The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
whaydengilbert's review
2.0
Something I find interesting in these international stories, as compared to American folklore contained in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, is just how commonplace magic and sorcery seems to be. It isn’t as surreal as it’s American counterpart, but also isn’t as self-conscious. That being said, I never thought the storytelling of Alvin Schwartz was particularly great until I read these. Oof. There certainly is an art to crafting micro-retellings of folklore with wit and personality. And these guys ain’t got it.
jerusha's review
dark
funny
informative
fast-paced
3.0
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, and Death
Minor: Cannibalism
mzrachelsuperlibarian's review against another edition
5.0
Great folk tales. I especially enjoyed the Gruesome Test.
thebooksupplier's review against another edition
2.0
In a time when there are movies like Paranormal Activity and Saw, etc. it is hard to write a good scary book. I went looking for scary books, and knowing that the Scary Stories collection is popular in my school library, I thought this might be a solid investment. While most of the stories have nice twists at the end, they leave much to be desired in the scary story department. Then again, nothing I've read has scared me quite as bad as IT by Stephen King did.
kbm413's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't think it was very scary, but I could see it for younger audiences. I did, however, enjoy it and would read it again.
authorlibrarianrachel's review against another edition
5.0
Great folk tales. I especially enjoyed the Gruesome Test.