Scary Stories Books

[lullaby1031]

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories, Scary Stories 3 - More Tales to Chill Your Bones

By: Alvin Schwartz

I picked these up two years ago off ebay to add to my collection so I was wondering if anyone eles besides me has read these when they where younger or presently? If so, which one was your favorite book - or story? Or if you have other recommendations for me to check out to add to my shelf?

[lullaby1031]

Ack - :blink sorry I mess up the sub topic with a type o - you still get the idea

[SomeDanGuy]

Are those the ones with the freaky pen drawings?

[Fierce Critter]

I LOVED those sorts of books when I was a kid.

Not sure if I read the ones by the author you mention, but I actually still have a lot of the ones I read. They're all packed away right now, so I can't tell you which ones I've got, except one - it's called Shock Rock, edited by Jeff Gelb and featuring rock & roll related short stories by authors including Stephen King, F. Paul Wilson, Etc.

That was a little more "adult", but cool nevertheless.

[lullaby1031]

SomeDanGuy: Yep!~ I love the art work!

Here's the link so you can see what they look like

Scary stories books

F.C. cool!

[SomeDanGuy]

Hell yes I read those! Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure I was really young when I read those. Why did my parents buy those for me? Maybe that explains a thing or two about me now.

I still remember that there was one story about a thing that lived in a kid's closet. I don't remembe the details, but there was an accompanying illustration that haunted me for months. Especially since we had just moved to a weird little rental house where my bed faced my closet which looked just like the one in the picture :blink

[TomCat]

I think I encountered those a few years back, but didn't really get a chance to read them. :erm

[lullaby1031]

I had to have been around 5th or 6th grade when they first crossed my path and I've loved them ever since! I'm glad I found them when I did - if you haven't read them - you should just to take a peek.

[Fierce Critter]

Just to clarify, that Shock Rock book blends horror with rock 'n roll - the stories aren't just about rock.

[TearSandrille]

I remember staying up "late" when I was a kid on weekends and reading those. The only story I remember though was the thumb story. They'd probably still creep me out to this day.

[lullaby1031]

My favorite story was the one with a girl and her two older brothers where living up on top of this hill and below you could see a cemetary and she kept seeing these weird two lights and it turned out to be eyes... I won't tell the rest incase others haven't read it. :innocent

[SomeDanGuy]

My favorite story was the one with a girl and her two older brothers where living up on top of this hill and below you could see a cemetary and she kept seeing these weird two lights and it turned out to be eyes... I won't tell the rest incase others haven't read it.  :innocent

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I REMEMBER THAT ONE! That definitely freaked me out too. I'd lay in bed watching the window for eyes.

[lullaby1031]

Damn, You're tellin' me!! I used to check the window every night to make sure it was locked & I kept a flash light under my pillow... :fear