Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth

Author(s): Chris Priestley

Fiction (8 to 12 years)

A boy is put on a train by his stepmother to make his first journey on his own. But soon that journey turns out to be more of a challenge than anyone could have imagined as the train stalls at the mouth of a tunnel and a mysterious woman in white helps the boy while away the hours by telling him stories - stories with a difference.


Product Information

The perfect companion to Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror and Tales of Terror from the Black Ship, but stepping up the suspense and the nail-biting tension Includes a brand new story Literary horror stories in the tradition of Saki and Edgar Allan Poe, beautifully illustrated throughout by David Roberts The commercial jacket treatment will encourage a new readership

'Inventive, deadpan, sardonic and cruel, [Tales of Terror] From the Tunnel's Mouth is a creepy autumnal treat' James Lovegrove, Financial Times 'The stories are spine-chilling thrillers ... a wonderfully nightmarish journey of the imagination - old-fashioned storytelling at its best' Daily Mail 'It's a classic in the making' Nicola Smyth, The Independent on Sunday

Chris Priestley is the author of the spine-tingling Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror. His other books include New World, The White Rider, Redwulf's Curse and Death and the Arrow. Chris is also an illustrator, painter and cartoonist. He lives in Cambridge. David Roberts is an award-winning illustrator who has worked with a great many brilliant authors including Philip Ardagh and Georgia Byng. He is the creator of the Dirty Bertie series.

General Fields

  • : 9781408802748
  • : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • : 0.204
  • : 01 February 2011
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 August 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Chris Priestley
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 823.92
  • : 288
  • : B&W