Remove my first two letters, and I am what you read before bed. Put 'Sp' back at my start, and I become a shadowy monster meant to give you a scare. What am I?
A spook
A printed item you read before going to sleep is a 'book.' By replacing the initial letter 'B' with 'Sp,' the word transforms into 'spook,' which is a synonym for a scary ghost or spirit.
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