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The Midnight Library #2
Blood and Sand
Damien Graves has spent a lifetime searching for the most terrifying stories in existence. Now, he presents three of his fearsome favorites. Will you dare to be scared?
John and Sarah cross paths with a sand sculptor whose creations are shockingly real - a little too real.
Ben inherits a seemingly ordinary pocket watch from his grandfather. It may be his only hope against a bird with a taste for blood.
Jessica and Robbie have been left in Laura's care for the evening. But tonight Laura doesn't quite seem like Laura...
Three uncertain futures. Three more reasons to beg for morning to come. Welcome to The Midnight Library.
John and Sarah cross paths with a sand sculptor whose creations are shockingly real - a little too real.
Ben inherits a seemingly ordinary pocket watch from his grandfather. It may be his only hope against a bird with a taste for blood.
Jessica and Robbie have been left in Laura's care for the evening. But tonight Laura doesn't quite seem like Laura...
Three uncertain futures. Three more reasons to beg for morning to come. Welcome to The Midnight Library.
176 pages, Paperback
First published October 13, 2005
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17 books32 followersDamien Graves, also known as Nick Shadow, is the name credited as the editor of the Midnight Library series.
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October 7, 2017
Ada tiga cerita yang menarik dalam ini.. Blood and Sand pasal arca pasir yang dibuat menggunakan manusia/binatang yang betul.. Memang ngeri.. Man's Best Friend pula pasal burung yang dihuni oleh syaitan.. Stranger in the House pula pasal doppelganger.. Tak pasal-pasal kena replace.. Ohsem.. #themidnightlibrary #bloodandsand #nickshadow #novelenglish #bookstagram #hobisaya #bookworm #bookreview #booklover #bloggerbuku #reviewbukuolehsha #bookreviewbysha #bacaanoktober2017 #blogger #bloggerperak #blogkasihkuamani #membacajambatanilmu
January 4, 2016
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September 29, 2018
Deuxième tome de la série The midnight library sensiblement ressemblant au premier, puisque le format est identique : un peu moins de 200 pages, trois histoires horrifiques très jeunesse, j'entends par là que l'on sait comment elles vont se terminer. J'avoue qu'à la longue je suis un brin lassée, d'autant que le style n'est pas extraordinairement, les personnages sont, comme dans les films d'horreur classiques, vraiment très crédules et foncent tête baissée dans le danger. Comme sur le premier tome c'est le traitement des personnages horrifiques qui m'a plu, à savoir la Marchand de Sable de la première histoire, l'animal de la seconde et l'Autre dans la troisième.
Pour vous donner l'idée :
- Du sang sur le sable : un concours de sculptures sur sable bien mystérieux
- Le meilleur ami de l'homme : la vérité sur votre animal de compagnie
- Une inconnue dans la maison : quand un Doppelgänger s'emmêle
C'est distrayant et à mon avis peut donner son comptant de sueur froide au public cible, à savoir les jeunes ados. Pour ma part, j'arrête là l'expérience de cette série.
Pour vous donner l'idée :
- Du sang sur le sable : un concours de sculptures sur sable bien mystérieux
- Le meilleur ami de l'homme : la vérité sur votre animal de compagnie
- Une inconnue dans la maison : quand un Doppelgänger s'emmêle
C'est distrayant et à mon avis peut donner son comptant de sueur froide au public cible, à savoir les jeunes ados. Pour ma part, j'arrête là l'expérience de cette série.
December 26, 2021
A fun elementary school ages read of three stories. Each story has a horror element to it, and they all reminded me of my childhood favorite of "Goosebumps". They are not intertwined or related, but each has an interesting tale to tell. The first story is about a man who wins sand sculpture contests with life like renderings. The second story is about an evil parrot that is set on taking over its new home. The last story is about a babysitter, who when she shows up to babysit kids she has babysat for several times in the past, she is much different than how she has acted in the past.
