The Thousand Eyes of Night

by Robert Swindells

The skeleton lay on its back. The jaws gaped and one arm lay across the chest as though flung there to ward off a blow… The Tangle is a long, narrow stretch of derelict land, a wilderness of weeds and rubbish with an old railway tunnel yawning blackly at one end. No-one – not even bullying Gary Deacon – dares venture far into its sooty darkness. But it is here that twelve-year-old Tan and his friends make a grisly discovery – a discovery that is to plunge them into a terrifying adventure as the tunnel slowly unfolds its sinister secret…

Genres: Horror, Middle Grade, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Robert Swindells was born in Bradford in 1939, the eldest of five children. He left the local Secondary Modern School at fifteen to work as a copy holder on the local newspaper. At seventeen he enlisted in the RAF and served for three years, two in Germany. On being discharged he worked as a clerk, engineer and printer until 1969 when he entered college to train as a teacher having obtained five 'O' levels at night-school. His first book 'When Darkness Comes' was written as a college thesis and published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1972. In 1980 he gave up teaching to write full time. He likes travelling and visits many schools each year, talking and reading stories to children. He is the secutatry of his local Peace Movement group. Brother in the Land is his first book for Oxford University Press. He is married with two grown-up daughters and lives in Bradford.

Author description taken from Brother in the Land.

Reviews

[Marion Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the story it finished to quick I wish it was longer

[Kitty · Rating 2 out of 5]

ok, minu närvid ilmselgelt õudukaid ei kannata, isegi kui tegu on nooremale ja keskmisele koolieale suunatud teosega. umbes poole raamatu peal murdusin ja lugesin lõpu ära lihtsalt selleks, et olla kindel, et on mingi piir, kui ilgeks see kõik läheb. ja siis ikkagi läks vahepeal üsna ilgeks ja... okei, mul on isiklik probleem igasuguste taruorganismidega - kui see kihab JA mõtleb, pole see minu jaoks. hiiri jm närilisi ma otseselt ei karda, aga kes kardab, sellele ma ka seda raamatut ei soovita. või siis just soovitan, kui on soov närvikõdi järele, mis vist ongi õudukate lugemise mõte? oh, ma ei tea!

[Chi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Da leggere tutto di un fiato, intrigante e con suspence.

[Sanchita Sarkar · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice mix of mystery and mischief. A good option for summer vacations. The characters are completely down to earth. The story grows on the reader slowly.

[Sara Booklover · Rating 4 out of 5]

Devo ammettere che questo piccolo libricino, con la sua semplice storia, mi ha entusiasmata non meno di quando lo lessi la prima volta alle medie. Fortunatamente non me lo ricordavo quasi per niente, ed è quindi stato spontaneo farmi nuovamente coinvolgere in un crescendo di tensione. Non dico che faccia proprio paura, ma a me un po' di inquietudine l'ha trasmessa. Direi che è scritto molto bene!

[Michele Giacomini · Rating 3 out of 5]

Letto alle elementari.Ne conservo un buon ricordo,mi è piaciuto di più dei diversi Piccoli Brividi che avevo letto allora