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 ...

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 ...

This horror-comedy movie (which is streaming for free) is both a perfect gateway horror film for kids and a truly strange ...

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

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 ...

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

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is now streaming on Amazon Prime. A version of this article was originally published on ...

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

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 ...