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Jacket Description/Flap: Thirty hair-raising stories from around the world fill this spooky collection with delicious shivers and spine-tingling chills. Sit down and meet "The Vampire Cat," "The Draug" and "The Rolling Head"; or take a stroll with "The Thing in the Woods." You'll find favorites such as "The Golden Arm" and startling new stories such as "Knock... Knock... Knock," vividly told with plenty of ghastly details and spooky endings. There's something here for everyone who likes a good shudder...but be prepared for goose bumps! Twenty delightfully creepy illustrations by Katherine Coville and Jacqueline Rogers highlight this companion to Robert San Souci's first collection of scary stories, Short & Shivery. Brief Description: Presents a collection of scary folktales from the United States, China, England, Italy, Russia, and other countries around the world. Biographical Note: Robert D. San Souci is the award-winning author of many popular books for young readers. Marc Notes: Shiver, shake, and shudder! Be prepared for goose bumps when you read these 30 stories that will scare you silly - if you dare to keep reading. Ghouls, vengeful spirits, the walking dead, and deals with devils! Horror resides in every corner of the globe, and you'll find more of the world's scariest stories in this volume. Publisher Marketing: From around the world comes this spooky collection of short stories and folktales: ghosts, ghouls, vampires, and skeletons galore to satisfy all horror hounds and thrill seekers! Something" was approaching the house, and growing larger the nearer it came. Coming closer . . . and closer . . . Suddenly, she heard a blood-chilling "scratch, scratch, scratch" at the window. . . . " "" Shiver, shake, and shudder! Be prepared for goose bumps when you read these thirty stories that will scare you silly if you dare to keep reading. . . . Ghouls, vengeful spirits, the walking dead, and deals with devils! Horror lives in every corner of the globe, from China to Virginia, Brazil to Japan, Haiti to Nigeria. The most terrifying stories on earth will keep you up all night and are perfect to read to your friends. Can they handle it?" Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 124 (EAN 9780385322508, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 152 (EAN 9780385322508, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  San Souci, Robert D Robert San Souci is the award-winning author of many picture books based on folk tales from around the world, including "The Talking Eggs, Kate Shelley, Haunted Houses", and the bestselling "Short & Shivery" series. A native Californian, he lived in San Francisco. Contributor Bio:  Coville, Katherine Katherine Coville is an artist, a sculptor, and a doll maker who specializes in highly detailed images of creatures never before seen in this world. She has illustrated several books written by her husband, Bruce Coville, including "Goblins in the Castle, Aliens Ate My Homework, " and the Space Brat series. Bruce and Katherine live in Syracuse, New York, with a varying assortment of pets and children. Contributor Bio:  Rogers, Jacqueline This is Vaughn Michaels's first book. Jacqueline Rogers has illustrated many books for children.