Walking corpses, dancing bones, knife-wielding madmen, and narrow escapes from death -- they're all here in this chilling collection of ghost stories.
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"A wonderful collection of tales that range from creepy to silly to haunting. ...Gammell's drawings add just the right touch..." -- John Scieszka,Entertinment Weekly
"Guaranteed to make your teeth chatter and your spine tingle." -- School Library Journal
"Read these if you dare." -- The New York Times
"Guaranteed to make your teeth chatter and your spine tingle." -- School Library Journal
"Read these if you dare." -- The New York Times
About the Author
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. 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.
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By Jeff
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this box set in hopes of reliving the terror of my childhood, but when I started leafing through them, I noticed the art has all been redone. The original ultra-creepy artwork has been replaced with somewhat watered-down, more kid-friendly pictures. The original books featured artwork that would induce nightmares all by itself. The stories are all there, and all great. But the exclusion of the original artwork is a major downside.
By R. Richards
Format:Paperback
I used to read these books when I was a kid. They were my favourite scary stories. I just had to buy them. When my son is old enough i will let him read them. Now that I am older they are more funny than scary, but i remember how scared i was as a child reading them. Great memories!!!
By Ann Mertes
Format:Audio Cassette
I can remember reading these books when I was a little girl about 7 or 8. I forgot all about them until recently when I bought them again just for giggles. Little did I know that they would still terrify me! Ugh, the pictures alone still make me want to sleep with my lights on. The stories are wonderful and original-not like the powderpuff ghost stories kids read these days. I wouldnt advise reading it to any child under 8 though.
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No sale without the original illustrations!
Thankfully, you can still purchase the original paperbacks which is what I am going to do after hearing that they were replacing the original artwork. No offence to Mr. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Colin Fox
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Harold" still gives me chills, 10 years after I read it!!
I grew up loving these books, and have many a fond memory of reading them by flashlight at sleepovers and scaring my friends. Read more
Published on July 8 2004 by Allison Mansfield
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So sad.
I had this once and I got rid of it!!!!!! I still regret it and I'm going to order a new one. DON'T pass this up! It's a great book. Read more
Published on Jun 10 2004 by Star Wolf
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Super Freaky!
First, of all I didn't give it a one because its horrible, I gave it a one because Alvin Schwartz stories are REALLY creepy. Read more
Published on Jun 6 2004 by C. Capasso
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What a bunch of bull.
I am not someone who loves scary stories. But if I can find a good one, then I will read it. I read these as a child, and I still have nightmares about one of the illustrations. Read more
Published on Jun 3 2004 by "crazylilgee"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Prepare to get scared out of your mind.
I read these books when I was 7 years old, and the stories never creeped me out. but the pictures, OH MAN, they made me want to burn that book! Read more
Published on Nov 5 2003 by Danny
4.0 out of 5 stars
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As I was growing up, these books were the scariest. Since then, I haven't found any that have given me more chills. They are simple, yet terrifying. Read more
Published on Oct 22 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't pass this boxed set up!!!
Most of you that are glancing at this item are familiar with the "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" series, if you are not now is the time to familiarize yourself. Read more
Published on Oct 6 2003 by Lane Fox
5.0 out of 5 stars
scary stories to tell in the dark
oh my goodness, this book is absolutely fabulous.
when i was 12 years old, i was so afraid of this book i would purposely leave it at my friends house. Read more
Published on May 23 2003 by Aja D. Johnson
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Scary Stories
I say once you read this book I would say you would want to read the story more and more. Well I was Walking in the libary (Cerritos) looking for a scary book to read then in a... Read more
Published on Mar 19 2003 by jAZZ
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