Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones

Written by Alvin Schwartz

Narrated by Patton Oswalt, Melissa McBride and Alex Brightman

The complete iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film!

Narrated by Patton Oswalt, Melissa McBride, and Alex Brightman, this collection includes all three of Alvin Schwartz's classic story collections: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Scary Stories 3. 

Walking corpses, dancing bones, knife-wielding madmen, and narrow escapes from death—they're all here in this chilling collection of ghost stories, collected and retold by folklorist Alvin Schwartz. These horrific tales are guaranteed to raise goosebumps. Let the faint of heart beware.

Pull up a chair, find a hand to hold, and prepare to be horrified.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Dec 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9780063030473

Alvin Schwartz

Alvin Schwartz is known for a body of work of more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explores everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. His collections of scary stories—Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Scary Stories 3, and two I Can Read books, In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories and Ghosts!—are just one part of his matchless folklore collection.

Reviews for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

[Gillian Levine · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was one of my favorite book series as a kid, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was just as enjoyable to listen to as adult. The voice acting is perfect, the stories are still very creepy, and the end notes about the folklore behind the tales are fascinating and enlightening. An awesome read for spooky season!

[Kate · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This is for little children and/or imbeciles. Maybe look elsewhere.

[Vengodelespacioo · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I found it a wonderful introduction to horror for young children.
Well-developed horror stories that are suitable for a young audience.
I loved it very much. (Translated from Spanish)

[CondeD · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

They may not be the most terrifying stories in the world, but this book gave me some incredible moments during my preadolescence when I consumed almost anything horror-related that I could get my hands on. One of the most interesting aspects is that it collects stories from different cultural backgrounds and countries, well-known urban legends from around the world, and it also includes some dark humor. It's a pity that in the latest version they had to remove the classic illustrations because they scared the children too much. The paradox. (Translated from Spanish)

[Juan Carlos Malik · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I'm truly sorry. But it goes to my worst readings of the year. I bought it because I saw the trailer for the movie and it caught my attention. And the truth is, it reads quickly, but it doesn't scare at all. The endings are very abrupt. Sometimes the stories are silly. I didn't like it at all.
Note: one story did make me laugh. And it can be read in a few hours, that's why the star. (Translated from Spanish)

[Edd62 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A book read to please my children, with short stories that are more fun and entertaining than scary for adults. My favorite is "The Finger." In fact, I often use it to start conversations with the younger ones to grab their attention. (Translated from Spanish)