Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre Roald Dahl. Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . . Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories including Sheridan Le Fanus The Ghost of a Hand Edith Whartons Afterward Cynthia Asquiths The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgolds The Telephone. Roald Dahl the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory James and the Giant Peach Matilda and many more classics for children also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play Roald Dahls Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahls stories continue to make readers shiver today.
