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Scary Stories Treasury by Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell

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priscillarobock's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

ecote525's review against another edition

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5.0

ah, the nostalgia. Even those these are legends and stories told in their simplest forms, I will always love them. And the art! If I had kids, I would pass these down.

finnmyronowsky's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

dangerousnerd's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The books get better as they progress. More Tales to Chill Your Bones Is the best of the trio. I love the notes and context Schwartz provides!

vanish007's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted

5.0

jcpdiesel21's review against another edition

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3.0

This was a fun listen with my son to get us both into the Halloween spirit. A third of the stories are fairly creepy and memorable, another third are merely okay and the last third are silly and kind of dumb; my son had a lot of unfavorable comments about the ones in the final category, but was genuinely scared by a couple of the creepier inclusions. I appreciated the insertion of notes at the end of each book that go into detail about origins and variations of the tales, and Oswalt, McBride and Brightman all do a great job of narrating the stories.