Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth
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...
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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.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781408800140 (1408800144)
Publish date: May 25th 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 258
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Paranormal,
Juvenile,
Anthologies,
Mystery,
Horror,
Short Stories,
Gothic,
Ghosts
Series: Tales of Terror (#3)
I have read this book many times over the years. And I keep loving it.Every story begins with a prologue, a character (always a kid), special circumstances and a story teller (mostly a creepy character or someone who deals in creepiness). Throughout the stories there are pauzes were the main charact...
Another creepy installment in the series. I love the pen and ink drawings and the overarching story that brings the little vignettes together.
Mid-way through I wasn't liking the framing story at all, although I was liking the individual tales quite a bit. Nicely creepy little stories, and the illustrations are pleasantly reminiscent of Edward Gorey.In the end, though, I came around. The framing story itself got creepier and creepier. Well...
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