Jon keeps waking up from a recurring bad dream to find that he is missing his arms and parts of his legs. Kept constantly sedated, as Jon's body disappears his nightmare gets worse. The nurses seem to hate him and the doctor won't answer his questions. Who is Joe? Why do they keep calling him by that name? Tense and horrifying, this story compels the reader to its chilling climax. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers of 14+


Originally published in a different form in Incredibly Creepy Stories, Random House Children's Books, 1996 and was later published as Joe's Nightmare in The Stuff of Nightmares, Random House Children's Books, 2007.