# Horror stories, not too scary

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-stories-not-too-scary/576494>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 30, 2011, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-stories-not-too-scary/576494 "2011-03-30T12:01:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Omphaloskeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bcef8e/32.png) [@Omphaloskeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omphaloskeptic)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-stories-not-too-scary/576494/41 "2011-04-22T23:04:16Z")

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This list isn’t complete without [_The Scariest Story In The World_](http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/02/scariest-story.html). 😃

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**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-stories-not-too-scary/576494/42 "2011-04-23T00:24:45Z")

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I’d recommend William Sleator as a starting point. They’re young YA, creepy as all getout but not too horrifying or really gory like King. Several of them are kind of SF-y. And better written than Stein! My favorite is _The Green Futures of Tycho_.

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