A storm is raging and Cathy and Ethan are ill. They are waiting for their father to return with a doctor and are under strict instructions not to open the door of their clifftop inn to strangers. But when a mysterious sailor begs for shelter from the storm, they can’t refuse and soon become spellbound listeners to his nightmarish stories…
Spine-crawling tales – the Times
These grisly, gothic tales deserve to be read aloud – the Scotsman
Shortlisted for the Salford Children’s Book Award and the Westminster Book Award 2009, long listed for the Book Trust Teenage Prize 2009 and winner of the CPNB Vlag & Wimpel 2010
Tales of Terror from the Black Ship is the second of the Tales of Terror series. It is illustrated throughout by David Roberts and is published by Bloomsbury.
Chris Priestley 