GHOUL NEXT DOOR GN

Cullen Bunn (Harrow County) brings horror to the younger ones with the spectacularly spooky The Ghoul Next Door. 11-year-old Grey can’t help but feel like he’s being watched, and when mysterious – and creepy – gifts start turning up, he’s certain this must all have something to do with the nearby cemetery. Enter Lavinia, a particularly Gollum-esque ghoul who’s taken a liking to Grey and the human world. This new friendship is quickly put to the test, and soon they are off on an adventure... with perhaps deadly consequences. For a kid’s book, Ghoul Next Door is remarkably suspenseful, and artist Cat Farris is brilliant at creating this sense of unease, as well as drawing some pretty gross ghouls. Hopefully we’ll see more horrific happenings from these two!