Synopses & Reviews
Have a haunted Halloween! Guaranteed to chill and thrill, this spine-tingling collection of twenty-two spooky stories includes contributions from Franz Kafka, Charles Dickens, and Guy de Maupassant.
About the Author
Robert Westall wrote 18 books for children, including The Machine Gunners and The Scrarecrows, both of which won the Carnegie Medal and the Horn Book awards.
Table of Contents
The knock at the manor gate -- Yesterday's witch -- A legion marching by -- The lawyer and the ghost -- The ghost who was afraid of being bagged -- School for ghosts -- The little yellow dog -- The piper at the gates of dawn -- The lilies -- The emissary -- John Pettigrew's mirror -- Sredni Vashtar -- Miss mountain -- Was it a dream? -- A pair of hands -- The boys' toilets -- Left in the dark -- The monkey's paw -- Lost hearts -- Thurnley Abbey -- Not at home -- The shepherd's dog.