It's A Troll Hunt! When a messenger bat arrives at the RSPCB, boy-werewolf Ulf receives a warning that beasts are in trouble in the wild. Unaware of the danger he is facing, Ulf soon uncovers foul play: A rare colony of trolls is being smoked out from their caves to be used as game in an evil beast-hunting preserve. It's up to Ulf to save the day!
Far above the small town of Zion Falls, the stars fall from the sky. Deep below the sleepy city, an ancient evil awakens. Caught in the middle are four friends who find powers beyond their wildest dreams -- and monsters worse than their darkest nightmares.
From Guillermo del Toro comes the book that inspired the Netflix Animated Series TROLLHUNTERS! "You are food. Those muscles you flex to walk, lift, and talk? They're patties of meat topped with chewy tendon. That skin you've paid so much attention to in mirrors? It's delicious to the right tongues, a casserole of succulent tissue. And those bones that give you the strength to make your way in the world? They rattle between teeth as the marrow is sucked down slobbering throats. These facts are unpleasant but useful. There are things out there, you see, that don't cower in holes to be captured by us and cooked over our fires. These things have their own ways of trapping their kills, their own fires, their own appetites." Jim Sturges is your typical teen in suburban San Bernardino— one with an embarrassingly overprotective dad, a best friend named "Tubby" who shares his hatred of all things torturous (like gym class), and a crush on a girl who doesn't know he exists. But everything changes for Jim when a 45-year old mystery resurfaces, threatening the lives of everyone in his seemingly sleepy town. Soon Jim has to team up with a band of unlikely (and some un- human) heroes to battle the monsters he never knew existed. From the minds of horror geniuses Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus comes a new illustrated novel about the fears that move in unseen places.
Have you ever encountered a troll and not known what to do? Don't panic--The Troll Guide has you covered! This essential handbook is filled with tips and tricks on what to do when encountering trolls, as well as a comprehensive list of the different kinds of trolls and mountain creatures. This guidebook will turn even the most novice of troll scholars into experts!
What do medieval Icelanders mean when they say "troll"? What did they see when they saw a troll? What did the troll signify to them? And why did they see them? The principal subject of this book is the Norse idea of the troll, which the author uses to engage with the larger topic of paranormal experiences in the medieval North. The texts under study are from 13th-, 14th-, and 15th-century Iceland. The focus of the book is on the ways in which paranormal experiences are related and defined in these texts and how those definitions have framed and continue to frame scholarly interpretations of the paranormal. The book is partitioned into numerous brief chapters, each with its own theme. In each case the author is not least concerned with how the paranormal functions within medieval society and in the minds of the individuals who encounter and experience it and go on to narrate these experiences through intermediaries. The author connects the paranormal encounter closely with fears and these fears are intertwined with various aspects of the human experience including gender, family ties, and death. The Troll Inside You hovers over the boundaries of scholarship and literature. Its aim is to prick and provoke but above all to challenge its audience to reconsider some of their preconceived ideas about the medieval past.
Book 1 in the Smelly Trolls series. Rufus Sebbleford is the only boy in the world to have ever seen a real troll. So, when he finds out that trolls plan to attack Sludgeside School, he must stop them with the help of his good friend Polly. Meanwhile, the Super-Troll-Knobbly-Foot family decide to turn their backs on smelly bottoms and eating children. They don't want to be bad any more. So, they paint themselves orange and try to live like humans. However, being enormous, horned and slimy makes it difficult to blend in. Will Sludgeside ever be safe from the disgusting bad trolls and their horrifying leader, The Ogre of Uggle? A stinky, squelchy adventure packed with secret dens, tree climbing, troll traps and lots and lots of revolting smells.
This rare classic fantasy was first issued in 1904 as a memorial tribute to the young author/artist James McBryde. It includes an introduction by his friend, M. R. James, providing the background for McBryde's story of three young men who take a vacation-expedition to Denmark to capture a live troll. The original manuscript's whimsical drawings and illegible handwriting are now supplemented with a text translation.
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The land of Jotunheim is filled with deadly creatures, and a giant troll threatens to destroy his village. Is the task too big for the son of a woodsman? Caught past curfew and banished with nowhere else to go, Dag is sent to the troll hunter. No one ever survives outside the village gates after dark, but with the help of an old knight and a strange girl, Dag might make it to the troll hunter in time. But will the task of hunting down the troll and saving his village be too much for one boy alone? A thrilling coming of age fantasy. For those who love Norse mythology, legends, and lore, you need to read this kingdom saving adventure.
Books 1-3 in the Smelly Troll series. Eating children is wrong. But what did you expect from a creature that slurps other people’s bogies? When Rufus Sebbleford learns that trolls plan to attack Sludgeside School, he has to act fast. He and Polly hatch a plan with the help of their new friend Bruno, unaware that Bruno happens to be a troll. A school trip to the Mr Splendiferous Science Park results in chaos, when the mad scientist is found to be keeping a dangerous troll locked up in the grounds. And Rufus comes face to face with the dangerous sporting hero Brawnulator Powerknees, when a skiing holiday to the Craggle Alps collides with the Winter Trollympics. A stinky, squelchy adventure; a slimy, sausage-slinging adventure; and a slippery, icy adventure – all packed into one gruesome volume.