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Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories : 3 of 5
1.08.2005 10:52 AM \| Link	Believe it or not, this book was a birthday gift from last January (from my pal Eliza), but since it's a collection of lots of short stories, it was easy to read one every now and then, which spread things out quite a bit! I decided to finish it up since I have lots of books piling up, and it's definitely an enjoyable read (even if it's not Halloween). Roald Dahl was asked to gather the best ghost stories he could find to be filmed as a television series (which sadly never happened), and this book contains the best of the best ones he found. He writes a great introduction that talks about the essential elements of a good ghost story, and each of these tales definitely meet his criteria. Some stories are only a few pages, balanced out by some medium-length ones. I think my favorite was Ringing the Changes, because it has several spooky moments throughout, and at the end it leaves you wondering what really happened! Playmates is a good "ghost children" story (dead kids are always scary), and The Ghost of a Hand reminded me of the old movie The Beast with Five Fingers. Each story was worth reading (even though Dahl didn't write any of them!) - definitely a well-crafted spooky time! Labels: books


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