The Teacher's Tales of Terror (7 page)

‘Please, sir,’ it said, ‘can we have another story?’

About the Author

Chris Priestley is the author of the chilling and brilliant
Tales of Terror
series and the haunting novel
The Dead of Winter
. He is also a talented artist.  His illustrations and cartoons have been published in many national newspapers and magazines, including the
Independent
and the
Economist
. Chris lives in Cambridge, where he continues to write his seriously scary stories. To find out more about Chris, visit
www.chrispriestley.blogspot.com

Also by Chris Priestley

Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror

Tales of Terror from the Black Ship

Tales of Terror from the Tunnel’s Mouth

The Dead of Winter

Bloomsbury Publishing, London, Berlin, New York and Sydney

First published in Great Britain in March 2011

by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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This electronic edition published in 2011 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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A CIP catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library

ISBN 9781408823026

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