Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

by Alvin Schwartz

1981•Horror•111 pages

Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalfamilyimaginarysimpleenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeFantastical and small-scale: a simple horror novel. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

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

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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/supernaturalFamilySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Cuentos de terror estadounidensesAmerican Ghost storiesAmerican Horror talesCuentos de fantasmas estadounidensesTalesFolkloreCuentos popularesHorror stories

Details

Author
Alvin Schwartz
Published
1981
Pages
111
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