Books like Scary stories to tell in the dark

Scary stories to tell in the dark by Alvin Schwartz reads as creepy, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Alvin Schwartz · 1605

Shares the vspare thread

83% genome match

Tales for the midnight hour

Judith Bauer Stamper · 1977

Shares the vspare thread

81% genome match

The Doll in the Garden

Mary Downing Hahn · 1989

Shares the vspare thread

71% genome match

Falling

Christopher Pike · 2007

Shares the vspare thread

69% genome match

Skeleton man

Joseph Bruchac · 2001

Shares the vspare thread

69% genome match

Christina's Ghost

Betty Ren Wright · 1985

Shares the vspare thread

69% genome match

Funhouse

Diane Hoh · 1990

Shares the vspare thread

69% genome match

Double-Dare to Be Scared

Robert D. San Souci · 2004

Both explore fear & folklore

81% genome match

Night of the Soul Stealer

Joseph Delaney · 1998

Shares the vspare thread

69% genome match

Summer of fear

Lois Duncan · 1976

Shares the vspare thread

69% genome match

Haunted

Robert Lawrence Stine · 1990

Shares the vspare thread

71% genome match

Fetch (Five Nights at Freddy’s

Scott Cawthon · 2020

Both explore fear & supernatural

70% genome match