How long does it take to read In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories?
Alvin Schwartz, Victor Rivas, Dirk Zimmer
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz, Victor Rivas, Dirk Zimmer takes about 1 hour 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 10 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1984. 64 pages, about 17,600 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.
Subjects: Children's stories, Horror tales, Folklore, Horror stories, Tales, Short stories
