Watch Anna Kendrick and John Lithgow read scary stories written by kids

What's scarier than a fourth grader?
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Chloe Bryan
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Watch Anna Kendrick and John Lithgow read scary stories written by kids
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What do elementary school kids find scary? Losing their underwear, that's what.

Anna Kendrick and John Lithgow visited Jimmy Fallon at The Tonight Show on Friday to read ghost stories written by children under 10 -- stories that are spooky in a way that we never thought possible.

Beware, though: if your mom has ever said "no" to after-dinner milkshakes, the second tale might hit a little close to home.

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.


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