Taylor Hunsberger, a children’s librarian at the East Flatbush branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, reflects on the ways ...

H alloween is the perfect time to share Ouija board stories and fun spooky tales. In fact, the best Halloween stories feel so ...

"Der Struwwelpeter" ("Shock-Headed Peter") contains illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each cautionary ...

Children’s TV formed the backbone of many a childhood, with much programming aimed at younger viewers intending to be informative, inspirational, or otherwise innocent in its storytelling. Most TV ...

Teachers rushed to share stories about the increasing struggles among Generation Alpha with school basics all the way through ...

‘Horror story.' 6 Victorville kids tortured for 2 years until the oldest escaped home Prosecutors alleged the six victims endured "physical, emotional and nutritional abuse.” ...

LIM: So much of our adult horror is based off of childhood, but I think it's interesting - scary kids' movies, where the kid is the hero and, oftentimes, the adults are kind of scary.

BOOK EXCERPT Satyaji Ray at 104: In this horror story for children, a ghost finds a friend after 32 lonely years An excerpt from ‘Ghosts, Supernatural and Tales of the Uncanny’, written and ...

Opinion In new documentary, the children of Oct. 7 reveal bravery, horror — and hope By Montana Tucker Published April 22, 2025, 8:01 p.m. ET ...

"A good scary book thrills in a way no other genre can quite match, it simply demands to be read," says children's horror author Rachel Burge as I interview her, appropriately enough, on Halloween.

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. I remember the first time I encountered Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

Kids of the 90s will remember the Goosebumps YA book series and accompanying TV series fondly - a fitting tribute is made here. Jack Black portrays a fictionalised version of R.L Stine, the author ...