Washoe County Library System

Tapped from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings. The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film! This is a new edition of the complete original book. Stephen Gammell’s artwork from the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark appears in all its spooky glory. Read if you dare! Scary Stories to Tell...

More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.

A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.

A mean old blacksmith's actions leave him unwelcomed by both Saint Peter and the Devil when he dies.

A stingy baker who offends a mysterious old woman suffers misfortune in his business, until he discovers what happens when generosity replaces greed.

Presents a volume of pourquoi tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston from her field research in the Gulf states in the 1920s.

Three trees that dream of greatness are surprised by the way their dreams come true.

A young man searches for three people more foolish than his fiancJee and her parents.

An African American version of Goldilocks and the three bears.

Old Sam hires a man to help out at his saw mill, and the hired hand also teaches Sam's lazy son a lesson about how to treat people.