Spooktacular Tales: 25 Just Scary Enough Stories (Paperback)

Introduction Why Tell a Scary Story? Various "Scarious" Jump Tales Legends Urban Legends Ghost Stories The Gory Story Slightly Spooky How to Determine Age Appropriateness of Your Story Selection Pre-K and K (Ages 3-5) Grades 1-3 (Ages 6-8) Grades 4-6 (Ages 9-12) Grades 7-12 (Ages 13-18) Establishing an Environment of Trust Storytelling with Pacing, Timing, Pitch, and Tone Pacing Timing Pitch Tone Thirteen Tips for Telling Spooky Stories The Scary Stories The Spook-O-Meter Aaron Kelly's Bones Baba Yaga Bloody Mary Bone Soup The Brown Suit The Call from the Grave Creak, Crack, Thump, Bump! The Crying Baby The Curse of Pele The Ghost of John The Ghost with One Black Eye Ginny Greenteeth The Graveyard Bone The Hairdo The Hook I'm Coming for Your Soul! Irish Eyes It Floats! La Llorona (The Wailing Woman) Over in the Graveyard Pulling the Pumpkin The Sack Filled with Treats Sneakers The Tinker and the Ghost The White Satin Gown Source Notes Web Resources