This is a collection of stories in which nightmares and bad dreams are an essential part of the plot. In some stories, the nightmare parallels or predicts events in waking life. In others, the nightmare takes over and the dreamer cannot get back to reality. There are also other stories, which have a nightmarish quality to them. The characters are trapped and unable to make an escape.

 

This book is part of a book series called Young Oxford .

There are 222 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2001 by Oxford University Press .

Dennis Pepper is the editor of An Oxford Book of Christmas Stories and The Oxford Christmas Storybook.