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Tales of Terror #1
Le terrificanti storie di zio Montague
Il signor Montague vive da solo in una grande casa piena di oggetti bizzarri e soprammobili di ogni sorta. Il piccolo Edgar attraversa spesso l’oscuro bosco che separa la sua casa da quella dello zio per andarlo a trovare, e rimane ogni volta incantato dalle terrificanti storie che il vecchio gli racconta. Ne conosce proprio tante, in effetti, una più spaventosa dell’altra, e tutte sembrano tornargli in mente quando vede o tocca uno degli stravaganti ninnoli che arredano la sua casa. Ma Edgar sente che quelle storie non possono essere solo frutto della fantasia e si domanda se non nascondano una verità più sinistra e inquietante. Chi è davvero lo zio Montague? E chi sono quegli strani bambini che cercano di entrare nella sua grande casa? In una caleidoscopica collezione di brevi racconti del brivido che si inseriscono in una trama più ampia, altrettanto paurosa, Priestley ci regala una perla nel panorama degli horror tales.
181 pages, Hardcover
First published September 7, 2007
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About the author
Chris Priestley
58 books397 followersHis father was in the army and so he moved around a lot as a child and lived in Wales. He was an avid reader of American comics as a child, and when he was eight or nine, and living in Gibraltar, he won a prize in a newspaper story-writing competition. He decided then “that my ambition was to write and illustrate my own book”.
He spent his teens in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, before moving to Manchester, London and then Norfolk. He now lives in Cambridge with his wife and son where he writes, draws, paints, dreams and doodles (not necessarily in that order). Chris worked as an illustrator and cartoonist for twenty years, working mainly for magazines & newspapers (these include The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Economist and the Wall Street Journal) before becoming a writer. He currently has a weekly strip cartoon called 'Payne's Grey' in the New Statesman.
Chris has been a published author since 2000. He has written several books for children & young-adults, both fiction and non-fiction, and
has been nominated for many awards including the Edgar Awards, the UKLA Children's Book Award and the Carnegie Medal. In recent years he has predominantly been writing horror.
Ever since he was a teenager Chris has loved unsettling and creepy stories, with fond memories of buying comics like 'Strange Tales' and 'House of Mystery', watching classic BBC TV adaptations of M R James ghost stories every Christmas and reading assorted weirdness by everyone from Edgar Allen Poe to Ray Bradbury. He hopes Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror will haunt his readers in the way those writers have haunted him.
He spent his teens in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, before moving to Manchester, London and then Norfolk. He now lives in Cambridge with his wife and son where he writes, draws, paints, dreams and doodles (not necessarily in that order). Chris worked as an illustrator and cartoonist for twenty years, working mainly for magazines & newspapers (these include The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Economist and the Wall Street Journal) before becoming a writer. He currently has a weekly strip cartoon called 'Payne's Grey' in the New Statesman.
Chris has been a published author since 2000. He has written several books for children & young-adults, both fiction and non-fiction, and
has been nominated for many awards including the Edgar Awards, the UKLA Children's Book Award and the Carnegie Medal. In recent years he has predominantly been writing horror.
Ever since he was a teenager Chris has loved unsettling and creepy stories, with fond memories of buying comics like 'Strange Tales' and 'House of Mystery', watching classic BBC TV adaptations of M R James ghost stories every Christmas and reading assorted weirdness by everyone from Edgar Allen Poe to Ray Bradbury. He hopes Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror will haunt his readers in the way those writers have haunted him.
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October 19, 2013
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.
Gulp!
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.
Gulp!
October 26, 2019
Fui muito surpreendida com esse livro. Por ser um livro pro público mais jovem, achei que seria uma leitura bem menos creepy do que realmente foi.
Alguns contos me deixaram perturbada (especialmente o "a moldura dourada") e me fizeram ficar pensando "ainda bem que eu fui ler esse livro depois de adulta, porque se tivesse feito isso quando criança, eu teria ficado sem dormir direito por uns dias" hehe
Já entrou pra listinha de livros para reler nos próximos Halloweens :D
Alguns contos me deixaram perturbada (especialmente o "a moldura dourada") e me fizeram ficar pensando "ainda bem que eu fui ler esse livro depois de adulta, porque se tivesse feito isso quando criança, eu teria ficado sem dormir direito por uns dias" hehe
Já entrou pra listinha de livros para reler nos próximos Halloweens :D
September 30, 2015
I've read Chris Priestley's 'Tales of Terror' series in a strange order which has meant I've come to this, the first one published, last. I also liked it the most. The formula used in the other volumes, with a central narrative tying all the other tales together, is at its best here. Naive young Edgar goes to visit his ancient Uncle Montague to listen to his macabre stories, each of which seems to be linked to an object in the room where they sit. Though he feigns bravado, Edgar grows increasingly frightened by his uncle's apparent conviction that all the tales are true, and then it's time for him to go home - if he can make it past the silent children lurking in the woods...
Priestley's stories are suitable for kids, but wonderfully readable for adults too. He has a real way with atmosphere and is fantastic at creating the kind of creepy, spooky, misty ambience essential for a classic ghost story to work. The stories aren't predictable, either: you never know whether their young heroes and heroines will escape evil or meet a grisly end. This was a great read to usher in autumn.
Priestley's stories are suitable for kids, but wonderfully readable for adults too. He has a real way with atmosphere and is fantastic at creating the kind of creepy, spooky, misty ambience essential for a classic ghost story to work. The stories aren't predictable, either: you never know whether their young heroes and heroines will escape evil or meet a grisly end. This was a great read to usher in autumn.
October 26, 2024
Ich liebe die Schauergeschichten aus der Feder von Chris Priestley! Ich glaube, ich hab sie damals in der Bücherei entdeckt, als ich etwas gruseliges für meine Kinder gesucht habe - und ich muss zugeben, dass hier einige der Kurzgeschichten auch für Erwachsene unheimlich und spooky sind! :D
Schon die Rahmenhandlung weckt eine wunderbar schaurige Atmosphäre: der junge Edgar besucht seinen Onkel Montague, der in einem großen, einsamen Haus am Waldrand lebt - mit seinem Diener Franz, den Edgar aber nie wirklich zu Gesicht bekommt. Da der Onkel auf Elektrizität verzichtet, wird bei Dämmerung alles in Kerzenlicht getaucht und so die perfekte Stimmung geschaffen, wenn sie es sich beide vor dem Kaminfeuer in den Sesseln bequem machen und Edgar den Geschichten lauscht.
