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A review by sizrobe
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art! by Alvin Schwartz
5.0
Fantastic compendium of spooky folkloric tales written in simple English, intended for consumption by children I'd estimate around grade school level. From the footnotes, most of them go way back, at least one of which dating all the way back to ancient Rome.
These stories were definitely formative to me. The stories themselves are great, but the illustrations are what really make them special. Sadly, most of the modern reprints replace the terrifying watercolors with more age-appropriate and way less cool versions. It's a good thing that this collection of all three books preserves the original art.
These stories were definitely formative to me. The stories themselves are great, but the illustrations are what really make them special. Sadly, most of the modern reprints replace the terrifying watercolors with more age-appropriate and way less cool versions. It's a good thing that this collection of all three books preserves the original art.