Books with title The Restless Dead: Ghostly Tales from Around the World

Ghost stories gathered around the world, from a taxi in Hong Kong to a cemetery in Israel and one memorable tale set on a Halloween in suburbs of Los Angeles. These are some of the scariest and funniest tales Joel has found. This collection includes "The Green Hand" - a tale which actually found Joel, deep within a cave outside of Rome. Accompanied by an eclectic mix of creepy music, these are a great assortment of tales for late October, when the days grow dark.

A collection of stories full of imagination, color, and wonderful detail taken from all over the globe Including enchanting tales taken from the storytelling heritage of many different countries and cultures, these stories are simply retold to be especially accessible to children and accompanied by lively color illustrations throughout. Magical characters from every continent abound in the multicultural tales, including a kettle that transforms into a dancing badger from Japan, an Aboriginal tale of friendship between an owl and a hurricane, and a charming tale of witches and butterflies from Persia.

These spooky stories will chill your heart and raise the hairs on your arms. With 23 short stories and poems, you can choose your fright for the night from this variety of scary tales written by authors from around the world. From ghosts and zombie cats to witches and goblins, you’ll find something to frighten you within these pages. From children to adults, these short, creepy stories will entertain anyone brave enough to open the cover and start reading.

Travelling storyteller Joel ben Izzy recounts an international mix of creepy tales that will take you from a taxi in Hong Kong to a graveyard in Israel, from the frozen Yukon to the suburbs of Los Angeles. You'll end up in a cave in the hills outside of Rome where Joel found the title story - or rather, it found him. As he recounts it you'll hear the bizarre tale of Joel's first job as a storyteller, which was very nearly his last. You'll hear the following: Creepy Car Tales (from California, Hawaii & Hong Kong) How I Got Bill the Chicken (California) The Cremation of Sam McGee (Canada) King Solomon & Death/The Graveyard in Safed (Israel) The Green Hand (Italy) This collection of stories, all told with music to match, is as funny as it is scary. It received an Award of Excellence from the Film Advisory Board.

These spooky stories will chill your heart and raise the hairs on your arms. With 23 short stories and poems, you can choose your fright for the night from this variety of scary tales written by authors from around the world. From ghosts and zombie cats to witches and goblins, you’ll find something to frighten you within these pages. From children to adults, these short, creepy stories will entertain anyone brave enough to open the cover and start reading.

Travelling storyteller Joel ben Izzy recounts an international mix of creepy tales that will take you from the back seat of a taxi in Hong Kong to a graveyard in Israel, and from the frozen Yukon to the suburbs of Los Angeles. You'll end up in a cave in the hills outside of Rome where Joel found the title story - or rather, it found him. As he recounts it you'll hear the story of Joel's first job as a storyteller - which was very nearly his last. You'll hear the following: Creepy Car Tales (California, Hawaii, Hong Kong) How I Got Bill the Chicken (California) The Cremation of Sam McGee (Canada) King Solomon & Death/The Graveyard in Safed (Israel) The Green Hand (Italy) This collection of stories, all told with music to match, is as funny as it is scary. It received an Award of Excellence from the Film Advisory Board