Der Junge möchte sich natürlich mutig und keine Ängste zeigen, aber je mehr die Zeit voranschreitet, es draußen dunkler wird und der Nebel aufzieht, umso mehr fühlt sich Edgar in den Bann gezogen von den vielen gruseligen Schicksalen, die hier in den neun Geschichten ihre schaurige Wirkung entfalten.
Passend zum Lesealter spielen hier hauptsächlich Kinder die Hauptrolle.
Nicht klettern
handelt von einem Jungen, der das natürlichste auf der Welt machen möchte: auf Bäume klettern. Aber manche Warnung sollte man nicht in den Wind schreiben.
Die Nicht-Tür
Eine Seance dient hier als Hintergrund einer nicht wirklich neuen Idee, aber in dem Setting mit den zwei betrügerischen Damen und der Erzählweise hat das ganze eine sehr schaurige Pointe
Der Kirchenbankdämon
Stehlen ist verboten - und hat ungeahnte Folgen. Eine bitter-böse Geschichte über die Begegnung mit einem Kesselflicker und die Versuchung, die üble Konsequenzen nach sich zieht
Opfergaben
Hier gerät Robert in einen bösen Bann und es gibt auch zum ersten Mal einen gewalttätigen Zug - mit dem typischen Horror-Einschlag, der jüngere Leser sicher gruseln lässt!
Winterschnitt
Meine Lieblingsgeschichte! Sie zeigt, dass man Respekt vor anderen haben und sich nicht dazu verleiten lassen sollte, anderen böse Streiche zu spielen oder Verlockungen zu erliegen.
Der Goldrahmen
Hier ist mal ein Mädchen im Vordergrund, das trotz einem schönen Leben immer unzufrieden ist und dem Ruf der drei Wünsche erliegt. Das Ende bzw. die Aufklärung fand ich sehr cool - und gruselig :D
Dschinn
Ein gehänselter Junge kann seine Taten nicht einschätzen und wird im "Zwangs"urlaub von einer guten Motivation vom Schrecken heimgesucht - war für mich die schwächste Geschichte
Eine Geistergeschichte
Matthew möchte in die weite Welt ausziehen und läuft von zuhause weg - und gerät dabei auf Abwege.
Der Pfad
Hier fügen sich die Geschichten mit der Rahmenhandlung zusammen. Edgar will sich auf den Heimweg machen und erfährt in der tiefschwarzen Dunkelheit auf dem Pfad im Wald die Geschichte seines Onkels.
Ich hab es ja dieses Mal angehört - und nebenbei auch tatsächlich manche Geschichte nochmal nachgelesen (ich liebe auch die schaurigen schwarz-weiß Illustrationen im Buch sehr) und ich bin wieder absolut begeistert! Jede der Geschichten kann trotz ihrer Kürze eine unheimliche, passende Stimmung aufbauen und lädt super zum Gruseln ein! Alle sind unterschiedlich was Handlung und Effekte betrifft und stimmen perfekt auf Halloween ein.
Der Sprecher hat einen grandiosen Job gemacht: seine tiefe Stimme passt perfekt zum "Erzähler im Buch" und er passt sie aber auch genau zu den jeweiligen Personen in den Geschichten an. Ein paar akustische Effekte zwischendurch runden das ganze super ab!
Ab welchem Alter sie zu empfehlen sind ist wirklich schwer, weil Kinder zwischen 9 und 13 extrem unterschiedlich sind, auch was ihre Lesegewohnheiten betrifft und wie viel an "Grusel" sie gut vertragen.
Weltenwanderer
Schon die Rahmenhandlung weckt eine wunderbar schaurige Atmosphäre: der junge Edgar besucht seinen Onkel Montague, der in einem großen, einsamen Haus am Waldrand lebt - mit seinem Diener Franz, den Edgar aber nie wirklich zu Gesicht bekommt. Da der Onkel auf Elektrizität verzichtet, wird bei Dämmerung alles in Kerzenlicht getaucht und so die perfekte Stimmung geschaffen, wenn sie es sich beide vor dem Kaminfeuer in den Sesseln bequem machen und Edgar den Geschichten lauscht.
Der Junge möchte sich natürlich mutig und keine Ängste zeigen, aber je mehr die Zeit voranschreitet, es draußen dunkler wird und der Nebel aufzieht, umso mehr fühlt sich Edgar in den Bann gezogen von den vielen gruseligen Schicksalen, die hier in den neun Geschichten ihre schaurige Wirkung entfalten.
Passend zum Lesealter spielen hier hauptsächlich Kinder die Hauptrolle.
Nicht klettern
handelt von einem Jungen, der das natürlichste auf der Welt machen möchte: auf Bäume klettern. Aber manche Warnung sollte man nicht in den Wind schreiben.
Die Nicht-Tür
Eine Seance dient hier als Hintergrund einer nicht wirklich neuen Idee, aber in dem Setting mit den zwei betrügerischen Damen und der Erzählweise hat das ganze eine sehr schaurige Pointe
Der Kirchenbankdämon
Stehlen ist verboten - und hat ungeahnte Folgen. Eine bitter-böse Geschichte über die Begegnung mit einem Kesselflicker und die Versuchung, die üble Konsequenzen nach sich zieht
Opfergaben
Hier gerät Robert in einen bösen Bann und es gibt auch zum ersten Mal einen gewalttätigen Zug - mit dem typischen Horror-Einschlag, der jüngere Leser sicher gruseln lässt!
Winterschnitt
Meine Lieblingsgeschichte! Sie zeigt, dass man Respekt vor anderen haben und sich nicht dazu verleiten lassen sollte, anderen böse Streiche zu spielen oder Verlockungen zu erliegen.
Der Goldrahmen
Hier ist mal ein Mädchen im Vordergrund, das trotz einem schönen Leben immer unzufrieden ist und dem Ruf der drei Wünsche erliegt. Das Ende bzw. die Aufklärung fand ich sehr cool - und gruselig :D
Dschinn
Ein gehänselter Junge kann seine Taten nicht einschätzen und wird im "Zwangs"urlaub von einer guten Motivation vom Schrecken heimgesucht - war für mich die schwächste Geschichte
Eine Geistergeschichte
Matthew möchte in die weite Welt ausziehen und läuft von zuhause weg - und gerät dabei auf Abwege.
