Alfred Hitchcock's Haunted Houseful

These were fairly scary when I was in elementary school. I recently received a copy as a gift and still greatly enjoy it. Diverse writing styles, ranging from Mark Twain and Sherlock Holmes to early 1960's. The artwork inside is phenomenal. These stories don't contain gore or violence, instead relying on unfolding stories with atmosphere, pacing, plot elements and memorable characters.

This book was such a favorite for me and my brothers growing up in the 60's - 70's that it was literally worn to pieces. The illustrations are so creepy, without any goriness, and the stories are so well suited to stimulate the imagination of pre-teens, without causing nightmares - perhaps. I only wish that these stories could be brought to the movie screen while retaining the atmosphere of the book itself. You can't go wrong with this, it really is a classic.