THIS CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES!!! DON'T GO THERE!!!
It’s Spooky Season!!! This is fourth cache in the Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark Series. As the series title entails, these caches are all horror themed and are, therefore, not appropriate for young children! While none of these caches are dangerous in nature, some of their imagery may be considered disturbing. Cache at your own risk!
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Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark is a series of short horror stories for children published by HarperCollins publishing company. The collection comprises of three books written by Alvin Schwartz from 1981-1991. The stories in each book covered a variety of horror genres including ghost stories, folklore, urban legends, supernatural tales, comedies, and songs. Each story was originally accompanied by charcoal and ink drawings by artist Stephen Gammell. These illustrations garnered an abundance of media scandals due to their iconic stylization and their ability to frighten their target audience.
Due to the disturbing nature of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’s writing and illustrations, it quickly became one of the most controversial book series of its time. It was listed by the American Library Association as being the most challenged book series of the 1990s and the seventh most challenged of the 2000s. Critics called the books “sick” and “repulsive” stating they were “not appropriate for children”. Many groups attempted to ban Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark from schools and libraries across America.
In 2011, HarperCollins responded to years of backlash by releasing a new edition of the series with new art by Brett Helquist. This incited major controversy and protest from fans of Gammell’s original artwork. Defenders argued that the stories and art were suited for “middle-school kids, who are perfectly able to cope with this kind of thing” and that the stories “help children deal with reality by putting faces on what they’re afraid of”. After a copious amount of complaints, HarperCollins restored the original artwork to subsequent printings of the series, bringing back the illustrations that terrified and enthralled so many.
As of 2017, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark had collectively sold over seven million copies, and appeared on numerous children’s best-seller lists. The series has been hailed as a “cultural touchstone for a generation”, with the artwork in particular often being singled out for praise. It was adapted for film in 2019 by Andre Ovredal and grossed over $104.5 million at the box office. It also received its own documentary in 2019 featuring interviews with the author, artist, and other children’s horror authors of the time such as R. L. Stine (known for his famous Goosebumps series).
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This cache is based on the story, “The Ghost With The Bloody Fingers”, which is from the first book in the series. The story tells the tale of a hotel room haunted by a ghost with bloody fingers. However, the ending may not be as scary as you might think.
You will need to answer this question in order to access the coordinates: What does the man with the guitar tell the ghost to get? Put you answer in the checker and it will reveal the final coordinates.
This cache is not your traditional lock n lock or bison tube. If you’ve read the story, that should give you a hint as to what sort of object you’re looking for. Beware… the cache container’s appearance may be disturbing to younger cachers! Cache at your own risk! Please BYOP. You do not need a TOTT to access the log, but make sure you roll up the log nice and tight so you can fit it back in the cache.
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Happy caching! And have a great spooky season!
Congrats to joejackson for the FTF!!!
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