More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is the second iteration in Alvin Schwartz "Scary Stories to tell in the Dark" series. The illustrations were drawn by Stephen Gammell and the book was released on Halloween of 1984.
This book would be reprinted in 2011 with new artwork by Brett Helquist that was more cartoonish and lest disturbing compared to Stephen Gammels original artwork for this book. The book would also be re-released in 2017 and 2019, the 2019 reprint was released as a tie-in to the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark film.
Stories included[]
There are 28 stories divided within four chapters. The title of each chapter is a quote taken from one of the stories within their chapters. Hoo-Ha's precedes all of these stories.
When She Saw Him, She Screamed And Ran[]
This chapter includes various ghost stories.
- Something Was Wrong
- The Wreck
- One Sunday Morning
- Sounds
- A Weird Blue Light
- Somebody Fell From Aloft
- The Little Black Dog
- Clinkity-Clink
She Was Spittin' And Yowlin' Just Like A Cat[]
When I Wake Up, Everything Will Be Alright[]
- "Oh, Susannah!"
- The Man In The Middle
- The Cat in a Shopping Bag
- The Bed by the Window
- The Dead Man's Hand
- A Ghost In The Mirror
- The Curse
The Last Laugh[]
Gallery[]
Illustrations not related to any of the stories