Don't Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

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The New York Times bestselling author presents 35 "bite-sized treats for young horror aficionados"—with new stories by R.L. Stine, Madeleine Roux and more ( Kirkus ). Flesh-hungry ogres? Brains full of spiders? Haunted houses you can't escape? This middle grade anthology from the Horror Writers Association has it all! Curated by master of the macabre Jonathan Maberry, Don't Turn Out the Lights is a chilling tribute to Alvin Schwartz's classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. With ghastly illustrations from Iris Compiet, this chilling collection features new stories by: Linda D. Addison, Courtney Alameda, Jonathan Auxier, Gary A. Braunbeck, Z Brewer, Aric Cushing, John Dixon, Tananarive Due, Jamie Ford, Kami Garcia, Christopher Golden, Tonya Hurley, Catherine Jordan, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, N.R. Lambert, Laurent Linn, Amy Lukavics, Barry Lyga, D.J. MacHale, Josh Malerman, James A. Moore, Michael Northrop, Micol Ostow, Joanna Parypinksi, Brendan Reichs, Madeleine Roux, R.L. Stine, Margaret Stohl, Gaby Triana, Luis Alberto Urrea, Rosario Urrea, Kim Ventrella, Sheri White, T.J. Wooldridge, Brenna Yovanoff

Is Don't Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

This middle grade horror anthology contains scary stories with creepy elements like spiders, ogres, ghosts, and haunted houses designed to thrill young readers without being gratuitously violent or graphic. Parents should know it's deliberately frightening with some body horror and death themes, following the tradition of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

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