The Creepy Classics: Children’s Easy Classics Collection 10 Books Box Set - Ages 7-11 - Paperback Sweet Cherry Publishing

Titles in this set: 1. Dracula 2. Frankenstein 3. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 4. The Phantom of the Opera 5. The Picture of Dorian Gray 6. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 7. The Ghost Pirates 8. The Fall of the House of Usher 9. The Mysteries of Udolpho 10. The Invisible Man. Description: Dracula Jonathan Harker’s work trip to Romania should have been simple, but Castle Dracula is shrouded with mystery. The building is maze-like, the owner only appears in the dead of night and during the day sleeps deep underground in the cold! Jonathan is desperate to return to England, but first he must escape from the castle – and pray that Count Dracula doesn’t follow. Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein has an obsession: to discover how life is created. One fateful night, a bolt of lightning brings his experiment to life. But Victor quickly decides that the eight-foot, yellow-skinned, dead-eyed being he has created is a monster. Victor has successfully created life, but now his creation has an obsession of its own – and death may be the only outcome for them both. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Gabriel Utterson has known Dr Jekyll for many years. Suddenly, the doctor begins acting strangely. First, he makes preparations in case he dies or disappears, then he gets involved with a strange man called Mr Hyde. All Gabriel knows is that Mr Hyde is a bad man, and for some reason his good friend is protecting him. But why? That’s the strangest part of all … The Phantom of the Opera Mr Poligny is retiring as manager of the Paris Opera House. Before he leaves, he tells his replacements how to please the phantom who has haunted the opera house for years. Despite the mysterious death of a stagehand, the new managers insist the phantom is just a ghost story and the ballerinas are scared of nothing. Meanwhile, a singer is visited by the Angel of Music; a being who is neither angel nor ghost … The Picture of Dorian Gray Basil Hallward’s latest portrait is the best he’s ever painted. But when the portrait’s subject, Dorian Gray, realises that he will never look as young and handsome again, he makes a terrible wish. From then on, Dorian becomes as ugly on the inside as he is beautiful on the outside. He lives his life never feeling bad about anything. Until one day his wrongdoings catch up with him. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Ichabod Crane moves to the haunted town of Sleepy Hollow and falls in love with Katrina Van Tassel. They bond over singing and ghost stories, especially the story about the Headless Horseman. But Katrina is being courted by the rich and handsome Brom Brunt, who warns Ichabod away from her. Ichabod refuses to be scared – until the terrifying Horseman appears and challenges him to a race he cannot win. The Ghost Pirates Jessop is sailing on the Mortzestus, a ship deemed by sailors to be cursed. He dismisses the stories as seafaring tales, but two weeks into the voyage strange things start happening. Sails go slack, ghostly figures appear, and accidents start to befall the... ...