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Synopsis
Four ghost girls.A nightly ritual.When their precious bones are rolled, the ghosts tell of deaths so horrifying even the rats in the orphanage walls cringe.Tonight's tale . . .Seventeen-year-old Mandy has everything: popular friends; a hot boyfriend; plans for college, travel, the future. But after classmate Nicki is gruesomely murdered, Mandy is shaken to her core. Soon she's jumping at shadows and having nightmares of Nicki's killer — the Witchman. Mandy tells herself she's just imagining things — but nothing in her imagination prepares her for the terror that's about to attack.
Is Lurker appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This horror-fantasy contains gruesome murder descriptions, nightmare sequences, and a supernatural killer stalking teens. The frame story involves ghost girls telling horror tales, with significant violence and dark themes throughout.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include graphic violence, gore, murder, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who love supernatural horror with nightmarish villains and creepy atmosphere will be drawn to this dark tale of survival.