Ghost stories for kids range from adorable to downright terrifying ... illustrated by Pascale Constantin A not-too-scary, ...

It’s an eclectic fiction day, with a 19th-century mystery, short stories, a woman doctor fighting the establishment and a creepy tale for middle-grade readers. “In the Exile Zone”: by George Rabasa ...

In addition to his bestselling novels, Stephen King is also a prolific short story writer. Here are 20 of his best.

Sometimes, the scariest stories are the ones that can give you the chills in a few sentences. These stories are meant to slide deep into your mind and give you goosebumps for a long time after you've ...

Ask your Google Home or Amazon Alexa to tell you a scary story. Some short stories are even interactive, allowing you or your kids to participate in the journey and determine the outcome.

For me, when the scary stuff is explained, the unease goes away. In short stories and films, such exposition is not expected. The narrative structure is less predictable. The auteur only has so ...

We have the goods on a new YouTube series for kids created by popular horror personalities. The channel features several ...

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. I remember the first time I encountered Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

Narrator: Andre Ovredal's "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" has brought the short stories from Alvin Schwartz's nightmarish children's books to life. And even if you were able to keep your eyes ...

Indeed, as a genre, horror has always been best represented by short stories and novellas. The Stand, which perennially tops the popular lists of all-time greatest novels and comes in at a mammoth ...