Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

The book's front cover.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a book of spooky stories. It contains twenty-nine stories, most of which end with a scream or a yell. The book has two sequels, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones.

In 2014, CBS Films announced that they had acquired the rights to produce a film trilogy based on the book series. It is being written by John August, and as of 2016 has director Guillermo del Toro attached to the project, as well.

Stories included

• "The Big Toe"
• "The Walk"
• "What Do You Come For?"
• "Me Tie Dough-ty Walker!"
• "A Man Who Lived in Leeds"
• "Old Woman All Skin and Bone"
• "The Thing"
• "Cold as Clay"
• "The White Wolf"
• "The Haunted House"
• "The Guests"
• "The Hearse Song"
• "The Girl Who Stood on a Grave"
• "A New Horse"
• "Alligators"
• "Room for One More"
• "The Wendigo"
• "The Dead Man's Brains"
• "May I Carry Your Basket?"
• "The Hook"
• "The White Satin Evening Gown"
• "High Beams"
• "The Babysitter"
• "The Viper"
• "The Attic"
• "The Slithery Dee"
• "Aaron Kelly's Bones"
• "Wait Till Martin Comes"
• "The Ghost with the Bloody Fingers"

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