Shivers: four in one: The Enchanted Attic/A Ghastly Shade of Green/The Locked Room - The Awful Apple Orchard

by M.D. Spenser

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Childrens

126 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

M.D. Spenser is a children's author, journalist and music critic. Born in the United States, he lives now in the UK.

"The Enchanted Attic," Book 1 of his popular SHIVERS series of novels for children, was republished as an e-book in August 2011. It is available at amazone.com, Barnes & Noble, Sony and iBookstory. Book 2, "A Ghastly Shade of Green," and Book 3, "Ghost Writer," followed shortly afterwards.


The rest of the 36-book series will be published as ebooks over time.

Also, an internet petition is circulating asking that the entire 36-book series be republished in paperback: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/md...

Reviews

[Mimi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book when I was a young teen. I do remember enjoying these stories, especially as it was near Halloween.

[Insha Arabi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book as a young teen and I've found memories of being haunted with the ending in 'The Awful Apple Orchard'
Good book for kids that enjoy the genre of horror ~!

[Sophie T · Rating 3 out of 5]

My ranking of the four stories:
1) The Locked Room
2) The Enchanted Attic
3) The Awful Apple Orchard
4) A Ghastly Shade of Green (an absolutely terrible story, in plot and writing)

[Melissa Elsie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A friend got me this book when I was in middle school or something, and I just read it this year in 2011.

I guess being 19, children's books aren't my first reads, but I still liked it. And if there were to be republished, I would probably read more of M.D Spencer's "Shivers" books.

These stories are children's horror movies. Just like Goosebumps. Obviously, being childen's books, there not scary. Maybe to children they would be. But the stories still kept be interested. I can't remember how long it took me to read it, but I know it was not very long at all. Even though it isn't scary, I still got that creepy and suspenseful feeling.

Overall, I liked stories in this book. They were a simple and quick read, they were only about 120-125 pages for each story. Like I said interesting. I was surprised with the ending of the last story, "The Awful Apple Orchard. After reading the first three, it was unexpected.

[Keshia Warden]

love

[Noonespecial76 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ive read better

[Swati Roy]

I loved this book.

[Hildaguard Houdini · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this a book that I could talk about that actually scared me and I still think about it but the last story I didn't like as it was a bit confusing and sadder than the others