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Goosebumps #42
Egg Monsters from Mars
Disgusted by his bratty kid sister's demand for an egg hunt as part of a birthday celebration, Dana Johnson is amazed when he finds a football-sized, purple-veined egg that hatches a terrifying surprise.
115 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 1996
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R.L. Stine
1,679 books18.6k followersRobert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.
R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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July 1, 2022
I'll be honest, I was reading Egg Monsters From Mars with every intention of trading it in at a used book store or donating it to charity after finishing it, as it has a pretty low rating on Goodreads, compared to other Goosebumps books. But I unexpectedly loved it. It's basically a 50s/60s science fiction B movie, and is a lot better written than most Goosebumps books I've re-read so far. Unlike many entries in the series, where the cliffhangers are just ridiculous/silly, and there is no real sense of dread at all, the danger to the protagonist's life is very real in this one, and I found it to be a tense story that I was heavily invested in seeing the outcome of. Also, though some disliked it, I really loved the twist at the end.
This is the best of the original Goosebumps books that I've re-read so far, and is sure to please those looking for a Goosebumps book that is actually somewhat scary. And if you're a fan of science fiction, you'll enjoy it even more.
Recommended!
CAWPILE rating:
Characters: 8.0
Atmosphere / Setting: 8.5
Writing Style: 7.5
Plot: 8.2
Intrigue: 8.6
Logic / Relationships: 7.8
Enjoyment: 8.8
= 57.4 total
÷ 7 categories = 8.2 out of 10
= 4 stars
This is the best of the original Goosebumps books that I've re-read so far, and is sure to please those looking for a Goosebumps book that is actually somewhat scary. And if you're a fan of science fiction, you'll enjoy it even more.
Recommended!
CAWPILE rating:
Characters: 8.0
Atmosphere / Setting: 8.5
Writing Style: 7.5
Plot: 8.2
Intrigue: 8.6
Logic / Relationships: 7.8
Enjoyment: 8.8
= 57.4 total
÷ 7 categories = 8.2 out of 10
= 4 stars
June 26, 2016
So... this is one of the few Goosebumps books I had never read as a kid, so I decided to pick it up on Easter Sunday. (Appropriate, amiright?). While the cover is classic Goosebumps, the story is definitely not. It just wasn't as good as the other books and didn't have enough monster action. It was more of a mad scientist story, which should have been awesome but wasn't. The whole book seemed to be just a build-up to that corny punch-line at the end. Definitely not Stine's best twist ending.
FINAL VERDICT: 'Eh'
FINAL VERDICT: 'Eh'
September 8, 2021
I feel that the Goosebumps books started to head towards a bit of a 1950’s ‘B Movie’ vibe around this point.
I do like the premise for this one though, as Dana finds a strange alien egg during a Easter Egg hunt for he’s sisters birthday.
It’s such a simple idea that will instantly hook any young reader.
It does slightly loose its way during the second half of the story, it certainly would have worked better as a short story.
It might just possibly have the most surreal twist ending in the whole entire series!
I do like the premise for this one though, as Dana finds a strange alien egg during a Easter Egg hunt for he’s sisters birthday.
It’s such a simple idea that will instantly hook any young reader.
It does slightly loose its way during the second half of the story, it certainly would have worked better as a short story.
It might just possibly have the most surreal twist ending in the whole entire series!
October 22, 2018
#42 "They're no yolk!"
Brandy wants an Easter egg hunt for her 10th birthday. And Brandi always gets what Brandy wants. Dana it's not so thrilled about it. But when he finds a strange looking egg things really get weird. And it's when the egg hatches that the trouble begins!
Brandy wants an Easter egg hunt for her 10th birthday. And Brandi always gets what Brandy wants. Dana it's not so thrilled about it. But when he finds a strange looking egg things really get weird. And it's when the egg hatches that the trouble begins!
