From Booklist Gr. 6-9. Five unrelated horror stories are surrounded by episodes in the odd career of the narrator， known as Digger because he digs graves. Ostensibly told to Digger by various individuals he has encountered on the job， the tales are all of the gruesome (but not sensational) variety， populated with an assortment of vampires， mummies， and cannibals. Digger's expansive comments provide a glimmer of humor as well as atmosphere， the latter manifesting itself largely in the final chapters， in which Digger's own life takes a particularly ghastly turn. With the possible exception of the gruesome finales， there's little that horror buffs will find truly unexpected in the stories， but Murphy has a knack for evocative descriptions， which will probably be enough to keep readers happy. Stephanie Zvirin --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Kirkus Reviews An old gravedigger embeds five mild horror stories， all featuring young people， into an account of his peregrinations. In ``Catseye，'' Jessica and the malicious Kristen discover a backless closet in a witch's house; the trip that three teens are making to a party is interrupted when their car breaks down near a hungry couple's isolated shack; Brian brings a large and famished collection of mummified Egyptian animals to life; a prospective grave-robber is seized and buried by a living watchman and an animate corpse， working together; and， in ``Just Say Yes，'' Kelly is invited by her science teacher--and， to her amazement， her bubble-headed best friend--to be a werewolf. The stories--nearly free of explicit gore or violence--follow predictable paths and are written in a conventional style that's at odds with the narrator's gruff， personal voice. Compared to Gordon's The Burning Baby and Other Ghosts (p. 1273)， this collection seems decidedly anemic. (Short Stories. 11-13) -- Copyright ©1993， Kirkus Associates， LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews