by Daniel Stalter | May 18, 2022 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #33: The Horror at Camp Jellyjam Spoiler-Free Review The Horror at Camp Jellyjam contained all of the elements I crave in a Goosebumps book. It wasn’t afraid to go big and get weird. The book opens with Wendy and her brother Evan arriving at the camp...
by Daniel Stalter | Mar 30, 2022 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #32: The Barking Ghost Spoiler-Free Review I had heard The Barking Ghost was one of R.L. Stine’s least favorite Goosebumps books, and I can see why. The first act of the story showed a lot of potential and was setting things up nicely. So much so...
by Daniel Stalter | Nov 16, 2021 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #31: Night of the Living Dummy Spoiler-Free Review Night of the Living Dummy II is a huge improvement on the original book, which is fondly remembered by many as being better than it actually is. This isn’t quite the Terminator 2 or Empire Strikes...
by Daniel Stalter | Sep 22, 2021 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #30: It Came From Beneath the Sink Spoiler-Free Review It Came From Beneath the Sink has a great title, a solid concept, and a unique monster. Unfortunately, it never managed to raise the stakes high enough for any of that to really matter. The...
by Daniel Stalter | Aug 31, 2021 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #29: Monster Blood III Spoiler-Free Review Monster Blood III is the sort of sequel you get when you start with a shoddy concept and then stretch it beyond any reasonable length. The Monster Blood books boast more sequels than any other in the...
by Daniel Stalter | Aug 3, 2021 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #28: The Cuckoo Clock of Doom Spoiler-Free Review The Cuckoo Clock of Doom holds the distinction of being one of the sillier Goosebumps books, and yet it pulls off one of the darkest endings in the series that I’ve read so far. I was reminded of...
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