The Smashed Man of Dread End

From USA Today bestselling author J.W. Ocker comes a chilling middle grade horror perfect for fans of R.L. Stine and Holly Black alike.

Noe Wiley couldn’t be more excited to move. After the slumber party sleepwalking incident of last year, she’s ready to make some new friends.

But Noe didn’t expect the sullen, strange girls who live on her new street. And she certainly didn’t expect the strange warning they give her—to stay out of her basement, no matter what.

Noe’s not going to let these girls boss her around. She’ll go in her own basement whenever she wants.

So she does. And there he is.

And now there’s no going back.

• Monster in the Basement: Noe was warned, but she went downstairs anyway. Now she’s face-to-face with the Smashed Man, a flat, terrifying creature that oozes from a crack in the wall.
• Sleepwalking Suspense: Noe’s parasomnia makes her wander at night. But what happens when her little sister, Len, starts sleepwalking straight toward the monster’s lair?
• Things Adults Can’t See: The grown-ups on Totter Court are blind to the danger. When Noe’s parents look at the monster, their eyes turn purple and they see nothing at all.
• Kids vs Monster: With no adults to help, Noe and her new friends—the Dread Enders—must uncover the secrets of the Smashed Man before he gets one of them... for good.

J.W. Ocker is the USA Today bestselling and Lowell Thomas– and Edgar Award–winning author of macabre travelogues, spooky kids’ books, and horror novels. His books include Poe-Land, A Season with the Witch, Death and Douglas, and The Smashed Man of Dread End. J.W. Ocker lives in New Hampshire.