June 12, 2024
Όχι, όχι, όχι... απλά, όχι! Δεν καταλαβαίνω ποια ήταν η λογική του συγγραφέα πίσω από την δημιουργία του συγκεκριμένου βιβλίου, δεν φαντάζομαι σε ποια διαστροφή στήριξη την ιδέα του όλου εγχειρήματος, αλλά όχι... Δεν απέδωσε, δεν ήταν τρομακτικό, δεν ήταν καν αστείο...
May 1, 2025
Title Egg Monsters From Mars
What I thought about this book as a kid:I remember as a kid a friend of mine borrowed this book from his schools library.It was a hardcover and I still remember it really fondly.As far as the actual book goes,I rememberd very vaguely the monsters, a scientist and I thought The main character carried the egg monster in a coffee can.I could be confusing that with It Came From Beneath The Sink though. I also thought somebody died in this book.Im not going to say if that happens or not,because I actually don't know.I also remember debating for some reason if Dana was male or female and really being flabbergasted when I found out Dana was in fact a guy.
Plot:The story follows Dana.His sister wants an easter egg hunt for her birthday party,and what Dana's sister wants Dana's sister gets.Danas friend Annie comes over and challenges Dana to see who can find the most eggs.Dana ends up finding an egg and putting it in his basket.All of the kids that got invited to the party end up having an egg fight and Dana gets caught in the scruffle.He gets ready to throw his egg,but stops to when he examine it.The egg is huge,green and has weird veins.Mesmerized,Dana takes the egg up to his room and it slowly cracks and outcomes a little monster that looks like scrambled eggs.We spend the first four or five chapters watching Dana try to get people to see the monster and try to keep up with him like dropping the monster on Annie's actual scrambled eggs and almost dropping it down the drain.At first I didn't like these chapters,because I thought they were filler,but later we find out most of this is actually kind of important and does impact the story.Dana really wants to know what is going on with this egg monster.He has no idea what this thing is.He assumes it's some kid of turtle at first or like a animal that's deformed.He ends up going to this science lab and it's closed but once the scientist knows what Dana has ,he is very intrested.Here we meet Dr.Gray.Dr.Gray locks the door and leads Dana I to a freezer where a bunch if these egg monsters are.The egg creature that Dana finds joins them.We learn what this thing is.It turns out there was a meteor shower from Mars and these eggs landed on earth.Dr.Gray tried to gather them all but he missed one,this being the one Dana found.Dr.Gray doesn't want Dana to get free before he can do some expirements on him,because afterall Dana did touch an alien from another planet ,so his idea is to lock him in this freezer until he starts with his experiments.
What I thought of this book as an adult:Okay so,I thought for sure this was going to be another dud.I looked at my previous goodreads and I apparently rated this a two out of five stars based on how much I liked it as a kid,but this surprised me.After the first few meandering chapters,the book gets really fun.I liked the monsters here and I liked that we only knew a little bit about them.The monsters end up doing something very cute and it was super engaging in the later half I give Egg Monsters From Mars a four out of five stars.As far as the ending goes.I think this a notably hated ending.I liked it because ot felt like it had even more mystery surrounding the monsters.
What I thought about this book as a kid:I remember as a kid a friend of mine borrowed this book from his schools library.It was a hardcover and I still remember it really fondly.As far as the actual book goes,I rememberd very vaguely the monsters, a scientist and I thought The main character carried the egg monster in a coffee can.I could be confusing that with It Came From Beneath The Sink though. I also thought somebody died in this book.Im not going to say if that happens or not,because I actually don't know.I also remember debating for some reason if Dana was male or female and really being flabbergasted when I found out Dana was in fact a guy.
