The Halloween Tree

A classic tale of horror and adventure from the master of storytelling, Ray Bradbury.

On Halloween night, eight trick-or-treaters gather at the haunted house by the edge of town, ready for adventure.

But when a dark Something whisks their friend Pip away, only one man – the sinister Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud – can help the boys find him.

Transported from ancient Egypt to the towers of Notre Dame to Mexican catacombs, an enchanting journey into the history of life and death uncovers the strength of their friendship and the true significance of Halloween.

Reviews

'Let us now praise Ray Bradbury, the uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction'
The Times

'It is impossible not to admire the vigour of his prose, similes and metaphors constantly cascading from his imagination' Spectator

‘Bradbury is an authentic original’
Time Magazine

‘No other writer uses language with greater originality and zest. he seems to be a American Dylan Thomas – with discipline’
Sunday Telegraph

PRAISE FOR Halloween Tree:
‘If you want to know what Halloween is, or if you simply want an eerie adventure, take this mystery history trip. You couldn't ask for better than master fantasizer Ray Bradbury’
The Boston Globe

About the author

One of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers of all time, Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920. He moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1934. Since his first story appeared in Weird Tales when he was twenty years old, he published some 500 short stories, novels, plays, scripts and poems. Among his many famous works are Fahrenheit 451, The Illustrated Man and The Martian Chronicles. Ray Bradbury died in 2012 at the age of 91.