Der Pfad
Hier fügen sich die Geschichten mit der Rahmenhandlung zusammen. Edgar will sich auf den Heimweg machen und erfährt in der tiefschwarzen Dunkelheit auf dem Pfad im Wald die Geschichte seines Onkels.
Ich hab es ja dieses Mal angehört - und nebenbei auch tatsächlich manche Geschichte nochmal nachgelesen (ich liebe auch die schaurigen schwarz-weiß Illustrationen im Buch sehr) und ich bin wieder absolut begeistert! Jede der Geschichten kann trotz ihrer Kürze eine unheimliche, passende Stimmung aufbauen und lädt super zum Gruseln ein! Alle sind unterschiedlich was Handlung und Effekte betrifft und stimmen perfekt auf Halloween ein.
Der Sprecher hat einen grandiosen Job gemacht: seine tiefe Stimme passt perfekt zum "Erzähler im Buch" und er passt sie aber auch genau zu den jeweiligen Personen in den Geschichten an. Ein paar akustische Effekte zwischendurch runden das ganze super ab!
Ab welchem Alter sie zu empfehlen sind ist wirklich schwer, weil Kinder zwischen 9 und 13 extrem unterschiedlich sind, auch was ihre Lesegewohnheiten betrifft und wie viel an "Grusel" sie gut vertragen.
Weltenwanderer
August 3, 2025
"These things around us are possessed with a curious energy. They resonate with the pain and terror they have been associated with. My study has become a repository for such items. I am a collector of the unwanted, of the haunted, of the cursed - of the damned."
A sinisterly brilliant little book. I have loved these stories since I was 11 and even as an adult, I still find them fascinatingly creepy. Excellently and maturely written, wildly entertaining and deliciously disturbing. The main plot linking all the stories together is convincing and extremely well done - the illustrations are fabulous too. I am so glad I took the time to re-read this childhood favourite.
A sinisterly brilliant little book. I have loved these stories since I was 11 and even as an adult, I still find them fascinatingly creepy. Excellently and maturely written, wildly entertaining and deliciously disturbing. The main plot linking all the stories together is convincing and extremely well done - the illustrations are fabulous too. I am so glad I took the time to re-read this childhood favourite.
October 23, 2014
Superbly chilling ghost stories to scare young and old. JS
June 27, 2025
روایت های هولناکِ عمو مونتاگ
کریس پریستلی مشخصا نویسنده کاربلدی هستش و سرگرم کننده مینویسه. تا حالا دو تا عنوان ازش خوندم ( آخرین شبح کریسمس و همین جلد اول روایتهای هولناک) و فکر میکنم اگر نوجوون بودم از این کتابها حسابی لذت میبردم.
فضاسازیِ نسبتا خوب داستان و روایتهای درونش باعث میشه حسِ فضای داستان رو وارد اتاق و یا جایی که مشغول خوندن کتاب هستین کنه، و از اون بهتر
تصویرگریهای خوب و خاص دیوید رابرتس هستش(موقع دیدن تصویرهای کتاب از خودم میپرسیدم که این شکل طراحیِ آدمها رو کجا دیدم، بعداً متوجه کتاب مورد علاقهام "تارک دنیا مورد نیاز است" نوشتهی میک جکسون شدم)
با اینکه آقای پریستلی از اِلمانهای کلیشهای برای ایجاد ترس استفاده میکنه اما در بعضی داستانها واقعا غافلگیرم کرد و توجهام رو طوری جلب کرد که احتمال داره اون داستانها وارد " تالار حافظه روایی " من بشن.
اگر امکانش برام بود جلدهای دو و سه روایتهای هولناک رو دوست دارم بخونم.
کریس پریستلی مشخصا نویسنده کاربلدی هستش و سرگرم کننده مینویسه. تا حالا دو تا عنوان ازش خوندم ( آخرین شبح کریسمس و همین جلد اول روایتهای هولناک) و فکر میکنم اگر نوجوون بودم از این کتابها حسابی لذت میبردم.
فضاسازیِ نسبتا خوب داستان و روایتهای درونش باعث میشه حسِ فضای داستان رو وارد اتاق و یا جایی که مشغول خوندن کتاب هستین کنه، و از اون بهتر
تصویرگریهای خوب و خاص دیوید رابرتس هستش(موقع دیدن تصویرهای کتاب از خودم میپرسیدم که این شکل طراحیِ آدمها رو کجا دیدم، بعداً متوجه کتاب مورد علاقهام "تارک دنیا مورد نیاز است" نوشتهی میک جکسون شدم)
با اینکه آقای پریستلی از اِلمانهای کلیشهای برای ایجاد ترس استفاده میکنه اما در بعضی داستانها واقعا غافلگیرم کرد و توجهام رو طوری جلب کرد که احتمال داره اون داستانها وارد " تالار حافظه روایی " من بشن.
اگر امکانش برام بود جلدهای دو و سه روایتهای هولناک رو دوست دارم بخونم.
June 11, 2012
I picked this book up from the library on an excursion to find something different. And I definitely found it in this book. I have always been a fan of things that touch on the darker side of things, but not going too far into it. I like my horror, don't get me wrong, but I also like the books that give you that little knot in your stomach without making you freak out every time the house settles or your dog barks.
That being said, I am an adult... the stories in here were written to frighten children. And I think it would be able to do so very easily. As a matter of fact, unless the child is very into being frightened or very mature for his/her age, I would NOT recommend this book for any child under the age of 10. This is a GREAT horror book for a YA audience. It has enough in there to keep things suspenseful, scary, and interested in what is going to happen next.
The only thing I didn't care for were some of the narration between one story to the next. It seems a little too forced, too planned to be real at points. A few of them were well-done, keeping the pace in between, but others were seemly poor reasons to move onto the next story. This did not detract from the story as a whole, and the passages were short - each of the stories Uncle told were fairly close together. So even the small uninteresting passages passed quickly.
This was a fun read, a quirky and potentially scary read for anyone who is interested in wondering what could possibly be out there if we make the bad decisions, pester the wrong person, do not listen to those wiser than ourselves, and wander in places we should not be. It is a dark tale, and there is no happy ending, so if you are looking for that at the end. Don't start. :)
That being said, I am an adult... the stories in here were written to frighten children. And I think it would be able to do so very easily. As a matter of fact, unless the child is very into being frightened or very mature for his/her age, I would NOT recommend this book for any child under the age of 10. This is a GREAT horror book for a YA audience. It has enough in there to keep things suspenseful, scary, and interested in what is going to happen next.
