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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

10/10

Absolutely classic for a reason. Whether you remember it for the amazing Gammell artwork or how the series further popularized some of the most famous urban legends out there (the hookman, Blood Mary, spider bite), SStTitD is a controversial and important cornerstone of children's horror. These stories and visuals are alluring in the most surreal and nightmare-like of manners, true terrors that allow kids to control and confront their fears in a concrete way on their own terms. It's insane to me they tried to replace the artwork some years back, with results 100% worse & less-scary across the board, sanitized and de-toothed. Might as well briefly comment on the movie too - it's fine. The horror is nowhere near the level of the books, but the general vibes and looks of the various creatures were finely done and as a more kids' friendly horror movie you could do a lot worse!