Interpreting The Theme 2010
Interpreting 'scary'
Wildlife
- Snakes and reptiles
- Spiders
- Sharks, stingrays and octopus
- Dinosaurs
Halloween
- Ghost stories [legends, fiction, local history]
Witches
Vampire stories [legends, fiction, film]
- Dracula
- Twilight
- Vampire Diaries
Monster stories
- Monsters under the bed
- Monsters Inc. (movie)
- Frankenstein
- Bunyip tales [Australian themed]
Scary fairy stories
- Fractured fairy tales
- Brothers Grimm
- Modern retellings
Campfire tales
- Participation stories
- Make a cellophane campfire and tell ghost stories
Villains
- True stories
- Film
- Fiction
- Comic villains
Ancient Egyptian mummies
Haunted House
Mad Scientists
Aliens and UFOs
- X-Files
Robots
- Transformers
Celebrate "Real Deadly" indigenous stories
* Note: ALIA recommends you contact local elders to ensure the stories are selected and presented appropriately for your community
- Aboriginal legends, dreamtime stories, true stories about Aboriginal history in Australia
- A resource list from the State Library of Queensland