The only thing I didn't care for were some of the narration between one story to the next. It seems a little too forced, too planned to be real at points. A few of them were well-done, keeping the pace in between, but others were seemly poor reasons to move onto the next story. This did not detract from the story as a whole, and the passages were short - each of the stories Uncle told were fairly close together. So even the small uninteresting passages passed quickly.
This was a fun read, a quirky and potentially scary read for anyone who is interested in wondering what could possibly be out there if we make the bad decisions, pester the wrong person, do not listen to those wiser than ourselves, and wander in places we should not be. It is a dark tale, and there is no happy ending, so if you are looking for that at the end. Don't start. :)
April 13, 2017
4,5
Es posible que si tienen gusto por las historias macabras, de aquellas que tranquilamente pueden contarse en ronda durante una fogata en la noche, más un acompañamiento de ilustraciones creepy al estilo Gorey, con otro toque de Tim Burton, este libro sea el indicado para ustedes. Olvídense de los prejuicios y las restricciones mentales que les pueda generar la etiqueta infantojuvenil del mismo, dejen esto último de lado si planean darle una chance a una antología sumamente entretenida. Estos relatos son bastante sencillos en general, pero no fallan si uno busca historias clásicas de terror. Algunas son algo predecibles, otras tienen finales sumamente extraños, pero el cierre del libro en sí me dejó terriblemente sorprendida.
En mi canal haré un video sobre este libro, por si gustan saber más del mismo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHo0...
Es posible que si tienen gusto por las historias macabras, de aquellas que tranquilamente pueden contarse en ronda durante una fogata en la noche, más un acompañamiento de ilustraciones creepy al estilo Gorey, con otro toque de Tim Burton, este libro sea el indicado para ustedes. Olvídense de los prejuicios y las restricciones mentales que les pueda generar la etiqueta infantojuvenil del mismo, dejen esto último de lado si planean darle una chance a una antología sumamente entretenida. Estos relatos son bastante sencillos en general, pero no fallan si uno busca historias clásicas de terror. Algunas son algo predecibles, otras tienen finales sumamente extraños, pero el cierre del libro en sí me dejó terriblemente sorprendida.
En mi canal haré un video sobre este libro, por si gustan saber más del mismo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHo0...
May 15, 2021
«Qualcun altro vive qui, zio?», chiesi titubante.
«Vive?», chiese stranamente lo zio. «No, Edgar».
Un romanzo piuttosto deludente, con uno stile goffo che penalizza anche gli elementi interessanti. La presenza massiccia di pulci nell’orecchio grandi come procioni e suggerimenti vari da parte del narratore finiscono presto per annoiare il lettore, che sin da subito sa cosa aspettarsi. Tre storie su nove mi sono piaciute, ma non basta a promuovere un libro intero o consigliarlo.
Recensione approfondita qui: https://latorrediphedre.thelongwaychr...
October 24, 2024
i love me some middle grade horror (this is the only one i’ve ever read) (it was great)
October 21, 2009
Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror turned out to be a good choice to read for my 2nd Annual October Scare Fest. It's a creepy and unsettling book that features a story within a story narrative.
Uncle Montague tells his young nephew (more like great, great nephew) chilling tales based on knick-knacks and artwork the old gentleman has in his creepy house. These stories are short and edgy, with endings that are quite disturbing (for a children's book). In short, horrible things happen to some of these kids in these stories, or they do horrible things. For that reason, I wouldn't suggest this for a child under ten (hopefully a mature ten). These stories that Uncle Montague tells are very much morality tales, in which bad children get punished and people pay for their sins. A couple don't fall into this framework, but all have pretty unsettling endings. There is one story that I found very dark indeed, and I don't think I read anything that dark when I was a kid. I don't want to spoil anyone, but let's just say that paying attention to these stories is important, because it ties into the main frame story with Uncle Montague and his young nephew.
I thought Mr. Priestley did a very good job with his descriptions of the settings in which this story takes place. They add to the eerie feel of the narrative.
Enthusiasts of Victorian/Edwardian periods will enjoy this book, because it definitely has that gothic, 19th to early 20th century appeal. The supernatural elements are prominent in these stories, making it an ideal read for this time of year, and for fans of supernatural fiction who want a shorter book to enjoy.
One detracting element for me was how abrupt most of the stories ended. Perhaps this was the writer's way of lessening the brutality and disturbing aspects of the story. However, I wish that there were smoother transitions at the ends of each story.
Because this story succeeded in providing a few hours of chills and thrills, and had very good ambience, with lots of creepy moments, shadows, and menacing elements make this a successfully atmospheric read, I give it four stars. I should warn an older reader who is very seasoned in horror that he or she might not find these stories very scary. They would classify more as a lighter read for a person who has cut his/her teeth on dark fare. However, this book strikes me as a very effective scary book for younger or light horror readers. This might even be a good book for a Halloween party for older kids, reading by flashlight, candlelight, or the fireside. And the boys and girls with a tendency to be 'bad' should pay very close attention to avoid the mistakes of the unfortunate children in these stories!
Uncle Montague tells his young nephew (more like great, great nephew) chilling tales based on knick-knacks and artwork the old gentleman has in his creepy house. These stories are short and edgy, with endings that are quite disturbing (for a children's book). In short, horrible things happen to some of these kids in these stories, or they do horrible things. For that reason, I wouldn't suggest this for a child under ten (hopefully a mature ten). These stories that Uncle Montague tells are very much morality tales, in which bad children get punished and people pay for their sins. A couple don't fall into this framework, but all have pretty unsettling endings. There is one story that I found very dark indeed, and I don't think I read anything that dark when I was a kid. I don't want to spoil anyone, but let's just say that paying attention to these stories is important, because it ties into the main frame story with Uncle Montague and his young nephew.
I thought Mr. Priestley did a very good job with his descriptions of the settings in which this story takes place. They add to the eerie feel of the narrative.
Enthusiasts of Victorian/Edwardian periods will enjoy this book, because it definitely has that gothic, 19th to early 20th century appeal. The supernatural elements are prominent in these stories, making it an ideal read for this time of year, and for fans of supernatural fiction who want a shorter book to enjoy.
