Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

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Summary: You Think the books are Creepy? Listen to the cassettes!
Review: I remember reading these as a kid and then buying all of them a few years later. The stories were great the illustrations were creepy, and like a lot of reviews, my little brother was scared of that picture in the haunted house story. well, ok it was pretty darn ugly. This is one of those books that still gives me the chills especially fro mthose pictures? oh what a warped mind that artist had but what creative drawings they are!
Now, if you think the books are scary, try listening to the cassettes. i am in my twenties and the voice of the narrator and that creepy music gives me the willies. try listening to it in a room by yourself, and see how long it takes you to run for the door! The Scary Stories and More Scary Stories cassetes (i am not kidding) it is a kid's tape and that music will creep you out. listen to it! pick up the book follow along and see how long you last!

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Summary: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Review: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a book with some really scary stories. When I started reading this book I could not put it down. I especially liked the story about the Haunted House because it was scary. When I was reading this story I actually felt a chill going down my back. Some of the stories in this book weren't very scary though. Some of the stories are alike. But altogetherthis book was pretty good. Some of the stories are really funny like the Big Toe. This book is filled with short scary stories. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes or enjoys scary stories. I even recommend this book to people who don't enjoy scary stories very much because this book will make you like scary stories.

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Summary: The thing that scared me
Review: This story was a scary story . The setting of these stories take place about a hundred years ago . The stories were found in the United States . The main characters in this particular story were Ted Martin and Sam Miller . My favorite character was Ted Martin because he made me feel creepy . My favorite part of the book is when Sam Miller died and he looked just like the thing they had seen before . I would reccommend this book to a friend that likes scary stories ages 12 and 13.

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Summary: Scary, Freaky, and just plain good reading.
Review: I first read Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark at age 7, (I'm 17 now) after stumbling upon it in my cousin's closet. I couldn't sleep after reading it, (complements of Stephen Gammell's illustrations) and immediatly bought the whole series.

My favorite story out of the whole series is "Harold" in Scary Stories 3; I won't ruin the story for you, lets just say you'll never look at a scarecrow the same way again.

Also, the notes in the back of the books on the origin of the stories is often as interesting as the stories themselves, as you often get some slight variations.

My advice to any horror fan would be to buy this series, no matter your age, I think you'll enjoy them.

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Summary: SCARY & SPOOKY!... I LOVE IT!...
Review: This is one of my favorite scary story books EVER! I don't know about recommending this book to youngsters because it does have some very eerie illusions and spooky tales in it. However, as an 18 year old reviewer, this book rocks! It really does come in handy at sleep overs, camps, and on Halloween nights. It gives me the chills even after all these years and I can't get enough of it. I would recommend this book to younger teenagers and adults who like this sort of thing. It's cool! And what else can I say? The title of the book says it all: SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK.

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Summary: Pretty Good Collection of Scary Stories For Children
Review: "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" is a collection of 29 short stories taken from American and British folklore:

