Ink of Nightmares

  • Illustrated By: Andrew P. Barr
  • Pages:192
  • Publisher:Orca Book Publishers
  • Series: Book of Screams
  • Themes:scary stories, weird tales, horror, dark comedy, science fiction
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  • Available:09/16/2025
  • Reading Level:3.42
  • Lexile:650L
Paperback
9781459840591
$14.95
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9781459840614
$11.99

The final instalment in the Book of Screams series.

Tanya and Niah lure writer Joel Southland to a local coffee shop to find out his scheme. But soon, customers are collapsing around them, lulled into an unnatural sleep—Southland's (and the evil ink's) doing. When Southland tells Tanya he needs her help to draw the ink back to its origins, it seems her only option. However, the ink is cunning. And it will take all Tanya's smarts to try to trap it...or else she might be trapped herself.

Woven into the main story are other nightmares the ink has been collecting, including a story of a boy haunted by the long hair clogging a drain, two friends hoping to get famous by livestreaming their hot-pepper-eating challenge, and Gory Gary, a gruesome ghoul who pops up instead of Bloody Mary because he's bored. It's a mix of frights and chills and laughs, perfect for middle-grade readers.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

“An eerie joy to explore. Sure to grab the attention of any horror fan.”

– School Library Journal (SLJ)

"Fans of Goosebumps and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark will delight in Jeff Szpirglas's gruesomely twisted tales of mayhem and madness."

– Nick Cutter, award-winning author of The Troop

“The final chapter in Szpirglas’ freaky middle-grade series keeps the chills coming. Interspersed throughout are stomach-turning and disturbing stories elevated by Barr’s equally dark drawings. As icky and unsettling as it gets: a solid ending to a very fun series.”

– Kirkus Reviews

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