Chris Priestley
Hardcover | Pages: 238 pages Rating: 4.01 | 4546 Users | 516 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror |
| ISBN: | 1599901188 (ISBN13: 9781599901183) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.talesofterror.co.uk/unclem.html |
| Series: | Tales of Terror #1 |
| Characters: | Edgar, Uncle Montague |
| Literary Awards: | Manchester Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2009), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Kinderbuch (2011), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2009) |
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Young Edgar grows increasingly unnerved as his strange Uncle Montague spins tale after haunting tale. The hour grows late in that dark and eerie house. There are noises - creaks, groans, someone dragging something across the floor in the room upstairs... Is it Franz, the mysterious butler whom Edgar has never seen, or something much more sinister?Do not be lulled into complacency by the almost whimsical Edward Gorey-like illustrations. The stories in this book are genuinely creepy. Children feature predominantly in the tales, and very few of them emerge unscathed at the end.
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| Title | : | Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror (Tales of Terror #1) |
| Author | : | Chris Priestley |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 238 pages |
| Published | : | September 18th 2007 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens (first published 2007) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Short Stories. Young Adult. Fantasy. Fiction. Childrens. Gothic |
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Ratings: 4.01 From 4546 Users | 516 ReviewsAssessment Epithetical Books Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror (Tales of Terror #1)
Young Edgar grows increasingly unnerved as his strange Uncle Montague spins tale after haunting tale. The hour grows late in that dark and eerie house. There are noises - creaks, groans, someone dragging something across the floor in the room upstairs... Is it Franz, the mysterious butler whom Edgar has never seen, or something much more sinister?Do not be lulled into complacency by the almost whimsical Edward Gorey-like illustrations. The stories in this book are genuinely creepy. ChildrenIt was on my to-read list for a while and I'm glad I finally did it, it has this creepy, dark theme that I love on books, Edgar was such a good character, I find myself in him, I love the ending, it was the perfect ending for this story, even if I didn't see it coming.
Absolutely adoring the style of drawing/illustration and also loved the story too.
It is more of a 3 1/2 stars than a full 4.This is a fine little book. I found it in the childrens section at Hatchard's a while back. And though it is meant for children - but of a certain age, it is quite scary at times! I know I would've been impressed reading it younger - those tales are still very enjoyable to read as an adult (as is the case with any good childrens fiction). I read them mostly one a day, as bedtime stories.I don't particularly care for collections of short stories, although
Gothic tales about naughty kids, with a little twist in the tale, probably perfect for 8-12 year-old readers.As a kid - and yes, still, more recently - I loved Rudyard Kipling's* 'Puck of Pook's Hill' and 'Rewards and Fairies'. Both are collections of stories about English (and pre-English) history - ranging from folk to historical tales - connected together through the figures of Dan and Una, who one day accidentally summon Puck (yep, Shakespeare's one) who becomes their guide through these
Edgar loves listening to good stories and his uncle Montague loves to tell stories. So the boy will visit him in his old mansion to learn more about all the knickknacks his uncle has accumulated over the years. Being the first part of a series of books by Chris Priestley, this is actually intended for young readers, but I enjoyed the stories regardless the fact that I'm by no means young anymore. The narrative is both captivating and intricately written, and the authors love for storytelling
Bizzare, creepy, disturbing and full of horror. I had a great tense times reading this book.There are moments when I have to put the book down and breathe, because I didnt expect that it would be this scary!!! My heart was beating so fast, and as I read story by story, I know that it would not end well, yet it stillgave me goosebumps! Just perfect for Halloween/ autumn reading!I am just glad that I read it when Im adult, because I cant imagine a kid reading this book and how scared they would be
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