More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Scary Stories Series

Author: Alvin Schwartz

Illustrator: Stephen Gammell

Book 2 in the Scary Stories series

Pages: 112

Published: 1984

Age: 9+

All those who enjoyed shuddering their way through Alvin Schwartz's first volume of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark will find a satisfyingly spooky sequel in this new collection of the macabre, the funny, and the fantastic.

Is it possible to die – and not know it? What if a person is buried too soon? What happens to a thief foolish enough to rob a corpse, or to a murderer whose victim returns from the grave? Read about these terrifying predicaments as well as what happens when practical jokes produce gruesome consequences and initiations go awry.

Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories – and even a scary song – all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark . . . if you dare!

About the Scary Stories Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark(1981)
  2. 2.More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark(1984)
  3. 3.Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones(1991)

Reading age: 9+ years

This spooky series is part of Alvin Schwartz's larger collection of books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright.

Stories range from creepy to terrifying – skeletons with torn and tangled flesh who roam the earth; a ghost who takes revenge on her murderer; and a haunted house where every night a bloody head falls down the chimney.

Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of the dozens of scary stories contained in these volumes . . . all just right for reading alone under the covers or for telling aloud in the dark.

Please Note: These books contain stories and images which may be upsetting to younger or more sensitive readers.