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• 4 • Introduction: Scarytales... (The Oxford Book of Scarytales) • essay by Dennis Pepper
• 5 • This is the Key to the Castle • (1987) • poem by Dave Calder
• 8 • Dear Jane • short story by Sheila Lavelle
• 14 • Slam and the Ghosts • (1987) • short fiction by Kevin Crossley-Holland
• 16 • Crossing Over • (1985) • short story by Catherine Storr
• 22 • Miller End • (1975) • poem by Charles Causley
• 24 • A Change of Aunts • (1984) • short story by Vivien Alcock
• 36 • Tiger in the Snow • (1984) • short story by Daniel Wynn Barber
• 44 • Camilla • (1991) • short story by
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• 50 • Emperors of the Island • (1957) • poem by Dannie Abse
• 52 • The Shiner • (1984) • short fiction by Grace Hallworth
• 54 • Prince Kano • (1975) • poem by Edward Lowbury
• 55 • Wiley and the Hairy Man • (1979) • short story by Virginia Haviland
• 62 • The Start of a Memorable Holiday • (1972) • poem by Roy Fuller
• 64 • Great Swallowing Monster • short story by Geraldine McCaughrean
• 70 • The Slitherydee • short fiction by Robert Scott
• 72 • Who's That? • (1980) • poem by James Kirkup
• 74 • Bush Lion • short fiction by Robert Scott
• 76 • Eyes of the Cat • (1989) • short story by Ruskin Bond
• 79 • Timmy • (1982) • short story by Alison Prince
• 84 • The Visitor • (1980) • poem by Ian Serraillier
• 86 • The Big Black Umbrella • (1958) • short fiction by Maria Leach
• 88 • Dare You • short story by Robert Scott
• 94 • My Great-Grandfather's Grave-Digging • (1987) • short fiction by Susan Price
• 96 • Poem • (1980) • poem by Hugh Sykes Davies
• 98 • Bronwen and the Crows • short story by Alison Leonard
• 106 • Supermarket • short story by Dennis Hamley
• 112 • The Cave • (1985) • poem by Gregory Harrison
• 114 • The Hawk • (1985) • short story by John Gordon
• 123 • No-Good Claus • short story by Jan Mark
• 130 • Pteranadon • (1964) • poem by Douglas Livingstone
• 132 • The Leopard in the Rafters • short story by Marilyn Watts
• 137 • The Friendly Ghost • (1977) • short story by A. C. Bolton
• 144 • Kiltos! Kiltos! • short story by Rachel Hands
• 150 • Empty Fears • (1985) • poem by Brian Lee
• 152 • Exit • (1980) • short story by Patricia Miles