GOOSEBUMPS RANKED from Almost Great to Best
The Second half of my Goosebumps official ranking, starting with the almost great and counting down to the best. 26. Egg Monsters From Mars Egg Monsters from Mars had a really interesting thing going, but it never quite got all the way there. It also features...
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GOOSEBUMPS RANKED from Almost Great to Best
The Second half of my Goosebumps official ranking, starting with the almost great and counting down to the best.
THE LAST VAMPIRE 2: BLACK BLOOD
Christopher Pike's The Last Vampire 2: Black Blood mostly succeeds as a sequel in spite of some very dated and problematic representations of race in the opening chapter.
THE LAST VAMPIRE
Christopher Pike's The Last Vampire was a fun take on the subgenre. It had some glaring flaws, but I still think it would make for an excellent series adaptation.
A SHOCKER ON SHOCK STREET
Goosebumps #35: A Shocker on Shock Street was a rough, forgettable slog with a fantastic twist ending. It's a shame the best part of the book was in the last couple of pages.
THE BABYSITTER III
RL Stine's The Babysitter III felt like a sequel in search of a story. This was a significant downgrade from the very strong first book in the series.
THE BEAST
RL Stine's The Beast is sort of like the lost Goosebumps book (because it was with a different publisher). It's a shame it gets left out because it ranks right up there with the best books in the original series. I had a lot of fun reading this one.
FLAME CON 2022
Flame Con is back! It was nice to see this wonderful show return after the pandemic through a wrench in everything. It will always be one of my favorite shows.
SUNBURN
Fear Street #19: Sunburn was one of the better books in the series, but it fell short of being one of the greats for me. I still had a lot of fun reading it, and that counts for something.
REVENGE OF THE LAWN GNOMES
Goosebumps #34: Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes was almost good. It had solid characters and all the right elements, but it ultimately got lost in the weeds. See what I did there?
BAD MOONLIGHT
Fear Street Super Chiller #8: Bad Moonlight was a messy affair but still managed to be really fun. It read more like a rough draft than a finished book.
THE HORROR AT CAMP JELLYJAM
Goosebumps #33: The Horror at Camp Jellyjam was about as weird as these books get and I was living for it. I only wish it had been a bit more cohesive in the end.
NYC QUEER COMIC FAIR 2022
I returned to the NYC Queeer Comic Fair after booking my table way back in early 2020. It was a good show overall even if I felt a bit overwhelmed being back in the thick of things.
APRIL FOOLS
Richie Tankersley Cusick's April Fools is probably my least favorite of Cusick's point horror books so far, but it's still a solid read. It features a protagonist that desperately needs to find better friends.