Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories victorian stickers Newt Scamander kept a copy

Newt Scamander kept a copy pinned up in his shed inside his suitcase and used it on his world-wide expedition to find and document magical beasts

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Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601) was a master of this art form

a relic that once graced the head of the wise founder of Hogwarts but was later turned into a sinister Horcrux by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort

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Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories victorian stickers Newt Scamander kept a copySpookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts Who better to choose the ultimate in spine chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? After combing through hundreds of classic ghostly tales, here are fourteen of Dahl's favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's "The Ghost of a Hand", Edith Wharton's "Afterward", Cynthia