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Scary Stories Set: The Complete 3-Book Collection
Scary Stories Set: The Complete 3-Book Collection | Alvin Schwartz
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The three Scary Stories books come together in this paperback box set to form a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends.Folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.The paperback books in this box set feature Stephen Gammell's artwork from the original Scary Stories books. Read if you dare!Includes Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories, and Scary Stories 3.
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Kshakal
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I personally don‘t like spooky stories but the tagged book is a favorite of my students! #sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

BookmarkTavern I remember this book! I looked up the illustrations recently, and I just couldn‘t believe these were children‘s books. 😂 Thanks for posting! 13mo
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Fortifiedbybooks
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Day 9 #Scarathlon Photo Challenge - Dark #TeamWhoYaGonnaCall

FlynnDewey Have you seen the movie? How would you say it fared against the book? (I haven't watched/read either.) 13mo
Fortifiedbybooks @FlynnDewey I haven't watched the movie, and I only read some of the stories when I was a kid. I'm hoping to read the book this year, finally, since it's been on my TBR for several years, and then I might watch the movie. 13mo
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aperfectmjk
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Mehso-so

I also forgot to report I finished this yesterday. This includes all 3 books for a total of 82 short stories. +1231

#Scarathlon2020 #TeamHarkness #ReadYourWay #cocoturns50 #thrilloweenreadathon #fallintoreadathon #24B4Monday

@StayCurious @CocoReads @Andrew65 @jb72 @SumisBooks @TheSpineView

In_the_stacks Wait a sec...is this anthology actually edited or co-authored by Laura Ingalls Wilder?.. 4y
TheSpineView 👍😀📚 4y
aperfectmjk @NomiReads honestly I'm not sure, I'll have to double check, but that doesn't seem right. 4y
In_the_stacks @aperfectmjk haha I hope it is the case, though it does seem unusual! (edited) 4y
Reggie Omg, the girl who works in our employee dining room was reading this today. What a coincidence! 4y
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aperfectmjk
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Today's inspiration! Working on those points for #Scarathlon2020 #TeamHarkness

SheReadsAndWrites 😂😂😂 OMG I need that mug! That is fantastic. 4y
Nelnjali I need that cup! Just the motivation I need. 4y
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aperfectmjk
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I'm currently on book 2 of 3 in the Scary Stories Treasury. Full of short stories to rack up some much needed points this week for #TeamHarkness #Scarathlon2020 #cocoturns50 #fallintoreadathon #readallweekcgb #ReadYourWay

TheSpineView 🖤📚👏 4y
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Linsy
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Pickpick

Loved this collection!!! Can‘t believe it took me this long. I‘m turning this into a Halloween tradition. 👻

+1,231 points for these three amazing collections!

#teamslaughter #scarathlon #scarathlon2020 #screamathon #cocoturns50 #shortstories

CocoReads That‘s fantastic! 4y
Clwojick 🙌 Awesome! Go #TeamSlaughter! 👏 4y
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booksavvyreviews
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Today is the cover reveal for the Halloween anthology, Something in the Shadows!

Do you love spooky reads?

#booklove #halloween #bookstoread #tbr

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AsYouWish
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Pickpick

I loved these stories when I was younger and had kind of forgotten all about them. I fell in love all over again with this complete collection of the stories. They are still as amazing as I remembered and it was a very quick read.

👻👻👻👻👻

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MsRadioSilence
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I remember these books scaring me so badly I wouldn‘t sleep in a room with a fireplace. Those were the ones that got me the most, with things coming down the chimney. I find, though, that I‘m not as susceptible to the scares as I once was. I still plan on seeing the movie though!

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PathfinderNicole
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My Bean is reading Scary Stories 3 to my auntie and grandma because he loves those stories and he LOVES his auntie and nana! Thank goodness for FaceTime so we can all stay connected even though they‘re in Minnesota and we‘re in Michigan 🥰

britt_brooke Aw! 💚 5y
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Meeko93
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Pickpick

Very good to read on a snowy night in late May 👍

RadicalReader Favorite book series forever I have the same book but a different cover 5y
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niftytiffd
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Reviewsbylola That‘s terrifying! 6y
Jen_Reads This book terrified me when I was a kid, but then my friends and I would read it in an old car down by the woods while surrounded by fields. 6y
CoverToCoverGirl 😱😱🙈🙈🙈🙈 That noise you just heard was me screaming in terror when I saw your post! 6y
RadicalReader I‘m literally beyond excited for the wonderful movie of my favorite book series 5y
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BeansPage
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This is amazing!!! 😲😍😲

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BeansPage
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Who's ready to discuss these creepy tales??? 👻
Discussions will start at 1 p.m. EST

@BookwormAHN @jackilynn @inthegreensandblues @skaiareads
#1MoreScaryStory

BookwormAHN 🙋🏼‍♀️ 6y
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BeansPage
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Pickpick

As any true lover of horror will tell you, these books are a must to add to your collection. And if you haven't already read them, then you definitely should! Just remember to tell these scary stories... in the dark. 👻

Please read my full review here:
TamaraTheReadingMermaid.weebly.com
Or you can watch my review on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/M0H2gOyFgfU

