Get spooked by these scary stories recommended by NPR Books' Petra Mayer
It's that time of year when a lot of us are looking for a thrill — a good scary story just in time for Halloween. Here are five ghastly recommendations.
It’s that time of year when a lot of us are looking for a thrill — a good scary story just in time for Halloween.
Petra Mayer of NPR Books shares a few favorites:
“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” by Alvin Schwartz
Continuing the theme of things that terrified readers of a certain age when they were kids, this is the all-time classic. The stories themselves are pretty standard campfire scares and urban legends (“High Beams,” anyone?), but — and this is crucial — get either the original edition or the 2017
