Welcome to the Ghost Show
By (Author) J.w. Ocker
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
25th November 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Mythical, legendary and supernatural beings, monsters and creatures
Hardback
224
The Ghost Show is coming . . . are you ready Three friends must face their deepest fears in this spine-tingling horror novel by USA Today bestselling author J.W. Ocker that's perfect for fans of R.L. Stine and Mary Downing Hahn.
When mysterious ads for the Ghost Show appear around town, nobody can tell what it is. A band A movie A game But that magic wordghostexcites Hazel Gold, or Zel to her friends. As founder of her schools Creepy Club (three members strong!), shes always looking for paranormal activity.
Turns out the Ghost Show is a black, five-story skull that appears on the edge of town as a supernatural attraction. Stepping inside, the Creepy Club is greeted by the eccentric Amadeus Everest Mancer, a self-proclaimed ghost catcher who guides them through an aquarium full of vaporous floaty thingssheets that cover gobs of dripping red goo.
Then Mancer offers Zel what shes always wanted: the chance to see a real ghost. But it turns out to be more than she bargained for. To stop him, the Creepy Club must fight a massive ghost infestation and free the trapped souls within, culminating in chilling battle that blurs the line between reality and the supernatural.
"A deliciously spooky read." -- Kirkus Reviews
J.W. Ocker is the Lowell Thomas- and Edgar Award-winning author of macabre travelogues, spooky kids' books, and horror novels. His books include Poe-Land, A Season with the Witch, Death and Douglas, and The Smashed Man of Dread End. J.W. Ocker lives in New Hampshire.