Excerpt: Midnight Express is a classic scary tale by Alfred Noyes which was written in 1935. It tells the story of young boy is terrified by an illustration he finds in a book. The picture shows a man standing on an empty railway platform at night and the boy has no idea why it causes such intense feelings of fear. Years later, he finds himself in a dark railway station at night and spots a shadowy figure standing nearby. Midnight Express is considered one of the best scary stories ever written and has appeared in a number of horror anthologies,