scary and funny bedtime stories

They typically have a resolution that is more on the humorous side. So even if there are elements of fear throughout the story, by the end, it's something that makes you laugh. For instance, in a story about a witch, instead of her casting a horrible spell, she accidentally turns herself into a silly looking animal and has to ask the main character for help to change back. This makes the overall tone of the story more light - hearted in the end.

The use of over - the - top elements also plays a role. Exaggerated features like a giant talking spider with a really high - pitched voice that tells silly riddles. The spider being huge is a bit scary, but the high - pitched voice and the silly riddles make it funny. These elements work together to make the story engaging and suitable for a bedtime read that has a bit of both thrills and laughs.

There's also 'The Haunted Toy Store'. In this story, a child wanders into an old, seemingly haunted toy store. The toys start moving on their own and making eerie noises. However, the toys are just trying to have fun and they end up creating a comical chaos as they chase each other around the store, scaring the child at first but then making him laugh.

Another good one is 'The Witch's Prank'. A witch decides to play pranks on a village. She turns the mayor's hat into a frog that croaks non - stop. The villagers are scared at first, but then they realize it's just a silly prank and start to laugh. It has elements of scariness as the witch has all these spooky powers, but the pranks she plays are quite funny.

One example of a scary bedtime story with a warning is 'The Red Room.' The warning in it is about the red room being haunted, and the character is warned not to stay there overnight. But of course, they don't listen. This leads to all sorts of spooky encounters.

Warnings in scary bedtime stories often serve to heighten the sense of danger. For example, a warning about a haunted house might say 'Don't go near the old oak tree at midnight.' It creates suspense and makes the listener more cautious about the events that are about to unfold in the story.

One classic scary monster bedtime story is 'The Boogeyman in the Closet'. A little boy always thought there was a monster in his closet at night. Every time he heard a creak, he was sure it was the Boogeyman coming to get him. But one night, he bravely opened the closet and found it was just his old football that had fallen. It taught him not to be afraid of the unknown.

One scary Halloween bedtime story could be about a haunted house. There was an old, dilapidated mansion on the edge of town. Every Halloween night, strange noises came from it. A group of kids once dared to go near it. As they got closer, they saw a figure in the window. It was a ghostly apparition with a white sheet and empty eye sockets. They ran away screaming and never dared to go back again.

There was a boy staying at an old, haunted inn. As he lay in bed, he heard a soft whispering. He couldn't make out the words, but it sounded menacing. He turned on the light, but it flickered and went out. He closed his eyes tight and kept repeating positive thoughts. Eventually, he fell asleep out of exhaustion. In the morning, he learned that the whispering was just the old pipes in the inn making noise.

Some German bedtime stories might be scary because they often draw from ancient myths and legends that have darker elements.