The Pink Jelly Bean is a scary story for kids. This is a jump tale where you are supposed to yell the last line to scare the audience. It is a variant of In a Dark Dark Room. Once there was a dark, dark town that had...
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Stone Wall
The Stone Wall is a spooky Halloween poem about a young man who goes to the local cemetery in hopes of seeing a ghost. I went down to the graveyard And sat on an old stone wall; “If ghosts really exist,†I thought...
Crooked Man
The Crooked Man is a scary poem based on an old nursery rhyme. There was a crooked man who walked a crooked mile And he found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat who caught a crooked...
Wicked Witch
The Wicked Witch is a scary Halloween poem by Jack Prelutsky. It’s about an ugly old crone who flies through the night on her broomstick, casting spells. This poem appeared in the book Nightmares – Poems to...
Gruesome Ghoul
The Gruesome Ghoul is a scary Halloween poem by Jack Prelutsky. It’s about a monster who kidnaps and eats little boys and girls. This poem appeared in the book Nightmares – Poems to Trouble Your Sleep. The...
Short Horror Stories
Short horror stories with a twist and scary tales for kids and adults in English. These ghost stories and legends of terror are perfect for reading at night when you are alone in bed. Monkey Dream Silver Coin Trouble...