The Headless Ghost vs The Scary Stories Treasury: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

Cover of The Headless Ghost

The Headless Ghost Robert Lawrence Stine · 1995 ★★★★☆ 3.7 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Scary Stories Treasury

The Scary Stories Treasury Alvin Schwartz · 1981 ★★★★☆ 4.3 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Scary Stories Treasury higher: 4.3 vs 3.7 from 11465 votes.
The Headless Ghost is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for The Scary Stories Treasury.

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