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He's haunting your grandfather's typewriter...

Vincent Morgan has inherited a legacy from his deceased father, and grandfather. But it's not the kind of legacy one wants as it comes with the haunting of an apparition called Agamarr.

Now burdened with his family's curse, young Vincent must learn how to write a compelling story so that the whole world will know and fear Agamarr's name. Otherwise, he'll end up like his father by the age of thirty-three. Luckily for Vincent, his new 4th grade teacher is a published fantasy author willing to help. But that won't be enough to ensure Vincent completes Agamarr's task...

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What is Spookies?

Spookies is a series of children's fantasy-themed thriller/horror stories set in a fantasy universe Robert Zangari created with his father, Dan. But unlike Robert's fantasy novels, these stories take place on Earth in the 21st century.

Each story contains elements of the Legends of Kalda universe that bleed into our world, affecting kid and adult alike.

While the stories are driven by child protagonists between the ages of 9 and 12, the young heroes are often entangled with adult side-kick characters who aren't always helpful...

If you're a child discovering Robert's works for the first time or a long time fan of TALES OF THE AMULET, you'll find each story filled with fantastical elements that will tingle you with fright!

How it Started

In 2022 Robert began telling his children-- then 3, 6, and 9--stories about a fictional summer camp where a pair of dragons from Kalda were trapped on Earth. He began recording the stories so his children could listen to them at their leisure.

Several months later, his oldest daughter was cleared of her corn allergy and asked Robert to tell a "scary corn story" as part of a celebration of corn. The three girls helped create the setting and develop the characters in a quick creative meeting. Then, over the course of 4 nights, Robert created the story on the spot and produced the initial draft of When Corn is Cursed.

That story was such a hit with his children that Robert continued to craft more fables of fright.

He used the same strategy of developing a premise and the story's characters with his children for each story.

By the time When Corn is Cursed and Don't Go to the Mall were ready for pre-release Robert had already told 20 stories to his children.

Books in Spookies:

  1. Don't Go to the Mall
  2. It Came from Under the Shed
  3. My Grandpa is a Mad Scientist
  4. When Corn is Cursed
  5. Beware of Building Bricks
  6. Vampires of Eagle High
  7. Vacation to Another Dimension
  8. Malevolent Muse
  9. Attack of the Alarm Clocks
  10. Shasta's Dystopia
  11. Monster at Maple Storage
  12. Carnivorous Plants
  13. Night at the Ren Faire
  14. Gamer's Fright
  15. Lord of the Flames
  16. Fishmen of Lake Biller
  17. How I Got My Crystal Skull
  18. Never Eat Pink Leaves
  19. Ghost in the Fiero
  20. A Trip to Agartha
More Spookies books are on the way. A planned 64 in all for the main series!

Spookies Special Edition Series (Holiday Stories)

  1. Pumpkin Seeds of Doom
  2. There's a Yeti in My Freezer
  3. Turkey Revenge Day
  4. Unholy Saturday
  5. Elves in the Vents

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Become a Spookies Club Member

Back the next Kickstarter for the Spookies series to become a Spookies Club Member and have your name in a special acknowledgements section in the next four books!

Click the image below to go to Kickstarter.com, then click the "Notify me on launch" button.

Are you a librarian or teacher?

Due to high demand, we're making each book in the Spookies series available in case-bound hardcovers. These editions are 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches (no dust jacket).

You can order copies from this series page on Amazon.com.

Eventually, we will be offering them on this website through our print-on-demand partner, BookVault. More information coming on this in the near future.

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Multi-Award Winning & Bestselling Author

Robert Zangari

Who is Robert Zangari?

Throughout his life, Robert has always been drawn to the fantastical and the macabre. As a child he devoured the Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine each month a new book was released.

Robert cut his teeth as an author writing very long form epic fantasy novels with his father. His works have won major awards and been featured on bestsellers lists alongside the likes of Stephen King, R.L. Stine, and Brandon Sanderson.

While he adores that genre he also has a fondness for telling spooky children’s tales. His love of the original Twilight Zone (1959-1964) and classic Goosebumps (1992-1997) was formative in his ability to craft eerie stories. Once he was a father, Robert found himself inspired to create his own fables of fright, which he told as bedtime stories to his children, then 3, 6, and 9.

The first scary story he made up for his children was, When Corn is Cursed (Spookies #4) and was inspired by his eldest daughter's corn allergy.

Robert currently lives in Northern Utah with his wife, Tamila, and their five daughters.

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