Hey, that sounds great! There's something to be said for how childish horrors stick with you (and indeed some scary adult books exploit this theme - Stephen King with IT and especially The Library Policeman in Four Past Midnight springs to mind.JRainey said:Now, this book wouldn't scare me at my current age, but when I was about 10? Eek! I STILL think of these stories when everyday things happen that relate to them. I don't know how many children (or maybe parents) of the 80s/90s we have here, but does anyone else remember this?
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Terrified me as a child, but I LOVED it! And it was the first book that came to mind when I saw the title of this thread!I'm not easily scared these days, so I'm having trouble thinking of a book I've read recently that scared me.
Absolutely there is something to be said for it. I've found so many people in my age range who just flip out when you mention these books and all these terrors from when they were pre-teens come back to them at once. There was one story in the book about a girl who bought a dress at a pawn shop for her prom, but the dress was stained with poison that seeped through her skin and killed her on prom night. I didn't buy ANYTHING from a thrift store or pawn shop until I was about 15 years old because of that story, LOL!James Everington said:Hey, that sounds great! There's something to be said for how childish horrors stick with you (and indeed some scary adult books exploit this theme - Stephen King with IT and especially The Library Policeman in Four Past Midnight springs to mind.
But I've already bought two books based on discussion threads today. I really can't buy any more... can I?
Hahaha! Exactly! And yeah, the drawings are insane. Some of the creepiest stuff in the book is just that guy's artwork.Julie Christensen said:@JRainey, YES! And I loved the drawings, too! In fact, I saw it for sale recently at a thrift store and bought it for my kids, even though they are only 2 and 3 right now. No harm in planning ahead when it comes to books!
I feel like we're really bonding today. First Flipper and now this book! This is one of the first scary books I ever read as well, and I agree, it was really scary! I think I got it in one of those book sales from the little flyers. Do they still do that anymore? I guess probably not. Gah, now I feel old.JRainey said:Now, this book wouldn't scare me at my current age, but when I was about 10? Eek! I STILL think of these stories when everyday things happen that relate to them. I don't know how many children (or maybe parents) of the 80s/90s we have here, but does anyone else remember this?
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Terrified me as a child, but I LOVED it! And it was the first book that came to mind when I saw the title of this thread!I'm not easily scared these days, so I'm having trouble thinking of a book I've read recently that scared me.