Ghoulies, ghosties, and long-leggedy beasties inhabit these 30 chilling tales gathered from around the world. Creepy classic and contemporary stories from Australia, Germany, India, El Salvador, and elsewhere--including a healthy helping of American apparitions--will keep readers and listeners scare
More Short & Shivery- Thirty Terrifying Tales
โ Scribed by San Souci, Robert D
- Book ID
- 107523633
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Series
- Short & Shivery 2
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780307781741
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Thirty hair-raising stories from around the world fill this spooky collection with delicious shivers and spine-tingling chills. Sit down and meet ''The Vampire Cat,'' ''The Draug'' and ''The Rolling Head''; or take a stroll with ''The Thing in the Woods.'' You'll find favorites such as ''The Golden Arm'' and startling new stories such as ''Knock...Knock...Knock,'' vividly told with plenty of ghastly details and spooky endings. There's something here for everyone who likes a good shudder...but be prepared for goose bumps!
Twenty delightfully creepy illustrations by Katherine Coville and Jacqueline Rogers highlight this companion to Robert San Souci's first collection of scary stories, Short & Shivery.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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