


Books in series

#1
Mayhem on Mackinac Island
2000
TRAPPED IN A STRANGE WORLD!
Sandy and Tim Johnson spend every summer on Mackinac Island... but this year, something goes very wrong! After being swallowed by an old tree, they find themselves trapped in a strange world filled with weird creatures and a curious old miracle-maker. Their only hope is to find the mysterious Stone Key... the key that will return the Isle of Mayhem back into the Isle of Miracles, and open the door that will allow Sandy and Tim to return home.
But in a land filled with dangerous Wartwings and Blinkmongers and other scary creatures, how can they possibly succeed?

#2
Terror Stalks Traverse City
2000
A would-be magician finds out there is some REAL magic in the world...all packed in a little wand. A wand that's been lost...with magical creatures creating havoc!

#3
Poltergeists of Petoskey
2000
After moving into a one-hundred-year-old house in Petoskey, Michigan, twins Alex and Adrian discover that the place is haunted by a poltergeist and together they try to rid their home of the fearsome spirit.

#4
Aliens Attack Alpena
2000
Mark and Meghan sure have a boring life. That is until they're enlisted to save the world from hostile aliens ready to destroy it!

#5
Gargoyles of Gaylord
2000
What happens when you're afraid of the dark and you have gargoyles flying around at night? Corky and Ashley have to put their fears aside and stop the gargoyles from taking over...or is it too late?

#6
Strange Spirits of St. Ignace
2000
Kevin Barnes and his family are going camping in the forest near St. Igance, Michigan. It's sure to be a fun vacation filled with adventure and exploration. That is until Kevin, his sister Erin and brother Bobby, find themselves lost. When strange things begin to happen, the three realize they aren't alone. For there are other unearthly creatures that inhabit the forest...strange spirits from another realm!
Kevin, Erin, and Bobby are suddenly caught in the middle of a terrible, raging battle, and are forced to take sides. If they win, they can go home.
But if they lose....

#7
Kreepy Klowns of Kalamazoo
2000
Kayleigh loves the circus. But when she and her friend, Andy, visit the annual carnival they stumble upon a terrible plan. And it all begins with the Klowns!

#8
Dinosaurs Destroy Detroit
2001
No one would believe them. That's why Nick and Summer took the dinosaur egg back with them through the time-portal. But they forgot that the egg has parents and they're not stopping until they find it!

#9
Sinister Spiders of Saginaw
2001
Something sinister lurks beneath the city of Saginaw, Michigan. Leah, with her friends Conner and Angela, don't have much time before these giant spiders put their evil plan into action.

#10
Mackinaw City Mummies
2001
A simple jaunt out in the woods to dig for worms unearths something more sinister. What have they disturbed long gone for centuries and a half a world away?

#11
Great Lakes Ghost Ship
2005
The Coast Guard cutter 'Mackinaw' is docked at the port of Cheboygan, the hometown of Emily, Brian and Gavin. But with it comes an old legend and it's haggard old sea captain... an old sailor who invites the unsuspecting to come aboard, never to release them from his Ghost Ship!

#12
AuSable Alligators
2005
Are there alligators in the local trout stream? Craig Pierce and Heather Penrose need to find the answers... but will they live to tell about it?

#13
Gruesome Ghouls of Grand Rapids
2007
Ashlen is a very special girl. She sees mystical things in the forest nearby discovering friendly elves and other wonderous beings. But when she stumbles upon the ghouls... and their dastardly plan to rule Grand Rapids... Ashlen and her friends spring int

#14
Bionic Bats of Bay City
2007
On a dark night in Bay City, MI friends gather to play an innocent game of hide-and-seek. However, just as they begin to play, one of them sees a bat......

#15
Calumet Copper Creatures
2011
Mikayla and her brother, Calvin, are about to get into deep trouble.
After accidentally stumbling into an abandoned mine, they are surprised to find that they are not alone. They are even more shocked to discover that whatever is lurking in the mine shafts deep beneath the city of Calumet, Michigan, isn't human.
While trying to find a way out of the mines, Mikayla and Calvin become lost, but they're certainly not alone. Giant, hideous copper creatures are lurking in the depths, searching for their next victims.
It's a race through a dark, dizzying maze as the pair desperately try to find their way out of the mines and back to the surface ... before the copper creatures find them first!

#16
Catastrophe in Caseville
2013
When Shelby McConnell and her family travel from Toledo, Ohio to Caseville, Michigan, for the annual cheeseburger festival, she is going to have a great time. But this year, something is about to go horribly wrong when a mysterious, giant cheeseburger is set out to destroy the festival and the entire town. Who will stop the gigantic monstrosity? Or can the sinister sandwich be stopped at all?

#17
A Ghostly Haunting in Grand Haven
2016

#18
Sault Ste. Marie Sea Monsters
2017
Horror is waiting in the deep, dark depths! Brittany Rockensuess and her family have just moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Brittany loves the beautiful forest and scenery, and the fresh, crisp waters of the St. Mary's river. When Brittany first spots something in the depths of the river, she's not sure what it is. What she saw was so terrifying that she's certain that it must be her mind playing tricks on her. She is wrong. What she saw that afternoon wasn't her imagination. It was real. For the St Mary's river hides an unspeakable horror ... a horror that's just waiting for innocent people who venture into the water. And soon, Brittany, her friend Zach, and the entire city of Sault St. Marie will be wondering: who will be the next victim?

#19
Drummond Island Dogman
2017
On Drummond Island in Michigan, Jackson Porter and Delaney Granger are about to unravel the mystery and uncover the horrifying truth about the half-man, half-dog creature known as Dogman.

#20
Lair of the Lansing Leprechauns
2020
In Lansing, Michigan, Fern and Cornell's luck is just about to run out. After days of rain, a rainbow appears and a fabled little man with it. But as soon as Fern sees him, he quickly vanishes. In this adventure of hide-and-go-seek, the kids get caught up in a race against time... and an alien invasion and a mission that could mean life or death!
Authors

Johnathan Rand
Author · 73 books
Christopher Wright is the author of dozens of horror fiction books for children and young adults. He writes under the pseudonyms Johnathan Rand and Christopher Knight. Almost all of Wright's books (save American Chillers) take place in his home state of Michigan.