“Tales to Keep You Up at Night” by Dan Poblocki
I finally finished reading this one. I like horror and I happen to like books that a bunch of short stories in them. This has both of those. However, I think this is made for younger audiences……like maybe around the 10 to 12 year olds. The book was still good, mind you. I did enjoy it. This just might be one of those books that you let your kids read if they aren’t easily scared. Or maybe this can be one of those books that you read with your kids. If you are a fan of the “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” series by Alvin Schwartz then you’d probably like this book.
Synopsis: Amelia is cleaning out her grandmother’s attic when she stumbles across a book: Tales to Keep You Up at Night. But when she goes to the library to return it, she’s told that the book never belonged there. Curious, she starts to read the stories: tales of strange incidents in nearby towns, of journal entries chronicling endless, twisting pumpkin vines, birthday parties gone awry, and cursed tarot decks. And at the center of the stories lies a family of witches. And witches, she’s told, can look like anyone…
As elements from the stories begin to come to life around her, and their eerie connections become clear, Amelia begins to realize that she may be in a spooky story of her own…
With hair-raising, spine-chilling prose, Dan Poblocki delivers a collection of interconnected stories that, if you’re anything like Amelia, is sure to keep you up late in the night.