A Medieval Nightmare: The Horror Diaries, #4

By Heather Beck

When Ellie and Brandon get lost in the Ultimate Medieval Museum, they’re sent back to the Dark Age. In this era, knights fight for the princess’ hand in marriage and jokers and wizards are faithful servants to the monarchy. Unfortunately for them, Ellie is mistaken for a princess and Brandon is appointed as a knight. Furthering the danger is the feud between the joker and wizard that they’ve stumbled upon. Will these two friends ever leave the Ultimate Medieval Museum alive?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Treasure Cove Books
• Release date: Oct 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781519951748

Heather Beck

Heather Beck is a Canadian Author and Screenwriter who began writing professionally at the age of sixteen. Since then she has written eleven well-reviewed books, including the best-selling series, The Horror Diaries, which has sold in six continents. Heather received an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree from university where she specialized in English and studied an array of disciplines. Currently, she is working on the Frostbitten series and has two anthologies slated for publication. As a screenwriter, Heather has multiple television shows and movies in development. Her short films include: Young Eyes, The Rarity, Too Sensible For Love, Circular, and the forthcoming Witch’s Brew. Besides writing, Heather’s greatest passion is the outdoors. She is an award-winning fisherwoman and a regular hiker. Her hobbies include swimming, playing badminton and volunteering with non-profit organizations.

Book preview

This is going to be an amazing trip! Brandon Wilkinson exclaimed to his best friend, Ellie Seater.

I guess it’ll be alright, Ellie replied, wrinkling her nose. But I wouldn’t get my hopes up, if I were you. Remember, it’s just a museum.

"Not a museum, Brandon corrected. It’s the Ultimate Medieval Museum!"

Yeah, I know. It’s sure to excite your kids as well as educate them, she added, mimicking the Ultimate Medieval Museum commercial.

Don’t you ever get excited about anything? Brandon asked, rolling his eyes at Ellie.

I was excited when my father had our Olympic-size pool installed last year. Although she didn’t show it, Ellie really was excited to see the museum. She was honored that her class would be the first to tour it since Mr. Snow, the tenth grade history teacher, knew the museum manager and had convinced her to let his class see the exhibits before they opened to the public.

Ellie had been to a lot of museums from all around the world. Her father, the CEO of a large company, was very enthusiastic about museums. He always said knowledge was the key to success and that it was gained when one traveled the world. 

Have you read the brochure Mr. Snow gave us? Brandon asked Ellie.

No, she answered, finally looking at the rolled up brochure in her hand. She unrolled it, stared at the front page, and then shivered.

Staring back at her was the ugliest joker she’d ever seen. The joker was tall, thin and had a white face. Its red lips looked like they’d been dipped in blood. The joker’s eyes were just as scary as its lips. One eye was red while the other was black. A red diamond shape was drawn around the joker’s black eye. The opposite was true for its other eye. The joker wore a tight fitting outfit; half of the outfit