Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

[KAGEKI]

Wow, I am not sure if anyone ever heard of this book, but they were pretty nerve-wrecking. The actual stories weren't that scary, but the illustrations were terrifying and creepy as hell. Some of the illustrations made me scare to go to sleep at night when I was younger. So, has anyone read this book?


If not, then here's a prime examples of one of many freaky pictures from the book:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tot508KNJ7A

 

[Bolt]

KAGEKI, you're the freakin' man. It's weird that you made this thread, because I was just telling my girlfriend a couple hours ago how freaky this **** was when you're a kid. None of my friends seem to remember them, but as a horror fan I was an avid reader even as a kid and I actually still have all the books. Stephen Gammell's illustrations were absolutely, brilliantly gruesome and horrifying. I have no idea how this got past the children's book censorship committee or whatever.

 

[FreedomR8G6B1]

I think I knocked out my cousin because he grabbed me and went "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!"

...after reading one of the stories. You know where it has it in parenthesis to grab the nearest person. Good times. :laugh:

...in the choice of "Fight or Flight"...I chose "Fight" that day.

 

[Bolt]

Like this?

 

[FreedomR8G6B1]

Like this?

Mine was more of a high angle haymaker to the back of the head that planted him into the ground face first.

 

[Miaka975]

awww i used to read these books soooo much when i was a kid! ... i loved it <3

 

[Ragna &quot;D&quot; BloodEdge]

Mine was more of a high angle haymaker to the back of the head that planted him into the ground face first.

Why does none of this surprise me?

Oh, wait...look who it's coming from.

 

[Impulse87]

i remember these books

i also remember the PTA in my school district naming these series as the worst books for you kids to read :anime:

 

[kC]

haha. I totally had these books as a kid. I may still have one or two stowed away in a box somewhere. I think I actually bought them at a book fair at school too. hahaha.