The Demon Headmaster - Gillian Cross

The Dark Behind the Curtain - Gillian Cross

The Dark Behind the Curtain is a fantastic book for 8 - 15 year olds written by Gillian Cross and published in 1982. I m not on the whole a fan of horror / thriller style novels but got this book a few years ago in a Gillian Cross set and so never being the sort of person to simply ignore a book sat on my bookshelf I duly picked it up and delved in. The story itself is quite dark in places as the book tells the tale of Jackus who hates being in the school play. This hatred of the play however soon turns into fear, as once rehearsals begin Jackus is constantly plagued with fright as inexplicable things start to happen. Things that simply cannot be rationally explained ...

The Dark Behind the Curtain - Gillian Cross

The Dark Behind the Curtain is a fantastic book for 8 - 15 year olds written by Gillian Cross and published in 1982. I m not on the whole a fan of horror / thriller style novels but got this book a few years ago in a Gillian Cross set and so never being the sort of person to simply ignore a book sat on my bookshelf I duly picked it up and delved in. The story itself is quite dark in places as the book tells the tale of Jackus who hates being in the school play. This hatred of the play however soon turns into fear, as once rehearsals begin Jackus is constantly plagued with fright as inexplicable things start to happen. Things that simply cannot be rationally explained ...