The Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie is based on the three collections from the '80s written by author Alvin Schwartz ...

In another recent Halloween-themed post here, I discussed the psychology behind the nature of ghost stories and, to a degree, horror stories more generally. In response to a comment about what I ...

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 ...

Spooky stories are just as much a part of the Halloween season as witches, jack-o’-lanterns and skeletons. There are scary stories for people of all fright levels—from the safety of a “Goosebumps” ...