Phil Hickes

Aveline Jones loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when she discovers a spooky old book. Not only are the stories spine-tingling, but it once belonged to Primrose Penberthy, who vanished mysteriously, never to be seen again. Intrigued, Aveline decides to investigate Primrose's disappearance. Now someone...or something, is stirring. And it is looking for Aveline....

Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline is determined to discover the truth behind her uncle's mysterious disappearance when she travels to his home with Mum and Aunt Lilian. After years of hoping Aveline's uncle would return, they have finally decided to sell his house - but Aveline and Harold have other plans. Sneaking into her uncle's study,...

Welcome back to Shadowhall Academy, where ghost stories come true. A brilliantly spooky series from the author of Aveline Jones. It's the perfect night for a ghost story, don't you think? As if Shadowhall Academy wasn't creepy enough, Lilian and her friends have started a Ghost Story Society. It's all harmless fun, until one girl warns of a sinister book...

The second in a deliciously spine-tingling, spooky series. Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline is thrilled when she discovers that the holiday cottage her mum has rented for the summer is beside a stone circle. Thousands of years old, the local villagers refer to the ancient structure as the Witch Stones, and Aveline cannot wait to learn...

"Genuinely chilling... Kids are going to absolutely love it." - Jennifer Killick, author of Dread Wood "Boarding school and spookiness - Malory Towers gone rogue!" - Lesley Parr, author of When the War Came Home Welcome to Shadowhall Academy, where spirits haunt the school halls. A brilliantly spooky new series from the author of Aveline Jones. I heard a tapping...

Bored with trick-or-treating, three friends venture into the woods on Halloween night to hunt for the haunted McBride house in this spine-tingling horror story from Phil Hickes. If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a nasty surprise … Seeking creepy thrills instead of candy, Cody and his friends set out on Halloween to search for the...