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Posted on Oct 13, 2014

16 Nightmarish Images From The 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark' Book Series

This book series has been listed as the most challenged series of books for almost two decades by the American Library Association. Why? Well, mostly for the creepy illustrations by Stephen Gammell. On the 30th anniversary or the series, Harper Collins re-release the books with more kid-friendly illustrations. So, how scary were these pictures? Let's take a look.