Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Tails of Terror
Kevin Ryan · 1999
63/100
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Eight Victorian ghost stories filtered through a dog narrator is a genuinely fun concept for Wishbone fans, and as a Halloween read-aloud it has real charm. The literary introductions to Dickens and Stoker are a nice bonus. But the franchise format keeps the adaptations shallow, and non-fans have little reason to seek this one out.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety80
substance58
craft60
originality62
accuracy70
hype65
age-fit75
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict63
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