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

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

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

Choosing just one winner for each grade was extremely difficult, and our team of judges enjoyed reading all the tales you ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A gory, body-horror reimagining of Cinderella, "The Ugly Stepsister" twists fairy-tale beauty into darkly comic social ...

Family visits to Spirit Halloween stores have become “a seasonal tradition,” a company spokesperson tells TODAY.com, adding, “Our animatronics offer varying levels of scare.” On TikTok, parents are ...

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