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Summary: Sublimely Entertaining
Review: I am 23 years old, and was introduced to this fine series of books a little over ten years ago. Although my personal favourite is "More Scary Stories...", still, I cannot discredit this fine work. The scares in this book will linger well upon first reading, and are chillingly simplistic. From tales of revenge, love and humour, this collection is the perfect gift for any child OVER the age of ten (due to some impressively graphic material). As for the book's impressionist illustrations, this book along with the sequels, deserves praise and accolades for its ominous depictions of evil, courtesy of Stephen Gammel. It astounds me how craftily he mutates the ordinary into something far more sinister (refer to his gruesome portrayal of a wedding dress for proof). To sum: a children horror masterpiece.
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Summary: O LET ME TELL YOU
Review: WHEN I WAS IN ABOUT THE FIFTH GRADE MY MOM BOUGHT MY BROTHER AND I THIS BOOK. THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT WAS THIS BOOK IS GOING TO BE STUPID.WHEN I READ IT FOR THE FIRST TIME I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. IT WAS GREAT TO READ JUST BEFORE I WENT TO BED WHEN I HAD FRIENDS STAY THE NIGHT. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I RAN ACROSS THE BOOK AND DECIDED TO READ IT AGAIN. IT WAS STILL GOOD EVEN THOUGH IM OLDER.I INJOYED IT ALOT IT MADE ME PICTURE WHAT I READ AND NOT MANY BOOKS DO THAT.IM TELLING YOU ONCE YOU READ IT YOU WILL NOT WANT TO PUT IT DOWN. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO EVERY ONE WHO LIKES SCARY TALES OR STORIES.
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Summary: Oh my goodness...
Review: When I was in elementary school, in the years between 1993 and 1995, when I was in grades 3-5, you were a loser if you hadn't read these books. Every single person I knew loved them and they were among my favorites. They were, that is, until my best friend came over to spend the night one night at the end of the fifth grade. She took one look at one of Stephen Gammell's gloriously horrific illustrations and threw the book down in disgust. She was scared to death and after about 5 minutes, I was as well. We shoved them under the couch cushions and had to watch 'The Flintstones' to calm down. I never looked back at them after that and sold them at our garage sale the next year to the neighbor-boy across the street. I didn't think of them again until mid-September of this year. I saw one of them at a used bookstore but didn't buy it because it was in horrible condition. I regret getting rid of these wonderful books and will be spending some time buying them back. I recommend them to anyone on the face of this earth. I can almost guarantee that you will love them.
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Summary: Great, Spooky Introduction for Youngsters to Horror!
Review: This book, and its two sequels, were the hottest books around when I was in elementary school. Scary stories with even scarier illustrations that are still haunting (I'm 20 at this writing) today. The stories, retold by a masterful Alvin Schwartz in a kid friendly format provided me with more than one nightmare as a child. And I loved every terror filled second! The 29 macabre stories, poems, and songs are a great introduction to the Horror genre for young readers that will have them literally screaming for more! The incredibly dark and startling illustrations by Stephen Gammell are just as, if not more memorable than the stories themselves. Especially for "The Thing", "The Haunted House", "Wait Till Martin Comes", and "The Ghost With the Bloody Fingers". So if your kid needs a reason to read instead of vegging in front of the tv or video games look no further than this wonderfully scary series!
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Summary: its okay
Review: I remember reading this for the first time, when i was very young, maybe 3rd grade, 1993, and it was the scariest thing book(before i experienced exorcist) I think what made this book so scary to me was because i had a very active imagination, and i could picture all the events going on, while i was reading it. recently, i found my old copy in the garage now, 11 years later, i read it, and i didnt' find it scary at all. I thought it would have been scarier maybe if the author had elaborated more on the stories, and gave more details to the envirement and atmosphere of the story. Every story in the book ends very abruptly, and it doesn't send any chill up my spine. i'll give you an example, one story ends "the next day they were found dead" thats it.. I give this book 4 stars because i liked it so much when i was a kid, but when you're an adult, you should expect more in a book. Most of the stories here can be read in less than 3 minutes, ( i remember it taking me more than a half hour when i was 7) and they aren't very satisfying. If you're a parent, buy the book for your kids, sometimes its good to be scared, kids have better imaginations than adults, and this book is great just for them. by the way, the drawings are sick, and maybe thats why this book is banned from many schoools, i doubt its the stories.awaiken@hotmail.com
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Summary: Terror for ALL ages
Review: Forget the "ages 9-12" listing... This book absolutely horrified me the first time I read it at age 14 and it still freaks me out at 27! Schwartz's detailed collection of urban myths and campfire tales vividly brings the reader into the dark world of "children's" horror stories, aided by Gammell's eerie, scary and meticulous drawings. Together, they evoke the true inner fears of the dark and the world we hope doesn't really exist.
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Summary: Scary Stories
Review: Scary Stories, a book for enthusiastic young readers. A book ofstories collected by Alvin Schwartz. These "Scary Stories"range from classics and myths to newer stories such as "The Hook". Also included are gruesome black and white illustrations. Small childrem will scream at these horror stories, but older kids will laugh at the fictitious tales. With 104 pages of stories the book will last awhile. I recommend this book for young readers ages 1-12.
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Summary: As ScArY now as it was ThEn!
Review: This book was the absolute bomb in elementary school! I remember reading all three of these books, and getting so scared out of my tighty-whiteys! R.L. Stine or Christopher Pike never got this creative and fearsome! BEAUTIFULLY illustrated and unforgettable...its just as great now, almost 11 years later. A must have
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Summary: Best Horror Book I've Read As A Child
Review: Ok, I'm not just saying this. I first picked up the sequel, More Scary Stories to tell in the dark, when I was 10. Soon after, the book fair arrived, and I bought a copy of both the original(Without even reading it yet) and the sequel. Although the original is scariest in my opinion, ALL are definitely well worth owning. The book, when I purchased it, had a specified age group suggested for its readers, ages 9 and up. If you feel your child is THAT brave at 9, more power to them. At 10, the stories gave me nightmares, unless I had looked at the illustrations before going to bed. In that case, it was the stories AND the pictures that did it. I'm a 22 year old Marine now, and the whole series still gives me the heebie-jeebies. I would suggest testing the waters before reading them to a child.
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Summary: scary
Review: This book was great.It was scary at some points, but other times it was a little dull.They also had a wide variety of stories like the first one.They also had many new topics.If you thought the first one had scary stories ,then you should read this one.
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