Dave Shelton's follow up to his award-winning A Boy and a Bear in a Boat is the spooky and sinister Thirteen Chairs. Stand with Jack, in the dark on the landing of the old house, his hand on the door handle...about to step inside...

Here sit thirteen storytellers, about to begin. Thirteen scary stories to send shivers down your spine. Thirteen stories to make this Halloween one that you will never be able to forget...

And just for you, we have just the beginning of one of these thirteen sinister tales...

Read a sinister sliver of a tale here...

So why not make your Halloween this year just that little bit more...chilling?

Full of terrifying tales, and beautifully illustrated by the author, THIRTEEN CHAIRS is available now from The DFB Shop! Read it, if you dare...