The Many Hauntings of the Manning Family: A Novel
By (Author) Lorien Lawrence
Abrams
Amulet Books
18th March 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
FIC
Hardback
288
Width 140mm, Height 203mm, Spine 32mm
200g
An action-packed, spine-tingling ghost story about twins with supernatural powersperfect for fans of Five Nights At Freddys and the Goosebumps series
Thirteen-year-old twins Gabby and Trent Manning are Connecticuts youngest paranormal investigators. They both inherited the gift from their grandparents, the Mannings, whose legendary ghost hunts inspired several books and movies. But after their untimely deaths years ago, the Mannings have nearly been forgotten.
Armed with EMF machines, flashlights, and recording equipment, the twins mom drags them all over New England in an attempt to bring their family back into the limelight. Never mind that Gabby is tired of being known as a Ghost Twin, and Trent finds most of their haunts to be pretty frightening. Their latest destination is just what their mom thinks they need to go viral: the abandoned Majestic Theater, the site of the Mannings infamous failed exorcism.
However, nothing about this investigation goes to plan. After a terrifying sance-gone-wrong on the stage, their mother goes missing in the building, and its clear that a powerful demon is haunting the theater. Will the twins be able live up to their grandparents legacy and vanquish the demonbefore its too late
Featuring articles, interviews, and other found media throughout, The Many Hauntings of the Manning Family is packed with scares that will leave readers sleeping with the lights on.
The suspense builds deliciously as the twins get to work in the theater, and the spooks it contains are equal parts thrilling and disgusting. The stakes feel high... Top-shelf suspense and page-turning thrills. * Kirkus Reviews *
Lorien Lawrence is a writer and middle school English teacher from Connecticut. She is the author of the Fright Watch series. When shes not reading or writing, she can be found exploring New England with her family.