Why a Booktrail?
Fear is a collection of deliciously dark ghost stories for adults, picked by Roald Dahl himself .
Fear
What you need to know before your trail
Do you enjoy being scared? Featuring fourteen classic spine-chilling stories chosen by Roald Dahl, these terrible tales of ghostly goings-on will have you shivering with fear as you turn the pages.
They include such timeless and haunting stories as Sheridan Le Fanu’s The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton’s Afterward, Cynthia Asquith’s The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold’s The Telephone.
Featuring extraordinary cover art by Charming Baker, whose paintings echo the dark and twisted world of Dahl’s short stories.
Travel Guide
Roald Dahl world
A fascinating account of Ghost stories and why Roald Dahl himself found them very tricky to write. In fact he talks of his admiration for those who can convey fear and terror in this way and presents this collection of stories by other writers.
There are fourteen stories from twelve authors. They cover a variety of different settings and ghostly apparitions ranging from an imaginary companion to a corner shop you really wouldn’t want to visit.
It’s the extraordinary from the ordinary that seems to be the most frightening setting of all…
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Fear
Destination: England, Wales Author/Guide: Roald Dahl Departure Time: Various
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