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Tag: Scary stories

July 28, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Scared into Storytelling, a guest post by Rob Renzetti

Hopefully, The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things scares young readers just enough that, left alone in their darkened bedrooms, they will invent their own stories to soothe themselves to sleep, and perhaps, launch them on their own storytelling journeys.

September 29, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Why Spooky Stories? a guest post by Lindsay Currie

We all have fears. We all have struggles. Reading stories that allow us to face some of the spookiest, scariest things the world has to offer in a non-intimidating environment is a great way to balance out those fears.

September 9, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

What Horror–Yes, Horror–Can Do For Kids, a guest post by Josh Allen

"We need to trust kids’ unconscious yearnings. We need to trust that they know what kinds of books they need better than we do. We need to trust the healthy cravings of their own psyches."

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Into the Dark: Why Kids Should Read Horror, a guest post by Ally Malinenko

August 18, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

What do adults think they are saving kids from? What do they think is going to happen if kids read scary books? Because the truth is those books offer more than scares; they offer solace.

Friendly Ghosts, a guest post by Richard Fairgray

May 13, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

The reason I keep writing scary stories is simple: I enjoy being afraid; I always have. I enjoy sitting alone in the dark and wondering if the howling coyotes are getting closer or if they’re just louder because they’ve caught someone.

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