Featuring stories from a host of top children's authors and illustrators including Tony Ross, Dyan Sheldon and Nicholas Allan, this creepy compendium is packed with ghosts, witches, monsters and bogeymen - all the ingredients needed for a tremulous tale at bedtime, or any time! Additional illustrations from Nicholas Allan accompany a ghostly tale from Hilltop Hospital, the exuberant witch who got on at Paddington station brightens the lives of a host of commuters and a resourceful little boy catches the elusive Bogeyman. These creepy stories aim to thrill and delight the youngest of readers, without scaring them out of their wits! Stories featured include: "A Witch Got On at Paddington Station" by Dyan Sheldon and Wendy Smith; "Marmaduke and the Scary Story" by Michael Ratnett and June Goulding; "Captain Ding - The Double Decker Pirate" by David Cox and Graham Round; "Peter and the Bogeyman", Michael Ratnett and June Goulding; and "The Magic Lavatory", Nicholas Allan.

Table of Contents

A Witch Got On at Paddington Station, Dyan Sheldon and Wendy Smith; Marmaduke and the Scary Story, Michael Ratnett and June Goulding; The Little Scottish Ghost, Franz Hohler and Werner Maurer; The Dreambeast, John Richardson; The Ghost of Hilltop Hospital, Nicholas Allan; Titchywitch, Jean Baylis; Captain Ding - The Double Decker Pirate, David Cox and Graham Round; Peter and the Bogeyman, Michael Ratnett and June Goulding; The Magic Lavatory, Nicholas Allan; The Shop of Ghosts, Tony Ross.