One detracting element for me was how abrupt most of the stories ended. Perhaps this was the writer's way of lessening the brutality and disturbing aspects of the story. However, I wish that there were smoother transitions at the ends of each story.
Because this story succeeded in providing a few hours of chills and thrills, and had very good ambience, with lots of creepy moments, shadows, and menacing elements make this a successfully atmospheric read, I give it four stars. I should warn an older reader who is very seasoned in horror that he or she might not find these stories very scary. They would classify more as a lighter read for a person who has cut his/her teeth on dark fare. However, this book strikes me as a very effective scary book for younger or light horror readers. This might even be a good book for a Halloween party for older kids, reading by flashlight, candlelight, or the fireside. And the boys and girls with a tendency to be 'bad' should pay very close attention to avoid the mistakes of the unfortunate children in these stories!
November 3, 2011
I forget where I first spotted Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror, but I do remember that I was completely captivated by the cover.
And I was delighted to discover that it was a gothic and a portmanteau book – two things I can never resist.
Edgar is a solitary child – his parents are distant and, because he has been sent away to school, he is not close to the neighbourhood children. As the story opens with young Edgar walking through the woods to visit his Uncle Montague. The author takes you along on that walk, and you never leave Edgar’s side, through everything that is to come.
Menace is so cleverly hinted at with very small details – a slow-moving kissing-gate, silent children lurking in overgrown woods, a cold and heavy garden gate …
Finally Edgar and Uncle Montague settle down for tea, cake and stories in Uncle Montague’s wonderfully gothic house. And what stories! Each one is simple, clear, and perfectly-formed. And they are strange tales, each with a child protagonist, and each escalating to a striking twist.
A boy enters the house of a woman he believes to be a witch and meets a most unexpected fate; a girl opens a forbidden door and is trapped in a dolls’ house; a boy chased off a cliff by a demonic version of himself; a girl granted three wishes who finds that those wishes have dark consequences…. It would be unfair to say too much.
Some of the stories are stronger than others but they all work. And, while each is distinctive, they come together well as a set.
But that’s not all. Edgar and Uncle Montague talk between stories, and their own story develops. Edgar begins to wonder. Is there is truth in the stories? Where have the artefacts that Uncle Montague shows him come from? And who are the strange children trying to gain access to the house?
All becomes clear in the astonishing final story – Uncle Montague’s own.
Everything comes together just perfectly.
Tribute is paid to many great writers of ghost stories and the volume itself is a lovely little hardback, beautifully illustrated by David Roberts.
Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror is a chilren’s book but it makes wonderful reading for adults too – and it would be lovely for parents or grandparents to read to children with a love of scary things.
And I was delighted to discover that it was a gothic and a portmanteau book – two things I can never resist.
Edgar is a solitary child – his parents are distant and, because he has been sent away to school, he is not close to the neighbourhood children. As the story opens with young Edgar walking through the woods to visit his Uncle Montague. The author takes you along on that walk, and you never leave Edgar’s side, through everything that is to come.
Menace is so cleverly hinted at with very small details – a slow-moving kissing-gate, silent children lurking in overgrown woods, a cold and heavy garden gate …
Finally Edgar and Uncle Montague settle down for tea, cake and stories in Uncle Montague’s wonderfully gothic house. And what stories! Each one is simple, clear, and perfectly-formed. And they are strange tales, each with a child protagonist, and each escalating to a striking twist.
A boy enters the house of a woman he believes to be a witch and meets a most unexpected fate; a girl opens a forbidden door and is trapped in a dolls’ house; a boy chased off a cliff by a demonic version of himself; a girl granted three wishes who finds that those wishes have dark consequences…. It would be unfair to say too much.
Some of the stories are stronger than others but they all work. And, while each is distinctive, they come together well as a set.
But that’s not all. Edgar and Uncle Montague talk between stories, and their own story develops. Edgar begins to wonder. Is there is truth in the stories? Where have the artefacts that Uncle Montague shows him come from? And who are the strange children trying to gain access to the house?
All becomes clear in the astonishing final story – Uncle Montague’s own.
Everything comes together just perfectly.
Tribute is paid to many great writers of ghost stories and the volume itself is a lovely little hardback, beautifully illustrated by David Roberts.
Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror is a chilren’s book but it makes wonderful reading for adults too – and it would be lovely for parents or grandparents to read to children with a love of scary things.
November 3, 2024
nog steeds net zo genoten als toen ik 10 was en dit boek telkens weer opnieuw bleef lezen
July 20, 2019
There were a few interesting stories in here but a lot of them didn't really keep my attention, and many of them ended very abruptly kind of left me wondering what the 'point' was. Things do come together a bit at the end when we learn about Uncle Montague's backstory, but I still found myself bored by a lot of the stories. The stories might be more entertaining for younger readers, but I don't think they translate well to an adult audience. Also there's a lot of pretty messed up stuff including animal death so I'm not sure how appropriate it would be for VERY young children either. Although I read all those Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books when I was kid and I turned out ...more or less okay ;)
March 10, 2021
خوندنی با ترجمهی خوب. با الگویی شبیه هزار و یک شب نوشته شده و داستانهاش واقعا تاریک و ترسناک و قلقکدهندهی تنبله
May 3, 2022
Edgar es un niño que visita a su Tío Montague, un familiar al que no conoce que habita en una vieja mansión que esconde muchos secretos e historias ocultas.
Con este hilo conductor, y utilizando la voz del Tío Montague como narrador de los relatos al pequeño Edgar, Chris Priestley nos ofrece una muy fina y aguda serie de diez relatos y un capítulo que sirve como introducción de nuestros protagonistas.
Me encantan los libros de relatos, cuentos... no puedo evitarlo. Cada vez que entro en una librería y encuentro una antología me sumerjo en su índice para ver si al menos uno de ellos no lo tengo y poseer esa excusa para que se venga conmigo a casa.
Editada como obra destinada al público juvenil, en principio no hubiera despertado mi interés, si no llega a ser porque una amiga, profesora de Literatura, me la recomendó. Tengo que estarle profundamente agradecido porque está muy claro que puede ser disfrutada, y mucho además, por cualquier aficionado a los relatos de terror de cualquier edad y a mi particularmente me ha ENCANTADO.
