This spine-tingling collection of spooky stories features over 20 eerie tales from across the globe. Packed with mind-boggling mysteries, unexplained enigmas and traditional stories that are sure to send shivers down your spine, 'Spooky Stories of the World' is the ultimate feast for Halloween-loving kids and readers in search of a fright.
Details
ISBN:9781837580033
Physical Description:142 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Publisher:Dublin, Ireland :Lonely Planet Global Limited,2020.
Formatted Contents Note:
North America -- The vampire skeleton -- Blackbeard's ghost -- The legend of la mocuana -- The lagahoo -- More spookiness from North America -- South America -- The asema -- Auñ pana and the yanomami -- The luz mala -- More spookiness from South America -- Africa -- The death of Osiris -- The king and the ju ju tree -- The devouring gourd -- Andwele and the mahoka -- More spookiness from Africa -- Europe -- The bite of the queen rat -- The basilisk of Vilnius -- Baba Yaga's hut -- More spookiness from Europe -- Asia -- The ghost wife -- Hōichi-the-earless -- The fox sister -- More spookiness from Asia -- Oceania -- The bunyip -- The ghost on Pinjarra bridge -- The two sorcerors -- More spookiness from Oceania.