Reviews

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

fishfish's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

The following was something I texted my partner after reading this at their suggestion:
He’s like… a full on folklorist?!
I loved that actually! What an accessible way to continue passing on folklore! That’s freakin cool!! And probably the largest bibliography I’ve ever seen in a book for younger audiences! That’s a good thing!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore and Animal death

exorcismemily's review against another edition

5.0

"There are scary stories about all kinds of things."

The first collection is my favorite of the three, and I'm so glad I re-read it before the movie comes out. My top 5 stories were The Guests, Room for One More, The White Satin Evening Gown, High Beams, and Aaron Kelly's Bones.

dreamlight99's review against another edition

4.0

Hubiera amado leer este libro cuando era niña

morguebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

readingwithnella's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

wuthrinheights's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Started and finished this in less than an hour, I couldn't put it down! I didn't dare to read this alone in my room; the stories can get really creepy and one story actually made me scream when I flipped a page and it was a full picture of a ghoul.

I had a lot of fun and I kept turning the pages for more and more. I guess I never realised how much I actually love horror stories/folklores/urban legends. Will definitely try to keep an eye out for the two other books in this series.

And after all the creepy short stories and songs, it was nice that they made the last chapter to have a humorous version of classic horror tales. At least I could sleep better tonight... or will I?

readingwmiles's review against another edition

4.0

this was just as delightful as i remember. unfortunately i wasn’t reading the og version with the amazing illustrations so it didn’t spook me as much as it could have. i do like the illustrations in the new edition, they’re just different. i remember so many of these stories to this day though so it deserves credit for that! i still check the back of my car every day because of “high beams”. a super fun quick nostalgic spooky read

notgabbs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ohbabyitsalli's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

belacqua's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This was a pure hit of nostalgia. Brought me back to checking it out at my school library in fourth grade.