Scary Stories 3 - by Alvin Schwartz

About the Book

Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children raised by wild animals, swamp creatures, and other terrifying phenomena.

Book Synopsis

The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film!

Scary Stories 3 is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.

This paperback edition is illustrated in spine-tingling detail by renowned A Series of Unfortunate Events illustrator Brett Helquist. Read if you dare!

And don't miss Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark!

From the Back Cover

Get Ready to be Spooked!

It was eleven o'clock at night. Peter was in bed on the second floor of the old house where he lived alone. It had gotten so chilly, he went downstairs to turn up the heat.

As Peter was on his way back to bed, a black dog ran down the stairs. "Where did you come from?" Peter said. He had never seen the dog before. . . .

Welcome to the frightening world of Scary Stories, a collection of folklorist Alvin Schwartz's most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time, with spine-tingling illustrations by renowned artist Brett Helquist.

Review Quotes

"Perfect for reading alone or aloud in a dimly lit room." - Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: "Read these if you dare." - New York Times
"Sure to provoke chills along the spine... " - ALA Booklist
Praise for More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: "Guaranteed to make your teeth chatter and your spine tingle." - School Library Journal