Loukko by 
Original title: Varjokahle
Author: J. S. Meresmaa
Illustrator: Elina Äijälä
Published: 2026
Publisher: Karisto
Genre: Middle Grade (8-12 Years)
Pages: 200
Part of a series: Monster Manor series
Reading material:
English synopsis, Finnish PDF
Third and final part of the captivatingly bone-chilling middle-grade horror trilogy.
Face your shadow and break free.
The chilling conclusion to the award-winning Monster Manor trilogy.
In the village of Black Gorge, a mine has revealed a deposit of a strange kind of stone. The staff at Monster Manor, the monster care facility, must investigate it, because the stone threatens to expose the monsters’ secret to ordinary humans. At the same time, something uncanny happens to Aapo: a mark appears on his hand, just like the one his late grandfather once had... And from Aapo’s grandfather’s cabin, hidden truths—and doors—come to light.
An inexplicable, invisible chain seems to keep the darkclaw monster constantly near Aapo. And why does the monster speak in his grandfather’s voice? Threads finally begin to weave together in a way that will make your hair stand on end.
Also available:
#1: Darkclaw
#2: Black Water
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