Shadows of the Night is a Halloween poem for kids. It is based on a poem called “Bird of the Night” by Randall Jarrell. Dark shadows float through the moonlight. Their wings don’t make a sound. Their...
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All Halloween
All Halloween is a spooky poem by Pauline Clark. Witch and warlock all abroad Revels keep by field and yard. In the firelight of the farm Boy and maiden one by one Place their chestnuts in the grate And for omens...
School at Night
The School at Night is a scary Japanese urban legend about schools that are supposed to be haunted because they were built on top of old cemeteries. They call it “Gakkou no kaidan” or “School ghost...
Rapunzel
Rapunzel is a scary fairy tale about a girl with long hair who is kept locked up in a tower by an old witch. It is based on an old German folktale recorded by The Brothers Grimm and the 1857 version features a horrific...
Goose Girl
The Goose Girl is a scary fairy tale about a maid who switches places with a princess. It is based on an old German folktale and the original version features a horse’s severed head and a grisly punishment by...
Halloween Sounds
Halloween Sounds is a scary poem about Banshees, Werewolves, Witches, Demons, Bogles, Goblins and Wraiths on All Hallow’s Eve. When the banshees wail, And the werewolves howl, When the dead in the churchyard sigh...