<b>A suspenseful and atmospheric horror perfect for younger fans of <i>Stranger Things </i>and Neil Gaiman, from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author and the Decemberists' lead singer/songwriter Colin Meloy.</b><br/><br/><i>Maybe Archie Coomes has been watching too many horror movies.</i><br/><br/>All of a sudden, the most ordinary things have taken on a sinister edge: a penny on a doormat. A man in a brown suit under a streetlamp. The persistent sound of an axe chopping in the middle of the night.<br/><br/>He keeps telling himself that this is Seaham, a sleepy seaside town where nothing ever happens. Or at least nothing did, until his dad's construction company opened up the cliff beneath the old - some say cursed - Langdon place.<br/><br/>Soon, though, he and his friends can't deny it: more and more of the adults in town are acting strangely. An ancient, long-buried evil has been unleashed upon the community, and it's up to the kids to stop it before it's too late . . .