Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Collected from American Folklore
Ratings39
Average rating3.9
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Collected from American Folklore
Ratings39
Average rating3.9
Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.
Series
2 primary booksScary Stories is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1981 with contributions by Alvin Schwartz.
Reviews with the most likes.
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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