1.) "The Big Toe" - a young boy and his family make a meal out of a toe they find in their garden, only to have the owner of the toe want it back. This story has an alternate ending. 2.) "The Walk" - two men walking down the same road at night fear each other. 3.) "What Do You Come For?" - a lonely old woman wishes for company. 4.) "Me Tie Dough-ty Walker!" - a boy and his singing dog spend the night in a haunted house. (I really didn't understand this one.) 5.) A poem about "A Man Who Live in Leeds". "Some say this rhyme doesn't mean anything"--and they're right. 6.) "Old Woman All Skin and Bone" - a song with music notes about an old woman, a preacher, and the topic of death. 7.) "The Thing" - two friends are approached by a skeleton being, which results in one of their deaths a short time later. 8.) "Cold As Clay" - a farmer tries to keep his daughter away from her boyfriend, yet they can't be separated, even by death. This has a good creepy ending and is one of my favorite stories in this book. 9.) "The White Wolf" - a prosperous wolf hunter searches for an elusive white wolf. 10.) "The Haunted House" - a preacher tries to put a young woman's ghost to rest by seeking her killer. 11.) "The Guests" - a husband and wife spend the night in a house that doesn't exist. 12.) "The Hearse Song" - a [upset] song (with music notes) about the process of decomposition ("the worms crawl in, the worms crawl out"). 13.) "The Girl Who Stood On a Grave" - as a bet, a young girl must find a grave to stand on and then place a knife in the earth--only she never leaves the graveyard. 14.) "A New Horse" - a witch turns a farm hand into a horse, except her spell backfires on her in the end. 15.) "Alligators" - a woman fears her husband and two sons are turning into alligators. 16.) "Room For One More" - a man is approached by a stranger who drives a hearse. 17.) "The Wendigo" - a hunter and his Indian guide travel into the woods, but only one survives the fatal trip. 18.) "The Dead Man's Brains" - this one is not a story, so much as an idea for Halloween: use various ingredients (such as a peeled tomato and grapes, cooked spaghetti noodles, etc.) to represent a dead man's body parts. 19.) "May I Carry Your Basket?" - a young boy offers to carry an old woman's basket, unaware of what's inside. 20.) "The Hook" - a popular tale of a prison escapee with a hook for a hand and a young couple out on a date. 21.) "The White Satin Evening Gown" - a young woman attends her last formal dance when she rents a beautiful dress with a deadly past. 22.) "High Beams" - another popular story; this one is about a young woman who is tailgated by an erratic driver. 23.) "The Babysitter" - a baby-sitter receives several anonymous phone calls from a killer in the upstairs room of the house. 24.) "The Viper" - similar to the previous story, a widow receives a few phone calls from a man with a speech impediment. 25.) "The Attic" - a man searches for his dog in the attic of his house. 26.) "The Slithery-Dee" - a short poem about a sea creature that eats everyone but "me". 27.) "Aaron Kelly's Bones" - a dead man returns from the grave, ruining his wife's chance at marrying again. 28.) "Wait till Martin Comes" - a man seeks shelter in a house that is occupied by a couple of suspicious cats. 29.) "The Ghost With the Bloody Fingers" - a funny finale about a musician, a ghost, and some much-needed Band-Aids.

There's not a lot of conflict or plot in some of these stories, but most of them serve their purpose: to [upset] out and scare kids (age 9 and up). Although the stories alone aren't entirely terrifying, the creepy, dripping illustrations by Stephen Gammell do the trick. "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" is ideal to be told in a group, but these stories are fine to be read alone, but preferably in the dark. Also recommended: "More Scary Stories to tell in the Dark" and "Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones" by the same author.

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Summary: Just simply...Wow.
Review: Been almost a lifetime since I last even remember the books, but I saw that name and it was so familiar, I had to return and buy all three volumes.

The memories were sweet, and chilling.

Even after all these years, the illustrations and stpories themselves continue to plague me, from The Wendigo to Cold as Clay.

I now share with all my friends the tales that every person who reads them always finds themselves lost in the story, and the disconcerting artwork.

If you were to own one collection of scary stories, this is the one. A catalogue of all the best known, and least known tales, and each book never ceases to get better and better with each time you read them.

To Quote "Shadow of the Vampire"

I think we have it.

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Summary: Scary Stories
Review: I first read this book when I was 8 years old. The first thing that struck me was the very scary images in the book. I mean the guy who did those drawings is a genius. It looks like someone pulled them out of a nightmare. And the stories are great. A definate must buy.

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Summary: SCARED STIFF
Review: THIS BOOK HAS THE SCARISET DRAWING I HAVE EVER SEEN. THE THING OR THE HAUNTED HOUSE HAD SCAREIST DRAWING. IT'S A LITTLE TO VIOLANT THOUGH(STABBING,SHOOTING,ETC.). IF U WANT THE HECK SCARED OUT OF YOU GET THIS BOOK. THE SCAREIST ONE IS THE ONE WHERE THE HEAD FELL OUT OF THE CHIMMENY(IM SCARED TO GO BUY MY CHIMMNEY). THANK YOU ALVIN AND STEPHEN.

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Summary: best scary book i have ever read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: i give this book 5 stars because it is scary ot tell in the dark no wonder thay say that on the book cover!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i give this book 5 stars because there is alot of stories to tell in the book and you can read them again and again thats why i am giving this book 5 stars!!!!!!!! you should read it its scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sincerley lorie waterist.