Did you know the brilliant author behind the Dread Wood books series has another super creepy series for readers aged 9+?
In the books, a group of friends join forces to save their classmates and families from strange happenings of their seemingly ordinary town, which have a lot to do with alien sporelings. Reviewers on Toppsta have loved the camaraderie of the friends in these books, Jennifer Killick's writing, and most especially the gasp-worthy moments of suspense and thrilling horror. The books also brilliantly explore the transition children face when moving from primary to secondary school, from getting to know new teachers to making new friends. We recommend starting with book 1.
For more children’s horror books, check out our top truly scary books for kids.
Love this series? Check out our list of the Best Scary Books and Ghost Stories for 11 and 12 year olds.
All the Crater Lake books in order:
Book 1: Crater Lake (2020)
Book 2: Crater Lake, Evolution (2021)
The Year 6 school trip to Crater Lake activity centre was not as expected. Lance is put in a room all by himself. The strange things start to happen....
I really enjoyed this book with a great bond of friendship , faith and loyalty between Chet Lance and Kat even thought they were going through a tough...
I feel like this is the spookiest one of her books that I've read. It has been 5 mths since the traumatising Crater Lake school trip and a lot has cha...