I found this fair-condition hardcover (missing its dust jacket) in the Little Free Library in Londonderry NH.

There are lots of spooky stories here, but the one that scared me the most was "The Boogeyman," featuring a nightmarish Thing that whispers nastily from a partly-open closet door. For YEARS after reading this I could not sleep if the closet door wasn't tightly shut - and even now I prefer to keep it that way {wry grin}.

I was amused to discover that nearly all of the stories in this book have served as the basis for movies - most of them not very good, alas, but still, this book must hold the record for number of different films spawned from a single cover. "Children of the Corn," "Sometimes They Come Back," "Lawnmower Man," "Trucks," "The Mangler" - and more. It boggles the mind...

[There's a TV Tropes page on the book.]

I plan to leave this book on the book-swap shelf in the Tyngsboro post office lobby; hope the finder enjoys it!

*** Released for the 2017 Allergic to A release challenge. ***

*** Released for the 2017 Movie release challenge. ***