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  • Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones

    Alvin Schwartz, Brett Helquist

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Jan. 25, 2011)
    The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film!Scary Stories 3 is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.This paperback edition is illustrated in spine-tingling detail by renowned A Series of Unfortunate Events illustrator Brett Helquist. Read if you dare! And don't miss Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark!
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  • Scary Stories 3-Book Box Set Movie Tie-in Edition: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Scary Stories 3

    Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell

    Paperback (HarperCollins, July 9, 2019)
    The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film! All 3 books in this box set feature cover artwork from the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark motion picture.The three Scary Stories books come together in this paperback box set to form a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, showcasing Stephen Gammell's terrifying artwork from the original books.Folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.Includes Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Scary Stories 3.
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  • Bone-Chilling Myths

    Tim O'Shei

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2010)
    Battles with eight-headed dragons. A woman who turns to stone. An underworld filled with hungry jaguars and bloodthirsty bats. Myths are stories that explain the creation of the world and how it works. From the ancient Greeks to the Mayans, every culture has its own myths. And some are downright scary! Learn about some of the most bone-chilling myths ever told.
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  • More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    Alvin Schwartz, Brett Helquist

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 24, 2010)
    The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film!More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends. Folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.This paperback edition is illustrated in spine-tingling detail by renowned A Series of Unfortunate Events artist Brett Helquist. Read if you dare! And don't miss Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3!
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  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Movie Tie-in Edition

    Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell

    Paperback (HarperCollins, July 9, 2019)
    The iconic anthology series of horror tales is now a feature film! This paperback edition features cover artwork from the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark motion picture. Stephen Gammell’s artwork from the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark appears in all its spooky glory in the book's interior. Read if you dare!Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.And don't miss More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3!
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  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Collected from American Folklore

    Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell

    Paperback (HarperCollins, July 9, 1986)
    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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  • Creepy Urban Legends

    Tim O'Shei

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2010)
    Did you hear about the babysitter who received threatening phone calls from inside the house? What about the hitchhiker who vanished without a trace? For years, urban legends such as these have been passed on by word of mouth. They are told as if they really happened. But are these creepy tales true? Decide for yourself as you dig into some of the most horrifying urban legends ever told.
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  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell

    Library Binding (HarperColl, Aug. 21, 2001)
    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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  • More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

    Alvin Schwartz, Brett Helquist

    Library Binding (Turtleback, Aug. 24, 2010)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Presents a selection of tales about haunted houses, ghastly deeds, wailing specters, and other terrifying phenomena.
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  • Ghoulish Ghost Stories

    Joan Axelrod-Contrada

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2010)
    The temperature drops, and a white mist floats into view. It’s a ghost! Or is it? Not everyone believes in ghosts. But some say they’ve come face-to-face with these free-floating spirits of the dead. Read on to discover some of the scariest ghost stories around.
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  • Scary Stories 3

    Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell

    Paperback (HarperColl, Aug. 21, 2001)
    Storytellers know -- just as they have for hundreds and hundreds of years -- that everyone enjoys a good, scary story!Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories 3 joins his other popular collections of scary folklore, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark and More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, to give readers spooky, funny and fantastic tales guaranteed to raise goose bumps.Who is the Wolf girl? Why is a hearse filled with men with yellow glowing eyes? Can a nightmare become reality? How do you avoid an appointment with Death?Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozens scary stories -- and even a scary song -- all just right for reading along or for telling aloud in the dark..
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  • The Ghost Ship and Other Scary Stories

    Caroline Repchuk

    Hardcover (Parragon Book, March 15, 2000)
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