{"product_id":"the-last-day-of-october-9780008748517","title":"The Last Day of October","description":"Bored with trick-or-treating, three friends venture into the woods on Halloween night to hunt for the haunted McBride house in this spine-tingling horror story from Phil Hickes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you go down to the woods today, you're in for a nasty surprise …Seeking creepy thrills instead of candy, Cody and his friends set out on Halloween to search for the ruins of the haunted McBride House in the woods near his home in Oregon.The house has taken on a sinister legendary status after it burned down a hundred years ago with tragic consequences, and it's said that the ghosts of the family who lived there return each year on the last day of October.But when they find the house, the truth of what is happening on this eerie autumn night is more terrifying than the three teenagers could ever have imagined …Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.\u003ch2\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in the UK, Phil now lives with his wife in Portland, Oregon, where he works as an advertising copywriter. He has a passion for horror, ghosts, and all things that go bump in the night. His short stories have been published in adult horror anthologies, but Phil turned his hand to writing middle grade as he wanted to create the same visceral thrill he remembers from reading Alan Garner, Clive King and Roald Dahl. \u003cem\u003eThe Haunting of Aveline Jones\u003c\/em\u003e is his first middle grade novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phil Hickes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273731436605,"sku":"9780008748517","price":14.44,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/x1000_a84c1e47-0cd0-4ca1-8949-c32bc7067c81.jpg?v=1793669354","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-last-day-of-october-9780008748517","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}