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vanish007's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted

5.0

iread2dream's review against another edition

5.0

I used to love these books (I owned all three!) when I was a kid. They used to scare the snot out of me but I loved all the scary stuff. I read this as a bingo spot and I can say I still love the book. Of course, the scary stuff isn't as scary, but I can still imagine getting sweaty palms and heart palpitations back in the day. Good for middle schoolers and up. Some of the stories are a little bit macabre (cannibalism) but they're not too bad, I don't think.

somelatenightreading's review against another edition

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2.0

Read in 2023: ⭐️⭐️

Includes the following scary stories...

Part 1: When She Saw Him, She Screamed and Ran
-Something Was Wrong
-The Wreck
-One Sunday Morning
-Sounds
-A Weird Blue Light
-Somebody Fell from Aloft
-The Little Black Dog
-Clinkity-Clink

Part 2: She Was Spittin' and Yowlin' Just Like a Cat
-The Bride
-Rings On Her Fingers
-The Drum
-The Window
-Wonderful Sausage
-The Cats Paw
-The Voice

Part 3: When I Wake Up, Everything Will be All Right
-"Oh, Susannah!"
-The Man in the Middle
-The Cat in a Shopping Bag
-The Bed by the Window
-The Dead Man's Hand
-A Ghost in the Mirror
-The Curse

Part 4: The Last Laugh
-The Church
-The Bad News
-Cemetery Soup
-The Brown Suit
-Ba-Rooom!
-Thumpity-Thump

irishdrew83's review against another edition

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4.0

In 1984 Alvin Schwartz saw the release of the second of his Scary Stories trilogy, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The tales presented are very brief, and collected from various realms of folklore. Schwartz rewrote them, and Stephen Gammell adds illustrations that create an atmosphere and add depth to the reading experience. This installment, like all the books in the trilogy, were beloved and well-remembered by people of my generation, 80s and early 90s kids. However, these books have become “banned” over the years, mainly at the public-school level. It was in elementary school that I first discovered these twisted tales with their haunted imagery...

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behindherpages's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced

3.0

skylarshane6's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

nikkitaylor19's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

momoxshi's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

Still has a few gems but not as much as the first one. Majority of the stories are okay. Illustrations are still top tier, the best. References and footnotes are still a treat for a self proclaimed nerd like me.