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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
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Scary Stories: Book 1

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981) (edit title/settings)

by Alvin Schwartz (Author), Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) (edit contributors)

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This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright. There is a story here for everyone -- skeletons with torn and tangled flesh who roam the earth; a ghost who takes revenge on... read more

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Series of scary stories to read when you want.

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The individual stories take place in various locations. Some of these settings include houses, a hotel, a church, farms, roads, graves or graveyards, and the woods.
  • Grave: The place in a graveyard where a person's body is buried. Most occurrences of this setting happen in the night.

First Sentence edit see section history

Pioneers used to entertain themselves by telling scary stories.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. "AAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
The Big Toe
The Walk
"What Do You Come For?"
Me Tie Dough-ty
Walker
A Man Who Lived in Leeds
Old Woman All Skin and Bones

2. HE HEARD FOOTSTEPS COMING UP THE CELLAR STAIRS...
The Thing
Cold as Clay
The White Wolf
The Haunted House
The Guests

3. THEY EAT YOUR EYES, THEY EAT YOUR NOSE
The Hearse Song
The Girl Who Stood on a Grave
A New Horse
Alligators
Room for One More
The Wendigo
The Dead Man's Brains
"May I Carry Your Basket?"

4. OTHER DANGERS
The Hook
The White Satin Evening Gown
High Beams
The Babysitter

5. "AAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
The Viper
The Attic
The Slithery-Dee
Aaron Kelly's Bones
Wait till Martin Comes
The Ghost with the Bloody Fingers

Notes
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Bibliography
Acknowledgments

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  • Corpse: A dead body, usually human; something that is no longer of use.

Errata edit see section history

hanged should be hung

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 3 in Scary Stories. (standard series)

Followed by More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark.

This is book 7 of 98 in ALA's Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009. (authoritative list)

Preceded by I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and followed by The Golden Compass.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Alvin Schwartz (Author)
  2. Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Alvin Schwarts
Country: New York
Publication Date: 1981
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 111

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Ghost
  • Book of the Dead
  • Dead Bait
  • Don't Look Now and Other Stories
  • 13 Famous Ghost Stories (Everyman Paperbacks)
  • Night Shift

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark
  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
  • Scary Stories 3

Books That Influenced This Book edit see section history

   
  • More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark
  • Scary Stories 3

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