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Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods

by Jennifer Killick

Interest age: 9 to 11
Reading age: 9+

Published by Farshore, 2025

  • Funny
  • Ghost story
  • Horror

About this book

Hazard is not like most other places. 

Here, ghosts and monsters are more than just tales told to children; they are a gruesome part of the history of the town. Too many people have gone missing for it to be mere coincidence, and there is something hidden under the surface that just doesn’t feel right. So when mates Travis and Zayd are teamed up with their enemies Seline and Danielle for a local history project, they decide to do some investigating of their own. Led by the bossy Seline, the teenagers venture into the deepest part of the dark woods. Their goal? To discover the truth behind the legend of Blood-Eyed-Mary, the infamous and terrible witch in the woods. 

After some bone-chilling encounters, they discover that there may be more to this monster than meets the eye...Jennifer Killick strikes again with this, the first in a new series of stories woven around the fictional town of Hazard. She achieves a great mix of eerie suspense and jump-scare moments, combined with light-hearted humour and banter between the four characters. 

This pacy book is perfect for existing Dread Wood fans and all lovers of the horror genre. Look out for the sequel, if you dare!  

About the author

Jennifer Killick is the author of the Dread Wood series, Crater Lake and the Alex Sparrow series. She regularly visits schools and festivals, and her books have three times been selected for The Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn't busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn't often) she loves to read, write and run, as fast as she can.

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