What are some good kid horror stories or scary stories?

The element of the unknown. In kid horror stories, things that are not fully explained, like strange noises in the dark or a mysterious figure lurking. It plays on kids' imaginations. For example, in 'The Haunted House' stories, the fact that you don't really know what's making those creaking sounds is what makes it scary.

Sure. 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' is a well - known one. The headless horseman chasing Ichabod Crane is really terrifying. There's also 'Hansel and Gretel' which can be a bit horror - like as the kids are lured into the witch's house in the forest. It has elements of danger and fear. Then there's 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'. While not strictly horror, the idea of the wolf finally coming and the boy being in danger is a bit scary for kids.

One popular kid - friendly scary story is 'The Teeny - Tiny Woman'. It's about a very small woman who finds a bone in a churchyard and strange things start to happen when she takes it home. Another is 'The Three Little Ghosts', which has a bit of spookiness but also a fun, non - too - terrifying plot. And 'The Green Ribbon' is also great. It tells the story of a girl with a green ribbon around her neck, and as the story unfolds, the mystery behind it creates a sense of mild horror that kids can handle.

One classic scary story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a man who is driven mad by the old man's vulture - like eye and eventually murders him. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' which has a cursed paw that grants wishes but with terrifying consequences. And 'The Call of Cthulhu' by H.P. Lovecraft is also very spooky. It involves a cult and a terrifying, otherworldly being.

One classic scary horror story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a man who kills an old man because he can't stand the old man's 'evil eye'. The killer hides the body under the floorboards, but he starts to hear the heartbeat of the dead man, which drives him insane in the end. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' where a family gets a magical paw that grants wishes, but with terrifying consequences for each wish.

There's the 'Campfire Ghost'. A group of campers gather around the fire at night. As they tell stories, they notice a figure in the shadows just outside the light of the fire. Every time they try to look closer, it disappears. But they keep feeling like they're being watched. This story plays on the fear of the unknown in a camp setting which kids can relate to.

There's also 'The Campfire Ghost'. The story goes that long ago, a camper disappeared near the campfire area. Every now and then, when the campfire is lit at night, you can see a faint figure sitting on a log near the fire. But it's not a harmful ghost. Some say it's just the lost camper's spirit, still enjoying the warmth of the campfire. Legend has it that if you offer a marshmallow to the figure, it will disappear until the next campfire night.

One is 'The Haunted Doll'. It's about a doll that seems to move on its own at night. But it's not too scary as it ends with the discovery that it was just the family cat knocking it over. Another is 'The Ghostly Footsteps'. In an old house, a child hears footsteps at night. Turns out it was just the old floorboards creaking in the wind. And 'The Strange Shadow'. A kid sees a strange shadow outside the window, but later realizes it was a tree branch moving in the moonlight.

One classic is 'The Hook Man'. It's about a couple parked in a lovers' lane. They hear on the radio about an escaped lunatic with a hook for a hand. Strange noises start coming from outside the car. When the guy finally drives away in a panic, they find a hook hanging from the car door handle.

One popular kid scary story is 'The Babadook'. It's about a mysterious creature that haunts a mother and her son. Another is 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark', which contains a collection of spooky tales like the one about the big toe that gets cut off and comes back to haunt. And then there's 'The Haunted House' type of stories where kids enter a spooky old house and encounter all sorts of strange things.