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      Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

      by Alvin Schwartz
      Published
      Oct 1981
      Main Genre
      Horror Horror
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      113
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      Scary Stories Book 1

      About This Book

      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 her murderer; and a haunted house where every night a bloody head falls down the chimney.

      Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories -- and even scary songs -- all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark.

      If You Dare!

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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Horror

      Themes

      Movie/TV Adaptations

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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