Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods
The must-read 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 town where sink holes appear with no warning, where people go missing way too often and where things really DO go bump in the night …
To Travis and his classmates, Hazard is home. But when they’re set a school project to investigate the history of the town, they soon realise that something strange and alien lies beneath Hazard. What can they learn from their investigations into the mysterious witch in the woods? And – if the witch really does exist – will they make it home to tell the tale …?
Jennifer Killick is the author of several series for middle-grade readers, including Dread Wood and Crater Lake. She loves visiting schools and libraries and has won multiple awards voted for by her readers. In 2024 she was an official World Book Day author. Jennifer lives in West London in a house full of animals, craft supplies and chaos. When she isn't writing Jennifer loves to bake, paint and sew, and watch scary movies to help her prepare for the zombie apocalypse.