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Frightened that they would be blamed for Teresa's death, Dulcie and Claire agreed to keep silent about it. Teresa's body was never recovered and the family never returned to the cottage. The terrible secret eventually caused a rift between the two sisters. Dulcie shows Ali a whole copy of the torn photograph; Ali recognizes the third girl as Sissy.
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories is a collection of horror stories, poems and urban legends retold for children by Alvin Schwartz and illustrator Dirk Zimmer. It was published as part of the I Can Read! series in 1984. In 2017 the book was re-released with illustrations by Spanish freelance illustrator Victor Rivas. [1]
Horror movies are responsible for some of the most memorable movie quotes of all time. Whether it's a character summing up everything that makes them scary in one line, a killer uttering a ...
Writers use scare quotes for a variety of reasons. They can imply doubt or ambiguity in words or ideas within the marks, [18] or even outright contempt. [19] They can indicate that a writer is purposely misusing a word or phrase [20] or that the writer is unpersuaded by the text in quotes, [21] and they can help the writer deny responsibility for the quote. [19]
The Plaza's favorite 6-year-old guest, Eloise, tries to convince people in the hotel that a departed guest, Diamond Jim Johnson, has returned from the dead and is haunting them.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a series of three collections of short horror stories for children, written by Alvin Schwartz and originally illustrated by Stephen Gammell. In 2011, HarperCollins published editions featuring new art by Brett Helquist , causing mass controversy among fans of Gammell.
“This is a thing called a present. The whole thing starts with a box.” “Just a box with bright-colored paper. And the whole thing’s topped with a bow.”
"The New Mother" is a short story written by Lucy Clifford and first published in her collection of children's stories, The Anyhow Stories, Moral and Otherwise in 1882. The story has been reprinted in anthologies, including The Dark Descent, and was rewritten for the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series.