Status
Available
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Publication
Hamlyn (1976), Paperback, 160 pages
Description
Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Suspense. HTML: Ten Scottish yarns of ghosts, demons, and magic spells are sure to spook and delight Throughout the ages, supernatural stories about curses and superstitions have been a popular topic for gossip among the Scottish people. The odds are good that every Scottish family you talk to knows at least one eerie tale that will keep you up at night. In Twelve Great Black Cats, Sorche Nic Leodhas captures strange stories of monsters, magic, and even a little bit of humor. With stories including "The Honest Ghost," "The Weeping Lass at the Dancing Place," and "The Shepherd Who Fought the March Wind," this collection is an eclectic mix of horror and fun..
Physical description
160 p.
ISBN
0600319296 / 9780600319290
Local notes
Ten stories of the supernatural from Scottish folk sources, few really eerie but all of them fresh and rhythmicly rendered.
The thirteen cats of the title story, who demand payment for singing an unrequested coronach (death chant), turn out to be demons from hell led by Auld Clootie, the de'il himself; there is also a prankish March Wind, a fetch who leaves an ailing body to warn his friend against boarding a fated train, and an old woman's curse grimly fulfilled. The other stories are all of ghosts.
The thirteen cats of the title story, who demand payment for singing an unrequested coronach (death chant), turn out to be demons from hell led by Auld Clootie, the de'il himself; there is also a prankish March Wind, a fetch who leaves an ailing body to warn his friend against boarding a fated train, and an old woman's curse grimly fulfilled. The other stories are all of ghosts.