Synopses & Reviews
Certain to prickle the skin and haunt the memory, these stories are ideal for sharing by reading aloud. In her second chilling collection of ghost stories for DK, Vivelo delves once again into the mysterious nature of human life- and death- in eight eerie tales. "A Game of Statures" has an unnerving, icy effect on a young boy's classmates. "A Dog Named Ransom" helps to reveal a critical clue in a murder mystery. And a young girl and her classmates discover that nothing is scarier than "When Nothing's There at All." Every one of the eight strange and scary movies in this volume transcends ordinary ghost story fare. They are works of literary quality that achieve their effects by unearthing and exploring the unusual-and sometimes awful-powers of the human psyche.
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Parents will welcome the intellectual touch. (Children's Bookwatch, Jan 1998.)
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readers will discover eerie, understated horror and mystery. . . good alternative to the current spate of bloodsoaked paperback series books. (Boston Globe, 10.26.97)
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There is a Twilight Zone quality to these intelligent original tales, which begin normally enough but slowly twist and turn until the unbelievable has happened. . . . these scares will linger (Cincinnati Enquirer, 10.14.97)
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A collection of surprisingly good short ghost story variations... (Science Fiction Chronicle, September 1999)
About the Author
Jackie Vivelo is the author of DK's popular ghost story collection Chills Run Down My Spine. She is fascinated by mysteries and by questions that do not have everyday answers.
Table of Contents
When nothing's there at all -- The haunted schoolhouse -- A dog named Ransom -- A plague of Crowders -- A game of statues -- Ghost of Christmas past -- The fireside book of ghost stories -- A ride on the dumbwaiter.