I am looking forward to checking the other ones out in the series. You don't have to read the series in order which is nice.
I am looking forward to checking the other ones out in the series. You don't have to read the series in order which is nice.
November 11, 2012
Reviewed by Spreeha for TeensReadToo.com
Once again, Damien Graves has put together a book with three more scary stories! I can't wait to see what others think of it.
John and Sarah have come again to the town where there practically isn't anyone around. Their family comes here every summer to spend time together, but they get so bored because there isn't anything to do except go to the stupid beach, which let me tell you, isn't the best place you want to spend your summer at. On the bright side, there is an annual sand sculpture competition which Sarah has finally convinced her brother, John, to attend and participate in like all the times they did it together when they were younger. There is this amazing sand sculptor whose creations are just unbelievable, that just looked like the real thing! But when Sarah and John were snooping around in the sculptor's tent, they found that the creations were real and that he was cheating! They told the judges, who did not believe them; it was probably because the sculptor said that he hadn't even started on his project. Sarah and John went to investigate in his house to find some evidence. What do you think will happen to Sarah and John? What do you think they will discover?
Ben's grandfather has just recently died. While moving all his grandfather's stuff out of his house and into Ben's, he finds an ordinary pocket watch, which he thought was sort of a strange thing to give him but he kept it anyway. While looking through the moving van, Ben discovered this hideous looking bird named Igor that might just change Ben's life for awhile. A couple of days had past and his parents were acting kind of strange. All they did was take care of that stupid bird and started acting like they didn't even have a child. But then something strange occurred; the parrot said "I killed your grandfather, and you're next!" Ben was very scared of the bird now -- it was taking total control over his mom and dad's life, which wasn't very good, and he was afraid he would be killed, too! Over time very, very strange things occurred, and he had to find a way to save himself and his parents before it was too late! What will happen next?
Jessica and Robbie's parents are going out for dinner and Laura, their babysitter, is coming to take care of them. Usually they look forward to spending time with her, but tonight I don't think they would want to do that. Laura is a very responsible person but this time she is very late -- and their parents are not happy about it, either. When she finally gets to the house though, she was nothing like the Laura they knew! The `other' Laura loved boy bands performing on MTV but this supposedly `different' Laura just couldn't stand the music. They knew something was up so they did everything and anything in their power to get themselves and their younger sister out of the house and fast!
This second book in the TALES FROM THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY series has three heart stopping stories which will scare you to death. If you're like me, though, you won't be able to get enough and will have to keep reading.
Once again, Damien Graves has put together a book with three more scary stories! I can't wait to see what others think of it.
John and Sarah have come again to the town where there practically isn't anyone around. Their family comes here every summer to spend time together, but they get so bored because there isn't anything to do except go to the stupid beach, which let me tell you, isn't the best place you want to spend your summer at. On the bright side, there is an annual sand sculpture competition which Sarah has finally convinced her brother, John, to attend and participate in like all the times they did it together when they were younger. There is this amazing sand sculptor whose creations are just unbelievable, that just looked like the real thing! But when Sarah and John were snooping around in the sculptor's tent, they found that the creations were real and that he was cheating! They told the judges, who did not believe them; it was probably because the sculptor said that he hadn't even started on his project. Sarah and John went to investigate in his house to find some evidence. What do you think will happen to Sarah and John? What do you think they will discover?
Ben's grandfather has just recently died. While moving all his grandfather's stuff out of his house and into Ben's, he finds an ordinary pocket watch, which he thought was sort of a strange thing to give him but he kept it anyway. While looking through the moving van, Ben discovered this hideous looking bird named Igor that might just change Ben's life for awhile. A couple of days had past and his parents were acting kind of strange. All they did was take care of that stupid bird and started acting like they didn't even have a child. But then something strange occurred; the parrot said "I killed your grandfather, and you're next!" Ben was very scared of the bird now -- it was taking total control over his mom and dad's life, which wasn't very good, and he was afraid he would be killed, too! Over time very, very strange things occurred, and he had to find a way to save himself and his parents before it was too late! What will happen next?