Plot:The story follows Dana.His sister wants an easter egg hunt for her birthday party,and what Dana's sister wants Dana's sister gets.Danas friend Annie comes over and challenges Dana to see who can find the most eggs.Dana ends up finding an egg and putting it in his basket.All of the kids that got invited to the party end up having an egg fight and Dana gets caught in the scruffle.He gets ready to throw his egg,but stops to when he examine it.The egg is huge,green and has weird veins.Mesmerized,Dana takes the egg up to his room and it slowly cracks and outcomes a little monster that looks like scrambled eggs.We spend the first four or five chapters watching Dana try to get people to see the monster and try to keep up with him like dropping the monster on Annie's actual scrambled eggs and almost dropping it down the drain.At first I didn't like these chapters,because I thought they were filler,but later we find out most of this is actually kind of important and does impact the story.Dana really wants to know what is going on with this egg monster.He has no idea what this thing is.He assumes it's some kid of turtle at first or like a animal that's deformed.He ends up going to this science lab and it's closed but once the scientist knows what Dana has ,he is very intrested.Here we meet Dr.Gray.Dr.Gray locks the door and leads Dana I to a freezer where a bunch if these egg monsters are.The egg creature that Dana finds joins them.We learn what this thing is.It turns out there was a meteor shower from Mars and these eggs landed on earth.Dr.Gray tried to gather them all but he missed one,this being the one Dana found.Dr.Gray doesn't want Dana to get free before he can do some expirements on him,because afterall Dana did touch an alien from another planet ,so his idea is to lock him in this freezer until he starts with his experiments.
What I thought of this book as an adult:Okay so,I thought for sure this was going to be another dud.I looked at my previous goodreads and I apparently rated this a two out of five stars based on how much I liked it as a kid,but this surprised me.After the first few meandering chapters,the book gets really fun.I liked the monsters here and I liked that we only knew a little bit about them.The monsters end up doing something very cute and it was super engaging in the later half I give Egg Monsters From Mars a four out of five stars.As far as the ending goes.I think this a notably hated ending.I liked it because ot felt like it had even more mystery surrounding the monsters.
July 11, 2013
Must say I love when the unknown is actually not harmful. I mean so what the guy laid an egg at the end. I thought it quite humorous.
October 19, 2020
مضحكة مش مرعبة 😄 🤣 😂 😆 جامدة بس أنا حبيت الأسلوب فعلا
December 31, 2021
I spent a month re-reading all 62 original Goosebumps books to see if they still hold up today, you can check out my 3.5 hour vlog here: https://youtu.be/2C73xc1FS5o
You can also check out my entire ranking of the original Goosebumps books where I review them from worst to best here: https://youtu.be/lBfaxCOwAnA
You can also check out my entire ranking of the original Goosebumps books where I review them from worst to best here: https://youtu.be/lBfaxCOwAnA
November 27, 2024
Egg Monsters from Mars was a refreshingly weird Goosebumps book. It had a good balance of the ridiculous and the grotesque. The pacing was solid and Stine avoided his most familiar tropes. The weakest point was its characters. Dana was a fine protagonist, but the plot relied on a villain with extremely questionable logic. I could also point out a few questionable choices made by Dana’s parents. There was a good steady build-up to the climax, even with the villain logic severely lacking. I was left wanting to know more about what the egg monsters were and what their true intent was. That said, I was also happy that there wasn’t a final-chapter infodump to try and over-explain everything. Stine’s tendency to infodump can really kill the magic; Say Cheese and Die is probably the most egregious example of this. Even though it left me wanting more, it was nice to see Egg Monsters from Mars avoid falling into that trap. I’ve said it before and I will keep saying it so long as I write these reviews: the best Goosebumps books are the ones that aren’t afraid to get weird. Egg Monsters not only embraced the weird, but it also delivered what might be the most disturbing ending I’ve come across in this series. I can’t say more without major spoilers, but you can rest assured that I have some thoughts to share below the jump.
Score: 3.5
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Score: 3.5
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October 9, 2023
Dana Johnson, a self-described serious and nerdy twelve year-old, discovers a large green egg with blue and purple veins during an egg hunt-turned-egg fight. He takes it home and a yellow, scrambled egg-looking blob hatches from it.
