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More scary stories to tell in the dark / collected from folklore and retold by Alvin Schwartz ; illustrated by Brett Helquist.

Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-1992 (Author). Helquist, Brett, (illustrator.).

Summary:

More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs. .Is it possible to die -- and not know it? What if a person is buried too soon? What happens to a thief foolish enough to rob a corpse, or to a murderer whose victim returns from the grave? Read about these terrifying predicaments as well as what happens when practical jokes produce gruesome consequences and initiations go awry.Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories -- and even a scary song -- all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark.If You Dare!

Record details

ISBN: 9780545385060
ISBN: 0545385067
ISBN: 0590135864
ISBN: 9780590135863
Physical Description: 111 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Publisher: New York : Scholastic, [2011]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Hoo-ha's -- When she saw him, she screamed and ran. Something was wrong -- The wreck -- One Sunday morning -- Sound -- A weird blue light -- Somebody fell from aloft -- The little black dog -- Clinkity-clink -- She was spittin' and yowlin' just like a cat. The bride -- Rings on her fingers -- The drum -- The window -- Wonderful sausage -- The cat's paw -- The voice -- When I wake up, everything will be all right. "Oh, Susannah!" -- The man in the middle -- The cat in a shopping bag -- The bed by the window -- The dead man's hand -- A ghost in the mirror -- The curse -- The last laugh. The church -- The bad news -- Cemetery soup -- The brown suit -- BA-ROOOM! -- Thumpity-thump.