"“Why is Hocus Pocus a great Dungeons & Dragons Adventure? What’s the biggest challenge of running Coraline? What spell is essential to running Paranorman? In “Spooky Stories to Play in the Dark” we give advice for running horror games for younger players (8-12): scariness levels, content discussion, and pacing help. We then go through seven popular and well-known kids' horror/Halloween movies and give tips for adapting them to D&D adventures. Finally, we include a “Recommended Reading” list of young reader horror books from the last 10 years for further gaming inspiration. Happy Gaming!" (Author Summary)