Welcome to the Ghost Show

Name: Welcome to the Ghost Show
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: J.W. Ocker
ISBN: 9780063324787

Author: J.W. Ocker

Narrator: Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 4 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Storytide

Published: 08/26/2025

Categories: Children's Fiction, Horror Stories, Ghost Stories, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

The Ghost Show is coming . . . are you ready? Three friends must face their deepest fears in this spine-tingling horror novel by USA Today bestselling author J.W. Ocker that's perfect for fans of R.L. Stine and Mary Downing Hahn.When mysterious ads for the Ghost Show appear around town, nobody can tell what it is. A band? A movie? A game? But that magic word—ghost—excites Hazel Gold, or Zel to her friends. As founder of her school’s Creepy Club (three members strong!), she’s always looking for paranormal activity.Turns out the Ghost Show is a black, five-story skull that appears on the edge of town as a supernatural attraction. Stepping inside, the Creepy Club is greeted by the eccentric Amadeus Everest Mancer, a self-proclaimed ghost catcher who guides them through an aquarium full of vaporous floaty things—sheets that cover gobs of dripping red goo.Then Mancer offers Zel what she’s always wanted: the chance to see a real ghost. But it turns out to be more than she bargained for. To stop him, the Creepy Club must fight a massive ghost infestation and free the trapped souls within, culminating in chilling battle that blurs the line between reality and the supernatural.Perfect for Halloween ReadingIdeal for fans of the supernaturalFeatures light scares

About J.W. Ocker

J.W. Ocker is the USA Today bestselling and Lowell Thomas– and Edgar Award–winning author of macabre travelogues, spooky kids’ books, and horror novels. His books include Poe-Land, A Season with the Witch, Death and Douglas, and The Smashed Man of Dread End. J.W. Ocker lives in New Hampshire.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charlene (Char)🍁☕️📚 on March 27, 2025

First let me start by saying this book was a great read and the audience is directed towards middle schoolers. If you are a fan of Goosebumps this is a definite read for you. This book talks about three best friends, Hazel know as “Zel”, Theo, and Lucien that are founding members of “The Creepy Club......more

Goodreads review by Mikey on August 13, 2025

3.5 stars rounded up Kudos to the author for doing something wholly original with the concept of ghosts! I do think the author introduces a lot of concepts in general and a lot of them weren’t as successful as the ghosts however. I know this is a middle grade horror and I’m sure the intent isn’t to th......more

Goodreads review by Fifi’s Bookshelf on January 19, 2025

A group of 3 friends, penned The Creepy Club, are committed to finding evidence of the paranormal. This fearless group of kids have conducted 3 different investigations inside Corpse House, a house of horrors hidden away in Leonardtown Maryland with quite the horrific reputation, but are left disapp......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on August 19, 2025

It's middle-grade books like this that make me jealous of today's youth. I would have died for books like this when I was a kid. Yeah, I had goosebumps and Fear Street but they feel watered down in comparison to this.......more

Goodreads review by Katee on August 07, 2025

Although I'm adult I enjoy reading middle grade horror sometimes to remember what got me into reading. Welcome to the Ghost Show had a lot of things going on in it and I feel like it was too much for this novel. It felt like Ocker was putting everything and the kitchen sink into this story. If he fo......more