After reading these - im glad my mom said no when i wanted to order this stuff as a kid !
352894
These 3 stories were a nostalgic step back to my kid-dom, reading Richie Rich comics and poring over the ads on the last page......Fun and horror aren't often used together but these have both.  My favorite was Just Add Water about sea monkeys, while x-ray specs and a miniature submarine round out the other two. They are fairly quick reads, good for an afternoon lazed away in the pool, or curled up by the fire.  Give these a whirl then venture on to Hunters other books - a good time will be had by all !
2962373
I am 27 and the Scary Stories books were a favorite when I was in elementary school. Both the school and public libraries were always out of them, so it was necessary to pester your parents to buy you your own set. I got this anthology when I was in 3rd grade and it was one of my most prized possessions.

When my parents were moving a year ago, I was going through my childhood bedroom and ran across my old copy. However, the dust jacket was gone and it was falling apart at the binding, and I was happy to see that I could get a replacement copy, if at a highly elevated price. I cannot stress enough that if you are looking for the books as you remember them, it is worth every penny.

The books were published again in 2011... BUT instead of featuring the original illustrations by Stephen Gammell, the artwork has been replaced with cutesy dreck. Now, no offense to Alvin Schwartz, but Gammell's artwork was what REALLY made the Scary Stories books terrifying and nightmare-inducing, and replacing it to make the books more palatable to namby-pamby parents is a deplorable travesty.

I highly suggest getting the books with the original artwork however you can, be it this treasury or purchasing them singly if you have to, before the price gets truly unaffordable or they cannot be found at all. If you have kids, they deserve to experience the stories as they were originally intended. To this day, I won't step into a bathroom after dark without turning the light on first because of the "Ghost in the Mirror" story.
4544973
I had read these as a kid. Now I have this great collection read to my son!
1781071
The Sweet Pickles series brought so much joy to my childhood.  I was devastated when I learned my mother had sold my books.  I would love to have them once again. taranova@hotmail.com
1731589
This brings back so many memories of reading these as kids! I was so excited when my daughter wanted to read the book. She loves it. It came in brand new condition.
3367624
This book brings back some good memories from when I was a kid!! The illustrations are what make the difference, it adds the creepy factor.  For sure not scary to an adult, definitely more of a young adult pre-teen book, then again if your kid doesn't scare easy, then it shouldn't be a problem!
558890
These are very hard to get in the United States without the help of Amazon!  When I was a child, I loved these books and would check them out at our local library.  I bought the two beginning story books for my children first (these were apparently imported into the US in the 1970's) as these were the ones I grew up with.  I wasn't aware of the other stories at all and we are slowly collecting them.  My son and daughters all like the stories and they are written in a way that does not make them a "children's storybook".  My children noticed that these books don't talk down to them the way many children's stories do (maybe just the UK influence).

With that said, I was reluctant to buy this book because I was afraid that maybe the author decided to start the path of throwing in ghosts and other things to make it appeal to kids in a more contemporary way.  I was so glad to find out that the ghost is a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost!
2393220
15 or 20 years ago this was one of my favorite childhood books, if not my favorite of all time.  Fast forward to the year 2000 where the  proliferation of the Internet allows disparate people of all backgrounds to  share our thoughts.  How shocked was I to read phrases like "should be  trashed"!?  Now an adult (24 years old), I had to be reminded that the  little boy in this book was naked, because I didn't remember.  You know  what I did remember? - a little boy flying around in an airplane made out  of dough!
I am happy to see that as more reviews have been written, they  are closer in thought to my own, but for those of you concerned about the  nudity and so forth - get used to it.  This is not the last naked person  that your son or daughter is going to see.
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My mom loved this story as a kid she would always watch for it at garage sales thrift stores and antique shops....as kids her and her brother would act out the story (sadly he has passed away)....When i saw it here on amazon i wasted no time ordering it...when she opened it for it her b-day ...she started to cry and said" oh my god..this is the last thing i ever expected..how did you ever find it" i just smiled satisfied knowing i had gotten her the perfect gift
3861820
Dont let your kids even read the box! Its got an example about masturbation in front of grandma. We played this on New Years. It was fun to see normally very reserved people surprise with their XXX and R rated answers! Laugh your ass off and funny just reading the cards.
1858415
I loved the books as a child and I love them now! You can't imagine my surprise when I found this! I am soo very happy!
2663650
i purchased this set for my kids, i enjoyed them as a child, so i wanted my kids to read them.
2073470
As a kid I liked this stuff. As an adult, I realize it is nasty. Way too sweet and very oily. Jiff is better IMO. But to each their own.
1476924
some of my favorite stories from growing up - I am SO HAPPY these came in an nice anthology edition to share with my son! - book was in great condition
511588
I remember reading these books as a child and just absolutely LOVING them!  I'm giving these books to a very special child in my life for its birthday some time in the near future, (once I get it in the mail from here, actually) and I just hope that the child likes them as much as I did as a child.  I remember giving this three book set to my eldest goddaughter years ago as a child and she was ecstatic to get them from me as a gift and told me that her older brothers would be jealous of her getting such a set of books from me.  I've also heard that the first book is being made in to a movie by Guillermo Del Toro, (I think) and I'm looking forward to telling my special child about that to encourage her to read something OUTSIDE of a book on her electronic items or playing around with her other electronic items.
3756263
OK, I'm a fantasy (even classic childerens fantasy) junkie.  I never read these when I was a child.  It was a good mindless read.  Most adults would probably not care for them, though.
186090
Another childhood treat, my mother would give us one of the small boxes with the string handles to keep us quiet in the grocery store so these are nostalgic for me....take note parents it really works.  That n a slice of American cheese!