David Roberts

Chris Priestley

During a visit to his eccentric Uncle Montague to hear several grisly tales behind the unique artifacts in his collection, Edgar discovers the truth about his uncle's past.

Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror

While on a spooky seafaring adventure, fierce storms shake the sails, evil pirates pace on deck, and devilish ghosts haunt the depths of the ship in the exciting follow up to Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror.

Tales of Terror from the Black Ship

The third installment of the spine-tingling trilogy A boy's first solo train journey turns out to be more of a challenge than anyone could have imagined as the train stalls at the mouth of a tunnel and a mysterious woman in white helps the boy while away the hours by telling him stories--ghost stories with a difference.

Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth

Michael Vyner recalls a terrible story, one that happened to him. One that would be unbelievable if it weren't true! Michael's parents are dead and he imagines that he will stay with the kindly lawyer, executor of his parents' will . . . Until he is invited to spend Christmas with his guardian in a large and desolate country house. His arrival on the first night suggests something is not quite right when he sees a woman out in the frozen mists, standing alone in the marshes. But little can prepare him for the solitude of the house itself as he is kept from his guardian and finds himself spending the Christmas holiday wandering the silent corridors of the house seeking distraction. But lonely doesn't mean alone, as Michael soon realises that the house and its grounds harbour many secrets, dead and alive, and Michael is set the task of unravelling some of the darkest secrets of all. A nail-biting story of hauntings and terror by the master of the genre, Chris Priestley.

The Dead of Winter

Sam and Lizzie are freezing and hungry on the streets of Victorian London. When Sam asks a wealthy man for some coins, he is rudely turned away. Months of struggle suddenly find their focus, and Sam resolves to kill the man. Huddling in a graveyard for warmth, Sam and Lizzie are horrified to see the earth around one of the tombs begin to shift, shortly followed by the wraithlike figure of a ghostly man. He warns Sam about the future which awaits such a bitter heart, and so begins Sam's journey led by terrifying spirits through the past, present and future, after which Sam must decide whether to take the man, Scrooge's, life or not. A perfectly layered, tense and supremely satisfying twist on one of Dickens' most popular books, cleverly reinvented to entice a younger readership.

The Last of the Spirits

From malevolent snowmen to Father Christmas - with a difference ... Chris Priestley is on absolute top form in these atmospheric, clever and thoroughly chilling stories. Add a new kind of thrill to the fluffiest of seasons with seven brilliantly conceived examples of why you'd better be good at Christmas time. For stories which can be enjoyed by the whole family, unwrap these perfectly formed festive tales of terror, each with a gripping yarn and genius twist. Singing carols may never seem quite the same again ... especially after dark.

Christmas Tales of Terror

Philip Reeve

In a dangerous future world where gigantic, traction-powered cities attack and devour each other, London hunts where no other predator dares. Hidden in its vast superstructure is a murderous creature that severs the right hands of its victims. A rebellious young aviatrix and a secretive scavenger boy are about to come face to face with a robotic Stalker that is terrifyingly out of control. This double book for older readers is published for World Book Day 2011, and is available free in exchange for a Ù1.00 WBD voucher, given to every UK school child.

Traction City/T of Terror WBD2011

Seventeen-year-old Frank Palp lives in a grim little apartment, in a grim little building, in an exceedingly grim (and rather large) city. Cobbled streets and near-destroyed bridges and war-damaged houses stand alongside post-war, characterless, concrete hutches. #Frank generally hates his life and the idiots he's surrounded by... and yet he is in love. A love so pure and sparkling and colourful, Frank feels sure it is 'meant to be.' He believes his love is a reward for all the terrible grey that he is surrounded by - which would be great, if only the girl in question knew he existed. And then one day he finds a message, in a bottle. A wish, for 'anything that isn't this.' He believes the girl who wrote this is surely his soul mat e-and now he just needs to find her. A striking, compelling thriller combined with a tender, moving love story from the award-winning and critically-acclaimed author of UNCLE MONTAGUE'S TALES OF TERROR Chris has sold over 60,000 books and has been nominated for many awards including the prestigious Carnegie Medal, the Edgar Awards and the UKLA Children's Book Award. Chris has also worked for twenty years as an illustrator, and his stunning, film-noir inspired illustrations pepper the story, bringing it vividly to life.

