Ghostly Playground of Blackwood

By JP Dumas

Two boys. One haunted playground. Zero safety protocols.

Welcome to Blackwood Village, the quietest place in all of Scotland. Nothing ever happens here-until eleven-year-old Aiden sees the local playground equipment moving on its own. In the middle of a windless night, the swings are pumping at full force, the roundabout is spinning at top speed, and invisible kids are giggling from the empty slide.

Aiden is thrilled; he loves taking risks and chasing adventure. His best friend, Iain, is the exact opposite: an overly prepared, rule-following safety enthusiast who carries hand sanitizer, flashlights, and a clipboard wherever he goes.

When the duo dives into the village archives, they discover the truth: the playground sits on the exact grounds of a traveling carnival that vanished during a freak storm in 1888. Led by the cheeky, top-hat-wearing ghost captain Silas, a troupe of Victorian acrobat spirits has returned to reclaim their old carousel-and they want to play.

To save the playground from being shut down by the village council, Aiden and Iain must face the spectral acrobats in an epic, midnight game of high-stakes tag. Armed with thermal flasks of hot cocoa, high-visibility parkas, and reckless enthusiasm, the boys will have to combine physics, wild stunts, and chaotic teamwork to outsmart the nineteenth century.

The Ghostly Playground of Blackwood is a laugh-out-loud Scottish adventure full of heart, ghost-hunting chaos, and an unlikely friendship that proves even the safest plans sometimes require a leap of faith.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H9QTGSMS
• ISBN13: 9798188279523
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"