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Scare yourself silly this Halloween with fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl

''Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .''

Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions?

Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu''s The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton''s Afterward, Cynthia Asquith''s The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold''s The Telephone.

Filled with fright and spine-tingling tension, these delightfully disturbing tales are the perfect companion for all this Halloween.

Roald Dahls Book of Ghost Stories

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 02/02/2012
    ISBN13: 9780241955710, 978-0241955710
    ISBN10: 0241955718
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    Anthologies & Short Stories Horror & Ghost Stories Books by Roald Dahl

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Scare yourself silly this Halloween with fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl

    ''Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .''

    Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions?

    Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu''s The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton''s Afterward, Cynthia Asquith''s The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold''s The Telephone.

    Filled with fright and spine-tingling tension, these delightfully disturbing tales are the perfect companion for all this Halloween.

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