The Beast — Barry Hutchison

The fifth thrilling book in this darkly funny, horror series Darren Shan called 'deliciously nightmarish'. The first book, Mr Mumbles, is shortlisted for the Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books

There is a beast on the loose and it has killed Kyle's head teacher. Now Kyle has to stop it â€" but it would help if he knew where to look.

Can Kyle stop this monster from the Darkest Corners before anyone else dies? Certainly not, if the police have anything to do with it. Because they think they know who the beast is.

They think it's Kyle…

About the author

Barry Hutchison hails from the Highlands of Scotland, where he spends time writing screenplays, comics and scary children's books. He is in his early thirties â€" but on a good day could easily pass for mid-forties â€" and lives happily with his long-term partner and young son.

He is tall â€" but not like the BFG or that â€" and likes seafood, comics and Elvis, though not necessarily in that order.