LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
March 2012 Book of the Month. A blood-chilling story with the search for Frankenstein at its heart. When orphaned Billy, a miserably poor and hungry street urchin, comes across Mister Creecher, a man of great size and sinister intent, his life is turned upside down. Soon the two of them are off on a terrifying adventure travelling ever further north as they seek out the evil Victor Frankenstein. Rich in atmosphere and terror.
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Mister Creecher Synopsis
Friendship, trust and betrayal combine to form a dangerous liaison in this moving and frightening new book from Chris Priestley. Billy is a street urchin, pickpocket and petty thief. Mister Creecher is a monstrous giant of a man who terrifies all he meets. Their relationship begins as pure convenience. But a bond swiftly develops between these two misfits as their bloody journey takes them ever northwards on the trail of their target ...Victor Frankenstein.
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9781408811054 |
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1st March 2012 |
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Chris Priestley |
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
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Paperback |
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416 pages |
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Press Reviews
Chris Priestley Press Reviews
'A brilliant counterpoint to Frankenstein, compellingly written. Chris Priestley goes from strength to strength' - Chris Riddell
`A dark, moving, creepy, funny tale about the making of a famous monster...only not the one you think it'll be. Splendid gothic stuff.' - Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies
`Priestley once again hits the mark, and readers may well have to resort to sal volatile before reaching the story's climax' - The Bookseller
'Another triumph for old-school spookiness' - Financial Times
'This mesmerising, teasing story, rich in literary allusions, is just the thing for any teenager wondering whether novels can still offer more than the latest screen game. .. for those looking for atmosphere, darkness and a highly intelligent as well as moving development of a classic tale, look no further.' - Books for Keeps
Praise for the Tales of Terror books:
'A wonderfully nightmarish journey of the imagination - old-fashioned storytelling at its best' - Daily Mail
'The gradual build-up of horror ... is exquisitely done. My insides were still untangling themselves hours after I had closed the book' - Sunday Telegraph
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About Chris Priestley
Chris Priestley has been a cartoonist and illustrator for many years, working mainly for magazines and newspapers. He currently has a weekly strip cartoon called 'Payne's Grey' in the New Statesman.
Ever since he was a teenager Chris has loved unsettling and creepy stories, with fond memories of buying comics like 'Strange Tales' and 'House of Mystery', watching classic BBC TV adaptations of M R James ghost stories every Christmas and reading assorted weirdness by everyone from Edgar Allen Poe to Ray Bradbury. He hopes Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror will haunt his readers in the way those writers have haunted him.
This brilliantly received series of ghost stories, Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror, Tales of Terror from the Black Ship and Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth, were reissued by Bloomsbury in March 2011 including a brand new story.
Meanwhile The Dead of Winter, published by Bloomsbury in October 2010 and in paperback in October 2011, is a nail-biting story of hauntings and terror, nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2012.
Mister Creecher, published by Bloomsbury in October 2011 and in paperback in March 2012, is a gripping gothic novel about friendship, trust and betrayal.
Author photo © Judith Weik
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