Cliffhanger is a scary poem for kids by Dilys Winn. It is a shape poem, a free verse poem and it is all contained in a run-on sentence. The structure is supposed to give you a feeling of movement uphill or upstairs and...
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Back to Back
Back to Back is a scary story about two girls who share a room. It is based on an urban legend, but I’m not sure of the source. I think it is either Chinese or Japanese. There were two girls named Kimi and Suzume...
Man With Red Eyes
The Man With Red Eyes is a true scary story about a little boy who has what he thinks is an imaginary friend. When I was just a little boy, I had an imaginary friend. At least, I thought he was an imaginary friend...
Tales to Tremble By
Tales to Tremble By and More Tales to Tremble by were two horror anthologies edited by Stephen P Sutton. They contain classic tales of horror by famous authors. Tales to Tremble By 1. The Hand by Guy de Maupassant 2...
Yellow Boy
The Yellow Boy is a true ghost story about a spirit of a golden-haired boy that haunts Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, England. One of the rooms in Knebworth House is said to be haunted by a ghost called “The...
Crazy
Crazy is a funny scary poem that is passed around by children at school or in playgrounds. It’s a poem without an end. It just keeps going and going… Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a rubber room. A...