This chilling collection of ghost stories will haunt your imagination. From the ethereal beauty of 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn' to the chilling horror of 'Thornley Abbey', this collection brings together a wide range of supernatural stories by top classic and contemporary writers. Prepare to be scared out of your wits! This collection includes: "The Knock at the Manor Gate" - Franz Kafka; "Yesterday's Witch" - Gahan Wilson; "A Legion Marching In" - John Hynam; "The Lawyer and the Ghost" - Charles Dickens; "The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Being Bagged" - Anon (India); "School for Ghosts" - Adapted by Vida Derry; "The Little Yellow Dog" - Mary Williams; "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" - Kenneth Grahame; "The Lilies" - Alison Price; "The Emissary" - Ray Bradbury; "John Pettigrew's Mirror" - Ruth Manning-Sanders; "Sredni Vashtar" - Saki (H. H. Munro); "Miss Mountain" - Philippa Pearce; "Was It a Dream?" - Guy de Maupassant; "A Pair of Hands" - Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch; "The Boys' Toilets" - Robert Westall; "Left in the Dark" - John Gordon; "The Monkey's Paw" - W. W. Jacobs; "Lost Hearts" - M. R. James; "Thurnley Abbey" - Perceval Landon; "Not at Home" - Jean Richardson; and, "The Shepherd's Dog" - Joyce Marsh.

 

There are 264 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2007 by Pan Macmillan .

Robert Westall -Twice winner of the Carnegie Medal. -Winner of the Smarties Prize.