Clive Gifford, Author
Series: True Stories You'll Never Forget
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publication date: September 25, 2025
Category: Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781445191997
Read the real-life stories of some spooky happenings from around the world!
Step into the world of the strange and supernatural. Discover the chilling secrets of ghostly visitors, alien
encounters and haunted houses. From mummified bodies to samurai spirits and flying saucers, these uncanny true stories will send shivers down your spine.
Includes a quiz and fun activities.
This book retells some amazing and true spooky stories from around the world. Great for readers aged 9+ these real-life reads are gripping reads. The non-fiction stories are retold by experienced author, Clive Gifford, who knows how to tell a tale. Illustrated with black and white line drawings, this chapter book is perfect for engaging readers.
Included at the back are some quizzes and extension activities such as comprehension questions and ‘Think about…’ ideas, as well as a glossary to help educators to make the most of the stories.
Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children’s books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards’ Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive’s official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.uk