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Scary stories to tell in the dark / collected from American folklore by Alvin Schwartz ; with drawings by Stephen Gammell.

Schwartz, Alvin, 1927- (Author). Gammell, Stephen. (Added Author).

Summary:

This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright. There is a story here for everyone—skeletons with torn and tangled flesh who roam the earth; a ghost who takes revenge on her murderer; and a haunted house where every night a bloody head falls down the chimney. Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories—and even scary songs—all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark. If You Dare!

Record details

ISBN: 0397319266
ISBN: 9780397319268
ISBN: 0397319274
ISBN: 9780397319275
Physical Description: viii, 111 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: New York : Lippincott, c1981.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Bibliography: p. 105-110.

Formatted Contents Note:

The big toe -- The walk -- "What do you come for?" -- Me Tie Dough-ty Walker! -- A man who lived in Leeds -- Old woman all skin and bone -- The thing -- Cold as clay -- The white wolf -- The haunted house -- The guests -- The hearse song -- The girl who stood on a grave -- A new horse -- Alligators -- Room for one more -- The Wendigo -- The dead man's brains -- "May I carry your basket?" -- The hook -- The white satin evening gown -- High beams -- The babysitter -- The viper -- The attic -- The slithery-dee -- Aaron Kelly's bones -- Wait till Martin comes -- The ghost with the bloody fingers.