The premise and beginning of the story are both promising (apart from how dumb this family apparently is— his mom used raw eggs for an egg hunt? Dana is a 7th grader who doesn’t know what a turtle egg looks like? I’m not saying he has to know right away that it’s a monster from space, but… guessing that it’s a turtle egg? And everyone in this family is a scientist?).
I guess it should feel refreshing that the “monsters” are not villains —they are, in fact, quite benign— but the “evil scientist kidnapper” wasn’t all that interesting (not to mention not what anyone who was drawn in by the title and/or cover wanted). Besides, needing to quarantine after coming in close contact with an alien species seems like a legitimate course of action.
Did he really think that touching an egg creature would give me a weird disease or change me in some way?
That was just stupid.
Umm… no, it’s not.
But yes, the kidnapping and attempted experimenting on/murdering of a child is more damning. It just didn’t seem like Dr. Gray had any real motivation for those things.
Ultimately, nothing of consequence really happens, but the twist at the end is alright ; more amusing than anything.
The premise and beginning of the story are both promising (apart from how dumb this family apparently is— his mom used raw eggs for an egg hunt? Dana is a 7th grader who doesn’t know what a turtle egg looks like? I’m not saying he has to know right away that it’s a monster from space, but… guessing that it’s a turtle egg? And everyone in this family is a scientist?).
I guess it should feel refreshing that the “monsters” are not villains —they are, in fact, quite benign— but the “evil scientist kidnapper” wasn’t all that interesting (not to mention not what anyone who was drawn in by the title and/or cover wanted). Besides, needing to quarantine after coming in close contact with an alien species seems like a legitimate course of action.
Did he really think that touching an egg creature would give me a weird disease or change me in some way?
That was just stupid.
Umm… no, it’s not.
But yes, the kidnapping and attempted experimenting on/murdering of a child is more damning. It just didn’t seem like Dr. Gray had any real motivation for those things.
Ultimately, nothing of consequence really happens, but the twist at the end is alright ; more amusing than anything.
May 10, 2012
THIS BOOK WAS REALLY REALLY GREAT AND PRETTY SCARY TOO! I THOUGHT THE EGG MONSTERS WERE TOTALLY GROSSTASTIC BUT IT TURNS OUT THEY'RE NOT EVEN REALLY MONSTERS! WELL, THEY ARE KIND OF MONSTERS BUT THEY'RE ALSO KIND OF COOL, TOO, LIKE A FRANKENSTEIN WHO'S FRIENDLY. DR. GREY IS A TOTAL JERKWAD AND I DIDN'T LIKE HIM MUCH BUT HE WAS AN EVIL SCIENTIST SO I GUESS BEING AN EVIL SCIENTIST WOULDN'T MAKE YOU A NICE PERSON TO BE AROUND.
ACTUALLY, THERE'S A GUY NAMED GREY IN THAT 50 SHADES OF GREY BOOK OLD PEOPLE LIKE. I WONDER IF ITS THE SAME GUY. I HEAR THAT GUY IS A REAL JERK TOO. MY MOM DOESN'T LET ME SEE THAT BOOK SO THERE'S PROBABLY LIKE SWEARS IN IT OR SOMETHING OR MAYBE SOMEONE DIES. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT GOOSEBUMPS IS THAT PEOPLE GET REALLY SCARED BUT THEY'RE OKAY IN THE END.
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BUT AT THE END OF THIS BOOK DANA IS TOTALLY NOT OKAY AT ALL! HE POOPS AN EGG! THAT WAS SO CRAZY I DROPPED THE BOOK AND TOLD MY MOM HOW CRAZY IT WAS! HE POOPS AN EGG ON THE FRONT LAWN! I'LL BET HIS MOM WAS REALLY ANGRY WITH HIM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A DOG WOULD DO, BUT HE'S PROBABLY MORE LIKE A DUCK NOW.
I RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE WHO LIKES A SCARY STORY THAT IS ALSO PRETTY GROSS AND COOL.