Skyrimir These illustrations scared the heck out of me when I was a kid, they are still really creepy as an adult! 6y
BethM I read all three as a kid and they scared the shit out of me. 6y
RadicalReader Would love to do this around Halloween would make for an incredible YouTube live stream 5y
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BeansPage @RadicalReader hey that's a good idea! I might just do that. 5y
RadicalReader @TheReadingMermaid I‘ve got the treasury series as well maybe we could collaborate and read it together on live stream or a regular video like one reading one book and alternating 5y
RadicalReader @BethM best books I read as a child and still love them today and couldn‘t be happier to still have the books 5y
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ConfessionofaBookaholic
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Day 7 in the countdown to #deweyoct #readathon I almost forgot but I didn‘t 😜 here is the scariest book cover that I own complete with creepy mood lighting...pleasant dreams 😱

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Chelsibno
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#Bloodcurdling #BlackCatChallenge @Clwojick
These stories felt totally bloodcurdling to me as a kid. At my hometown public library‘s summer sleepovers, the librarians would read aloud some of them to us. I reread them all last October and was pleased to find that they still felt spooky to me as an adult.

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BeansPage
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Coming this November! Prepare to be scared!!! ☠️👻☠️

#1MoreScaryStory #BuddyRead #LitsyHappenings
@TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage @Clwojick @Avanders here ya go 😉 6y
RedxoHearts Those bring back memories for sure. I remember holding under the covers or in a blanket fort reading them with my cousin 6y
jackilynn My sister & I loved these books when we were growing up. We still talk about or favorite stories. I can't wait to see how this translates into a film (it is in the works). 6y
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Emm0921 Omg I remember those!! 😱 6y
brittanyreads Oh! I love these so much!! Still trying to get my hands on an original copy for less than an arm and a leg! 🙄 6y
BeansPage @BBL4nkensh1p includes all three books and all of the original artwork 6y
brittanyreads Thank you! Thank you! 🤗 6y
BeansPage @BBL4nkensh1p you are most welcome. You should join us in November 😉 6y
brittanyreads I will definitely look out for it 😁 6y
ephemeralwaltz The adaptation by Guillermo del Toro just got casted! 6y
BeansPage @ephemeralwaltz I know! So exciting. Perfect time to reread 6y
JoScho 🖤🖤🖤 6y
Avanders Loved those books!! ❣️🖤❣️ Thanks for the tag!! 😘 6y
SexyCajun Hmmm I haven‘t heard of or read these at all 🤔 6y
RadicalReader Which is your favorite Scary story from all the books and which book is your favorite? 5y
BeansPage @RadicalReader I'd have to say my favorite story is Harold. Scares the living crap out of me even today. 5y
RadicalReader @TheReadingMermaid I love the Hearse Song 5y
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SouthBeachStrangler
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A true childhood classic. Great stories and great illustrations.

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bookhoarder513

My daughter is 9 yo, reads a little above her age level, likes graphic novels as well a chapter books. She is looking for scary stories, thrillers, spooky...that type of thing. Any recommendations? Thank you!

bookhoarder513 Forgot to add...not a fan of Goosebumps. Makes me sad. Lol. I loved them as a kid 6y
charl08 Has she come across 6y
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charl08 Also v good. 6y
charl08 Plus anything by Isabel Greenberg. 6y
saresmoore David Walliams does funny-weird, in the vein of Roald Dahl—not scary, per se, but may scratch that itch. (edited) 6y
saresmoore My daughter also really enjoyed this thriller-ish series beginning with 6y
Moray_Reads I second Coralline and the Graveyard Book, though I haven't read the graphic novel versions 6y
bookhoarder513 Thank you everyone!! 6y
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LitTraveler
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Pausing my current book to read some scary stories. Honestly, I‘m just feeling a little nostalgic for one of my favorite childhood summertime reads.

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TheQuietQuill Those socks are awesome! 6y
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BeansPage
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Here's my entry for your giveaway. When I think of good illustrations I can't think of anything better than the illustrations done by Stephen Gammell in Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories series. This is definitely one of my favorite illustrations out of the treasury book. Definitely the stuff nightmares are made of!!! 🤘🏻🦇🕸️🕷️
#GG40k Congrats @GondorGirl ✨🌺📖🎉

GondorGirl Yeah... that's totally creepy! 😱 7y
rjsthumbelina I remember how much everyone loved these when I was a kid! I liked them then, but I can't take scary stuff now.lol 7y
tammysue Creepy scary! 7y
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BeansPage
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I can't think of better Creepy Characters then the Scary Stories series by Alvin Schwartz. I have yet to find creepier illustrations even in my adult life. Clive Barker comes close but these take the cake! 🎂 #ReadingResolutions @Jess7

Craftylikefox They have republished these books with not as scary illustrations but I think the illustrations are what helped make those stories so scary. They still give me a good spook! 7y
TheDaysGoBy That thing is horrifying! 😱 7y
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#MayBookFlowers #day7 #blackandwhitecovers Yes, I know the font is in red but I couldn't resist posting this blast from the past. Anyone else spend a terrified childhood reading this nightmare fuel??

GoldenGirl I used to read these when I was a kid. And now my kids read them! We love them! 8y
CouronneDhiver Yes! My mom would not approve, but I read these as a kid/tween. 👻 8y
RadicalReader I reread this wonderful series yearly 5y
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freyaheart
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Just had to point out how much this book was after tax $6.65, I laughed when he told me the total. I had to end up buying it. The library tried to give me the Hellquist illustrated editions, no thank you!

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Craftylikefox
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this may be the earliest scary reads I came across as a child. between the stories and the illustrations it left me spooked but wanting more! @Litsy #allhallowsread #scaryreads #dontlookunderthebed

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