More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Books

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

by Alvin Schwartz

1984•Horror•111 pages

Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalfantasyfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

See which match your taste

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Open Library rating

3.5 / 5

10 ratings

Your matchTake the taste test to see your match

About This Book

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends. Folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HorrorMonster/alien/supernaturalFantasySolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

Cuentos de terror estadounidensesAmerican Ghost storiesAmerican Horror talesCuentos de fantasmas estadounidensesTalesCuentos popularesFolkloreHorror stories

Details

Author
Alvin Schwartz
Published
1984
Pages
111
Taste scores
How we score
Source
Open Library

How book matches work

Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.

More books

Browse popular fiction and narrative non-fiction, with a match for your taste.

Browse Books