Tales for the Midnight Hour is a series of scary children's books written by Judith Bauer Stamper.

Published by Scholastic's Point Horror banner, this popular series spawned 3 sequels and lasted from 1977-1991.

[1] The series was written for a younger audience, but was told much darker than many books of the time.

With the exception of the first volume, each book contained 13 stories, usually involving youths trying to find their way out of spooky/paranormal situations.

Stories include: The furry collar, The black velvet ribbon, The boarder, The ten claws, The jigsaw puzzle, The face, The mirror, The Egyptian coffin, The old plantation, Phobia, The train through Transylvania, The attic door, The tunnel of terror, The fortune teller, The stuffed dog, A free place to sleep, The gooney birds.