giddy giddy BOO! Read the full article on AICN Hello all, Mad Dashiell here and thanks for joining me today. Good news, good news, lets dive into it, shall we? In 1981, Alvin Schwartz created a children’s book series that sent a wave of horror shuttering over generations of young readers. The first in the series, Scary Stories to Tell in Dark, was vividly brought to life by the eerie stark artwork of Stephen Gammell.