Seeing the cover of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981) has a powerfully Proustian effect on me: my ...

Halloween fun comes alive with five-word horror stories, stirring up creativity and chills. Listeners share their ...

Both the book and the film trust their audience to confront mortality honestly. That trust makes for stronger children – and ...

A central Ohio native, Stine has written hundreds of spooky tales for young readers—most notably, the hugely successful ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was based on Alvin Schwartz’s iconic collection of short horror ...

Dr. Bethany Cook, PsyD, MT-BC, is a licensed clinical psychologist and author of For What It’s Worth: A Perspective on How to Thrive and Survive Parenting. She's a sought after therapist and quoted ...

Taylor Hunsberger is a culture writer, poet, and children’s librarian at the East Flatbush branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. She has presented work on the topic of children’s horror literature at ...

From kids to scaredy-cats, not everyone is into hardcore horror. Here are 25 Halloween-ready movies more about thrills than ...

Two weeks ago, my sister “Holly” was watching our 7-year-old daughter “Sage,” while my wife, “Amber” took our 5-year-old son ...