Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet

This Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet helps Grades 6 to 12 students think critically about storytelling, folklore, fear, prejudice, and the cost of repeating a false myth. As Stella, Ramon, Chuck, and Auggie confront a haunted book and the buried truth about Sarah Bellows, students analyze how stories can both harm and heal.

This packet gives you flexible ways to teach a full-length film without losing instructional time: use the pre- and post-movie discussion prompts to build purpose before viewing, pause at key time stamps for guided writing and conversation, or assign the written guide after the film for review and deeper analysis.

Engaging questions include scene-based, time-stamped prompts, reflection questions, and a multiple-choice quiz for easy differentiation. It works well for whole-class viewing, homework, independent analysis, film study, or guided small-group discussion.

Check the thumbnail images for sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students.

Film Summary:

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark follows Stella, Ramon, Chuck, and Auggie as a haunted book turns local folklore into real danger. The film uses Halloween legend, self-writing stories, and the buried truth about Sarah Bellows to connect fear with storytelling, prejudice, and the cost of repeating a false myth.

Parental Guidance:

Rated PG-13 for terror/violence, disturbing images, thematic elements, language including racial epithets, and brief sexual references. See details on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3387520/parentalguide/

Perfect For:

• Upper-middle and high-school classes studying folklore and storytelling
• Fear, prejudice, and rumor analysis
• How truth challenges powerful myths
• Halloween-season horror and folklore units
• Theme and structure discussions

Skills Addressed:

• Reading for evidence
• Theme
• Folklore analysis
• Cause and effect
• Vocabulary in context
• Discussion and argument
• Whole-film synthesis

What's Included: (a zip file with)

Student Worksheet

• Google Slides/PPTX Print Version (Toner Tip! Print 2 Slides/Page)
• Google Slides/PPTX Digital Version
• Self-Graded Multiple Choice Quiz (30 Questions | Easy Language)
  • Digital Version (Google Forms)
  • Print Version (can be derived from the Answer Key not Self-Graded)

Teacher's Guide & Lesson Plan

• Pre & Post Movie Discussion Questions (themes, schema-building)
• Lesson Plan Options A, B, and C (3-day, 4-day, and 5-day pacing)
• Worksheet Answer Key + CCSS Alignment
• Multiple Choice Quiz Answer Key
• CCSS Alignment + Admin Movie Request + Parent/Guardian Permission Slip (2 Pages)
  

(Note: All files formatted for seamless upload to your Google Drive if desired.)

Time & Tech:

Runtime: 108 minutes. Use this resource before, during, or after viewing. Print the worksheet or assign the Google Slides/PPTX digital version, and use the Google Forms multiple-choice quiz when you want a self-grading differentiation option.

DISCLAIMER: This product is an independently created worksheet and question set for classroom commentary and instruction. It is not affiliated with the film's creators or distributors, and it does not include the movie itself. Teachers should preview films for local policy fit.