“Learning to drive is a scary thing for a parent. I had to basically lie to get the keys when I was a kid.” KidsLyingParentKeysScaryScary Things Author:Rob Mariano
“When I was a kid, my favorite movies were the George Pal version of 'War Of The Worlds,' 'Them,' and 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers.' Those movies were scary! They haunted my nightmares for years, so when I started writing, I wanted to write a story that was just as big and just as scary.” WorldWritingYearsWarStoriesBodyBigsKidsWantedMy FavoriteScaryVersionsWar Of The WorldsNightmareInvasionPals Author:David Gerrold
“Grade school was perilous. ... I can see how I must have worried them. I was the kind of kid who, for no apparent reason, wept piteously or threw up on myself. On an especially scary day, I sometimes did both.” KindI CanSometimesReasonKidsSchoolScaryWorriedGradesGrades In School Book:G Source: G
“[There's] a joke that I've done forever: 'Nowadays they say that the largest majority of people will be Latino and you'll tell scary stories to your grandkids: "A long time ago when I was growing up, there used to be people who were white," and the kid says, "Really?" and you say, "Yeah, like the man who cuts our grass."' I've had that line forever and I love it.” PeopleMenLongDoneStoriesKidsUsedLinesWhiteForeverGrowing UpCuttingGrowingHe ManLong TimeJokesYeahMajorityScaryUsed To BeGrassLong Time AgoLatinoGrandkidsScary Stories Author:George Lopez