Get ready for Halloween with these terrifying tales. . .

Have you checked under your bed? Made sure there's nothing hiding in your wardrobe?

Good. Then you should be safe to read this book...

Settle down for the 14 ghostly stories lurking behind the glow in the dark cover...

Enter the terrifying world of the supernatural and meet an unnerving array of ghosts and ghouls, including a Victorian child with disturbing powers, two children with a gruesome plan, and a bizarre ghost puppy.

These shuddering short stories come from highly acclaimed authors, including:

Gene Kemp
Joan Aiken
Penelope Lively
Michael Morpurgo
Ray Bradbury

Are you brave enough to make it through all 14 stories?

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 336 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2018 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Carnegie medallist Gene Kemp exquisite writing brings a breath of fresh country air to all young readers. Paul Howard studied graphic design in Leicester, graduating in 1989 with first class honours. For a time he worked in London's Natural History Museum. He lives in Ireland. He won the Blue Peter Children's Book Award 2001. Chris Edge is the author of "Shackleton: A Beginner's Guide. " Graham Howell is the illustrator of numerous children's books and has illustrated for the BBC, Heinemann, and 20th Century Fox. He is the author and illustrator of "Merlin's Magical Creatures. " Nick Harris is an illustrator of children's books.