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Michigan Chillers
Series · 20
books · 2000-2020

Books in series

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#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?
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#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!
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#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.
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#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!
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#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?
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#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....
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#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!
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#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!
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#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.
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#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?
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#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!
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#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?
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#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
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#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......
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#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!
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#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?
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#17

A Ghostly Haunting in Grand Haven

2016

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#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?
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#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.
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#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
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.
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