Ghosts, Ghouls, and Other Nightmares: Spooky Stories

by Michael Morpurgo, Susan Price, Marjorie Darke

The world is full of horrifying things that you can't see...This chilling collection of stories reaches out an icy hand to lead you into the disturbing world of the supernatural. Meet the boy who suddenly realizes that "he" is a ghost, and may stay one forever; two evil children who would love to get rid of their parents; the ghost of a Victorian child with disturbing powers; and many more. All of the stories here - whose distinguished authors include Ray Bradbury, Robert Westall, and Joan Aiken - make the unexplainable and unbelievable so real it will scare you to death!

Contents
Introduction (The Puffin Book of Ghosts and Ghouls) • (1992) • essay by Gene Kemp
The Giant's Necklace • juvenile • (1982) • novelette by Michael Morpurgo
The Horn • (1987) • short story by Susan Price
Hi! It's Me • (1985) • novelette by Marjorie Darke
A Ghost of One's Own • (1979) • novelette by Ursula Moray Williams
The Veldt • (1950) • short story by Ray Bradbury
Goosey Goosey Gander • (1989) • short story by Ann Pilling
The Shadow-Cage • (1977) • novelette by Philippa Pearce
Spring-Heeled Jack • (1982) • short story by Gwen Grant
The Spring • (1987) • short story by Peter Dickinson
Almost a Ghost Story • (1983) • short story by Robert Westall
The Passing of Puddy • (1982) • short story by Gene Kemp
Humblepuppy • (1972) • short story by Joan Aiken
Bang, Bang—Who's Dead? • (1987) • short story by Jane Gardam
Uninvited Ghosts • (1981) • short story by Penelope Lively
 Ghosts, Ghouls, & Other Nightmares • (1995) • interior artwork by Nick Harris

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Sir Michael Andrew Morpurgo, OBE, FRSL is the author of many books for children, five of which have been made into films. He also writes his own screenplays and libretti for opera. Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1943, he was evacuated to Cumberland during the last years of the Second World War, then returned to London, moving later to Essex. After a brief and unsuccessful spell in the army, he took up teaching and started to write. He left teaching after ten years in order to set up 'Farms for City Children' with his wife. They have three farms in Devon, Wales and Gloucestershire, open to inner city school children who come to stay and work with the animals. In 1999 this work was publicly recognised when he and his wife were invested a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to youth. In 2003, he was advanced to an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL) in 2004. He was knighted in the 2018 for his services to literature and charity. He is also a father and grandfather, so children have always played a large part in his life. Every year he and his family spend time in the Scilly Isles, the setting for three of his books.