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|title=The Beast of Grubbers Nubbin (Stitch Head)

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|isbn=9781847156099

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It's all wrong in Castle Grotteskew. The very walls should be terrified by the monsters the Mad Professor in the basement is creating, out of various body parts and different animals. But no, the clamour of noise, the unlikely activities and horrendous appetite for food come from something else entirely – a hundred rescued human orphans. That appetite needs feeding – so it’s perfect timing for the village below the castle, Grubbers Nubbin, to have their annual podge-a-thon feast. But when Stitch Head and his human friend Arabella go to purloin some human food – there being no decent alternative – they're horrified to find something even worse than the monsters trapped in the castle above…

And the story isn't shoddy, either. OK, the cast list if you like is a little too small for the big reveal to be up to much, but that might not apply for the target audience anyway. Before then there are spooky atmospheres, quirky characters and unusual events, all conveyed with a fine clarity and great, punchy writing. There's a PG-level darkness, a decent, underplayed sense of humour, but most importantly a more than decent plot. This might look like a fair few other franchises, but rest assured it has a character and spirit all of its own, and if the previous four books are anything like this, they're well worth investigating.

File between the series starting with [[Raven Boy and Elf Girl by Marcus Sedgwick]] and [[Goth Girl: and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell]].