What is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?
{{for|the 2019 horror movie|Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (movie)}} {{italictitle}} '''''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark''''' is a series of three collections of [[short stories|short]] [[Horror fiction|horror stories]] for [[Children's literature|children]]. It was written by [[Alvin Schwartz (children's author)|Alvin Schwartz]] and originally illustrated by [[Stephen Gammell]]. In 2011, [[HarperCollins]] published editions with new art by [[Brett Helquist]].<ref name=adventures>{{cite web |url=http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2011/12/18/scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark-gammell-vs-helquist/ |title=Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Gammell vs. Helquist |publisher=Adventuresinpoortaste.com |date=2011-12-18 |access-date=2013-09-23 |archive-date=2013-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060329/http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2011/12/18/scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark-gammell-vs-helquist/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=gizmodo>{{cite web | url =https://io9.gizmodo.com/publishers-destroy-scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-darks-a-5881462 | title =Publishers destroy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark's amazing artwork | last =Woerner | first =Meredith | date =1 February 2012 | website =gizmodo.com/ | publisher =Gawker Media | access-date =10 July 2019 | archive-date =18 May 2020 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200518083923/https://io9.gizmodo.com/publishers-destroy-scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-darks-a-5881462 | url-status =dead }}</ref> The titles of the books are ''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' (1981), ''More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' (1984), and ''Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones'' (1991). A [[Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (movie)|movie version]] was released on August 9, 2019. There is also an [[audiobook]] version of each book, read by [[George S. Irving]]. As of 2017, the books had collectively sold more than seven million copies.<ref name=Hollywood>{{cite web | last = Scheck | first = Frank | title = 'Scary Stories': Film Revi