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Book · by Alvin Schwartz · first published 1990

How many pages is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz has a median of 111 pages across 9 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 111 to 128 pages.

Median pages
111
9 editions counted
Range
111–208
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.0h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
31k
at 275 words per page

How long will Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
1 h 57 min
At 30 min a day
4 days
At 1 hour a day
2 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

1001502001990200020101981: 111 pages1981: 134 pages1986: 111 pages2005: 111 pages2010: 111 pages2015: 128 pages2017: 111 pages2017: 128 pages2019: 208 pagesmedian 111
10015020020001981: 111 pages1981: 134 pages1986: 111 pages2005: 111 pages2010: 111 pages2015: 128 pages2017: 111 pages2017: 128 pages2019: 208 pagesmedian 111
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 9 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 32 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2019Insight Editions–208OL28724245M
2017HarperCollins Publishers–111OL26936956M
2017Harper–128OL27054717M
2015Harperhardcover128OL27289286M
2010Bound to Stay Bound Books–111OL53349155M
2005HarperCollinsPublishers–111OL23390143M
1986HarperTrophyPaperback111OL9246363M
1981Scholastic Inc.Paperback111OL24218930M

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Questions

How many pages is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?
About 111 pages: that is the median of 9 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 111 to 208 pages.
How long does it take to read Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?
About 1 h 57 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 4 days.
How many words is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?
Roughly 31,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).