Por sus páginas desfilan todo tipo de horrores, monstruos, miedos, fantasmas. casas encantadas... con un estilo muy ágil y original que las hacen ideales para ser leídas en voz alta o contadas en una reunión alrededor de una chimenea en una noche tormentosa.
Priestley bebe de las fuentes de los grandes clásicos tanto góticos como románticos, pero adapta su prosa a los gustos actuales y consigue recrear el tipo de atmósferas que los clásicos nos ofrecen.
De entre los diez relatos los que más me han gustado son Prohibido trepar, una macabra historia sobre un misterioso árbol y los peligros de la curiosidad malsana, La no-puerta un relato que combina casas encantadas espiritismo, fantasmas, Los presentes, una historia muy macabra y perturbadora, La poda de invierno, un bonito cuento de brujas, El camino, uno de los mejores relatos de fantasmas que he leído jamás y por supuesto el desenlace final Tío Montague que pone un cierre brutal y coherente al conjunto.
Si algo destaco en este libro es el gran balance entre los relatos. Es habitual encontrarse en este tipo de antologías ciertos cuentos que se introducen para rellenar un cupo de páginas. En este caso no es así y todos y cada uno de ellos mantienen una calidad homogénea con el aliciente de al estar narrados al modo de Las Mil y una Noches el final de uno enlaza con el principio de otro dejando el suspense abierto, con lo cual, el típico propósito de leer un solo relato cada vez es difícil cumplirlo.
En la edición que he utilizado para la reseña se respetan los dibujos de la obra original, a cargo de David Roberts, que ilustra con un ambiente gótico y sobrio al menos una página de cada relato.
En definitiva, una obra para mi imprescindible y aún más si sois de los que gustan contar historias a la luz de una vela o de una hoguera.
Con este hilo conductor, y utilizando la voz del Tío Montague como narrador de los relatos al pequeño Edgar, Chris Priestley nos ofrece una muy fina y aguda serie de diez relatos y un capítulo que sirve como introducción de nuestros protagonistas.
Me encantan los libros de relatos, cuentos... no puedo evitarlo. Cada vez que entro en una librería y encuentro una antología me sumerjo en su índice para ver si al menos uno de ellos no lo tengo y poseer esa excusa para que se venga conmigo a casa.
Editada como obra destinada al público juvenil, en principio no hubiera despertado mi interés, si no llega a ser porque una amiga, profesora de Literatura, me la recomendó. Tengo que estarle profundamente agradecido porque está muy claro que puede ser disfrutada, y mucho además, por cualquier aficionado a los relatos de terror de cualquier edad y a mi particularmente me ha ENCANTADO.
Por sus páginas desfilan todo tipo de horrores, monstruos, miedos, fantasmas. casas encantadas... con un estilo muy ágil y original que las hacen ideales para ser leídas en voz alta o contadas en una reunión alrededor de una chimenea en una noche tormentosa.
Priestley bebe de las fuentes de los grandes clásicos tanto góticos como románticos, pero adapta su prosa a los gustos actuales y consigue recrear el tipo de atmósferas que los clásicos nos ofrecen.
De entre los diez relatos los que más me han gustado son Prohibido trepar, una macabra historia sobre un misterioso árbol y los peligros de la curiosidad malsana, La no-puerta un relato que combina casas encantadas espiritismo, fantasmas, Los presentes, una historia muy macabra y perturbadora, La poda de invierno, un bonito cuento de brujas, El camino, uno de los mejores relatos de fantasmas que he leído jamás y por supuesto el desenlace final Tío Montague que pone un cierre brutal y coherente al conjunto.
Si algo destaco en este libro es el gran balance entre los relatos. Es habitual encontrarse en este tipo de antologías ciertos cuentos que se introducen para rellenar un cupo de páginas. En este caso no es así y todos y cada uno de ellos mantienen una calidad homogénea con el aliciente de al estar narrados al modo de Las Mil y una Noches el final de uno enlaza con el principio de otro dejando el suspense abierto, con lo cual, el típico propósito de leer un solo relato cada vez es difícil cumplirlo.
En la edición que he utilizado para la reseña se respetan los dibujos de la obra original, a cargo de David Roberts, que ilustra con un ambiente gótico y sobrio al menos una página de cada relato.
En definitiva, una obra para mi imprescindible y aún más si sois de los que gustan contar historias a la luz de una vela o de una hoguera.
December 10, 2021
یه کتاب واقعا خوب و جوندار
قصه هاش برای رده سنی مورد نظر بسیار خوب بود!
قصه هاش برای رده سنی مورد نظر بسیار خوب بود!
June 4, 2010
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 times.
'Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror' doesn't have the charm that Kipling had for me, but has a somewhat similar structure - a youngish boy, Edgar, travels through a gloomy and threatening wood to visit his odd Uncle Montague in his even odder house. Drinking tea in Uncle Montague's study, Edgar's curiosity is attracted to various items in the room, and Uncle Montague tells him the stories connected to them, each creepier (in a distinctly Victorian kind of way) than the other.
The stories have that satisfying combination of detail, increasing danger and quick revelation that appeals when you're a kid. If Edgar wasn't such a frightful prat, I'd have scored the book higher. As it was, I kind of wish Uncle Montague had let things play out a little differently in the final story ...
*Do you know, I had no idea Kipling won a Nobel. Colour me surprised.
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 times.
'Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror' doesn't have the charm that Kipling had for me, but has a somewhat similar structure - a youngish boy, Edgar, travels through a gloomy and threatening wood to visit his odd Uncle Montague in his even odder house. Drinking tea in Uncle Montague's study, Edgar's curiosity is attracted to various items in the room, and Uncle Montague tells him the stories connected to them, each creepier (in a distinctly Victorian kind of way) than the other.
The stories have that satisfying combination of detail, increasing danger and quick revelation that appeals when you're a kid. If Edgar wasn't such a frightful prat, I'd have scored the book higher. As it was, I kind of wish Uncle Montague had let things play out a little differently in the final story ...
*Do you know, I had no idea Kipling won a Nobel. Colour me surprised.
October 10, 2018
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 didn’t 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 still
gave me goosebumps! Just perfect for Halloween/ autumn reading!
I am just glad that I read it when I’m adult, because I can’t imagine a kid reading this book and how scared they would be 🙈
This book is easily become my top favourite of 2018!
