Thrils & Chills was a horror magazine for kids published by Scholastic. It ran for 20 issues from 1994 to 1996 and promised “Scary Stories And Frightening Fun”, featuring short horror tales, poems...
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Brain Bats of Venus
The Brain-Bats of Venus is a weird horror comic about two astronauts who crash-land on a strange planet. It appeared in Mr. Mystery #7 (1952) and the art is by Basil Wolverton. Two astronauts named Crenshaw and Bitner...
Rap Rap Rap
Rap Rap Rap is a funny scary story for kids. It is based on an old American folktale. Versions of this story have appeared in the books Spooky Stories for a Dark and Stormy Night, Favorite Scary Stories of American...
Hock
Hock is a scary story for kids about a strange light on a marsh called a Jack-Ma-Lantern. It is based on an old African-American folktale from Tales of the Congaree. A version of this story appeared in The Headless...
Open Grave
The Open Grave is a funny scary story about two men who fall into a grave and can’t get out. It is based on an old folktale and is sometimes known as “You Can’t Get Out”. One dark and rainy...
Underpants
The Underpants is a funny ghost story for kids. It is based on an old African-American folktale called “The Half-Clad Ghost” from a folklore collection titled Tone The Bell Easy. Another version of this...