Category: Adventure, Anthology, Historical Fiction, Teen & Young Adult
Language: EnglishKeywords: Johnny Dixon Paranormal Investigator
Written by John Bellairs
Read by Johnny Heller
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged
The Curse of the Blue Figurine Publisher’s Summary
A boy sneaks into an old church to confront a mad ghost in this adventure by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls.
Itâs the 1950s when Johnny Dixonâs mother dies, his father goes to fight in the Korean War, and he goes to live with his grandparents. Although life in a new house is strange, Johnnyâs âGrampaâ listens to his favorite ballgames, takes him on long walks, and tells him stories of the strange mysteries that lurk in the shadows. Best of all, heâs friends with Professor Childermass, an eccentric academic whoâs about to take Johnny on the adventure of a lifetime.
When the professor learns Johnny loves ghost stories, he tells the boy the spookiest legend in Duston Heights, Massachusettsâthe tale of the haunted church on the edge of town, with demonic carvings on its altar, and the troubled spirit of mad Father Baart, who is said to have killed two people before vanishing long ago. With the professor as his guide, Johnny sets out on a quest that will put him face-to-face with the crazy, long-dead priest.
©1983 John Bellairs (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing
Johnny Dixon
âï¸ 1 The Curse of the Blue Figurine (1983)
âï¸ 2 The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (1983)
âï¸ 3 The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull (1984)
âï¸ 4 The Eyes of the Killer Robot (1986)
âï¸ 5 The Revenge of the Wizard’s Ghost (1985)
âï¸ 6 The Trolley to Yesterday (1989)
âï¸ 7 The Secret of the Underground Room (1990)
âï¸ 8 The Chessmen of Doom (1989)
âï¸ 9 The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie (1994) (with Brad Strickland)
continued in the series by Brad Stricklind
10. The Hand of the Necromancer (1996)
11. The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder (1997)
The Curse of the Blue Figurine Publisher’s Summary
A boy sneaks into an old church to confront a mad ghost in this adventure by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls.
Itâs the 1950s when Johnny Dixonâs mother dies, his father goes to fight in the Korean War, and he goes to live with his grandparents. Although life in a new house is strange, Johnnyâs âGrampaâ listens to his favorite ballgames, takes him on long walks, and tells him stories of the strange mysteries that lurk in the shadows. Best of all, heâs friends with Professor Childermass, an eccentric academic whoâs about to take Johnny on the adventure of a lifetime.
When the professor learns Johnny loves ghost stories, he tells the boy the spookiest legend in Duston Heights, Massachusettsâthe tale of the haunted church on the edge of town, with demonic carvings on its altar, and the troubled spirit of mad Father Baart, who is said to have killed two people before vanishing long ago. With the professor as his guide, Johnny sets out on a quest that will put him face-to-face with the crazy, long-dead priest.
©1983 John Bellairs (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing
Johnny Dixon
âï¸ 1 The Curse of the Blue Figurine (1983)
âï¸ 2 The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (1983)
âï¸ 3 The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull (1984)
âï¸ 4 The Eyes of the Killer Robot (1986)
âï¸ 5 The Revenge of the Wizard’s Ghost (1985)
âï¸ 6 The Trolley to Yesterday (1989)
âï¸ 7 The Secret of the Underground Room (1990)
âï¸ 8 The Chessmen of Doom (1989)
âï¸ 9 The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie (1994) (with Brad Strickland)
continued in the series by Brad Stricklind
10. The Hand of the Necromancer (1996)
11. The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder (1997)