Alvin Schwartz

Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.

Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.

Did you know that Hungary was formerly considered one of Europe's most powerful countries? Hungary is more than vampire tales and cheesy violinist waiters called "Laszlo." It has a long history dating back to the arrival of the first wild Magyar horse riders in the late 9th century. For a period, the Magyars were both mercenaries and raiders, a horse-bound equivalent of France's and Britain's Vikings. They terrified the people of Austria, Germany,...

A collection of six stories about a family of silly people, based on noodle folklore from America, Europe, and Asia Minor.

A collection of cat stories drawn from folklore, some realistic and some fanciful.

It's l968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind, but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time.