Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

by Alvin Schwartz

Other authors: Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)

Series: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1)

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Scary stories for little kids. Not appropriate for young kids, may scare them a lot. I think the stories are funny. The story of the Big Toe reminded me of The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. This could be used to introduce horror stories. (

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TamaraSmith | Apr 16, 2013 |

I always loved reading these to my cousins to freak them out. (

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pam.enser | Apr 1, 2013 |

Alvin Schwartz has gathered together some of the scariest stories from folklore, sure to make you gasp in fear! Perfect reading for the Halloween season, or whenever you feel the need for a fright! Two other volumes are also available. Challenged/banned for: gives children nightmares; unacceptably violent; references to evil, the occult, the devil. (

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DiamondDog | Mar 29, 2013 |

scarry ghost stories with several gory illustrations. Deemed too scarry for young children 8 and under/ 3rd grade. listed on Banned Book List.

tracyhintz | Dec 2, 2012 |

this book is very scary beacse all the storyies are not just ghosts they arte every thing scary

grace56 | Oct 4, 2012 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Schwartz, Alvin	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Gammell, Stephen	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Buckeye Children’s Book Award (1987.2|Grades 3-5, 1987)

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0064401707, Paperback)

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.

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Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.