Fully revised Second Edition. With a new Introduction and Bibliography by Dick Collins. The exploits of Sweeney Todd, 'The Demon Barber of Fleet Street', have been recounted many times in plays, films and musicals, but the origins of the character largely were forgotten for many years. The String of Pearls - the original tale of Sweeney Todd, a classic of British horror - was first published…
Jack Sullivan, Quint Baker, June Del Toro, and Dirk Savage are about to have their biggest adventure yet. That's right--it's ROAD TRIP TIME!Now wielding the Midnight Blade, Jack Sullivan and the gang are furiously searching for the villainous Thrull and his skeleton army. The clock is the enemy has begun constructing the Tower--a portal with the power to bring Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of…
It's the first winter after the Monster Apocalypse. For Jack and his buddies, that means sled catapults, epic snowball battles, and one monstrous C hristmas celebration. But their winter wonderland turns dark when a villainess begins hunting them. And this villainess is different - she's a human. When the villainess steals Jack's prized monster-slaying tool, the Louisville Slicer, he vows to ge…
The zombies are disappearing. This might seem like a good thing, since zombies eat your brains, but normal human kid Jack Sullivan is suspicious. He keeps hearing an eerie shrieking noise that seems to be almost summoning the zombies—but to where, and for what (probably) foul purpose? Jack, his three best friends (maybe the only people left on Earth), and their pet monster Rover need to ge…
Picking up after Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest, the Last Kids are happily reunited--but quickly faced with a monstrous new mission. Inside an other-dimensional fortress, the evil Thrull, alongside a vile new villain, is carrying out a sinister plan. Jack, Quint, June and Dirk must make their own plans to infiltrate the stronghold before Thrull gets any closer to completing the mysterious Tower, a…
Told from June's point of view--and set between the shattering events of The Midnight Blade and the upcoming 6th book in the series. While the kids plan their next move, an unexpected threat emerges and June gets separated from her friends, dragged miles away from Wakefield to a town overgrown with monstrous vines and never-before-seen creatures. Drawing on her post-apocalyptic survival and act…
Quint and Dirk have gotten zapped to a different location from their friends after Quint's attempt at using his magical staff opens a rip in space in addition to helping deal with some bad guys. Now Quint and Dirk find themselves on a side quest to deal with a drakkor terrorizing a group of creatures who live in the set of one of their favorite movie series and rescue some queen along the way. …