Walter Hallas, a 26-year-old store clerk in Leeds, England, was so afraid of dentists that in 1979 he asked a friend to try to cure his toothache by knocking out the offending molar with a punch to the jaw. The punch caused him to fall down, hitting his hard, and he died of a fractured skull.

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Tummy Turners (&) Curiouser and Curiouser | √
TerrorTummy Turners: Short terrifying stories that leave you insomnolent. Curiouser and Curiouser: Short scary stories that leave you insomnolent. NB: I compiled the two books into one.