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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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      Fiction 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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