Tag Archives: Stephen Gammell

I don’t know about you guys, but I grew up reading Alvin Schwartz’ Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark book series, taking out the school library’s only copies over and over until the pages were thin and the covers were frayed (sorry, Webster Middle School librarian). I loved that …

Wild Eye Releasing presents a documentary called Scary Stories, which is based on the book series, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Directed by debut filmmaker Cody Meirick, the film will be released on DVD on July 16, 2019. Synopsis: Cody …

Most children can’t yet process the realities of death, evil, and change. However, the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book trilogy helped them bridge these gaps, and a new documentary on their legacy is lively, exhaustive, and dare I say, definitive. Director Cody Meirick’s Scary Stories is smart …

The book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark were the EC comics for a new generation. They had all the great stuff that EC had… monsters, cautionary tales, and subversive artwork that made parents nervous. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark only seemed less offensive because they were in …

Remember when you were a kid and you’d huddle up under the blankets on your bed, armed with only a flashlight, and avoid sleep by reading Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark? Maybe you’ve since spent a few countless hours listening to the endless dark and twisted tales on …