The 25 Creepiest ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Illustrations That Gave Every ’90s Kid Nightmares

10. Sounds

scary stories to tell in the dark illustrations
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Maybe it’s the absence of anything really scary that makes “Sounds” so scary. There’s a regular-looking window set against some sort of foggy background. But then there’s those two splatters in the bottom left corner that quite nearly resemble a pair of hands.

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