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

4. The Drum

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The thing about “The Drum” is that it gets scarier the more you look at it. You may have seen the two girls holding hands off to the right, but how about that little figure crouched just beyond the tree to their left? Or the two others in trees further down? Did you notice they all have horns?

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