The Importance Of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

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The first installment of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trilogy hit book shelves in 1981. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is about a guy named George Flint. He wants liver, but his wife eats all the liver one by one while she cooks it. So she goes to the church and steals a woman’s liver. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is not beneficial for children because it has graphic details, it’s too violent, and is way too scary for children. To begin, Scary stories to tell in the dark is not beneficial for children because it has graphic details. According to, 14 terrifying facts about scary stories to tell in the dark /Maureen, “The bad guy always wins and they make light into death,” “There’s a story called just delicious about a woman’s …show more content…
According to boo men, “ The girl was getting home late for supper and he was walking through the cemetery when she saw another girl ahead of her she hurried to catch up to her. Do you mind if I walk with you this scares me at night the girl said I know what you mean I felt that way when I was still alive” (page 3). No one walks home late and sees a dead girl on her way home. Dead people don’t talk or walk anymore to where you can see them. Normally if you were to see a dead person and she said she was dead you would scream but not her which is not normal. Thirdly, Scary stories to tell in the dark is banned because they are not teaching fair life styles and good language. According to it’s him, “She made herself a cut of tea and went to go sit on the porch and heard who’s going to sit with me on this cold night and it continued to repeat that until she said only a crazy man, sit by yourself you dirty rat. Once more the voice said who’s going to sit with me on this cold lonely night and she said no one be by yourself you miserable mole” (page 84). They are not teaching kids fair language to use toward others. Kids learn what they hear others repeat and

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