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Oct 12, 2022 · The Ghost of the Bloody Finger. A little gory, slightly spooky, this is a story about a bloody finger inching ever closer to a man spending the night alone in a haunted house. It ends with a joke, however, so all that tension is released with a good giggle. For extra fun, be sure to use a sinister voice for the ghost, making it louder and ...
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Feb 22, 2016 · Short scary ghost stories for kids and adults to tell around the campfire. Some are true stories inspired by real-life events and others are pure fiction, designed to send a shiver down your spine. For some terrifying fun, read them alone in the dark and scare yourself to death. White Death. House on Fire.
- The Ghost of The Bloody Finger
- The Big Toe
- The Ball Pit
- Coffin
- Yellow Ribbon
- Dem Bones
- The Lady with The Emerald Ring
- The Hook
- The Thing at The Foot of The Bed
- Fifty-Cent Piece
There was an old abandoned house in a small town that was considered haunted. And so, everyone stayed away from it. One man came forward, saying he is brave enough to spend the night alone in the house. As he prepares to go to bed in the haunted house, he hears a ghostly voice, “I am the ghost of the bloody finger! I am in the front hall.” The man ...
Once upon a time, an old woman found a big toe in the woods. She goes home and puts the toe in a stew and has the best meal in weeks. Unfortunately, around midnight, the toe’s rather large and hairy owner comes to claim his toe. She hears the stomping sounds of heavy footsteps in her garden and the voice of a moaning creature saying, “Hairy toe! Ha...
A mother takes her three-year-old son out to lunch. Then he goes off to play in “the ball pit.” After about ten minutes, he emerges, wailing, and complaining of pain. She rushes him to the ER to discover he has been bitten by a snake (of all things!). The next day, she returns to the restaurant to complain about the snake bite to the manager. The m...
One night, a man crosses the local cemetery while walking back home. As he passes the gates, he hears a sound, but he doesn’t dare to turn around. The bumping noise follows him, and then he stops to look back. He finds a coffin coming down the road, bumping from side to side! The coffin clunks along, going “BUMP BUMP BUMP” and follows him to his ho...
Jane, a young lady, always wears a yellow ribbon around her neck. She never tells anyone, not even her husband, why she wears it. One day, when she is on her deathbed, her husband asks her one last time about it. She agrees to let him see for himself. He nervously unties the yellow ribbon with his trembling hands and is horrified to find his wife l...
Set in New Jersey, the lore tells about the notorious pirate Captain Kidd and his crew, who buried their stolen loot in a secluded stretch of land on the Jersey coast while escaping from the law. The valuables disappeared overnight, never to be found despite the effort of many treasure hunters. And then appeared Dem Bones! Dem Bones are the glowing...
A woman became deathly sick the night before Halloween. Before the doctor could reach her, she dies. Her husband fails to attend the funeral due to grief. The vicar buries her. This greedy vicar decides to cut off her finger and stealthe emerald ring in the dead of night. And there comes a twist. The woman was in a coma and not dead. She jumps out ...
A young girl gets to know that a killer from the state asylum is on the loose. The man is known to have a hook in the place of his right hand. The girl pays no heed and is worried about her outfit for her date. But when she hears the announcement again on the car radio, warning everyone about the Hookman, she gets scared. She and her date are parke...
An old man stayed up late one night watching a horror movie. He finds something sneaking from the foot of his bed. It looked like two big eyes staring at him. He takes a rash step of shooting at it without investigating, only to discover his big toe is gone!
A couple traveling home from a faraway place looks for shelter to spend the night. They find an old house where an old couple welcomes them, feeds them, and gives them a bed to sleep in. The travelers leave a fifty-pence coin in return for the hospitality. The next morning, a restaurant owner in the next town tells them that the house they are talk...
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Aug 8, 2023 · Ghost Stories for Ages 6 to 12. Fitz and Cleo by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Heather Fox (ages 7 – 10) In this new ghost story graphic novel, two ghost siblings adopt a cat, go to the beach, play baseball, and more. Silliness abounds in the stories, but their heartwarming relationships steal the show.
- Room on the Broom. Julia Donaldson's book is more delightful and spooky than scary, which makes it perfect for younger kids. Will the witch have enough room on the broom for all the creatures she meets?
- The Ghost with the Bloody Fingers. A hotel is completely booked up—except for a room haunted by a ghost who terrifies any guest foolish enough to try to fall asleep.
- The Tale of Samuel Whiskers. Tom Kitten refuses to listen to his mother, and after he wriggles out of a grounding he finds himself under the floorboards of the attic and in the company of Samuel Whiskers and Anna Maria, two rats who set out to bake the young cat into a tasty dessert.
- Hansel and Gretel. Money is scarce and food is hard to come by, which is why a heartless stepmother (always with the stepmother) coaxes young Hansel and Gretel into the woods and abandons them to their fate.
Feb 24, 2016 · 2 min read. Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, around a campfire, at sleepovers or read online. Alvin Schwartz put together a collection of spooky tales for kids based on ghost stories and urban legends. The three titles in the Stories To Tell series are Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, and More Tales ...
The Skeleton. The boy had been out looking for work all day with no luck. When night fell, he was far from home. He decided to spend the night in an empty, rundown house. The minute he laid down he fell into a sound sleep. The boy was awakened quite suddenly by a thump on the roof.
