Scary tales well told: Fright nights for the kids

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Ages 7+.Vassalissa and the Babba Yagga is the Russian tale about a brave girl who outwits an evil witch. Don’t be fooled: H.G. Wells’ The Inexperienced Ghost takes a scary turn. In Banyan Tree Tale, will a trip to the outhouse reveal a ghost?

Ages 9+.The Eeny Weeny Beeny Ghost is the silliest scary story ever told. Take a ride with Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones and the Headless Horseman in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Warning: Don’t listen to I’m Hungry with a full stomach.

Ages 12+. In Avi’s The Man Who Was Poe, things are never what they appear to be. The Tales of Terror is a potpourri of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s imaginings. Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart is a terrifying rite of passage.