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A review by oliviakt07
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
2.0
I checked out this audio book with the hope that it would put me in the nostalgic, Halloween spirit as I commuted to school, work, and life. Unfortunately, while it was nostalgic, it was completely dated in terms of spook factor, and predictable in regards to each tale's 'individual' ending.
Now I played along with the narrator, and let him lead me into each 'haunting' anecdote. However, I did not feel as though I rediscovered anything that really made me smile or smirk at the 'edginess' of these short horror stories.
Maybe one day they will regain a level of ghoulish delightfulness for me and the young readers and listeners I share it with, but we will have to wait and see. If I take anything away from this collection is the spark of an idea to take short stories like these and turn them into ASL signed stories and skits for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and hearing audiences to enjoy all year round.
Now I played along with the narrator, and let him lead me into each 'haunting' anecdote. However, I did not feel as though I rediscovered anything that really made me smile or smirk at the 'edginess' of these short horror stories.
Maybe one day they will regain a level of ghoulish delightfulness for me and the young readers and listeners I share it with, but we will have to wait and see. If I take anything away from this collection is the spark of an idea to take short stories like these and turn them into ASL signed stories and skits for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and hearing audiences to enjoy all year round.