Buckets of blood and roasted boys,
sang a hoarse, raspy voice.
'Boil them quick to stop their noise'
As you can tell from this, Trolls are fond of children. Cooked. Within these pages you will find a fearsome feast of evil creatures - Bugganes, Boggarts, Kelpies and the man-eating Black Annis, to name but a few.
Sixteen scary stories from all over the British Isles, traditional tales from long ago, are re-told by Dinah Starkey. Find out what happened to the brave girl who wasn't afraid of anything, or to the ghost who wouldn't stay where he was put.
But beware the sight of the Draiglin' Hogney!