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The Demon Headmaster

The Demon Headmaster Series

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The Demon Headmaster by Gillian Cross is an addictive series for readers 8+, which many consider a modern classic. Almost forty years after the publication of the first book, the fun and frightening school adventures remain as popular as ever and have been made into several successful TV series.

The original 1996 TV adaptation, starring Terrence Hardiman as the headmaster and Frances Amey as Dinah, was based on the first three books in the series. A TV sequel was made in 2019 for CBBC, based on Total Control and the subsequent books, which picks up where the original series left of. The Demon Headmaster series 2 is in the pipeline, although filming was delayed due to Covid.

The first book follows the adventures of Dinah as she joins a new school where the headmaster is extremely creepy and the children weirdly well-behaved. As she settles in, Dinah finds herself saying and doing things she can’t control and seeks to uncover the secret to the headmaster’s influence with the help of her SPLAT (Society for the Protection of Our Lives Against Them) team. As the kids fight the Demon Headmaster’s hypnotic power, they realise he won’t stop at controlling the school - he wants to take over the whole nation!

There are now eight books in Gillian Cross’ The Demon Headmaster series. Although the books could be read out of order, we recommend starting with book one The Demon Headmaster to get the back story.

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All the Demon Headmaster books in order:

Book 1: The Demon Headmaster (1982)
Book 2: The Demon Headmaster and the Prime Minister's Brain (1985)
Book 3: The Revenge of the Demon Headmaster (1994)
Book 4: The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again (1996)
Book 5: The Demon Headmaster Takes Over (1997)
Book 6: Facing the Demon Headmaster (2002)
Book 7: Total Control (2017)
Book 8: Mortal Danger (2019)

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Book 1
The Demon Headmaster
Book 1

The Demon Headmaster

When Dinah is fostered by the Hunters she thinks her biggest problem will be fitting in with her foster-brothers, Lloyd ... MoreThe Demon Headmaster

(12 reviews) 5 12
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Book 2
The Demon Headmaster and the Prime Minister's Brain
Book 2

The Demon Headmaster and the Prime Minister's Brain

There's a new computer game at school and the chance to enter the Junior Computer Brain of the Year competition is sendi... MoreThe Demon Headmaster and the Prime Minister's Brain

(1 review) 5 1
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Book 3
The Revenge of the Demon Headmaster
Book 3

The Revenge of the Demon Headmaster

There's a new craze - Hunky Parker. Everyone's watching the TV programmes and queuing up to buy Hunky T-shirts, trainers... MoreThe Revenge of the Demon Headmaster

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Book 4
The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again
Book 4

The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again

The Hunter family have moved house and can finally forget all about their encounters with the Demon Headmaster . . . or ... MoreThe Demon Headmaster Strikes Again

(2 reviews) 5 2
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Book 5
The Demon Headmaster Takes Over
Book 5

The Demon Headmaster Takes Over

It's amazing! The Hyperbrain is a super intelligent computer that works by accessing the human brain. In the wrong hands... MoreThe Demon Headmaster Takes Over

(2 reviews) 5 2
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Book 6
Facing the Demon Headmaster
Book 6

Facing the Demon Headmaster

Club Purple is the place to be! The mysterious DJ Pardoman is so cool, with his ever-changing electronic mask. So when a... MoreFacing the Demon Headmaster

(2 reviews) 5 2
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Book 7
The Demon Headmaster: Total Control
Book 7

The Demon Headmaster: Total Control

Everyone is good at something. But at Lizzie's school this has been taken to extremes. Her classmate Ethan, who previous... MoreThe Demon Headmaster: Total Control

(1 review) 4 1
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Book 8
The Demon Headmaster: Mortal Danger
Book 8

The Demon Headmaster: Mortal Danger

When Lizzie's school gets a new head teacher everything seems great. The pupils are encouraged to do the things they rea... MoreThe Demon Headmaster: Mortal Danger

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