Ghoul: The Ghoul Chronicles, #2

By Mike Allen

A small isolated mountain town is plagued by a wicked forest-dwelling monster.
Only one thing stands in its way. A brave little child, armed with wit, a warm heart and fierce determination. A must read for all scary tale book lovers.

Ghoul is about a little girl named Violet, who lives in a small mountain town on the edge of a misty forest. The town has recently been hit with a mysterious plague. Many vulnerable people have fallen ill, and are in desperate need of
medicine. The mayor has forbidden all the townspeople from travelling through the misty forest, because all who venture near the borders are never seen again. It takes one week to safely travel around the misty forest, but Violet only has
three days to deliver the medicine to her sick great aunt.

In desperation and against all odds, brave Violet takes the forbidden shortcut path through the terrifying misty forest, to save her sick great aunt. She must use all her wits to survive this perilous journey, and will learn a few valuable lessons
along the way. It is known that the misty forest is riddled with ghosts and monsters, and parents often tell the scary tale of the misty forest to warn children about the dangers. However, all is not quite what it seems…

Beyond the barren meadow, over the mountain pass, brave warriors fear to venture there, beware if you're a child.

The howling screams, the screeching bats, that shiver goes down to your knees, the misty swamp and icy winds, crick… crinkling through the trees.

At midnight, in the darkest hour, the monsters come out to feast, those fearsome beasts of vicious dreams, howling and gnashing their teeth.

But an evil monster more terrifying exists, foul, deceptive and cruel, the wickedest creature of them all, beware the two-faced Ghoul.

Suitable for ages 7+

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mike Allen
• Release date: Oct 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9781739153052

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Ghoul

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Copyright ©2022 by Mike Allen

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Acknowledgement

In preparing this book, I received assistance directly and indirectly from others. Initial inspiration was ignited by my fun memories of Hill Mead junior school. Special thanks to Heather Cash for interior design and book layout, Eleofanta, and to Hayley Williams for proof reading service.

Contents

The Journey 1

Shadow in the Dark 7

House on the Hill 15

The Countess 21

Hidden Paradise 29

The Ghoul 39

The Escape 41

The Final Crossing 51

The Making of a Ghoul 56

Ghoul Origins 57

Ghoul 59

Fuzzy 61

Ivy 63

Billy 65

Chip 67

Lily a.k.a. Ghoul 69

Great aunt a.k.a. Gran gram 71

Violet 73

Author Mike Allen 75

CHAPTER 1

The Journey

Long, long ago in a small highland town on the edge of a mysterious forest, lived a bright and clever girl named Violet. A sickness had claimed the lives of her mother and father a few winters ago,

so Violet lived with her grandparents in a small cottage. In those days, it was forbidden for kids to play near the misty forest because of the missing children.

Violet’s best friend had gone missing whilst picking mushrooms near the edge of the woods during the food drought last winter. Violet’s grandparents forbade her to go anywhere near the forest or even the meadows. Everybody lived in fear of the forest. There were rumours of ghosts, werewolves and monsters living deep within the misty forest.

All of the town’s children were under strict curfew and had to be indoors before dark. Every night, worried parents would tell the tale of the ‘Two-Faced Ghoul’ as a warning to stay far away from the misty forest.

It was a dark time, filled with superstition, hunger and sorrow. Late at night there were quiet sobs from grief stricken mothers who had lost their children to the monster that dwelled in the forest.

Young Violet spent most of the evening in her bedroom looking up at the stars in the sky.

"I know you’re out there Daisy. Come home soon. Please find your way home.