Bunnicula
James Howe
"Today vegetables. Tomorrow ... the world!" warns Chester the Cat to Harold the Dog after finding a white tomato in the kitchen, sucked dry and colorless. The perpetrator, or so Chester believes, is Bunnicula, a baby rabbit found and cared for by the Monroe family.
Chester is sure there is something strange about the new family pet. Is it his pointy fangs, cape, black-and-white coloring or red-tinged eyes? Chester doesn't know, but decides to enlist Harold's help in protecting his beloved Monroes.
Bunnicula is a book full of misunderstandings and run-away imaginations, perfect for any child who wonders if that shadow on the wall is really just a shadow.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz
Probably the most popular of all childhood terror tales, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Stories were the number one choice for any decent slumber party. Based on traditional stories and folktales collected by Schwartz from various countries, Scary Stories were full of grotesque illustrations almost more frightening than the stories themselves.
With tales such as "The Girl Who Stood on a Grave," "The Babysitter" and "The Ghost with Bloody Fingers", Scary Stories, as well as In a Dark, Dark Room are the kinds of books that in adulthood make us shake more in laughter than in fright. Still, they force us to remember how scared we were the first time we gathered around to read them with a hushed voice and flashlight in hand.
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