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Title: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark : Collected from American Folklore (Scary Stories) by Alvin Schwartz ISBN: 0-06-440170-7 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 09 July, 1986 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.74 (54 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Stephen Gammel is a genius!
Comment: The first book I read out of the three in the series was "More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark," but this is my favorite one by far. No other scary story book(s) alive will EVER compete with this one and its two other sequels. Like almost everyone has said, it's not so much the stories that make this one and it's counterparts scary, it's the damn illustrations! Now let me tell you, Alvin Schwartz does do a very good job of putting stories of old folklore together with a couple of his own stories that he made up himself, but without the help of Stephen Gammel I highly doubt this book (and the other ones) would be so popular. These books are definitely not for the little ones, well maybe they would be if you don't show them the illustrations because there's a VERY good chance they will have nightmares. I swear though if I could draw and paint like Gammel does I would be a happy man, that's for sure! Anyhoo, let me get to the part of where I tell you why this book is my favorite. Not only does it have the best stories in it (in my opinion anyways) but out of the entire series this one has the most unbelieveably nightmarish drawings. "The Thing" and ESPECIALLY "The Haunted House" are VERY good examples! "The Thing"'s illustration is pretty scary but while reading "The Haunted House," I have to put a piece of paper over the illustration to cover it up while reading the story itself, it's that bad trust me. Overall, while I wish very badly that Alvin and Stephen would collaborate again to make more of these books (and I don't think they will, tis very sad) I am glad I have all three of these books, they are well worth the price. However I very rarely read them anymore, it's not like I'm tired of them or anything it's cuz they're too damn scary! I just read all of them yesterday and I predict it's gonna be another 3 years or so before I read them again. That being said, if you don't buy all 3 of these books ..., plain and simple.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great, Spooky Introduction for Youngsters to Horror!
Comment: 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!
Rating: 5
Summary: I am still totally creeped out.
Comment: So ten or fifteen years ago, when I was in elementary school, this was definitely the NUMBER ONE MOST FREQUENTLY CHECKED-OUT LIBRARY BOOK, EVER. If you wanted this book in your hot little hand for just two days, you had to stand at the counter and wait for someone to turn it back in, just so you could snatch it up before the librarian got it back onto the shelf. No joke.
America's a young country, of course, so our idea of "American folklore" often falls into the sphere of Urban Legend. That doesn't mean this book is any less literary, of course: children will learn what REAL short story pacing is, thanks to Alvin Schwartz's suspenseful collection of concise, tense, and often outright nightmarish stories.
But the real thing that will haunt kids a decade or two later will be Stephen Gammell's illustrations. Yipes! I've asked my peers, and not one of us has forgotten those awful, macabre, dripping-flesh-decay illustrations. Ick! Just remembering this book gives me the creeps!
But parents, don't worry: this book is a must-have for any well-rounded childhood, so long as you don't mind sharing your bed with your kid for a week or two.
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Title: More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz ISBN: 0064401774 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 25 September, 1986 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Scary Stories 3 : More Tales to Chill Your Bones (Scary Stories) by Alvin Schwartz ISBN: 0064404188 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 30 September, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz ISBN: 0064440907 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 02 October, 1985 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Scary Stories Boxed Set by Alvin Schwartz ISBN: 006440465X Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 04 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.97 |
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Title: Spooky Campfire Stories (Spooky) by Amy Kelley ISBN: 1560448679 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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