There are moments when I have to put the book down and breathe, because I didn’t 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 still
gave me goosebumps! Just perfect for Halloween/ autumn reading!
I am just glad that I read it when I’m adult, because I can’t imagine a kid reading this book and how scared they would be 🙈
This book is easily become my top favourite of 2018!
October 22, 2017
“‘Give me a funeral over a wedding any day,’ said Uncle Montague with a sigh. ‘The conversation is almost always superior.’”
Edgar’s Uncle Montague owns a lot of random knick-knack and there seems to be a story behind all of those items. Full of curiosity as he is, Edgar is eager to hear every single one of them and his Uncle is more than willing to narrate. But as it gets darker and the stories get spookier, Edgar starts to wonder if there is more to the stories than his Uncle is telling him…
I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did. Chris Priestley did a great job with this novel and took me by surprise with some of the short stories. I flew through the book and the ending was a very good conclusion to all the stories.
Would recommend if you are looking for something spooky that isn’t too sick and twisted!
4/5
Edgar’s Uncle Montague owns a lot of random knick-knack and there seems to be a story behind all of those items. Full of curiosity as he is, Edgar is eager to hear every single one of them and his Uncle is more than willing to narrate. But as it gets darker and the stories get spookier, Edgar starts to wonder if there is more to the stories than his Uncle is telling him…
I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did. Chris Priestley did a great job with this novel and took me by surprise with some of the short stories. I flew through the book and the ending was a very good conclusion to all the stories.
Would recommend if you are looking for something spooky that isn’t too sick and twisted!
4/5
February 3, 2016
Chris Priestley oldukça ilginç bir yazar bence, bana Neil Gaiman'ı hatırlatıyor. Karanlık hayalgücüyle çocuklara yazdığı korkutucu öyküleri tam Gaiman tarzında. Belki de bu yüzden merak ediyordum yazarın Dehşet Hikayeleri serisini. Korku kitabı yazmak başlıbaşına bir iştir zaten ama çocuklar için korku öyküleri yazmak çok daha başka bir yerde. Ve bana sorsanız hangisini tercih edersin diye düşünmeden "Çocukların için" olanları seçerim. Çünkü çocuklar canavarları bizden daha iyi bilirler, daha iyi görürürler. Hayal güçleri her zaman bizden çok daha gelişmiş,bakış açıları ise daha farklıdır. İşte tam bu noktadan çıkarsak çocuklar için yazılan korku kitapları büyükler için yazılmış olanlara göre daha korkunçtur. En azından ben öyle düşünüyorum.
Ben bu seriyi uzun zamandır alınacaklar listemde tutuyordum. Ama bir türlü nasip olup da alamadım taa ki geçen sene kütüphanede serinin ikinci kitabı KARA GEMİDEN DEHŞET HİKAYELERİNİ görene kadar.
Edgar, kasvetli bir ormanın içinde eski bir evde yaşayan amcasını ziyaret ediyor ve her ziyaretinde olduğu gibi amcası bu seferinde de ona ilginç hikayeler anlatıyor.
Şöminenin başında, sıcak bir fincan çay eşliğinde anlatılan bu hikayeler hiç de sanıldığı kadar sıradan hikayeler değil. Bir çocuk içinde dehşet diye adlandırılabilecek öyküler bunlar. Ama işin ilginç tarafı anlatılan her bir öykünün başrolü olan objelerin amcasının koleksiyonunda bulunması. Edgar, zaman zaman amcasının akıl sağlığından şüphelense de korkutucu olduğu kadar ilgi çekici olan hikayelerine devam etmesi için onu teşvik ediyor taa ki... eh gerisini de siz okuyup öğrenin.
Neden bilmiyorum kendi kendime hep bu seri içerisinden en çok Montague Amca'yı seveceğimi söyleyip durmuştum. Bir şekilde sadece kapağına bakarak bile bir çekim hissettiğim bir kitaptı. Tuhaf kısmı şu ki gerçekten de öyle oldu. 2015 'in Ekim ayında Currently Reading listeme attığım bu kitabı Ocak ayında okumaya başladım ve tek kelimeyle bayıldım. Hikayenin ana damarını oluşturan Edgar ve Amcası'nın birbirinden ilgi çekici ve ürpertici öykülerle olan bağlantısı ve o öykülerin ikisini gündüz gözüyle okumama rağmen beni korkutması ve o leziz sonu. Aslında ikinci kitaptan alışkındım yani nasıl bir son olabileceğini tahmin etmiştim az çok ama bu sefer ki pekte benim beklediğim gibi çıkmadı. Yarı yarıya tahmin ettim diyebilirim. Öykülere gelirsek özellikle 8 hikaye beni acayip korkuttu. Bu kitap kesinlikle ve kesinlikle çocuklara göre değil. En azından belli bir yaştaki çocuklara göre değil. Zira kabus gördürme ihtimali yüzde yüz diyebilirim.
Okuma Günlüğümde kitabın başlangıcından sonuna her bir öyküye ayrı ayrı puan verdim :
1.ORMANDAN GEÇERKEN 4/5
2.TIRMANMA 2/5
3.KAPI-SIZ 5/5
4.BANK BAŞLIĞINDAKİ İBLİS 5/5
5.ADAKLAR 3/5
6.KIŞ BUDAMASI 5/5
7.ALTIN YALDIZLI ÇERÇEVE 3/5
8.CİNLER 5/5 (Bu hikaye Türkiye'de, Şanlıurfa'da geçiyor.)
9.BİR HAYALET HİKAYESİ 3/5
10.PATİKA 4/5
11.MONTAGUE AMCA 5/5
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Ben bu seriyi uzun zamandır alınacaklar listemde tutuyordum. Ama bir türlü nasip olup da alamadım taa ki geçen sene kütüphanede serinin ikinci kitabı KARA GEMİDEN DEHŞET HİKAYELERİNİ görene kadar.
Edgar, kasvetli bir ormanın içinde eski bir evde yaşayan amcasını ziyaret ediyor ve her ziyaretinde olduğu gibi amcası bu seferinde de ona ilginç hikayeler anlatıyor.
