In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories

Alvin Schwartz
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 398.208 Sc)

These books present seven scary stories to tell at night based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries. They are perfect for camp outs and sleepovers. Recommended for ages 6–9. This item is also available on Hoopla. See also Ghosts!: Ghostly Tales from Folklore retold by Alvin Schwartz.


Scary Stories

  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • The Night Gardener


  • Small Spaces


  • A Path Begins


  • The Graveyard Book


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Spirit Hunters


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • A Path Begins


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Tales of Terror


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Scritch Scratch


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Cuckoo Song


  • The Darkdeep


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Small Spaces


  • The Night Gardener


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • Tales of Terror


  • The Darkdeep


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • The Screaming Staircase