Corpse Club

Banned by some libraries, defended by others, and sought after by children and adults alike, Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books (featuring eerie artwork by Stephen Gammell) have left a bone-chilling mark on generations of readers, and to celebrate the release of the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie, we discuss both the adaptation and its source material on this episode of Corpse Club! Listen as Tamika Jones, Derek Anderson, and Jonathan James share their fondest (and most haunting) memories of the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books, including their favorite stories, Gammell's delightfully twisted artwork, and how the books, along with R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series, served as gateway horror for generations of young readers. The Corpse Club co-hosts also talk about André Øvredal's new Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark film (co-written and produced by Guillermo del Toro), from its late ’60s setting and fleshed-out characters to its creepy monsters brought to life through a pote