Şöminenin başında, sıcak bir fincan çay eşliğinde anlatılan bu hikayeler hiç de sanıldığı kadar sıradan hikayeler değil. Bir çocuk içinde dehşet diye adlandırılabilecek öyküler bunlar. Ama işin ilginç tarafı anlatılan her bir öykünün başrolü olan objelerin amcasının koleksiyonunda bulunması. Edgar, zaman zaman amcasının akıl sağlığından şüphelense de korkutucu olduğu kadar ilgi çekici olan hikayelerine devam etmesi için onu teşvik ediyor taa ki... eh gerisini de siz okuyup öğrenin.
Neden bilmiyorum kendi kendime hep bu seri içerisinden en çok Montague Amca'yı seveceğimi söyleyip durmuştum. Bir şekilde sadece kapağına bakarak bile bir çekim hissettiğim bir kitaptı. Tuhaf kısmı şu ki gerçekten de öyle oldu. 2015 'in Ekim ayında Currently Reading listeme attığım bu kitabı Ocak ayında okumaya başladım ve tek kelimeyle bayıldım. Hikayenin ana damarını oluşturan Edgar ve Amcası'nın birbirinden ilgi çekici ve ürpertici öykülerle olan bağlantısı ve o öykülerin ikisini gündüz gözüyle okumama rağmen beni korkutması ve o leziz sonu. Aslında ikinci kitaptan alışkındım yani nasıl bir son olabileceğini tahmin etmiştim az çok ama bu sefer ki pekte benim beklediğim gibi çıkmadı. Yarı yarıya tahmin ettim diyebilirim. Öykülere gelirsek özellikle 8 hikaye beni acayip korkuttu. Bu kitap kesinlikle ve kesinlikle çocuklara göre değil. En azından belli bir yaştaki çocuklara göre değil. Zira kabus gördürme ihtimali yüzde yüz diyebilirim.
Okuma Günlüğümde kitabın başlangıcından sonuna her bir öyküye ayrı ayrı puan verdim :
1.ORMANDAN GEÇERKEN 4/5
2.TIRMANMA 2/5
3.KAPI-SIZ 5/5
4.BANK BAŞLIĞINDAKİ İBLİS 5/5
5.ADAKLAR 3/5
6.KIŞ BUDAMASI 5/5
7.ALTIN YALDIZLI ÇERÇEVE 3/5
8.CİNLER 5/5 (Bu hikaye Türkiye'de, Şanlıurfa'da geçiyor.)
9.BİR HAYALET HİKAYESİ 3/5
10.PATİKA 4/5
11.MONTAGUE AMCA 5/5
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This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 9, 2010
Throughout this book, I kept trying to decide whether or not I would have liked it when I was a kid. Like most kids I liked spooky stories. I always had a Goosebumps stuck in my backpack. I would sit in my best friend's room and we'd dare each other to open Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark to a random page and see how long we could last before being too freaked out by the illustrations to continue. (Seriously, just looking through Google Images for pictures like this one and this one is kind of freaking me out.)
I ultimately decided that I would have liked it, but it wouldn't have been something I would come back to. The stories are interesting in the way they're tied together and the sense of creep that pervades each one of them, but the story that ties it all together felt a bit flat. I would have liked some other way of bringing everything together, because the author's conclusion just raises more questions than answers. I can see from some other reviews that the further books in this series achieve a bit more of a shocking, terrifying tone than this one. I'll have to check them out.
I ultimately decided that I would have liked it, but it wouldn't have been something I would come back to. The stories are interesting in the way they're tied together and the sense of creep that pervades each one of them, but the story that ties it all together felt a bit flat. I would have liked some other way of bringing everything together, because the author's conclusion just raises more questions than answers. I can see from some other reviews that the further books in this series achieve a bit more of a shocking, terrifying tone than this one. I'll have to check them out.
February 16, 2021
"I was merely reminding myself, Uncle, that I am getting too old to be so easily frightened by stories."
"Really?" said Uncle Montague with a worrying degree of doubt in his voice. "You think there is an age at which you might become immune to fear?"
I really enjoyed this read! Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror is a children's tale about a boy named Edgar who, for reasons he can't explain, is drawn to his strange great-uncle Montague and visits him regularly at his manor for some scary stories. The book, of course, is basically a collection of stories that Uncle Montague tells, with an overall plot connecting all of them together.
I think I might've been scared out of my mind if I read this as a child. A lot of those stories are dark, but as an adult, I only felt slightly creeped out while reading them. One thing that I loved about this book, though, is the atmosphere Chris Priestley created. There's something about a dark, gothic atmosphere that feels so subtle yet tangible, and Priestley did a great job at recreating it. The only thing I might complain about is that the ending felt a tiny bit anti-climactic, but the read is short, and it's fun, so I'd say it's worth it!
August 10, 2023
Эдгар Аллан По для начинающих. Некоторые сказки действительно страшноватые, на ночь читать с ребенком не советую. Особенно задел сюжет про деревянного демона. Но прекрасно, что такая литература существует, потому что и детям хочется пощекотать нервы в разумных пределах. Слушали озвучку от «Самоката» днем — ребенок впечатлился, уже несколько дней говорит об историях и персонажах.
March 6, 2013
Sabem aquelas histórias de terror que todos nós ouvíamos quando crianças?? Pois bem, foi o que me fez recordar este livro.. :)
Adorei!!
Quero ler mais livros deste autor :)
Adorei!!
Quero ler mais livros deste autor :)
June 25, 2023
My favourite childhood book which I recently found during a move. I still love this collection of stories
September 3, 2024
'You think there is an age at which you might become immune to fear?'
June 24, 2021
اسمش قصه های ترسناک بود ولی حقیقتا اصلا ترسناک نبود.ولی خوب من خوندنش رو دوست داشتم چون خوندن قصه همیشه جذابه و این کتابم همش قصه بود.قصه هاشم قشنگ بودن ولی به نظرم بعضیاشون میتونستن ترسناک تر وخلاقانه تر و کلی تر باشن.
پ.ن:راستی اخرش که قصه خود عمو مونتاگ بود رو از همه بیشتر دوست داشتم:)
پ.ن:راستی اخرش که قصه خود عمو مونتاگ بود رو از همه بیشتر دوست داشتم:)
August 31, 2022
Daha fazla yıldız verebilsem keşke. Kusursuzdu. Her yaştan insan okuyabilir, Montague Amca hikayeleriyle aklımı başımdan aldı. Tüyler ürpertici, heyecan verici, ürkütücü... Her bir sayfayı soluksuz okudum. Serinin devamından bekletim büyük artık.
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