What is real and what is imaginary? Do evil creatures lurk in the shadows? Do demons attack the helpless? Are there such things as invisible men? For generations, storytellers have given substance to our worst fears. In Ask the Bones, master storytellers Arielle North Olson and Howard Schwartz retell a varied selection of the world's most frightening folktales. Be warned-these stories could scare you to death! Illustrated by David Linn. "These twenty-two stories provide a wide variety of supernatural happenings that won't disappoint the young horror acolyte." (The Horn Book, starred review) The haunted forest (Uzbekistan) The murkey secret (United States) Next-of-kin (Spain) The bloody fangs (Japan) Ask the bones (Caucasus Region) The four-footed horror (United States) Beginning with the ears (Iraq) Fiddling with fire (United States) The Laplander's drum (England) A night of terror (Eastern Europe) Nowhere to hide (Russia) The handkerchief (China) The mousetrap (Iceland) The speaking head (Eastern Europe) The dripping cutlass (United States) The black snake (Persia) The hand of death (Mexico) The invisible guest (Germany) A trace of blood (United States) The bridal gown (Germany) The greedy man and the goat (Russia) The evil eye (United States)