Debut Buddies

First Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz (1981)

Episode Summary

Let's get a little spooky by surveying the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book from 1981. Nate, Kelly, and Chelsea discuss the hits and misses in this kid's tome of terror. After all, this book might've been your first exposure to The Hook (about a hook-handed murderer) or High Beams (there's someone in the backseat!!!) or even The Wendigo! How many Debs does this book get? Listen to find out... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! (Did we scare you?)

Episode Notes

Let's get a little spooky by surveying the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book from 1981. Nate, Kelly, and Chelsea discuss the hits and misses in this kid's tome of terror. After all, this book might've been your first exposure to The Hook (about a hook-handed murderer) or High Beams (there's someone in the backseat!!!) or even The Wendigo! How many Debs does this book get? Listen to find out...  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! (Did we scare you?)

Alvin Schwartz wrote A LOT of books, learn more about him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Schwartz_(children%27s_author)

Listen to Never Show the Monster: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/never-show-the-monster/id1598823106

Listen to Thirteenth Depository: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thirteenth-depository/id1596685048

And check out Michael J O'Connor's album (and all his awesome music): https://michaeljoconnor.bandcamp.com/

Next time, we're talking about First Spookypasta, specifically "Ted the Caver".