1952 film starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers and Marilyn Monroe.

The late Roald Dahl (1916-1990) not only wrote highly acclaimed novels like Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Matilda etc, but he also wrote contriving short stories; one of which was The Lamb of Slaughter. I read a series of his short stories as part of my Literature syllabus in high school a couple of years back. Just yesterday, this particular story popped into my head & i had this maddening urge to re-read it. This is for those (like me) who enjoy the occasional black humour & in my…

The Leg of Lamb is a scary short story about a woman who murders her husband. It is based on an old episode of the TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents called "Lamb to the Slaughter" which, in turn, is based on a Roald Dahl story. Mary Moloney was waiting for her husband. He usually got

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There's nothing scarier than having someone you love turn on you. For author D.W. Gibson, that someone was Roald Dahl, who, in addition to children's books, wrote short stories that are truly terrifying. Is there a book that haunts your dreams? Tell us about it in the comments.

Scene illustration of Roald Dahl´s tale "Lamb to the Slaughter"