Review: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Series by Alvin Schwartz

Scary Stories to tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Paperback, 128 pages
Published July 9th 1986 by 128
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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.

More Scary Stories to tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Paperback, 112 pages
Published September 25th 1986 by HarperCollins
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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 spooky sequel in this new collection of the macabre, the funny, and the fantastic. Is it possible to die -- and not know it? What if a person is buried too soon? What happens to a thief foolish enough to rob a corpse or to a murderer whose victim returns from the grave? Read about these terrifying predicaments as well as what happens when practical jokes produce gruesome consequences and initiations go awry. Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories -- and even a scary song -- all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark .If You Dare

Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones by Alvin Schwartz
Paperback, 128 pages
Published September 30th 1991 by HarperCollins
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Storytellers know -- just as they have for hundreds and hundreds of years -- that everyone enjoys a good, scary story

Alvin 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.

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?

Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories -- and even a scary song -- all just right for reading along or for telling aloud in the dark..

Ok I swear I already reviewed these but I can’t find it anywhere so apparently I wrote it all in my head and never on my computer J.

Oh nostalgia. I remember these books from when I was young. More specifically the first one; I really remember reading that one.

Overall I loved these books. There is a mix of funny and creepy stories throughout the books. Obviously they are not that scary to an adult, but to a young child they are! If you read all the books you will notice some of the stories are just different takes on the same story. They definitely have the same basic plot line. It doesn’t matter though. They are still fun to read.

I have to highly recommend the original books. They have released newer versions with different pictures and it is just not the same. The covers I posted are the copies I own which still have the creepy pictures. The pictures in the original books are probably the creepiest thing! Some of them still creep me out. They mirror the ones that are on the front covers. That was my favorite part of the book when I was young and still is.

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