The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film

A classic collection of chillingly scary tales, collected and retold by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by renowned artist Brett Helquist (illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events and more ).

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark contains some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time. Walking corpses, dancing bones, knife-wielding madmen, and narrow escapes from death--they're all here in this chilling collection of ghost stories. Make sure you read these books with the light ON

And don't miss More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3

Author: Alvin Schwartz
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 07/27/2010
Series: Scary Stories
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.04w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780060835200
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 18788 / Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2010 pg. 127
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 137

About the Author
Helquist, Brett: -

Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charming Bedtime for Bear, which he also wrote, to the New York Times-bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket to the glorious picture book adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

Schwartz, Alvin: -

Alvin Schwartz is known for a body of work of more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explores everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. His collections of scary stories--Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Scary Stories 3, and two I Can Read books, In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories and Ghosts!--are just one part of his matchless folklore collection.