- Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu"s "The Ghost of a Hand", Edith Wharton"s "Afterward", Cynthia Asquith"s "The Corner Shop" and Mary Treadgold"s "The Telephone".