An unseen being starts shouting "Me Tie Doughty Walker," upon which the protagonist's pet canine also responds with 'Lynchee kinchy colly molly dingo dingo." The phrases keep on repeating over and over, louder and louder till the blood-covered head drops. However, the haunting element of the story lies in the descriptive nature of how the head arrives in the first place. In the end, the head does fall, and the kid does realize his folly as he turns pale with fear. Overall, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a brilliant collection of scary tales that you can tell in the dark while scaring people during storytelling time I would strongly recommend this book for children ages eight and up since the morbid content is extremely scary for smaller children. RELATED: Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark: Ranking Each Character Based On IntelligenceĪ young boy agrees to test his fears, along with his dog. The story involves a rich man asking the townsfolk to survive one night at the house, agreeing to give 200 dollars to the ones who managed to survive. It puts a spin on a common folktale about a bloody head falling down a particular house's chimney every night. The story, of the same name, however, doesn't feature a character like that. 'Me Tie Doughty Walker' is the phrase that the film's villain Jangly Man says, making for some disturbing scenes.
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