In this instalment, the first story takes us to the beach, where a seemingly innocent sand-castle competition takes a turn for the dark side ...Then we hear the tale of the evil babysitter - and meet Ben, whose parents don't seem to realise that their pet parrot has been possessed by a demon, bent on revenge ...

 

This book is part of a book series called Midnight Library .

There are 192 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2005 by Hachette Children's Group .

Meet Nick Shadow ! caretaker of the Midnight Library! Shrouded in the deepest recesses of his mysterious bookroom, Nick Shadow has spent many years searching for the scariest, most spine-chilling stories in existence. Now, for the first time, he has broken his silence to give us the best of his collection. Read on ! if you dare!