Question: The log is a...a...really?!

peagood — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:58:04 -0800

The fruit of our looms has discovered ghost tales. You know - Bloody Mary and her ilk. However she has not yet heard "If the log rolls over we will all be dead."

mrgood and I are old and forgetful. For all the times we were thrilled at camps and slumber parties with this classic story well-told, we cannot for the life of us re-tell it so that our daughter may know and love it too, and remember it fondly when she's forty-three.

What is your best version of this stupid childhood story , hopefully that is suspenseful and that is not terrible?

By: ktrose137

ktrose137 — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:34:37 -0800

Hello,
I too went through an adolescent "spooky" phase, and I found the stories that ended up funny or funny/gross always lighted the mood after a good round of "Bloody Mary".
Look for "The Viper" - retold by Alvin Schwartz in "Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark". I have Google Book Linked it here for you:
http://books.google.com/books?id=qjeXf1eXh6QC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=Alvin+Schwartz+scary+stories+to+tell+in+the+dark+viper&source=bl&ots=0Ohl1VxdHv&sig=3rR0OCYT8x4fKLjjuOqQgeqM0CQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YFadUJq8O5S70AGuoYCgBg&ved=0CE8Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Alvin%20Schwartz%20scary%20stories%20to%20tell%20in%20the%20dark%20viper&f=false

The Viper - Breakdown: A mysterious caller to a tenant of an apartment building "I am the viper and I am coming up!" Calls again (closer), Again (closer), (tenant getting more nervous) then the doorbell rings and the tenant opens to a little man who says "I am the Viper - I am here to vash and vipe your vindows!"

The Schwartz books are now available in single volumes or as compilations in most book stores or at your local library. Please note: The illustrations are in pen and ink - and can be pretty spooky for certain ages, maybe feel it out, or read on your own and recite them yourself?

Either way - enjoy!

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