Jessica and Robbie's parents are going out for dinner and Laura, their babysitter, is coming to take care of them. Usually they look forward to spending time with her, but tonight I don't think they would want to do that. Laura is a very responsible person but this time she is very late -- and their parents are not happy about it, either. When she finally gets to the house though, she was nothing like the Laura they knew! The `other' Laura loved boy bands performing on MTV but this supposedly `different' Laura just couldn't stand the music. They knew something was up so they did everything and anything in their power to get themselves and their younger sister out of the house and fast!
This second book in the TALES FROM THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY series has three heart stopping stories which will scare you to death. If you're like me, though, you won't be able to get enough and will have to keep reading.
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January 2, 2021I wrote a really long post about these books on my blog and I really like it and don't want to ruin it by breaking it into chunks so please go read it on my blog.
November 6, 2017
kinda scary but funny i guess
January 29, 2018
It is a very good read. A very spin chilling read but not to scary.
July 8, 2018
WOW. Lo más terrorífico que he leído en mi vida y me ha gustado
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September 15, 2021didn't really like this book
July 7, 2024
"Hayatta ne kadar dürüst olursan ol, insanların ancak kendi gerçeklerine en yakın olan şeyleri görebildiğini artık anlamıştı.”
November 4, 2017
There were three interesting stories, geared towards middle-grade school readers. These stories would be sure to delight and terrify these readers, especially around the Halloween time.
October 9, 2016
These stories will likely scare kids. Please be aware the stories do not have happy endings.
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March 14, 2022
it's an okay book not amazing but not horrible
February 11, 2017
Ehhh it was alright i guess....
January 7, 2013
I'm reading for 5th grade book talks again and "The Midnight Library" series is a great addition to the talks. I've read this one book in the series of scary stories. Each book contains three stories that are scary, though appropriately so for younger readers. The book avoids blood and gore entirely, but creates suspenseful stories that are plausible for the age range. Demented babysitters taken over by evil doubles, possessed parrots and mysterious summer vacation locations make up the stories in this edition. Even though I'm not a fan of scary stories myself, I was hooked and couldn't stop reading. I'm excited to share these with the 5th grade.
November 26, 2010
this book is about a familiy vacationwhict didn't turn out so great because the place was totaly mess up . they enter a sand game which they didn't know if they were going to win because a guy always wins . they seak in to see its escolture to see if they could top it . they found out they were cheating . i gave this book at 3 because it haves a misterius ending .
January 28, 2016
It's been a long while since I've read this. I bought and read it when I was about twelve years old (I'm twenty now) and it was so good I still remember the story about the sand sculptor really well. It was terrifying! I dare say I liked it even more than Goosebumps, and I LOVED Goosebumps. I still own the book, might have to reread it sometime. :)
December 13, 2010
It was about scary stories oneis about a kid who his parot thet is possesed by a demon that killed his grandpa.There is one of a sculptor that uses animals dead bodies for sand sculptures.A baby sitter does not seem to be unusual.
June 14, 2016
I read this book when i was 13 and it was terrifying. Griping stories with an edge of darkness. The horror doesn't hit you till the end. there a total of eight books Nick Shadow has written and the voice and blood and sand were my favourite.
July 16, 2008
Good book. Stories were pretty creepy, if not a little predictable.
February 19, 2009
i loved this book i mean omg the sand man it just great and you should have this book any where
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June 11, 2010
dnt have much to say about it,it was good,a bit fun..
July 3, 2011
Great for boys in particular. Predictable for adults, but great for kids. Well-told & doesn't dwell on the climax. Reminiscent of Roald Dahl's 'Tales of the Unexpected'. Very scary parrot...
August 11, 2013
One of the first horror books I've read. Really vivid descriptions and original story line.
April 20, 2014
This is advertised as 5-9, but one of the stories was really creepy.
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