Spooky or funny, surprising or frightening, Shock Shop is a collection of brand-new novels by some of the greatest names in children’s writing. Set in the Edwardian period. George Bassett’s family has been poor ever since his father died. So they are thrilled to bits when they inherit a lot of money from a distant relative.

But then more long-lost relatives – the Bassett-Milnes – get in touch. Beastly Bertie B-M tells George a dreadful secret. For hundreds of years the eldest sons of the Bassett family have been followed by a scary curse that leads them to an early grave. And George is an eldest son…