The homely and the exotic mix in fifteen unique tales. The macabre and wittystories are a melange of horror guaranteed to send chills up the spine of anysleepless reader. HC: Delacorte. This description may be from another edition of this product.
This book is not very scarey, in the usual sense of the word, but it does make you a bit wary of placing your hand in a dish washer or of letting people rent your house... I wouldn't mind turning into a tree sometimes though. It is an interesting book, but there are better ones for those really looking for a scare.
the cover is misleading
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
If you're approaching Joan Aiken stories as horror stories, you'll be disappointed. the beauty of her writing is that she takes the ordinary and gives it a fantasy twist. Totally worth it for the slightly twisted young adult reader.
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