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an interesting concept with some quirky and spooky stories! good for kids.
adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
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3.25
adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not bad! These are SUPER short stories...like, maybe a page or two long. I think some of them could have been great with a little fleshing out, but then that would go against the title of the book.

Recommended for children with short attention spans, or to read if you're traveling. Great for a plane or train ride as there's no story to have to keep up with. Some of the tales were a little creepier than others, some were just silly and nonsensical. Overall, a decent yet completely forgettable book.
dark lighthearted mysterious 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

Von allen Kurzgeschichtensammlungen, die ich bisher gelesen habe, ist das hier wohl meine liebste. Sie enthält über 70 Mini-Geschichten, wie der Titel schon sagt: halbminütige Horrorstories, die meisten also nur eine Seite lang. Zur Auflockerung gibt es zwischendurch auch ein paar Comics oder illustrierte Limericks.
Das Schöne an dieser Sammlung ist, dass die Geschichten sich nicht auf lustigen Kindergrusel reduzieren, sondern wirklich einige gruselige Schocker dabei sind (natürlich nicht mit Splatterfilmen oder ähnlichem zu vergleichen, aber dennoch wirklich gut gemachter Grusel). Wieder andere setzen auf makaberen Humor und manche fand ich irgendwie lahm.

Die meisten sind aber toll und es finden sich sogar Geschichten einiger namenhafter Autoren wieNeil Gaiman, Lemony Snicket, Holly Black oder Cassandra Clare wieder.
Das Buch hat mit seiner riesigen Zahl an Geschichten zwar einiges zu bieten, ist aber trotzdem nur an die 150 Seiten dünn. Definitiv zu wenig. Ich stimme laut und deutlich für einen zweiten Sammelband dieser Art!

Super-short (some only one page) and scary. Great for those who want a fast read and a case of the creeps.

I found this anthology to be a little lackluster. While there are some creepy stories within its pages, I think there are better middle grades and young adult scary story anthologies for the budding horror enthusiasts among us.

This was cute.. yes definitely written for little kids but some were legit creepy! I did like how they had different types of stories as well! Really cool to see so many authors writting in here.

Obviously it is not for my age group (grown woman) but I thought it was a cute book for young kids with adorable stories.