This is a collection of (mainly) grisly beasts out for human blood, ranging from Gocky-Wock the crocodile to Sting-A-Ling the scorpion. It is described in verse with all Dahl's usual gusto and illustrated in suitably lurid style by Quentin Blake.This is a collection of (mainly) grisly beasts out for human blood, ranging from Gocky-Wock the crocodile to Sting-A-Ling the scorpion. It is described in verse with all Dahl's usual gusto and illustrated in suitably lurid style by Quentin Blake.