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Reader Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5 stars)

Very little gets me more pumped for Halloween than Allen’s thrilling collections of (wholesome) horror short stories for children. 

I’ve got to admit, I’m a massive scaredy-cat when it comes to anything remotely scary (You want to take me to a haunted house? You’re going to have to kill me), but I loved these stories. They set my teeth on edge and filled me with the perfect amount of eerie wonder. I highly recommend Allen’s work to anyone looking for family-friendly scary stories to tell in the dark. Plus, the cover glows in the dark.

Language: 10/10 (No swearing).
Sex: 10/10 (No sexual content).
Violence and gore: 10/10 (No violence or gore).

Plot: 7/10 (This book is a collection of thirteen separate short stories, and while some of them have stronger plots than others, all of them are worth reading).
Characters: 9/10 (Each character in each story is unique and driven by individual desires in a natural way. They are beautifully crafted).
Writing style: 9/10 (Clear and creative in perfect middle-grade fashion).

Genre: Middle-grade literature, horror
Potential Triggers: None really…unless you count frog dissection.
Is this book part of a series? No. (But there is a second collection of scary stories written by the same author).
I would recommend this book to anyone ages 10+.