![]() ![]() Every boy sang a version of “The Hearse Song” in the school yard. They are the kind of tales kids tell each other at sleepovers or camp counselors tell around the fire. Many of these stories you will already be familiar with. Instead there is a short man in overalls holding a bucket and a squeegee. ![]() “I’ll be there in two days,” he declares. I am coming in three days.” She shrugs it off as a prank. A woman receives a distressing phone call. Part five of book one is nothing but humorous tales. Of course, some of the stories in this book are meant to be funny. But many of us break out into laughter after the screams subside. You may object, a scary story should not be funny whatsoever. As a comedian, he brings a touch of humor even while reading the more frightening tales. ![]() Oswalt is the best of the three narrators. They are narrated, respectively, by Patton Oswalt, Melissa McBride and Alex Brightman. This audiobook treasury contains all three of the “Scary Stories” books: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981), More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1984), and Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones (1991). We begin with Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones collected by Alvin Schwartz. Halloween! I have decided to spend the month of October writing Halloween themed posts. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Stephen Gammell illustrated the “Scary Stories” books. ![]()
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