Anything That Isn't This

Mister Creecher

Le terrificanti storie di zio Montague

A subtle, sinister coming-of-age story with a contemporary setting and a dark dark past which quietly creeps up on the reader to unleash its deadly twist. From Carnegie-longlisted author, Chris Priestley.

Through Dead Eyes

Bryan Perrett

Jim Eldridge

The Battle of Britain - when the RAF fought the Luftwaffe for control of the skies above the English Channel. The decisive battle at Alamein, where the British 'Eighth Army' destroyed the German forces in Egypt. D-Day - the Allied invasion of France, when 130,000 men were landed on the Normandy beaches under enemy fire.

War Stories for Boys

A tale of adventure, deception, and murder set in 1716 London finds young Tom Marlowe and his eccentric mentor, Dr. Josiah Harker, on the trail of the mysterious highwayman known as the "White Rider," a vicious robber that kills his victims simply by pointing at them.

The White Rider

When Ethan and Cathy fall ill during a storm, their father must leave them to fetch the doctor. . .but they are not alone for long. A sailor comes begging for shelter. So, the children agree to let him sit out the throes of the storm as they listen to his grisly tales. But something about the man puts Ethan on edge, and he is anxious for the storm to blow over, their father to return and the long night to come to an end. Storms whistling through the sails, evil pirates pacing the floorboards, and of course, a haunted ship of ghostly beings. All this and more is waiting to give you goose bumps in an atmospheric and thrilling collection of spooky seafaring tales.

The award-winning author of Tales of Terror stirs up old ghosts in this spine-tingling, multi-narrative horror.Jake and the other finalists in a writing competition have been invited to a stately house for a tour like no other. As their guide leads them through grand rooms, hidden nooks and magnificent grounds, they hear the stories of seven ghosts who haunt the halls. Strange shapes and shadows follow Jake as he journeys through the house and with each tale that Jake hears, he begins to feel more uneasy. All is not as it seems and soon Jake will discover that something is very, very wrong.

Seven Ghosts

Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary...but all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, and Mrs Taylor is hiding a dark secret. When Rosie comes across a strange girl swimming in a local pond, she hopes they will become friends. But instead her appearance leads to a horrifying revelation that will have terrifying consequences...

Still Water

Storie da leggere con la luce accesa

Dall’autore del bestseller Le terrificanti storie di zio MontagueEthan e Cathy vivono con il padre all’Old Inn, una vecchia locanda arroccata su un’alta scogliera a picco sul mare. Una sera una misteriosa malattia colpisce i due bambini, che cominciano a urlare per il dolore. Il padre allora esce di casa per andare a cercare un medico. Fuori imperversa una violenta bufera, il mare è in tempesta e la furia del vento scuote le finestre e fa scricchiolare le pareti della locanda. All’improvviso bussano alla porta. È il giovane marinaio Jonah Thackeray che chiede ospitalità. In cambio si offre di raccontare ai bambini storie paurose ed emozionanti, apprese nei suoi lunghi anni di navigazione. Ma c’è qualcosa di molto strano in questo visitatore, e il piccolo Ethan comincia a essere un po’ inquieto, sia perché le storie sono davvero terrificanti, sia perché malgrado siano passate diverse ore il padre non fa ancora ritorno...«Storie terrificanti e magistralmente ambientate... In stile Allan Poe.»Il Venerdì di RepubblicaChris Priestleyè autore di racconti e romanzi. Affermato illustratore di storie per bambini, vive a Cambridge. La Newton Compton ha pubblicato Le terrificanti storie di zio Montague, che ha riscosso un grande successo. Da non perdere il cupo e terrificante sito www.talesofterror.co.uk.

Le terrificanti storie del vascello nero

It's 1939 and Harry Woods is a Spitfire pilot in the RAF. When his friend Lenny loses his leg in a dogfight with the Luftwaffe, Harry is determined to fight on. That is, until his plane is hit and he finds himself tumbling through the air high above the English Channel.

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