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Scary Stories Treasury

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As a kid these books creeped me out beyond belief, and now they're all here in one nifty package. The illustrations by Stephen Gammell are simply mind-blowing. I saw that they re-released the books with different artwork by some lame illustrator who can't hold a candle to Gammell's work. He was the reason these books were so great, although Alvin Schwartz does do an amazing job re-creating old folk ghost tales. This is the true scary stories to tell in the dark don't bother with the new versions.

It has all the stories and all three books. They're kept grouped as the original books were (as if you bound all three together in a row) so you get three table of contents, bibliographies, etc. Might have been nicer to search for stories if they had just one TOC, the stories, and then one bibliography, but it's not a deal breaker.

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.

I remember this from when i was younger, the stories scared me so much. now that i am grown, i have all three books in one and i like to read the stores sometimes to remember the times when i was a child.

I loved these books as a child, and when I found out that it was compiled into one book, I had to get it for my little bro (myself too, I suppose). Great late night story tellings. GET IT!

This is the edition you'll want from the Scary Stories collection. It still has Stephen Gammell's classic artwork, which sell the stories to the reader. Avoid the newer 2010 editions with the new and unscary illustrations at all costs.

I think Scary Stories Treasury: Omnibus was scary, yet funny in a way.I really liked the stories. I have all of Alvin Schwartz's books, and there all very good. I recommend them all to you.

-John

I read two of these books as a kid, checking them out from the library time after time, and enjoying them equally with each reading. I didn't know about the third one until years later, seeing all three assembled in this edition. While it can be a bit hokey and corny in spots, some of the stories that Schwartz collected here are still genuinely creepy, even after all these years. That atmosphere is helped a lot by the unbelievably weird illustrations. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of fun and scary tales.

KAB

Scary, funny, and amusing stories that are perfect to read to friends on camping trips and long car rides. My family had one or two of the original three books released in the 90's. We had a great time with these stories then and they are almost just as enjoyable as an adults.

My husband grew up hearing stories from this book and so for his birthday I got him his own copy! It is wonderful!