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drgenius1079's review against another edition
5.0
Good horror book to read as a kid, there was indeed more bones
whaydengilbert's review against another edition
2.0
Something I find interesting in these international stories, as compared to American folklore contained in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, is just how commonplace magic and sorcery seems to be. It isn’t as surreal as it’s American counterpart, but also isn’t as self-conscious. That being said, I never thought the storytelling of Alvin Schwartz was particularly great until I read these. Oof. There certainly is an art to crafting micro-retellings of folklore with wit and personality. And these guys ain’t got it.
jerusha's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, and Death
Minor: Cannibalism
thebooksupplier's review
2.0
In a time when there are movies like Paranormal Activity and Saw, etc. it is hard to write a good scary book. I went looking for scary books, and knowing that the Scary Stories collection is popular in my school library, I thought this might be a solid investment. While most of the stories have nice twists at the end, they leave much to be desired in the scary story department. Then again, nothing I've read has scared me quite as bad as IT by Stephen King did.
kbm413's review
2.0
I didn't think it was very scary, but I could see it for younger audiences. I did, however, enjoy it and would read it again.