire…

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Sam Sedgman

Sam Sedgman is a bestselling author, confirmed ner…

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Sophie Kirtley

Sophie Kirtley grew up in Northern Ireland, where…

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Jim Helmore

Jim Helmore published his first children’s book, L…

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Joseph Coelho

Joseph Coelho is a poet and Children’s book author…

Illustrator

Pam Smy

Pam Smy is an artist, illustrator and lecturer. Sh…

Afterword

Tracy Borman

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