Alvin Schwartz - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Pros: Frightening tales, book children will like, images are remarkable
Cons: Some unoriginal stories, illustrations may be too scary for younger audiences

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, written by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell, is part one in a trilogy set of horror stories and urban legends for children. This book has been around since the 1980's but is still making its way ...

Pros: Short, easy-to-tell stories with history and background.
Cons: None.

I am not very good at telling scary stories. I still remember how scared I was on my first overnight camping trip, but I don't remember the stories that made me so scared. Since I have seven nieces and nephews that love to be told scary stories, ...

Pros: A fun and scary book.
Cons: None.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a collection of Folklore that is retold by Alvin Schwartz and the drawings are by Stephen Gammell. I have had this book since I was a kid and still pull it out until this day. It is short stories, songs, and poems ...

Pros: Great to pass down to your kids to share with your past memories of childhood.
Cons: None

I can't even count all the occasions that some of these short stories would scare the crap out of me. Thinking about the part where they talk about "The Big Toe" and the song "Don't ever laugh as a hearse goes by for you may be the next to die." How the ...