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Serial Chillers: Monster in the Mines
- Author
- Jennifer Killick
- Narrator
- Zac Lowe-McAlley
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 29 January 2026
- Run Time
- 5 hours 15 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, or other scary supernatural stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
What to expect
The must-read new middle-grade novel from the author of the super-spooky Dread Wood series. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine’s Goosebumps and Stranger Things.
"Jennifer Killick has become the go-to horror writer for readers aged nine and over … readers are as likely to howl with laughter as with terror.”
– The Sunday Times
Welcome to Hazard. An ordinary town where strangeness is a way of life. A place where nothing is what it seems and where things really DO go bump in the night …
Travis, Zayd, Danielle and Selene have been drawn together to investigate the strange goings-on in their home town. Sinkholes, disappearances and weird creatures are spotted lurking in the darkness. This time, their investigations lead them to the mysterious mines that run underneath Hazard. But a creature is lurking down there in the darkness. And it's hungry for flesh …
Critics Review
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Praise for the Serial Chillers series
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'Eerie, haunting and thrillingly scary, THE WITCH IN THE WOODS is a masterpiece of terror, which catches you in its claws and never lets go.’ Jonathan Stroud, bestselling author of Lockwood & Co
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'Jennifer is a true storyteller and has rightly become a go-to for all young readers who like their spines tingled and funny bones tickled, sometimes on the very same page.' Phil Earle, award-winning author
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'The Scream Queen strikes again… Jennifer Killick is terrifyingly good!’ Maz Evans, bestselling author of Who Let The Gods Out
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'Another hugely thrilling spooktastic adventure from Jennifer Killick. The perfect balance of scariness and fun that kids love. Bravo!' Jasbinder Bilan, award-winning author
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'The Witch in the Woods is deliciously spooky and an absolute page-turner. Jennifer Killick writes books that children love to read and they will devour this one. It's brilliant!’ Jenny McLachlan, bestselling author of The Land of Roar
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‘The Witch in the Woods has everything you could hope to find in a Jennifer Killick masterpiece: white-knuckle twists, brilliant banter and the most terrifying chills. It’ll scare your pants off!’ — Kat Ellis, author of The Devouring Light
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'Deliciously creepy in all the best ways. No one mixes fun with frights more brilliantly than Jennifer Killick.’ – Thomas Taylor, author of Malamander
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Reviews for the Dread Wood series:
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“Deliciously scary and hilarious comedy-horror, perfectly pitched for eight-plus.” –The Guardian
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“Brilliantly creepy fun for young horror fans, with an unexpectedly moving ending.” – iNews
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"Jennifer Killick has become the go-to horror writer for readers aged nine and over … readers are as likely to howl with laughter as with terror.” – The Sunday Times
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“Jennifer Killick’s talent for horror and humour is blended brilliantly here as the spiky dialogue, unstoppable pace and genuinely menacing atmosphere build to a tremendous climax”– Daily Mail
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Details
- Author
- Jennifer Killick
- Narrator
- Zac Lowe-McAlley
- Duration
- 5 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008720551
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, or other scary supernatural stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Synopsis
The must-read new middle-grade novel from the author of the super-spooky Dread Wood series. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine’s Goosebumps and Stranger Things. "Jennifer Killick has become the go-to horror writer for readers aged nine and over … readers are as likely to howl with laughter as with terror.” – The Sunday Times Welcome to Hazard. An ordinary town where strangeness is a way of life. A place where nothing is what it seems and where things really DO go bump in the night … Travis, Zayd, Danielle and Selene have been drawn together to investigate the strange goings-on in their home town. Sinkholes, disappearances and weird creatures are spotted lurking in the darkness. This time, their investigations lead them to the mysterious mines that run underneath Hazard. But a creature is lurking down there in the darkness. And it's hungry for flesh …
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