Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Alvin Schwartz (April 25, 1927 – March 14, 1992) was an American author and journalist who wrote more than fifty books dedicated to and dealing with topics such as folklore and word play, many of which were intended for young readers.
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.
Alvin Stanley Schwartz (November 17, 1916 – October 28, 2011) was an American comic book writer best known for his Batman and Superman stories. He was also a novelist , poet , and essayist . Biography
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]
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a 2019 supernatural horror film directed by André Øvredal, based on the book series of the same name by Alvin Schwartz.The screenplay was adapted by the Hageman Brothers, from a screen story by Guillermo del Toro (who also produced), as well as Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan.
The story was rewritten by Alvin Schwartz as "The Drum" for More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark in 1984, the second installment of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.In Schwartz's version, the sisters (renamed Delores and Sandra) attempt to obtain a drum that contains a dancing mechanical man and woman from a gypsy girl.
Alvin Schwartz may refer to: Alvin Schwartz (comics) (1916–2011), American comic-book writer Alvin Schwartz (children's author) (1927–1992), American author and illustrator of children's books
1981 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (by Alvin Schwartz) 1982 The Story of Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar (by Stephen Gammell) 1982 The Best Way to Ripton (by Maggie S. Davis) 1983 Git Along, Old Scudder (by Stephen Gammell) 1983 The Old Banjo (by Dennis Haseley) 1984 Waiting to Waltz (by Cynthia Rylant) 1984 The Real Tom Thumb (by Helen Reeder Cross)