Fright Train (A Weirdville Book): Weirdville, #3

By Majanka Verstraete

Charlie's parents drop him off at the train station so he can visit his grandma in Weirdville. It's a cold winter evening, so when his usual train is cancelled at the last second, Charlie wishes he'd stayed home.

 

An hour later, shivering from the cold, he climbs onboard the next train to Weirdville, even though he'd rather not. It looks like something straight out of the nineteenth century, as if it used a time machine to arrive at the station.

 

His shivering doesn't stop, for soon after Charlie boards, he realizes just how right he was to be wary of this strange train. Something is seriously wrong with all the people onboard. If only he could figure out what was going on. If only he could get off the train.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Whimsical Press
• Release date: Sep 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201836061

Majanka Verstraete

Author Majanka Verstraete has written more than twenty unique works of fiction. A native of Belgium, Majanka’s novels explore the true nature of monsters: the good, the bad, and just about every species in between. Her young adult books include the acclaimed Mirrorland (YA Dark Fantasy) and Angel of Death (YA Paranormal) series of novels. At Firefly Hill Press, Majanka is currently publishing a YA shifter series with a fresh take on fierce female detectives called THE ADVENTURES OF MARISOL HOLMES. When she’s not writing, Majanka is probably playing World of Warcraft or catching up with the dozens of TV series she’s addicted to.

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FRIGHT TRAIN

(A Weirdville Book)

Copyright © 2021 Majanka Verstraete

Originally published in 2013

Art Copyright © 2013 Noelle Giffin

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Disclaimer:

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or the author has used them fictitiously.

Other Books by

Majanka Verstraete

Valentina’s Spooky Adventures

Valentina and the Haunted Mansion

Valentina and the Whackadoodle Witch

Valentina and the Masked Mummy

Weirdville

The Doll Maker

House of Horrors

Fright Train

Drowning in Fear

The Clumsy Magician

Grave Error

Sally Sleuth

Sally Sleuth and the Missing Mice

For a complete, up-to-date list of her other books, visit her website:

www.MajankaVerstraete.com

Dedication

For all those kids out there who love telling scary stories to their friends, and reading scary books in bed at night, wondering if they should leave the lights on or not after reading.

Hope you enjoy this story as well!

Chapter One

Charlie bounced from his left leg onto his right leg and rubbed his arms in an effort to stay warm. He exhaled a small, white cloud. The air was stale cold as snow swirled from the grey sky. He wore a red snow jacket, an oversized hat and thick gloves, but that wasn’t enough to keep him warm. He should’ve worn the scarf his mom had suggested to him as well, but he didn’t want to be caught wearing a scarf with a Mickey Mouse pattern. The hat, a heavy black monstrosity that looked like those tall Russian winter hats, was bad enough.

He was going to stay with his grandma for the two-week Christmas holiday. At first, he’d been upset about it; the thought of being away from his parents for so long made his stomach squirm. But his parents were busy renovating the house, and it was either sleeping on the couch in the damp, chilly living room, or staying with his grandma. At least Grandma’s house was always warm.

His mom had dropped him off at the station fifteen minutes before his train was due to arrive, on her way to an appointment with a gynecologist—a difficult word for a doctor who helped deliver babies.

Guy-nick-ollie-jist. He rolled the word over his tongue, but no matter how many