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product_id: 59747066
title: "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Paperback – Illustrated, 27 July 2010"
brand: "alvin schwartzbrett helquist"
price: "A$42"
currency: AUD
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reviews_count: 8
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# Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Paperback – Illustrated, 27 July 2010

**Brand:** alvin schwartzbrett helquist
**Price:** A$42
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Paperback – Illustrated, 27 July 2010 by alvin schwartzbrett helquist
- **How much does it cost?** A$42 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Gammell is king.
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 5 May 2016*

This is the one to buy. Stephen Gammell talent for illustrating the scariest pictures you will ever seen is unsurpassable, especially by someone as uncreative as Brett Helquist. Helquist is a great artist, but he lacks the artistic impulse of Gammell and he certainly has less of a grasp of the psychology or what it means, or takes, to scare someone. Helquist has a tendency to depict 'scenes' that are happening on the page, whilst Gammell, almost always places you, the reader, as the would-be victim. The unwilling focus of a strangled-to-death girl, of shadowy figures in the mist. Helquist also likes to be overt, and interpret to a frustrating extent. The amount of detail in his illustrations strips them of their affect. Gammell has an almost minimalist approach, forcing you to enter the darkest and most demented recesses of your own mind to fill in the gaps, to finish the story. You never feel in danger looking at Helquist's drawings, ever.Don't buy the re-release of the book, buy this one, the original.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great illustrations
  

*by K***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 19 November 2019*

I bought this collection of scary folk tales for kids because of the illustrations. The tales were a bit 'meh', even when I tried to stick my ten year old's head on (super glue is best). There was actually one - The Viper - I remember being told when I was younger. They are not terribly scary though.The illustrations were excellent, I love Stephen Gammell's style, very creepy.I recommend for a jaunt down memory lane as an adult or a bit of fun for a kid.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Missing its heart
  

*by S***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 14 May 2017*

Not as terrible as everyone says but still doesnt come close as the original books. I only bought this book just to see if the new artwork really is that bad. Good news is that the new artwork is unique and effective sometimes. However, it doesnt nearly have enough impact as the previous drawings did. By removing the old drawings the books feel incomplete and less scary. Overall I would only recommend this to someone if they can find it for dirt cheap like I did.

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