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The Elevator

Story Stats

Rating: 3

Grade Level: 5, 6, 7, 8

Page count: 9

Categories: Halloween, Horror, Scary

Author

William

Sleator

Appeared in

Things That Go Bump in the Night

Story Summary

A young boy is frightened of riding in the rickity old elevator alone with the fat lady from the tenth floor...with good reason.