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Scary stories to tell in the dark : three books to chill your bones / collected by Alvin Schwartz ; drawings by Stephen Gammell.

Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-1992 (author,, compiler.). Gammell, Stephen, (illustrator.). Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-1992 Scary stories to tell in the dark. (Added Author). Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-1992 Tales. Selections. (Added Author). Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-1992 Scary stories 3. (Added Author).

Summary:

Traditional and modern-day tales and "jump" stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, haunts, superstitions, monsters and horrible scary things.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062968975
  • ISBN: 0062968971
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Harper, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark originally published 1981. More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark originally published in 1984. Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones originally published in 1991.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-113).
Formatted Contents Note:
Scary stories to tell in the dark -- More scary stories to tell in the dark -- Scary stories 3 : more stories to chill your bones.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 9-12.
Subject:
Urban folklore > Juvenile literature.
Ghosts > Folklore > Juvenile literature.
Folklore > United States > Juvenile literature.
Ghost stories, American > Juvenile literature.
Tales > United States > Juvenile literature.
Legends > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Ghost stories.
Horror fiction.

Available copies

  • 17 of 22 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 1 current hold with 22 total copies.
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Marion Library JUV 398.2 SCH (Text) 37810435571764 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/10/2026
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