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    The Black Slide
    The Black Slide
    The Black Slide
    Audiobook5 hours

    The Black Slide

    Written by J. W. Ocker

    Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo

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    About this audiobook

    An ominous new slide on the playground leads to a world of fear in USA Today bestselling author J.W. Ocker’s latest middle grade horror, perfect for fans of R.L. Stine and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

    Griffin Birch isn’t known for being brave, but there’s something about the new black slide on the elementary school playground that’s made him curious. Against his better judgment, he just has to follow his best friend, Laila, down.

    But the Black Slide is no ordinary piece of playground equipment. What Griffin and Laila find at the other end of this strange portal is a cruel world, populated by bloodthirsty creatures on a quest to become immortal.

    And it’s up to Griffin to save himself, his best friend—and the future of earth itself.

    Fans of classic horror will devour this creepy adventure packed with more twists and turns than the ominous black slide itself.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 16, 2022
    ISBN9780063250079
    The Black Slide
    Author

    J. W. Ocker

    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.

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