Books in Cold Whispers II series

Don't be in such a hurry! We're trying to keep up with you! That's what Sophie and Jacob's parents said to them as they hiked down an old dirt road leading to what looked like an abandoned town. After all, the family was taking a road trip out west and everyone wanted to take in some new sights. Still, the 13-year-old twins were not prepared for what they saw in town—a school that is freshly decorated for a prom, with signs congratulating the class of 1975! Where were the students, and what had happened to make time stand still? The answers can be found in the eerily empty buildings and streets of a modern-day ghost town. Follow Sophie and Jacob as they dare to explore this truly scary place and learn its terrible secrets.

David and Emma were thrilled to accompany their mom to London to watch the filming of her movie. They were even more excited when they found out the movie would be set in an abandoned subway station! When the brother and sister decide to explore the old, crumbling station, however, they hear the cries of a ghostly child— just as they spot a phantom subway train barreling toward them. Soon, they find themselves becoming part of a terrifying story that took place more than 70 years ago! What will happen if David and Emma step aboard the ghostly train? The answers can be found in the maze of passageways and dark tunnels deep below the streets of London. Join David and Emma as they step into the past to uncover the terror in the tunnel. Terror in the Underground Tunnel is part of Bearport’s Cold Whispers II series. This bone-chilling book is the fiction companion to Dark Labyrinths from Bearport’s best-selling nonfiction series Scary Places.

It's the curse of the DelBarcos! The oldest son must never leave the family's ancestral house once it becomes his! If he does, he will die! That's what 12-year-old Jamie Delbarco and his parents learn when they return to the rambling old house so that Jamie's father—an oldest son—can claim his inheritance. Now the family is experiencing all kinds of strange, unexplained events that make them think the house is haunted! Yet if they try to leave, will the curse catch up with them? Or is there a way to escape? The answers can be found in the dark hallways, spooky rooms, and creepy grounds of the sinister house. Follow Jamie as he dares to explore this truly scary place and learn its terrible secrets.

Don't go near the bat cave! It's really the hideout of a vampire that haunts the island! That's what a camp counselor tells Matt and his friends as they sit around a campfire. The boys are at summer camp, and tonight's sleepover on Whistler Island is the highlight of their time together. So when Matt wakes up before dawn and finds that everyone is gone, he figures that they must have gone off to explore the spooky cave. When Matt follows a tunnel to get inside, he is shocked by what he finds—five boxes that look like coffins! How did they get there, and who are they meant for? The answers can be found deep within the cold, dark, creepy cave. Follow Matt as he dares to explore this truly scary place and learn its terrible secrets.

When twin brothers Dylan and Jack travel to a Romanian castle to attend their older sister’s wedding, they discover an old legend that haunts the remote castle. The twins’ fascination soon turns to horror, however, when they realize that there’s a vampire in the castle’s dungeon. What will happen once the bloodthirsty vampire begins stalking the castle’s dark passageways? Will Dylan and Jack be able to escape with their lives? Follow the brothers as they explore the spooky castle and uncover its petrifying secret. The Vampire’s Lair is part of Bearport’s Cold Whispers II series. This bone-chilling book is the fiction companion to Creepy Castles from Bearport’s best-selling nonfiction series Scary Places.

Help me Help me escape! The soft, moaning voice called out to Leo Colson as he made his way through the terrifying fun house filled with spiders, bats, zombies, and vampires. Who would be calling to him in this way? What kind of help was 12-year-old Leo supposed to give? The answers lie in an abandoned amusement park, where nothing more than rusty rides, rotting boards, and decaying old signs can be found—or so it seems. Follow Leo as he dares to enter this truly scary place and learn its terrible secrets.

At first, Zach is excited to be moving into a new home with his sister and parents— even if it is old and creepy. However, he soon begins to suffer terrible nightmares in which he’s trapped in a narrow metal box. When Zach and his sister uncover a secret door in the basement, they discover it leads to an old morgue—complete with a wall of metal drawers for storing dead bodies! As Zach explores the morgue, he suddenly finds himself trapped in a real-life nightmare. Will he be able to escape the clutches of a ghostly mortician? Follow Zach as he investigates the abandoned morgue beneath his home and learns its terrible secrets. Nightmare in the Hidden Morgue is part of Bearport’s Cold Whispers II series. This bone-chilling book is the fiction companion to Monstrous Morgues of the Past from Bearport’s best-selling nonfiction series Scary Places.

When Josh’s dad becomes the live-in caretaker at The Retreat Hotel, Josh is excited to explore the dilapidated building that will be his new home. He soon discovers, however, that room 113 is occupied by a very unwelcome guest—the ghost of a sinister gangster who refuses to check out! Who is the long-dead gangster? And why does the old bellhop—who’s worked at the hotel for decades—not want Josh nosing around? Are Josh and his dad in danger if they remain in the hotel? Follow Josh as he dares to explore the haunted hotel and discover its incredible secret! The Deadly Secret of Room 113 is part of Bearport’s Cold Whispers II series. This bone-chilling book is the fiction companion to Haunted Hotels from Bearport’s best-selling nonfiction series Scary Places.

Oh, no. This is going to be the worst weekend ever! twelve-year-old Craig Hoffman moaned as he and his family arrived at a very historic and very run-down hotel. Instead of enjoying the monster slides at a waterpark with other kids, he was stuck at the Grand Inn at the Mountaintop with only his 11-year-old sister for company. Or was there also a ghostly presence in residence? Who was she, and what had happened to trap her spirit at the hotel so many years ago?The answers can be found in the spooky hallways, dark cellar, and mysterious top floor of the inn. Follow Craig and Melanie as they dare to explore this truly scary place and learn its terrible secrets.

I’m all alone . . . Please come find me! When Maddie opens her notebook in class, she sees these words scrawled in blood-red ink on every page. When the same words mysteriously appear on the classroom chalkboard, Maddie begins to realize that someone—or something—in her new school is trying to contact her. Not long after, Maddie hears mysterious footsteps in an empty school corridor. Most frightening of all, Maddie feels ghostly hands pulling on her body when she dives into the school swimming pool. Could these frightening incidents have anything to do with one of Lakeside School’s pupils who disappeared without a trace many decades ago? Follow Maddie as she searches for answers and dares to solve a terrible mystery that has haunted her school. The Ghostly Secret of Lakeside School is part of Bearport’s Cold Whispers II series. This bone-chilling book is the fiction companion to Spooky Schools from Bearport’s best-selling nonfiction series Scary Places.

“It’s nearly midnight. They are coming for me,” whispered the shadowy creature in the corner of the old prison cell. When Daniel and Joe went to a Halloween sleepover at an abandoned, historic jail, they never expected to meet a prisoner on death row—especially not one who was executed more than 75 years ago! Why was the doomed man sent to death row? And how can the boys put right a terrible mistake that was made many years before? The answers can be found behind the rusting bars of the old prison cells. Join Daniel and Joe as they explore the deserted jail and uncover its most horrifying secret. Doomed on Death Row is part of Bearport’s Cold Whispers II series. This bone-chilling book is the fiction companion to Haunted Prisons from Bearport’s best-selling nonfiction series Scary Places.