Library of Shadows – Details, episodes & analysis

For Halloween, we dive into the world of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz and find some lesser-known frightening tales to give you the chills.

You can see the nightmarish illustrations by Stephan Gammell on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@LibraryofShadowsPodcast

Stories include:

The Wolf Girl - Scary Stories 3 More Tales to Chill Your Bones (1991)

Sam's New Pet - Scary Stories 3 More Tales to Chill Your Bones (1991)

A Weird Blue Light - More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1984)

The Trouble - Scary Stories 3 More Tales to Chill Your Bones (1991)

The Little Black Dog - More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1984)

The Bed by the Window - More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1984)

The Window - More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1984)

A New Horse - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981)

Room for One More - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981)

Cold as Clay - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981)

Narrated by Tatiana of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Please Leave By 9⁠⁠⁠⁠ @_Tatiana_

A man recounts his childhood anguish with his infirm yet loving brother Doodle...

We all know that one eerie tale that has kept us up at night, what if there was a library full of them? Welcome to the Library of Shadows.

Our story is The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst. You can read the story here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1960/07/the-scarlet-ibis/657805/

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A woman adopts a little girl who comes with a troubled past and a persistent imaginary friend...

We all know that one eerie tale that has kept us up at night, what if there was a library full of them? Welcome to the Library of Shadows.

Our story is Harry by Rosemary Timperley. As seen in Roald Dahl's Book of Scary Stories (1983). You can read the story here ⁠⁠https://www.scaryforkids.com/harry/

Narrated by Tatiana of ⁠⁠Please Leave By 9⁠⁠ @_Tatiana_

A girl visits her grandparents out in the country and discovers they aren't how she remembers them...

We all know that one eerie tale that has kept us up at night, what if there was a library full of them? Welcome to the Library of Shadows.

Our story is Family Roots by Michael Paige. You can read the story here https://www.creepypasta.com/family-roots/

Narrated by Tatiana of ⁠Please Leave By 9⁠ @_Tatiana_

A routine drug trial goes horribly, horribly, wrong...

We all know that one eerie tale that has kept us up at night, what if there was a library full of them? Welcome to the Library of Shadows.

Our story is If You're Armed and at the Glenmont Metro, Please Shoot Me by Peter Frost David. You can read the story here https://www.creepypasta.com/if-youre-armed-and-at-the-glenmont-metro-please-shoot-me/

Narrated by Tatiana of ⁠Please Leave By 9⁠ @_Tatiana_

A boy describes, through journal entries, visiting a bridge outside his window and who he meets on it...

We all know that one eerie tale that has kept us up at night, what if there was a library full of them? Welcome to the Library of Shadows.

Our story is The Bridge Outside My Bedroom Window by William Rayne. You can read the story here https://www.creepypasta.com/the-bridge-outside-my-bedroom-window/

Narrated by Tatiana of Please Leave By 9 @_Tatiana_

A man finds a letter from his brother explaining the shocking answer to a family mystery...

We all know that one eerie tale that has kept us up at night, what if there was a library full of them? Welcome to the Library of Shadows.

Our story is The Kitchen Drawer by Jon Douglas Rainey. You can read the story here https://www.creepypasta.com/the-kitchen-drawer/

Narrated by Tatiana of Please Leave By 9 @_Tatiana_