How long does it take to read Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz takes about 2 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Scary Stories
About 2 hours 2 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1981. 111 pages, about 30,525 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 32 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.
Subjects: Cuentos de terror estadounidenses, American Ghost stories, American Horror tales, Cuentos de fantasmas estadounidenses, Tales, Folklore
