I chose to reread these books due to the Scary Stories movie that came out recently. I'm still not entirely sure why I love something so much that gave me several serious complexes that continue into adulthood, but I guess I'm just twisted like that.

This is a very beloved book from my childhood, along with it's two prequels. This one contains most of my favorite stories that I remember from reading it so long ago. No, thanks What is going on here? The trouble Whoooooooo? StrangersĪnother great collection of spooky tales, Scary Stories 3 is just as good as the original.

His collections of scary stories - Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, Scary Stories 3, and two I Can Read Books, In A Dark, Dark Room and Ghosts! - are just one part of his matchless folklore collection. Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozens scary stories - and even a scary song - all just right for reading along or for telling aloud in the dark.Īuthor Biography: Alvin Schwartz is known for a body of work of more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explore everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. Who is the Wolf girl? Why is a hearse filled with men with yellow glowing eyes? Can a nightmare become reality? How do you avoid an appointment with Death? Storytellers know - just as they have for hundreds and hundreds of years - that everyone enjoys a good, scary story!Īlvin Schwartz's Scary Stories 3 joins his other popular collections of scary folklore, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark and More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, to give readers spooky, funny and fantastic tales guaranteed to raise goose bumps.

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