Welcome to The Kid’s Korner.
I decided to do this feature as I have so many great children’s books to share. From picture books, to books for beginning readers, to middle graders, I have plenty of fun ones.
Today I’m sharing another spooky tale from Nancy Gray’s Spine Chillers!
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The Krampus (Spine Chillers)
by Nancy Gray
Genre: Horror
Age category: Middle Grade
Release Date: December 12, 2018
My Review
Nick was a good kid. He stayed out of trouble. But then he gave into the urging of his friends and got caught skipping school. He got way more punishment than it called for and now Krampus has him in his sights. And he isn’t the only thing Nick has to worry about. He’ll need help to survive Christmas.
I could feel Nick’s confusion. He hangs out with the bullies so he won’t be bullied. He doesn’t do anything bad except for skip classes and refuses to have anything to do with what they’re cooking up next. But something has been watching him. Now he’s in a big pickle. Krampus is a scary creature and he’s hungry. I was pulling for Nick. Hoping he would see the right path and not get eaten.
There’s a part in this book that made me wonder if their was more than one fairy tale going on. A strange girl that was much more bad than Nick. It felt connected to another dark tale, and the more I read, the more sure I became. Though the author gave it her own spin.
One of the best things about this series is that the kids can’t rely on the adults to save them. They would brush off their claims of monsters as too much imagination. So, the kids have to think and solve on their own. And they do get creative!
Another scary good story in this series.
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Synopsis
Christmas is a time of peace and good dreams, but for Nick it would soon become a nightmare. When he starts skipping classes to hang with the bullies at school, strange things begin to happen.
A horrifying apparition haunts his dreams and tears his Christmas stocking into shreds! Finally, the beast crashes through Nick’s bedroom window, throws him in a sack, and spirits him away to its lair.
Nick finds himself in a world of perpetual twilight where he will have to find his way home before becoming trapped forever, or worse. THE KRAMPUS is hungry, and the oven awaits a fresh meat pie!
You can find The Krampus on Goodreads
You can buy The Krampus on Amazon
About the Author:
Nancy Gray has published a number of works including her young adult fantasy series Blood Rain. Her short story “Chosen” appeared in Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal Author Quest: a Penguin Special from Grosset & Dunlap. Her work also appears in various anthologies.
Nancy Gray has been writing for over ten years. Gray lives in South Carolina with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys books, video games, anime, manga, and horror.
Other Works by Nancy Gray:
Blood Rain
Blood Moon
Blood God
Spine Chillers: The Scarecrow
Spine Chillers: Big Bad Wolf
Spine Chillers: The Beast of Black Pond
Spine Chillers: Empty Eyes
Spine Chillers: The Firefly
You can find and contact Nancy Gray here:
– Website
– Blog
– Facebook
– Goodreads
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I really need to focus on some more middle grade books as well. I really love this feature and this book sounds like so much fun! Definitely my level of horror. 😉
This is the fourth one in the series. Each features a different character with some repeating ones. I really have fun with them:)
This look so much fun, I would have loved this as a kid too! I even like the look of it as a big kid! 😉
The kid in me eats up books like this!
I love these kid “scary” stories that you show us Laura!
I love them. And this is a fun series with familiar characters.
This does sound like such a fun read, I must make a note of this series! 🙂
I’ve been having fun with these:)
This sounds like a cool series for kids!! 🙂
They’re loads of fun, Stormi!