By Susan Cooper, Joseph Delaney, Berlie Doherty, Jamila Gavin (author)
"A spine-tingling trove of terrifying tales from a host of hallowed writers"
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Opening the pages of this eerie anthology is akin to creeping through creaky doors to explore a haunted house. To wander corridors and halls, rooms and chambers that have been darkly decorated by a host of hallowed writers. Here readers will encounter the skulking terrors of Joseph Delaney’s timeless, gripping The Castle Ghosts.
The clever, contemporary creepiness of Robin Jarvis’s The Beach Hut. Then there’s Philip Reeves’s long-lingering, translucently lyrical The Ghost Wood.
There are eleven tales in all, each written by a truly top-class writer, among them Matt Haig, Derek Landy, Susan Cooper, Mal Peet, and Jamila Gavin. Some tingle with menace. Others are outright scary. Some are modern, others infused with the terrors of traditional Gothic tales. And all of them are exquisitely executed.
Perfect for reading aloud as the nights draw in, the stories here also make excellent introductions to a fine set of writers.
Watch your step as you take a ghost walk around the ancient city of York and a long-ago woodland which is reawakening. Be warned of the drowned boy who will stop at nothing to find someone to play with for all time. Look into the mirror, where a lost child lurks, ready to pull you in, and try not to cry out at the monstrous creatures prowling for their next victim.
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Matt Haig, Derek Landy, Philip Reeve, Joseph Delaney, Susan Cooper, Mal Peet, Berlie Doherty, Robin Jarvis, Eleanor Updale, Jamila Gavin and Sam Llewellyn have come together to bring you eleven spine-tingling stories.
Some stories will make you scream, some will make you shiver - but all will haunt you long after you've put the book down . . .
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Spectacularly spooky and entertainingly eerie, Haunted is a must read for Halloween!
What do you get when a bunch of favourite children’s authors join forces and create an anthology of ghostly short stories? Haunted – a spectacularly spooky and uniquely crafted book – is what you get!
Across eleven tantalising and thrilling tales, the gothic effortlessly collides with the future, and the chaotic courageously confronts the rational, as we encounter a horde of ghosts and creatures prowling within the deepest depths of the pages. In Jamila Gavin’s 'The Blood Line', a lost child lurks in the reflections of a centuries old mirror. Robin Jarvis’s exceptionally creepy 'The Beach Hut' tells of a drowned child who stalks the sandy shores, in search for their next someone to play with.... Read Full Review
I had nightmares filled with ghost boys and spirit girls.
Shockingly scary, it haunts your dreams long after you've put it down, I had nightmares filled with ghost boys and spirit girls. My favourite one was the one when Drusilla the spirit girl tried to drown the boy at the beach hut.... Read Full Review
A chilling book of spooky, spine tingling tales. Perfect for Halloween or whenever you want to feel a chill in the air!
I loved this chilling book of spooky, spine tingling tales! I don't often read short stories but I really enjoyed this one as it meant I could dip in and out of the book whenever I felt like it and enjoy a bite sized bit of spookiness, then put it down again until I felt like some more! All the stories were interesting. Some had twists in the endings, some had funny or scary moments and some were really sad. My favourites were 'The Ghost Walk' by Matt Haig, as I loved the twist at the end, and 'The Castle Ghosts' by Joseph Delaney, as it was so horrifying! This book is dark, scary and very spooky...... Read Full Review
Watch your step as you take a ghost walk around the ancient city of York and a long-ago woodland which is reawakening. Be warned of the drowned boy who will stop at nothing to find someone to play with for all time.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Haunted and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-14 years old
Haunted features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Horror & Ghost Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Short Stories
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Haunted was written by Susan Cooper, Joseph Delaney, Berlie Doherty, Jamila Gavin and published by Andersen Press Ltd
Haunted has 324 pages
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