Creepy, spooky, and scary middle grade books for kids are often readers’ favorite kinds of books. Here are the best scary books for brave readers! Because if your readers love a good jolt of ...

“This is . I’m Ayla and I’m Calla. Back in May–we talked to two sisters with a love for scary storytelling. I asked the girls, “Why do you love scary stories?” Ayla replied, “Cause it’s in our blood.” ...

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I love horror stories for children, perhaps because I wasn't really allowed to experience many of them as a child. For me, experiencing a horror story aimed at younger viewers creates a particular ...

Seeing the cover of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981) has a powerfully Proustian effect on me: my stomach drops a little bit and a shiver of twinned fear and delight runs down ...

Kids deserve to be scared and startled just like adults, and there are plenty of horror films geared towards adolescents and teens that are up to the task. Horror movies for kids tend to forego ...

It's spooky storytelling season. We checked in with three Louisville teachers — at the elementary, high school, and college levels — about some of their favorite scary stories to share with their ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Sourcing family friendly frightening fiction can be a bit challenging. That said, while straightforward horror texts rarely serve family audiences, the gothic is a mode of ...

Diane Rodgers receives funding from AHRC via Sheffield Hallam University for being co-lead on the National Folklore Survey for England project which runs from Jan 2025 - Dec 2026. “Three ...