• These 13 tales of mystery, magic and suspense breathe new life into the old stories you thought you knew.

Spooky Stories

As October 31 nears, kids are sure to have picked out their costumes and are trick-or-treat ready. But there’s lots more to do to celebrate spooky season, like reading these funny, creepy tales. Turn on your torches and join us in our first charmingly spooky mystery in our spine tingling series filled with cliff-hanging, suspense and thrilling short stories that will leave you sitting on the edge of your seat.

These 13 tales of mystery, magic and suspense breathe new life into the old stories you thought you knew.

Welcome to the scariest place on earth, where there’s always room for one more scream! Step inside. But be careful, for not everything is what it seems…

Reading Room - Hide-and-Seek

This spooky story ends with a question, the answers to which can make the story even more creepy.

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Reading Room - The Big Toe

A woman is haunted after digging up a hairy toe in her garden. She puts it in a jar and the owner of said toe comes a haunting, demanding to know where it is.

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Spooky story - Clap Once for Yes

Today’s spooky story is about a man and a woman who get lost in the mountains and come across an old cabin. Don’t forget to actually “clap” as you read along. But only if you dare…

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Spooky story - The Hitchhiker

This creepy urban legend is sure to give you the shivers. Enjoy, and try not to get too spooked!

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The Thirteenth Floor

If you live in or visit a building without a thirteenth floor, this story is an excellent way to explain why the number isn’t used in the elevator. Read on to find out why most buildings don’t have a 13th floor according to this tale of a Halloween party gone wrong.

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Collection of spooky stories - The Land Lady

Roald Dahl’s ‘The Landlady’, a mystery-horror short story, is purposely written to entice the readers to think about how people are not always as they seem. Prepare for a bizarre sense of dread from this spooky story!

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Reading Room - The Clown Statue

This urban legend is about a babysitter who finds herself alone in a house with a creepy statue of a clown. This spooky story sets this unease in the back of your mind. Could someone be in your presence and you don’t even know it?

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Reading Room - Murderer on the Loose

If you’re looking for a creepy story where the more you know the scarier it gets, then this one is the one for you! This is a creepy story about a man who sees a news report one night about a killer on the loose in the area and hears a noise … Read only if you dare.

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Reading Room - The Cabin

This spooky story is atmospheric, chilling and spooky. When you go camping, be careful where you wander off to when the sun goes down. You never know who or what may be lurking in the dark…

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Spooky story - The Red Wristband

This is a creepy ghost story from Korea about a doctor who has a close encounter with a ghost while working the night shift at a hospital.

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Reading Room - The Flying Dutchman

The Flying Dutchman is a legend about a cursed ship that is doomed to travel around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa for all eternity. The ghost ship was forgotten about until something strange happened…

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Reading Room - Don't Turn on the Light

This chilling and eerily spooky story might have you wanting to sleep with the lights on. Read on to find out if keeping the lights off was a good or really bad idea. Disclaimer: This story is not recommended for anyone who is afraid of the dark.

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Spooky Stories - White With Red

Our final creepy tale for this season of spook is of an old Indian scary story which warns of the dangers of spying on hotel rooms that are not yours.

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