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Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley (view source)
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It's well-written, it's challenging but accessible, and there's enough terror to terrorise very happily indeed. The whole thing is beautifully presented. Bookbag thinks it would make the perfect present this Christmas for any child you know who actually looks under the bed to see if anything gruesome is lurking. There's one of those in this reviewer's house with a nose buried in it right now.
My thanks to the good people at Bloomsbury for sending the book. We also have a review of Priestly's [[Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth by Chris Priestley|Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth]].
Older children will enjoy Marcus Sedgwick's vampire novel [[My Swordhand is Singing]], while those who like their horror set in modern times will enjoy Darren Shan's [[Demonata series]].
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