The Stuff of Nightmares: Why Kids Love to be Scared

Ballroom A

Friday January 30, 2015 - 5:30 pm to 6:20 pm


From telling ghost stories around campfires to books like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and R.L. Stein, what is it about scary stories that fascinates kids? And how can writers make books scary for kids—but not subject them to therapy for the rest of their lives.


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