Book description
Deep in the cellars of the O'Brien Press is a safe that contained
stories too horrible to be read. But somebody has broken into that
safe and the stories have been released. This is one of those
Forbidden Files. 'It started with my favourite girlband WitchCraft.
They were beautiful. They could sing and dance and above all they were
cool. And I wanted the WitchCraft hairdo more than anything else in
the world.' But then I got it, and that's when the trouble started.
Because it turned out that my hair was evil ... Ten year old Melanie
gets her WitchCraft hairdo in a mysterious salon that appears out of
nowhere. Although thrilled with it, she soon realises that her hair is
evil and has a mind of its own. From cutting up all her Mum's clothes
to summoning a plague of rats, Melanie's hair tries to destroy her
whole life.
Born in Dublin in 1973, Oisin McGann spent his childhood there and in
Drogheda, County Louth. He studied art at Ballyfermot Senior College and
Dun Laoghaire School of Art and Design, and went on to work in
illustration, design and film animation. He moved to London in 1998,
where he eventually found work as an art director and copy writer for an
advertising agency. After three and a half years of advertising, he
began to fear for his immortal soul. He returned to Ireland in the
summer of 2002 much as he had left ... with no job, no home and some
meagre savings. He now lives in Kells and works as an author, freelance
illustrator and artist. You can check out Oisin's own website at .
