Scary Stories Boxed Set
by Alvin Schwartz
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Author: Alvin SchwartzIllustrator: Stephen Gammell
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Box set
Published: 1992-06-26
ISBN: 006440465X
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Review: Brings back memories of Halloweens past...
Summary: 5 Stars
As a kid I loved sitting around reading these, sometimes by myself tucked away in a dark, musty corner, or better yet, on Halloween with friends. OK, so the stories weren't really all that scary, but they are a lot of fun. The illustrations are morbid and occasionally gruesome, and really lend to the atmosphere of "terror." There are tons of other, scarier books on the market, sure, but these are a lot of fun for parents and kids alike. No murdered cheerleaders à la R.L. Stine. Some of my favourite moments include the voice moaning out "Bloody fingers...." and the hippie is just, like, "Get a band-aid, man!" and the Viper ("I'm here to vash and vipe the vindows").These stories were collected from folklore and retold by Alvin Swartz. And you'll find all types of timeless, classic tales in here. Ghost stories, graverobber stories, tales of people raised by wild animals, zombie stories, humourous stories, even modern tales based on urban legends. Each book is prefaced with some history, and their are annoted sources and extensive bibliographies.
There are loads of creepy, morbid, and yes, scary illustrations throughout the book in ink and grey watercolour...very gravelike. Some of them still creep me out today years later. Some of them might give you nightmares and resurface in front of you when you're all alone in the dark.
To make a scary atmosphere try reading these on a dark, rainy, preferably stormy night by flashlight. Put on Danny Elfman's creepy, creepy soundtrack to "Sleepy Hollow." Listen for unexplained crashes, creaks, and moans in between crashes of thunder...read some more...you will end up scared in the end.
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Walking corpses, dancing bones, knife-wielding madmen, and narrow escapes from death -- they're all here in this chilling collection of ghost stories.Literature Books
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