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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

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A collection of standalone stories that are scary regardless of how dark it is. And to make them even scarier — as if they needed it — each tale is steeped in genuine folklore.

The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film!

A classic collection of chillingly scary tales, collected and retold by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by renowned artist Brett Helquist (illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events and more!).

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark contains some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time. Walking corpses, dancing bones, knife-wielding madmen, and narrow escapes from death—they're ...

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