Snag Your Copy More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark Composed By Alvin Schwartz Issued As Manuscript
Scary Stories series by Alvin Schwartz was a favorite of my oldest son when he was younger, We read the stories out loud to each other, and even his friends, We talked about what made a story scary, how to tell a great ghost story and the basics of acting and public speaking.
My son is now almostyears old and he still remembers these books, Before he left to serve in the Navy, he brought me used copies that matched the ones he owned as a kid, As part of my personal challenge this year to read books off my own shelves and to read more of what I personally enjoy, I am rereading these books.
I'm enjoying the stories, and also thinking about a little boy that grew into a pretty awesome man, As my son is stationed thousands of miles away in Japan and I haven't 'seen him in two years, I can think fondly of him as I read these books that he so thoughtfully brought to me before he left home.
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is the second book in the series, As in the first book, the tales are gathered from folklore, There is a notes section and list of sources in the back of the book, Thestories are accompanied by awesome bizarre artwork by Stephen Gammell, The artwork really makes this book something special, The stories vary from jump scares and scary situations to humor and even a song,
A great collection of kidfriendly horror!! This book is featured on Halloween Reads for Children sitelink com
Here's another scary story collection thats perfect for this time of year, Some of these are downright horrifying, but so much fun,
A few of our favorites are: Something was Wrong, The Cats Paw, BaRooom!, which includes the simple sheet music we enjoy playing on the piano, Wonderful Sausage, and One Sunday Morning.
One of my favorite sections in the book contains the sources which explain the tales, adaptations, retellings and even different variations.
Some even have a little history with them which explains where these tales were heard and when, The illustrations by Stephen Gammell are perfect and never disappoint!
"We tell scary stories to have fun, "
These stories are still fun, but this collection is my least favorite of the series, I adore the illustrations as usual, but I feel like some of these stories didn't totally make sense, There are also so many dead animals,
My topstories were The Wreck, Wonderful Sausage, The Curse, The Church, and The Brown Suit, I still love these books, They're still pretty spooky, because the stories are archetypal, Some things are always scary, For the target audience, this will likely be their first exposure to most
of these archetypes, And nostalgia helps those of us who read these years ago, The stories are nice and short, perfect for telling around a campfire or at a sleepover,
The original art by Stephen Gammell is horrible and I love it, I always did. It was a pleasure to be horrified by it, The newest edition has replaced the art with art by Brett Helquist, which is creepy but not nearly as nightmare inducing as the original.
Sigh. The illustrations are great. Spooky read for young kids before bed,
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SCARY STORIES PART TWO!
After reading the first book “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” I just had to read up on the sequel, “More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” which is also written by Alvin Schwartz along with illustrations by Stephen Gammell.
“More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” is a continuation of the first book and we are introduced to more spinetingling tales from this fantastic series as you will definitely be sitting on the edge of your seats after you read this collection of scary stories!
Just like the first book, this book basically contains a collection of scary stories to tell in the dark and they include:
One Sunday Morning
A young woman named Ida decided to go to church on Sunday morning and when she made it to the church, she started to realize that the people at the church were not normal as she saw one of her friends, Josephine Kerr, attend the service, even though she died a month ago
The Little Black Dog
Billy Mansfield was fighting a man named Silas Burton, who was an enemy of his family and when Billy knocked Silas off his horse, he ended up killing Silas along with his black dog when the dog started barking at Billy.
Unfortunately after that incident, Billy starts noticing a strange black dog following him around
The Bride
A ministers daughter just got married and after the wedding ceremony, she decided to play hide and seek and she hid inside a trunk in the attic.
Unfortunately, the lid of the trunk dropped on the daughter and locked her inside the trunk and everyone at the wedding ceremony did not even know that she is missing!
Once again, I was blown away by this collection of scary stories from the creative retellings of Alvin Schwartz! Alvin Schwartz has done a brilliant job at retelling these ancient scary folktales as each story is just as creepy and intense as the last story and the twist endings are enough to make you scream! I loved the way that Alvin Schwartz provided an eerie atmosphere to each story as it makes the audience feel scare for the characters and the supernatural activities that surround them and it really brought out the creativity of this book.
I also loved the fact that Alvin Schwartz took the time to research the various folktales dealing with horror and I loved the fact that Alvin Schwartz provided a bibliography section at the end of the book so that way you would be able to go back and check the original sources of these tales! I enjoyed most of the stories in this collection, but my most favorite stories would have to be “The Bride,” “The Little Black Dog,” “One Sunday Morning,” “Wonderful Sausage” and “The Cat in a Shopping Bag.
” Stephen Gammells illustrations are as usual, eerily and brilliantly done as the artwork is truly frightening to look at and the black and white colorings of the illustrations really bring out the creepy feel to the stories.
There is much creepy imagery in this book, but probably the scariest image in this book was of the skeletal bride in “The Bride.
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Just like the first book, this book might be too scary for small children since there are stories about characters being killed and haunted by supernatural forces.
Also, what always made this series so scary for small children is the fact that the illustrations are truly scary and small children might not be able to get through this book because of the scary illustration.
As for why I took off half a point from the rating, I felt that this book was using the same structure that was used in the first book such as in stories like “Cemetery Soup” where the character always steal something from the dead and something haunts them at the end.
Overall, “More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” is just another addition to your “Horror Books for Children” shelf that you just got to check out! I would recommend this book to children ages eight and up since the often spooky content in this book is too scary for small children.
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