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Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark is a series of three children's books written by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell. The scary stories of the title are pieces of folklore collected and adapted by Schwartz. Their titles are Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, and Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones. The first volume was published in 1986, and the books have subsequently been collected in both a box set and a single volume.
Content
The tales are a mix of traditional ghost stories and more modern urban myths. The subject matter ranges from haunted house and graveyard tales to stories of the vanishing hitchhiker. Many of the contemporary tales center on the theme of dangerous and frightening urban environments, like cities and universities. Each book is also notable for including a selection of humorous ghost stories in the last chapter as well as a selection of songs.
Beyond the stories themselves, the books have two notable features: exhaustively researched and annotated notes and sources sections, and disturbing and evocative illustrations by Gammell.
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E.A. Poe was one weird, screwed-up individual and reading his stories at night is such an ungood idea. >_< "The Premature Burial" <~ scary!
SunnyAnni_84 (Diana) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:41:37 -0000
E.A. Poe was one weird, screwed-up individual and reading his stories at night is such an ungood idea. >_< "The Premature Burial" <~ scary!
@postculturist rebus is character driven rather than scary (as are all good detective stories). Fleming? Hmm. Casino Royale or Moonraker.
swisstoni (SwissToni) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:02:04 -0000
@postculturist rebus is character driven rather than scary (as are all good detective stories). Fleming? Hmm. Casino Royale or Moonraker.
also just looked at a bunch of old stories when i reported... scary to think that was almost a year ago... weird.
catekelly (Cate Kelly) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:50:55 -0000
also just looked at a bunch of old stories when i reported... scary to think that was almost a year ago... weird.
I found out the hard way that telling scary stories at work really hinders my productivity
bmerch (Bethany Merchant) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:45:59 -0000
I found out the hard way that telling scary stories at work really hinders my productivity
@TruBlu I like how the site list all the stories together, excellent. Now the actually story...scary as fuck.
GenBes (Genevieve Besson) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:39:11 -0000
@TruBlu I like how the site list all the stories together, excellent. Now the actually story...scary as fuck.
@pharrell19 Lol cause they were telling "scary stories" at school and didn't want any part.
dolls106 (Dolly) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:50:59 -0000
@pharrell19 Lol cause they were telling "scary stories" at school and didn't want any part.
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Meta Description: [ a scary e-story that makes you think ! For children of 7 and over. ]
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ElfmanWorld - The on-line home of Eric Elfman, author of The Almanac of the Gross. This site includes Gross Facts and Scary Stories.
MacScouter: Ghost Stories - Collection of tales and poems, suitable for sharing 'round the campfire.
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Meta Description: [ Malibu Books for Children publishes illustrated children's books that include The Boy Under the Bed, The Sailor and the Sea Witch and Frannie & Pickles. ]
Phoophie - Tales to read to parents on a dark and stormy night.
The Ghosts of Sweet Briar College - The founding family still watches over this Virginia women's college. Students and Alumnae tell their stories.
Meta Description: [ The founding family still watches over this Virginia women's college. ]
The Moonlit Road - Spooky tales for older kids from American South storytellers.
Meta Description: [ Ghost stories and folktales of the American South, told by the region's most celebrated storytellers. ]
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