The Halloween Tree
by:
Ray Bradbury (author)
On a Halloween night, eight boys are led on an incredible journey into the past by the mysterious ''spirit'' Moundshroud. Riding a dark autumn wind from ancient Egypt to the land of the Celtic druids, from Mexico to a cathedral in Paris, they will witness the haunting beginnings of the holiday...
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On a Halloween night, eight boys are led on an incredible journey into the past by the mysterious ''spirit'' Moundshroud. Riding a dark autumn wind from ancient Egypt to the land of the Celtic druids, from Mexico to a cathedral in Paris, they will witness the haunting beginnings of the holiday called Halloween. Ray Bradbury's evocative prose and imagery will send shivers of delight--and spine-chilling terror--through listeners young and old, long after the last candle has died in your jack-o'-lantern.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780553258233 (0553258230)
Publish date: November 1st 1984
Publisher: Spectra
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Bradbury gifts us with his wonderful imagery and realistically grubby little boys, as usual, which made reading this book worthwhile. As a story, though, it was not nearly as engaging as I usually find his work. It probably works better for a young audience, as a not-overtly-scary tale of the real o...
A fantasy romp through a narrow selection of death-cellebrating traditions. 12ish feels like the target audience aim. I saw somewhere being said this is to Halloween what a Christmass Charol is to Yule. Well... While I really liked some passages here and there (specially all those Oh, so grim rh...
Beschreibung Am Halloween Abend treffen sich acht kostümierte Jungs um mit ihrem besten Freund Pipkin um die Häuser zu ziehen. Vor einem Spukhaus begegnen sie dem großen und leichenhaften Mr. Moundshroud. Als Pipkin zu seinen Freunden aufschließen möchte, um sich von Mr. Moundshroud in die Geheimn...
The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury On Halloween night, eight trick-or-treaters gather at the haunted house by the edge of town, ready for adventure. But when Something whisks their friend Pip away, only one man can help the boys find him. Join the sinister Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud as he ...
An eerie tale of Halloween in which a group of kids are guided (or is it lured?) by the sinister Mr. Moundshroud on a journey through time. I'm not sure what was creepier, the descriptions of Mr. Moundshroud or the fact that the children followed him with little hesitation. However, once the journ...
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