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More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
First published 1987 · 112 pages
A nostalgic, spine-tingling collection of campfire tales that burrows into your childhood fears and lingers long after the lights go out.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting around a dying campfire while the shadows stretch just a little too far. It is a brisk, propulsive experience built on the primal thrill of a well-timed jump scare and the lingering dread of an urban legend. The prose is deceptively simple, stripped down to its barest bones to let the sheer macabre weight of the folklore shine through. It carries a deadpan, matter-of-fact tone that makes the horrifying elements feel uncomfortably real. Nostalgic yet timelessly chilling, the atmosphere is soaked in a playful but genuine sense of menace. It is perfect for young thrill-seekers testing their bravery, or adults looking to recapture that delicious, shivering feeling of reading under the covers with a flashlight.
- Mood
- chilling
- nostalgic
- dread-soaked
- campfire-spooky
- Tone
- deadpan
- macabre
- playful
- eerie
- matter-of-fact
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- childhood fears · urban legends · the uncanny · mortality · folklore and myth
- The writing
- Sparse, rhythmic, and unadorned, crafted specifically for the suspenseful cadence of reading aloud.
- The arc
- Moves from a shiver of eager anticipation through escalating jolts of terror, settling into a lingering, delightful unease.
- Who it's for
- Young thrill-seekers testing their bravery and nostalgic adults who love the communal thrill of a campfire ghost story.
Content notes
- body horror
- death
- jump scares
- macabre imagery
- mild violence
About the book
More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.
Description from Open Library.
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