All those who enjoyed shuddering their way through Alvin Schwartz's first volume of "Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark" will find a satisfyingly sp...
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Oct 28, 2011
Amy
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I had to read this book for an assignment on "banned books" in a children's lit class. To save myself a trip to the library, I went to my (then) second grade daughter's and my (then) fourth grade daughter's classrooms and asked their teachers if they had "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" in their classroom collections. Both teachers said that they had had it in the past but that their copies had been "read to death" and they had not gotten around to replacing th
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Jan 27, 2012
Juliette
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I loved scary stories as a kid. I also was a dork, and loved to write. I entered some kind of "kid author/illustrator" contest in 4th or 5th grade, and I won! I remember that the highlight of winning included meeting awesome author Gary Paulsen and illustrator Stephen Gammell. Stephen Gammell, in my memory, was super amazing, and even created a creepy watercolor painting during the seminar. I also happened to love Alvin Schwartz's book In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories , wh
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Aug 31, 2007
Clint
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All the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books are wonderful. The stories are really scary while at the same time being written for kids, the drawings are really scary, and these books are some of my best memories of being a kid.
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Jun 08, 2009
Josiah
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As in the first volume, the storytelling skills of Alvin Schwartz and the eerie drawings of the more than capable Stephen Gammell come together in the telling of these incredibly scary folk tales.
For some reason, "Wonderful Sausage" has always caught my fascination, though the story itself is chillingly brutal. "Oh, Susannah" has always been one of the scariest stories of any in the Alvin Schwartz collections that I have read, and more than once I found myself truly g More...
For some reason, "Wonderful Sausage" has always caught my fascination, though the story itself is chillingly brutal. "Oh, Susannah" has always been one of the scariest stories of any in the Alvin Schwartz collections that I have read, and more than once I found myself truly g More...
Feb 05, 2009
Kristi
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One of the most memorable series of books from my childhood. The stories in the books aren't particularly scary; some are humorous, some are eerie, some will give a kid chills...some are not even original to Mr. Schwartz, and are the sort of urban-legend stories you hear around the campfire growing up.
No, what makes these spectacular books stand out as fine examples of kindertrauma is Stephen Gammell's most excellent illustrations.
Some of them still give me heart palpitations More...
No, what makes these spectacular books stand out as fine examples of kindertrauma is Stephen Gammell's most excellent illustrations.
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Oct 11, 2011
Sesana
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I still love these books. They're still pretty spooky, because the stories are archetypal. Some things are always scary. For the target audience, this will likely be their first exposure to most of these archetypes. And nostalgia helps those of us who read these years ago. The stories are nice and short, perfect for telling around a campfire or at a sleepover.
The original art by Stephen Gammell is horrible and I love it. I always did. It was a pleasure to be horrified by it. The newest More...
The original art by Stephen Gammell is horrible and I love it. I always did. It was a pleasure to be horrified by it. The newest More...
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Oct 26, 2007
Heather
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I really enjoyed the notes on each of the stories, discussing the origins of the stories.
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Sep 21, 2007
JOhnnY
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this was good it gave me chills and i like dthat so have fun reading it
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Apr 05, 2008
Natalie
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Not as good as the first one but definetly one of my favorites!
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Jan 08, 2008
Danny
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I like more scary stories. But only to tell in the light.
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Nov 14, 2011
Mrs. Corriston
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I like this book because the author puts the voice into it. For an example, I can hear the characters groaning. The author can make my voice go up, down, slow, and fast. It makes me scared at night and I like to be scared. I think authors who can scare a reader with words are a very good writer. People who like to be frightened should read this book, but people who don’t like to be scared should not read this book.
This book is divided into many short scary stories. Every main characte More...
This book is divided into many short scary stories. Every main characte More...
Dec 05, 2011
the best book for campfires and scary parties. the author really nailed the pin in the coffin with scaring an irony in this book with some of the storys and some were bonechillingly good others had a creepiness added to them to make them that much more scary if you have not read this book read it that is how good this book is. it also includes a wide variety of stories from the deads revenge to killing your elderly roomate to look at a brick wall
Jun 16, 2010
Kayla
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I'm disappointed to see there are not many new books like this anymore. Kids when I was young ate this stuff up, we would all race to the library shelves to get them before someone else did. Kids loved trying to prove they couldn't get scared, and they loved the thought that these books were somehow suppose to be forbidden but for some reason we were aloud to check them out. If more books like this were written I think more boys would like reading.
