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Cover of The Baby-Sitter's Nightmare: Tales Too Scary to Be True

The Baby-Sitter's Nightmare: Tales Too Scary to Be True

Kristin Gilson (1998)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.4
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathViolence

Positive tags

FriendshipHumorMystery

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble Cast

Tropes

Found FamilyUrban FantasyHaunted LocationFellowship

Themes

Folklore and LegendFear and CourageStorytellingUrban LegendsHalloween Traditions

Synopsis

At Halloween, Jimmy and his friends share creepy, supposedly true stories, including ones about the lunatic with the hook, the Haunted Hitchhiker, and the Ghost Mom. Features an introduction discussing the phenomenon of urban legends.

Is The Baby-Sitter's Nightmare: Tales Too Scary to Be True appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Kids share classic urban legends (hook-handed lunatic, ghostly hitchhiker, phantom mother) in a Halloween storytelling frame. Scary but age-appropriate campfire-tale content with mild peril and supernatural elements.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death and violence.

Who'll love this

Perfect for kids who love spooky stories and want to learn about famous urban legends their friends might be telling.

Tags

HorrorAnthologyContemporary FantasyFolklore