在这部恐怖故事恐怖/纪录片片中,探索现代儿童文学中最具争议性作品之一的历史：最畅销的青少年经典恐怖故事“黑暗中的故事”，它吓跑了一代年轻读者，成为现代最被禁的书籍之一。可怕的故事创造了这个标志性的恐怖文学的终极庆祝和论文。 “恐怖故事”收录了40多篇采访，其中包括作家Alvin Schwartz的家庭成员，以及R.L Stine“Goosebumps”和Q.L等儿童书籍恐怖作家。皮尔斯，民俗学家，艺术家和粉丝讨论了这些书本身对整个文化的影响。这部纪录片还探讨了父母和宗教团体禁止或将目标作为“撒旦”的各种时期，或者对于其有针对性的青少年学术观众来说太过令人毛骨悚然。
Explore the history of one of the most controversial works of modern children's literature: The best selling teen classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which scared a generation of young readers and became one of the most banned books of modern times. Scary Stories creates both the ultimate celebration and dissertation of this iconic piece of horror literature. Scary Stories features more than 40 interviews, from family members of author Alvin Schwartz, to fellow children's book horror authors like R.L Stine "Goosebumps" and Q.L. Pearce, to folklorists, artists and fans discussing the impact that the books have had on both themselves as well as the culture at large. The documentary also explores the various times in which the books were banned or targeted by parent and religious groups as 'satanic' or otherwise too macabre for its targeted teen scholastic audience.
