One of the first jumpscares I ever experienced was flipping to a random page in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and seeing this face.
https://www.scaryforkids.com/pics/stories-to-tell.jpg
I literally threw the book away from me.
I remember the stories themselves being so tame compared the illustrations. I can barely remember the stories but the pictures are forever burned into my mind
Yeah, I just watched it. As a fan of the books when I was a kid it was definitely creepy at times, but I kinda feel the same. Maybe it would have been a lot better if it was an anthology of dedicated stories being told around a campfire, or something like that.
Man, those books really did a number on me as a kid.
15 Comments
GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
This pic always fucked me up as a kid (only pic I could find)
DM_Gold@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 2y
Which book is this?
GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
First book, "The Haunted House"
girl@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y
I will never forget the one where a spider laid an egg sac in a girls cheek
Wordcraftian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
So gross! 😝
Retrokhan@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
One of the first jumpscares I ever experienced was flipping to a random page in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and seeing this face. https://www.scaryforkids.com/pics/stories-to-tell.jpg I literally threw the book away from me.
who8mydamnoreos@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
I remember the stories themselves being so tame compared the illustrations. I can barely remember the stories but the pictures are forever burned into my mind
Wordcraftian@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
They're iconic! Can you believe they tried to republish the series with different artwork a while back!?
who8mydamnoreos@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I saw those, it was made me realize that the pictures carried the book.
Oka@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 2y
Scary Stories?
Wordcraftian@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Aye, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. My first step on a long journey of horror reading 📚
XaeroDegreaz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Holy crap, did you know they made a movie about this a few years ago? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scary_Stories_to_Tell_in_the_Dark_(film)
Thanks for the memory haha, I remember reading these in school as a kid. Gonna have to find the whole series!
Wordcraftian@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
The movie was okay. Thought they nailed the aesthetic but didn't quite catch the vibe.
XaeroDegreaz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Yeah, I just watched it. As a fan of the books when I was a kid it was definitely creepy at times, but I kinda feel the same. Maybe it would have been a lot better if it was an anthology of dedicated stories being told around a campfire, or something like that.
Man, those books really did a number on me as a kid.
money_loo@1337lemmy.com · 1 pts · 2y
Fuck you for bringing this back to me. 😟