Bats and pumpkins, and spooky old trees. Things in the night, ready to tease.
They sit around fire, and chant their dark words.
Keeping them low, so not to be heard.
Be careful I say, when you go out at night.
The creatures await, to give you a fright!
They sit around fire, and chant their dark words.
Keeping them low, so not to be heard.
Be careful I say, when you go out at night.
The creatures await, to give you a fright!
© 2019 Terri Bertha
Latest Review on the Series
Spooky Twisties I, II, and III by Terri Bertha
January 27, 2020 by Dave in Spooky Reads
“Ah to be young again. No worries or responsibilities except for homework, practice, wondering if the cute classmate likes you, and the succubus that lives down the street. Nights and weekends filled with sleepovers, trips to the carnival, playing hide and seek in the cemetery, and fighting off a sentient drone incursion created by your science fair projects. Yes, a simpler time.
The Spooky Twisties series by Terri Bertha follows a group of ordinary young friends into extraordinary, spooky situations. Each book has 13 tales that are fun and fearful.
While these stories cover most of your scary stuff like ghosts and the creepy house at the end of the road, Bertha adds a unique twist to each story. The way she ties the stories together in each individual entry creates an overall world that a young reader can immerse themselves in. Bertha does a great job with this in the first volume and makes several callbacks to stories throughout the others.
Another thing that I found interesting about the Spooky Twisties series was how the author would incorporate simple life lessons into the scary stuff. Lessons like helping one another, respecting different opinions, cooperation, and not being a complete shit. It suggests that even if you are on the road to hell driving to a family vacation, you may still want to help someone in desperate need. So, if you are looking for a way to ease your children, niece, nephew, or the neighbors’ kids into the spooky stuff, you won’t be disappointed in starting them off with the Spooky Twisties series. But if one of the kids starts acting a bit off, check the local graveyard, there may have been a twist.”
To read the complete review go to: https://www.horrorbound.net/blog/2020/1/3/spooky-twisties-by-terri-bertha
Spooky Twisties I, II, and III by Terri Bertha
January 27, 2020 by Dave in Spooky Reads
“Ah to be young again. No worries or responsibilities except for homework, practice, wondering if the cute classmate likes you, and the succubus that lives down the street. Nights and weekends filled with sleepovers, trips to the carnival, playing hide and seek in the cemetery, and fighting off a sentient drone incursion created by your science fair projects. Yes, a simpler time.
The Spooky Twisties series by Terri Bertha follows a group of ordinary young friends into extraordinary, spooky situations. Each book has 13 tales that are fun and fearful.
While these stories cover most of your scary stuff like ghosts and the creepy house at the end of the road, Bertha adds a unique twist to each story. The way she ties the stories together in each individual entry creates an overall world that a young reader can immerse themselves in. Bertha does a great job with this in the first volume and makes several callbacks to stories throughout the others.
Another thing that I found interesting about the Spooky Twisties series was how the author would incorporate simple life lessons into the scary stuff. Lessons like helping one another, respecting different opinions, cooperation, and not being a complete shit. It suggests that even if you are on the road to hell driving to a family vacation, you may still want to help someone in desperate need. So, if you are looking for a way to ease your children, niece, nephew, or the neighbors’ kids into the spooky stuff, you won’t be disappointed in starting them off with the Spooky Twisties series. But if one of the kids starts acting a bit off, check the local graveyard, there may have been a twist.”
To read the complete review go to: https://www.horrorbound.net/blog/2020/1/3/spooky-twisties-by-terri-bertha
The Spooky Twisties Series - Available in Paperback and eBook
Spooky Twisties I, II, and III each offer 13 interconnected short stories for middle grade. These "scary", yet humorous tales with "twisted" endings, make for fun, entertaining reading around the campfire, under the bed covers or just when you're in the mood for a goosebumpy tale.
Follow the kids and their friends as they encounter some definitely creepy people and paranormal situations in their once normal hometown.
The hidden references in these brief tales foreshadow future encounters and/or connect back to events of previous stories, and the twists in the story endings make reading the tales even more fun for the reader.
Spooky Twisties I, II, and III each offer 13 interconnected short stories for middle grade. These "scary", yet humorous tales with "twisted" endings, make for fun, entertaining reading around the campfire, under the bed covers or just when you're in the mood for a goosebumpy tale.
Follow the kids and their friends as they encounter some definitely creepy people and paranormal situations in their once normal hometown.
The hidden references in these brief tales foreshadow future encounters and/or connect back to events of previous stories, and the twists in the story endings make reading the tales even more fun for the reader.
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Book 3 Stories:
House of Puzzles: Will Chris and Nick be able to solve the puzzles to save their lives?
The Best Book Ever: Can a school book report prove to uncover a little too much for one student?
Pretty Voodoo Doll: What will one of the girls resort to in order to make the cheerleading squad?
A Needed Friend: Why does the mysterious boy seem to be drawn to the girl who visits the graveyard?
Ghost Catcher: Lindsay meets a woman with some amazing abilities at the old-age home. Can you catch a ghost?
Saving Cardinals: Does Amy’s love of birds and animals prove to be a life-saver?
Two Bloke Boys: Will Nick and Chris find gold at the end of the rainbow?
Candle Sense: A thoughtful gift provides a haunting experience.
Would You Believe?: The science fair and a revolution. Seriously, that’s why I didn’t turn in my homework.
