Demon Hunters - Soul Feeder Jennifer Killick 9780008741150

Caiden and Sam find themselves trapped and alone in a vast warehouse with a soul-feeding demon in this hair-raising horror from bestselling and award-winning author Jennifer Killick.

Caiden and his best friend Sam are used to coming across some pretty weird stuff while helping Caiden's dad in his house-clearing business. But they've never seen anything like the grotesque mounted heads of bizarre, other-worldly creatures they find in what was Sasha Kinski's home. It's clear that something awful has happened here, and it's not over yet ...

Alone at the company warehouse that evening, the boys make the terrifying discovery that they have brought an uninvited evil passenger back with them from Miss Kinski's house.

With their very souls in peril, can Caiden and Sam unravel the mystery in time to save themselves ...?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Jennifer Killick is the award-winning author of the Dread Wood, Crater Lake and Alex Sparrow series. She regularly visits schools and festivals, and her books have three times been selected for the Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge. Her favourite stories to write are horror-comedies, often with a science-fiction twist, and she is heavily influenced by anime and manga, and creepy TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Stranger Things.

"Loved it! This is definitely my favourite Jennifer Killick story. It's clever and creepy and brilliantly gruesome. I'll be thinking about that rat for quite some time to come." - Dan Smith

"A nail-biting tale of terror about battling your (literal) demons." - Phil Hickes

"Fast paced peril from the queen of thrills and chills!" - Lucy Strange

"Jennifer is the Queen of Middle-Grade Horror and this story perfectly demonstrates why she wears the crown. Super-accessible AND super-scary Soul Feeder is a bite-sized tale that ratchets up the chills and tension while wrapping it in a relatable tale of friendship. Scarily good." - Christopher Edge

"Illustrated with cool, manga-style artwork, this will be a hit with readers aged nine and up who want a short, powerful thrill." - The Bookseller

"This is a lights on, no strange noises kind of a book! ... The legendary Queen of Middle Grade Horror, Jennifer Killick, has teamed up with the brilliant publisher Barrington Stoke to create a spooky tale that is rich in content but incredibly accessible." - Scope for Imagination, blog

"Not for nothing is the author known as the Queen of Middle Grade Horror ... For any upper KS2 school staff who are looking for something short to share with their classes around Hallowe'en, this would be my go-to and is guaranteed to satisfy even the hardiest souls who claim not to be frightened of anything." - Mrs Sydney's Famous World's Smallest Library, blog

"Really impressed by the tonal balance here - light-hearted in places, but not afraid to explore darker, more emotionally complex themes. Brilliant pacing. Really appreciate the skill in crafting an emotionally resonant, frightening story in such a condensed form." - NetGalley review

"Anyone else used to adore Goosebumps? ... Soul Feeder by Jennifer Killick might be a short read, but it packs a punch ... Altogether a fantastic setup for what could be a thrilling, demon-hunting series." - NetGalley review