- Horror
- Chapter Books
- Ages 9–12
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
Dread Wood is Jennifer Killick's funny-scary horror series for older primary and early-secondary readers, set around the sinister Dread Wood High. Across six fast-paced books it follows a gang of mismatched classmates who name themselves Club Loser as they face wave after wave of genetically engineered monsters, spiders, vampire birds, deep-sea horrors, venomous rats and killer moths, all engineered by the vengeful caretakers Mr and Mrs Latchitt. The formula is reliably brilliant: real chills and genuine peril offset by laugh-out-loud banter and a friendship group worth rooting for. Pitched squarely at reluctant readers who love a scare with their laughs, the collection blends sci-fi horror, mystery and comedy into some of the most dependable page-turners in the 9-12 space.
A funny-scary horror series where a gang of mismatched classmates battle engineered monsters at sinister Dread Wood High. Reliable page-turners for readers who like a laugh with their scares.
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
Cultural ubiquity
3/ 5Well-known to people who know the room.
Sensitivity
Moderate, and collection-wide.
Content notes
- Scary imagery
- Violence
- Animal harm
- Death of character
Across the collection
All 6 books.
About the creator