Dronepocalypse: Buuuzzzz… did you hear that?
The Promenade: A trip to the historical museum and an old photo help solve the question of how to ask a girl to the spring dance.
Dire-Rama: WOW! That model looks so real!
Hello Me, It’s Me Again: Will an unexpected family reunion finally put things to rest?
Watch the Spooky Twisties III trailer!
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Trailer Creator: Kevin Hopson
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Book 2 Stories:
Leave Well Enough Alone: Does a voice coming from a well sound a little too familiar?
The Carnie Clown: Are funhouses really that fun?
The Magic Set: Aabra…Ka…Oops!
Diminishing Returns: What would you do with a briefcase full of money?
Jacob’s Downfall: Can you win and lose at the same time?
The Eternal Tree: Can a map lead to a different kind of treasure?
Mike the Bike: A neighborhood bully takes a joy ride on Nick’s bike.
Not Your Normal Saturday: A good babysitter is hard to find.
The Magic Tea Kettle: An innocent wish made by a younger sister turns the day topsy-turvy.
You Talk Too Much: Next time, I’ll just tell her to ‘shut-up’!
The Trip to Hell: Did the GPS say ‘turn right at the rock that looks like a bear’ or ‘turn left at the bear that looks like a rock’?
The Easy Way Out: Visiting the town psychic is not a way to improve your grades.
The Rise of Mrs. Succubus: An old nemesis returns.
Leave Well Enough Alone: Does a voice coming from a well sound a little too familiar?
The Carnie Clown: Are funhouses really that fun?
The Magic Set: Aabra…Ka…Oops!
Diminishing Returns: What would you do with a briefcase full of money?
Jacob’s Downfall: Can you win and lose at the same time?
The Eternal Tree: Can a map lead to a different kind of treasure?
Mike the Bike: A neighborhood bully takes a joy ride on Nick’s bike.
Not Your Normal Saturday: A good babysitter is hard to find.
The Magic Tea Kettle: An innocent wish made by a younger sister turns the day topsy-turvy.
You Talk Too Much: Next time, I’ll just tell her to ‘shut-up’!
The Trip to Hell: Did the GPS say ‘turn right at the rock that looks like a bear’ or ‘turn left at the bear that looks like a rock’?
The Easy Way Out: Visiting the town psychic is not a way to improve your grades.
The Rise of Mrs. Succubus: An old nemesis returns.
Watch the Spooky Twisties II trailer!
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A nice 5 Star Review on Spooky Twisties II recently received Dec 12, 2018
A nice 5 Star Review on Spooky Twisties II recently received Dec 12, 2018
by MJ LaBeff
5.0 out of 5 stars Scary, fun reads no matter what your age!
Take a trip back in time to your childhood or pick up the perfect read for your kids or grandkids with the Spooky Twisties series. Her short, snappy, well-written fiction is for the young and young at heart.
What I've enjoyed about Spooky Twisties II are reliving some of my own preteen memories. Stuff like, your first crush, the first time you could go to a carnival with your friends sans parents, wishing for a magic set that actually worked, babysitting a "scary" kid (what if he were a vampire?), trading places with an older sibling if you had one (this story is hilarious), finding a way to ace all of your homework and tests with the help of some divine intervention, visiting a psychic like Madame Herlet to deal with a friend at school who manages to get you in trouble, and then there's the talking dog. I'm still hoping that one can come true.
All of the short tales feature the same group of kids and have elements of supernatural and paranormal forces that Terri brings to life in a realistic way. There are morals to some of the stories, and they're all good, scary, fun!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Scary, fun reads no matter what your age!
Take a trip back in time to your childhood or pick up the perfect read for your kids or grandkids with the Spooky Twisties series. Her short, snappy, well-written fiction is for the young and young at heart.
What I've enjoyed about Spooky Twisties II are reliving some of my own preteen memories. Stuff like, your first crush, the first time you could go to a carnival with your friends sans parents, wishing for a magic set that actually worked, babysitting a "scary" kid (what if he were a vampire?), trading places with an older sibling if you had one (this story is hilarious), finding a way to ace all of your homework and tests with the help of some divine intervention, visiting a psychic like Madame Herlet to deal with a friend at school who manages to get you in trouble, and then there's the talking dog. I'm still hoping that one can come true.
All of the short tales feature the same group of kids and have elements of supernatural and paranormal forces that Terri brings to life in a realistic way. There are morals to some of the stories, and they're all good, scary, fun!
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Book 1 Stories:
Changing Places: Will this be the last year the kids play their annual game of Ghosts in the Graveyard? Ghosts in the Family: A baseball card collection to die for. Creepy Guy: What more needs to be said? Dan the Security Guard: Dan takes his role as security guard at the local store seriously – maybe a little too serious. Today’s the Day: A mischievous prank in the graveyard goes awry. The Secret Trickster: A new ‘friend’ joins the kids for trick or treating. Mrs. Miller: Amy uncovers an old woman’s secret. The Ouija Board: Once opened, can a gateway be closed? Truth or Dare: Can the truth set you free? Virtual Oops: A video game becomes a little too real. A Fisherman’s Tale: A ‘reel’ scary story. Forever a Friend: A sleepover turns into a real nightmare. The Demise of Mrs. Succubus: Multiple stories converge to a spine-shilling conclusion. |
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