This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. I remember the first time I encountered Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
"A good scary book thrills in a way no other genre can quite match, it simply demands to be read," says children's horror author Rachel Burge as I interview her, appropriately enough, on Halloween.
Legend has it that Denis’ corpse, lifted by two angels, picked up his severed head and walked from the Mount of Martyrs — the supposed execution site now ... subject of scary stories that ...
Two of his most recent are from the horror genre. Van Camp said traditional storytellers were telling stories to keep children safe, and a lot of the stories youth are told are about respect ...
The Amityville Horror is based on the true story of the Lutzes, a family who were run out of their home after being terrorised by paranormal phenomena in 1975. Just one year before, Ronald DeFeo ...
Some are well-worn warnings as familiar as the changing of seasons. Others are slow burns that end with a bang. Still others are just plain eerie. Stories of spiritual entities, paranormal ...
Editor's note: The rating is from one to five, with five being very scary. The ratings were given by people who have seen the movies, but it may not reflect how scary other people find them.