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The first installment of alvin schwartz s scary stories to tell in the dark trilogy hit bookshelves in 1981. Scary stories to tell in the dark is a classic collection of chillingly scary tales, in which alvin schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time, complemented in this paperback edition by spinetingling illustrations by renowned artist brett helquist. Many of us grew up with the scary stories to tell in the dark collection by alvin schwartz and were haunted by the gorgeous and creepy artwork of stephen gammell. He is often confused with another alvin schwartz, who wrote superman and batman daily comics strips and a novel titled the blowtop. In 2011, harpercollins published editions featuring new art by brett helquist, stirring some controversy among fans.