Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Collected from American Folklore
Ratings44
Average rating3.8
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Collected from American Folklore
Ratings44
Average rating3.8
This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright. There is a story here for everyone -- skeletons with torn and tangled flesh who roam the earth; a ghost who takes revenge on her murderer; and a haunted house where every night a bloody head falls down the chimney. Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories -- and even scary songs -- all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark. If You Dare!
Featured Series
2 primary booksScary Stories is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1981 with contributions by Alvin Schwartz.
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I read them slowly and creepily which helped the stories be more scary but.. I didn't enjoy most stories. They ended too quick and just... ugh I cant explain
5 stars for Gammell's artwork, 2 stars for the stories. They're pretty weaksauce renditions of urban legends and folktales. Stuff I've read or heard in much better versions. This is definitely worth picking up at the library to walk through the illustrations though! Truly creepy and disturbing, without need for reading the stories.
The nostalgia for the illustrations lead me to revisit this one.
2.5
there's nothing scary about this, but it was an easy read and i was quite entertained
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171 booksBooks read in your formative years can shape the person you become just as much as parents, teachers and friends. What were some of the books that you remember most from your childhood years?
