“‘Twas the night before Halloween, and all through the house, All the creatures were stirring, except for the mouse.The monsters had gathered to plan and prepare, For the trick-or-treaters who soon would be there….”Little monsters and goofy goblins take center stage in this silly, spooky spin on Clement C. Moore’s beloved poem. But what will happen on Halloween when the monsters come face to face with human trick-or-treaters in this fun-filled book by the author of The Night Before Easter?* Ages 4-8

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The original is back to scare you again!

Halloween is as pure and undiluted as its title. In the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, a teenage baby sitter tries to survive a Halloween night of relentless terror, during which a knife-wielding maniac goes after the town’s hormonally charged youths. Director John Carpenter takes this simple situation and orchestrates a superbly mounted symphony of horrors. It’s a movie much scarier for its dark spaces and ominous camera movements than for its explicit bloodletting (which is actually minimal). Composed by Carpenter himself, the movie’s freaky music sets the tone; and his script (co-written with Debra Hill) is laced with references to other horror pictures, especially Psycho. The baby (more…)

Review

“A wonderful collection of tales that range from creepy to silly to haunting. …Gammell’s drawings add just the right touch…” — John Scieszka, Entertainment Weekly”Guaranteed to make your teeth chatter and your spine tingle.” — School Library Journal “Read these if you dare.” — The New York Times

Schwartz’s three best-selling collections of scary folklore–Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Scary Stories 3–are made available in a three-volume boxed set.

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