Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror
by Chris Priestley

    UNCLE MONTAGUE'S TALES OF TERROR by Chris Priestley
    Illustrated by:  David Roberts
    Category:  Horror
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  9/18/07
    Publisher:  Bloomsbury
    Reviewed by:  Grandma Bev
    Rating:  5 Stars


    Uncle Montague is a bachelor who lives alone in a house that is packed with artifacts and collectibles.  Edward
    loves to walk through the woods and visit Uncle Montague to hear his spine-tingling stories.  Uncle Montague is
    reminded of each story as he picks up an artifact that is associated with it in his memory.  

    Edward's imagination is sent into a tailspin when he begins to wonder how Uncle Montague knows all of these
    frightening stories, and a darker side of Uncle Montague begins to emerge. Not all the stories have clear-cut
    endings, and Edward's fears become your own as you read these scary narratives.  

    From the Vicar's son who needed a hammer to mount his collection in the garden, to the Demon on the bench end,
    and Christina, who, to her horror, was granted three wishes, Chris Priestley has crafted a book that is impossible to
    put down, and definitely left me wanting more.

    This book should appeal to reluctant readers with its fast-paced fear factor with a literary touch that just grabs you
    and won't let go.