 This wide-ranging collection of twenty-four spine-tingling stories draws on the best traditions of classic horror, from powerful myths and folktales to contemporary stories of man-made terrors. With contributions by writers of the calibre of John Steinbeck, Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, T. H. White, Philip K. Dick and Stephen King, this is a truly chilling anthology. The collection includes: "The Kit-Bag" - Algernon Blackwood; "Here There Be Tygers" - Stephen King; "The Room in the Tower" - E. F. Benson; "Beyond Lies the Wub" - Philip K. Dick; "Feeding the Dog" - Susan Price; "Teddies Rule, OK?" - Nicholas Fisk; "Grendel the Monster" - Eleanor Farjeon; "A Grave Misunderstanding" - Leon Garfield; "Captain Murderer" - Charles Dickens (from "The Uncommercial Traveller"); "Something" - Joan Aiken; "The Hand" - Guy de Maupassant; "The Boy Next Door" - Ellen Emerson White; "The Murder Hole" - Scottish Folktale; "The Famous Five Go Pillaging" - Terry Jones and Michael Palin; "The Affair at 7 Rue de M" - John Steinbeck; "A Change of Aunts" - Vivien Alcock; "The Cask of Amontillado" - Edgar Allen Poe; "The Pear-Drum" - English Folktale; "The Dog Got Them" - Philippa Pearce; "Gabriel-Ernest" - Saki (H. H. Munro); "Nule" - Jan Mark; "The Dancing Partner" - Jerome K. Jerome; "The Ring" - Margaret Bingley; and, "The Troll" - T. H. White.
Additional featuresAuthor : Susan Price
Format : Paperback
Publisher : KINGFISHER
ISBN : 0753415380
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The books full of fairy tales. I love it because this book not only belong to a small kid but also a young adult can enjoy reading this book. I remember those stories which were never really scary unless they were told in the dark, with a flashlight, everyone in pajamas, happily willing to be frightened out of our bunny slippers..Just kidding! Well, some of the stories are brilliant and creepy, even in the daylight hours which sound strange. Isnt it? But I would like to say that the book is soundly worth ...
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