![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I really only remembered a few stories from this one, so most of the stories were new to me this go around. While the first collection has some true classics, I think I prefer volume 2 because of the way it raises the scares a notch.Īnother collection of spooky tales, Scary Stories 2 is not quite as good as the original but I love it anyway. Combined, of course, with Gammell’s iconic illustrations, there’s not a finer book of campfire tales yet. The slim volumes of utmost quality serves the vision much better than a mediocre thick collection, which is unfortunately the structure of competing collections. Schwartz deserves much praise for his dedication to folklore and attention to quality. It took another 7 years before the third book was released and of course there hasn’t been any more collections since. It doesn’t surprise me at all that it took a full 3 years between volume 1 and 2 because of the massive research involved. What people don’t realize about Scary Stories is that it’s an extremely scholarly project. The list of books include many from academia. What I love most is that Schwartz takes time at the end to explain his sources for the legend and offer supplemental reading suggestions for those interested. I was going to include my list of favorites when I realized I loved every story in here except one or two which were still good. ![]() This second volume of scary stories compiled/adapted from folklore and legend is significantly scarier and more adult than the previous volume. ![]()
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