Jun 11, 2011
Taylor
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This series comprises the most memorable books from my childhood. The stories are great, the art is amazing, and they actually instilled in me at a very young age an appreciation for oral tradition and the stories of other cultures. I can't count how many times me and my brothers sat around at night reading ghost stories to each other. We ended up losing the books in a move when I was nine, but I still remember them fondly.
Oct 10, 2011
Mustang
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I think it was scary when the bride died. Okay this was how she died. She was at her weding they were playing hide and go seake. Then she found a trunk and hid in it. While she was in the trunk it closed on her head and it locked. When it fell on her head it made her unchosis. When she woke up she screamed for help but nobody came. 50 years passed and some people came and opend up the trunk they saw her all she was a skeliten in a wedding gown. NCR
Sep 24, 2009
Logan
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This book that i read is called More scary stories and it was not that scary,but it worked.i geuss the auther Alvin Schwartz really wrote the book for the littel kids.maybe when i finish the whole seiries then i might get to strt liking them.But im not sure they dont really scare me so im not sure if i really want to finish the whole series.But i geuss i will just in case!
May 16, 2009
Lucas
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My absolute favorite collection of scary stories. I first got this book from a 4th grade, Scholastic, book order. The stories used to, and still, scare the life out of me. They are a permanent part of my library For that, I love them. Also the illustrator haunts us with amazing penciled drawings, that in and of themselves, is deathly frightening.
Oct 10, 2011
Nechelle
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More scary stories to tell in the dark by Stephen Gammell is a book full of creepy short stories to tell your family and freinds.Although the stories all have differnt characters and probloms.. i will do my best to remember one.I do recall one story about an old woman in a church.Her problom was she needed to talk to a preist about her dead husband and the bodies lying around.The ending to the story was quite surprising,but you all know what i won't do, is tell you the ending to the story!This b
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Oct 27, 2009
Annamaria
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This book was amazing to me! I t felt like i was in the horror story and it was really fun to be like in the action. I t really wasn't that scary, it is really fun and unexpecting. I would recommend this book to people who like scary stories and people who like to scare people. So why not give it a try and read it today!!!!
Jan 13, 2010
Tj
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It may be just me but I loved alol the short stories in this book. If you like to read short and keep you awake at night storiesread this book. I woulod reccomend thyis book to anyone who canhandle scary stories. I will have to warn you that some of the stories in this book are not easy to read.
Oct 09, 2011
Megan
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I used to love these stories as a kid, now I am reading them with Gryphon and he is loving them too! However the illustrations in this new volume are now where near as good as the copies I had as a kid and I feel like it really takes something away from the creepy feeling of the book.
Dec 07, 2011
Fabricio
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What I think about this book is scary and is not good to read that book at night or you would not sleep.I read it at night a day and then I could not sleep so read that book at the day or if you don't believe me then you are going to be scare so enjoy and read it.
Aug 17, 2010
Bloodout2
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This book was one of the scariest books when i was little and the stories still scare me some to this very day i give this book a 10/10 for stories and horror and i very strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants a good read and some chills shot up and down your spine
Sep 19, 2011
Alexa
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Not for the faint-hearted.
Or maybe it was just more scary to me as a young child.
I'm still too frightened of this book to re-read it and check if I still find it horrifying.
I swear this book has inspired some of my modern nightmares.
Or maybe it was just more scary to me as a young child.
I'm still too frightened of this book to re-read it and check if I still find it horrifying.
I swear this book has inspired some of my modern nightmares.
Feb 25, 2009
Alissette
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For me this brings back alot of memories because in elemantery school in fifth grade my teacher read the book to us each day and the part that scared me the most was when he said that most of the stories in that book was true
Oct 02, 2011
Narmitha
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This book was the best horror book I have ever read. I read at night and i was really scared. In addition, it was really good and some of the stories were really funny. I recommend this book to people who are really into horror stories.
Jan 13, 2011
Amy
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I read all the scary story to tell in the dark books when I was a kid & they scared me to death! I would sleep with my head under the covers. I still remember these books to this day. Great books. Fun for sleepover!
Sep 24, 2010
Kaylea
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This book is funny and scary at the same time. it has like 4 different storiess in every chapter. Some of the stories gave me the chills! I suggest this book to anyone who likes to read about scary stories.
Oct 20, 2009
Luis
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Fiction. Collection of ghost stories and similar tales aimed at young readers.
I guess I give it a two, mostly because I can't really remember too much about the book. It's probably a decent read for teens.
I guess I give it a two, mostly because I can't really remember too much about the book. It's probably a decent read for teens.
Sep 30, 2011
logankstewart
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Please see full series review at Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
