Stories for Halloween (Vintage Children's Classics) - Softcover

Poe, Edgar Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099577127 ISBN 13: 9780099577126

Publisher: Vintage Children's Classics, 2013

Synopsis

A selection of spine-chilling tales by the Godfather of Goth, these are sure to terrify children of all ages

The midnight hour approaches with those lying in bed try to sleep, but there is the howling of the wind outside, the creak of a floorboard, the scream of a cat, the ticking clock. As the heart beats and skin crawls, children everywhere select this book of tales and enter a world-like nightmare, haunted by dark fears, guilty secrets, and the bloody consequences of rage, revenge and obsession. They cannot tear themselves away as these tales appall and yet enthral them. No mere mortal can resist the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe.

About this title

About the Author:

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was a poet, short-story writer, editor, critic, and one of the leaders of the American Romantics.

Review:

"For their supernatural grotesquerie and graveyard doom, [Poe's stories] foreshadow Stephen King and the 'southern gothic' of Truman Capote . . . . His work continues to enthral. His greatest tales radiate a dark humour and mockery that strike an oddly modern note."  —Sunday Times

"If you love thrillers, you have to read these stories."  —Observer

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage Children's Classics
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0099577127
• ISBN 13: 9780099577126
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208