Drawn from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings

A collection of scary traditional tales from all over the world, including "Apparitions" from Germany, "The Hundredth Skull" from Ohio, and "The Ogre's Arm" from Japan.

Presents seven, easy-to-read ghost stories based on traditional folk tales and legends from various countries.

A teeny tiny woman, who puts a teeny tiny bone she finds in a churchyard away in a cupboard before she goes to sleep, is awakened by a voice demanding the return of the bone.

A collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of Russia, Virginia, Ireland, Canada, and other areas of the world.

Traditional and modern-day tales and "jump" stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, haunts, superstitions, monsters and horrible scary things.

A collection of scary folktales from the United States, China, England, Italy, Russia, and other countries around the world.

In this action-packed anthology of stories form around the world, you will meet a Norwegian giant who keeps his heart in a secret hiding-place, and discover how prince Ashpattle and a clever princess trick him into revealing it. and more. John Matthews is a master storyteller, and he has drawn from his wide experience of folk tales to find stories that will be new to many young readers.

A collection of short horror stories by Alvin Schwartz.

A collection of modern stories and traditional folk tales about ghosts and other spooky things by such authors as Margaret Mahy, Judith Gorog, and Virginia Hamilton.