{"id":18035,"date":"2013-03-27T06:16:55","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T11:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=18035"},"modified":"2013-03-26T07:36:19","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T12:36:19","slug":"tales-from-lovecraft-middle-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=18035","title":{"rendered":"Tales from Lovecraft Middle School"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LovecraftIntrepid reader Sally pointed me in the direction of a new series for kids in the the 10-and-up range. Tales from Lovecraft Middle School<\/a> follows the adventures of seventh-grader Robert Arthur as he discovers that his new school is somewhat…unusual.<\/p>\n

The series kicks off with Professor Gargoyle<\/a>, where Robert learns that his science teacher may be a monster in disguise. The second book, Slither Sisters<\/a>, picks up where the first one leaves off:<\/p>\n

Robert has discovered that two of his classmates are actually sinister snake-women in disguise. Even worse, his new middle school is full of “gates” to a terrifying alternate dimension \u2013 a haunted mansion full of strange spirits and monstrous beasts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other books released so far are Teacher’s Pest<\/a> (student council president is actually a bug-monster) and Substitute Creature<\/a> (a mysterious substitute teacher may have “a sinister secret”).<\/p>\n

The overall plotline sounds as though it was ripped directly from the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/i>, but these look like spooky fun for kids who have outgrown Goosebumps<\/i> but aren’t quite ready for Clive Barker. The books also each have a lenticular cover so the image morphs from “normal” to “monster” and back, which is kind of a neat touch.<\/p>\n

The series has an amusing promotional Website<\/a>, and there’s also a short book trailer for Professor Gargoyle<\/i>:<\/p>\n