Shivergrove Stories
Free short stories set in Shivergrove — deleted scenes from the books, plus standalone Shivergrove lore, free to read right here.
Deleted Scenes
From The Thing in the Timberline
The Box Under the Shed
The bus brakes squeal the exact same way they did last summer, and Casey decides that's either a very good sign or a very bad one.
The Next Kid Who Notices
Cabin Porcupine smells the same as it always has — old rain and older secrets — which is the first thing Dylan Marsh notices when he drags his duffel bag through the crooked screen door on the first afternoon of a brand-…
Shivergrove Lore
Standalone stories from the town itself, not tied to any one book.
Camp Blackwater
The brochure called it "Shivergrove's Newest Summer Adventure!" It did not mention the bell.
The Bell That Rings Alone
Bellwether's Hardware & Sundries had the oldest bell in Shivergrove, a dented brass thing bolted above the door since before anyone could remember. Every customer who pushed through that door heard it jingle — a bright,…
The Bell Beneath Blackwater
In Shivergrove, everybody knew the rule before they could tie their own shoes: never swim in Blackwater Pond after Labor Day. Nobody explained why. They just said it the way you'd say don't touch a hot stove, like the le…
The Last Lifeguard
Everyone in Shivergrove knew you didn't go near the old municipal pool after dark. It had been closed since 1987, back when the high dive still worked and the snack bar still sold blue raspberry ice pops. Now the fence w…