Scary Stories Treasury [Hardcover]

Alvin Schwartz (Author), Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1985

Walking corpses, dancing bones, knife-wielding madmen, and narrow escapes from death—they're all here in this chilling collection of ghost stories.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A wonderful collection of tales that range from creepy to silly to haunting. ...Gammell's drawings add just the right touch..." -- John Scieszka,Entertinment Weekly

"Guaranteed to make your teeth chatter and your spine tingle." -- School Library Journal

"Read these if you dare." -- The New York Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Alvin Schwartz is known for his more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explore everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. Don't miss his other Scary Stories collections, including More Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3.

Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charming Roger, The Jolly Pirate, to the alarming New York Times bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events, to the cozy E. B. White Read-Aloud Award finalist bedtime for bear. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 325 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (June 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060263415
• ISBN-13: 978-0060263416
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (207 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alvin Schwartz is known for a body of work of more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explore everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. His collections of scary stories -- Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, Scary Stories 3, and two I Can Read Books, In A Dark, Dark Room and Ghosts! -- are just one part of his matchless folklore collection.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

86 of 90 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless without the original illustrations. September 27, 2011

By JordanC

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

As the title says, Stephen Gammell's disturbing art style was the key ingredient for the terror inspired by these stories. The new art style is bland and lacks the unique flavor of Gammell's talent.

Stay away from this set and find a copy of the originals!

58 of 61 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Dad + kids + book + trampoline + starry night = priceless July 15, 2011

By D. Vanderbeek

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I read these stories when I was a boy and was permanently disturbed by them. Just kidding. I never forgot them and now that my children are old enough (ages 11, 9, 7, 4) I wanted to read something with them that would be fun. They stayed in rapt attention for hours as we read by flashlight laying on the trampoline with blankets looking up at the stars of the Nevada summer sky. As a father, you can't trade those times for anything. I'm grateful to risk-taking authors like this one who have freedom of speech to upset all the self-righteous do-gooders. I'm a dad and I'll expose my children to healthy doses of fear and mystery from within the safety of my arms. Later.

65 of 69 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars If it isn't broke, don't fix it! December 4, 2011

By Anton

Format:Paperback

These series of books have a classic collection of horror folk and urban legend stories and have been around for over a decade. I have fond memories from reading these stories as a child. But what put these books over the top was the original disturbing artwork by Steven Gammell, which is sadly no longer present in these new editions and needs to be brought back. Replacing the classic illustrations was a very dumb move on the part of the publisher. If you can, track down the older editions with Gammell's illustrations they are well worth it and vastly superior. They are no longer in print, but copies are still plentiful and not too hard to come by.