ACTUALLY, THERE'S A GUY NAMED GREY IN THAT 50 SHADES OF GREY BOOK OLD PEOPLE LIKE. I WONDER IF ITS THE SAME GUY. I HEAR THAT GUY IS A REAL JERK TOO. MY MOM DOESN'T LET ME SEE THAT BOOK SO THERE'S PROBABLY LIKE SWEARS IN IT OR SOMETHING OR MAYBE SOMEONE DIES. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT GOOSEBUMPS IS THAT PEOPLE GET REALLY SCARED BUT THEY'RE OKAY IN THE END.
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BUT AT THE END OF THIS BOOK DANA IS TOTALLY NOT OKAY AT ALL! HE POOPS AN EGG! THAT WAS SO CRAZY I DROPPED THE BOOK AND TOLD MY MOM HOW CRAZY IT WAS! HE POOPS AN EGG ON THE FRONT LAWN! I'LL BET HIS MOM WAS REALLY ANGRY WITH HIM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A DOG WOULD DO, BUT HE'S PROBABLY MORE LIKE A DUCK NOW.
I RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE WHO LIKES A SCARY STORY THAT IS ALSO PRETTY GROSS AND COOL.
October 29, 2014
This book was one of the more realistic ones I've read from this series. I could totally see some weird scientist keeping a child captive for alien experiments. The last line had me scratching my head though. How did he lay the egg? It says he "crouched down"...so that means it must have come out of his...OH HELL NO! lol
August 12, 2020
THIS installment is full of mystery, science, mayhem, and fun! A crazy scientist and eggs from Mars make for a wild ride ... and I have to admit I would have been terrified of being our protagonist in this one at that age or any age! Yikes!
And furthermore, this kid gets locked in a room and forced to eat macaroni and cheese... and he hates it?! GIVE ME THE MAC!
And furthermore, this kid gets locked in a room and forced to eat macaroni and cheese... and he hates it?! GIVE ME THE MAC!
September 14, 2020
um these Martian eggs definitely made love to the kid btw
April 20, 2024
Lots of low grunts, throbbing veins, and sticky thick yellow goop references 🤣
March 27, 2020
Good !
October 3, 2022
Being one I don't remember reading as a kid, this one fell a bit flat for me. It didn't have the typical monster / scary moments I used to love about most Goosebumps books. Definitely more of a tame and slower paced story.
I did really like the idea of the story but thought it could have been much better with some evil egg creature action.
I did really like the idea of the story but thought it could have been much better with some evil egg creature action.
August 24, 2017
So a kid goes missing while saying he's going to a specific lab and the parents don't verify all the rooms? Not in this day and age!
February 23, 2025
Re-read. Ægmonsteret fra mars. It was my first introduction to horror. I was around 10 years old and in the school library when i found it and thought it looked both gross, cool and thrilling, and it was! I have loved horror since.
Now 17 years after i still remembered the cover and found the book so i could read it again. My rating would probably be different if i were to rate it now for the first time, but it has a special place in my childhood heart
Now 17 years after i still remembered the cover and found the book so i could read it again. My rating would probably be different if i were to rate it now for the first time, but it has a special place in my childhood heart
March 20, 2025
Maybe the weirdest thing I've ever read 😅
1% I love goosebumps!!!
30% One of the silly, not scary ones. Whose idea was it to have a egg hunt with raw eggs for 10-year-olds? That just seems totally ridiculous. Do a bouncy ball hunt or something. Not raw eggs.
42% r.l. Stine must have been out of ideas with this one.
100% THAT ENDING 💀💀💀 WHAT EVEN WAS THAT?
1% I love goosebumps!!!
30% One of the silly, not scary ones. Whose idea was it to have a egg hunt with raw eggs for 10-year-olds? That just seems totally ridiculous. Do a bouncy ball hunt or something. Not raw eggs.
42% r.l. Stine must have been out of ideas with this one.
100% THAT ENDING 💀💀💀 WHAT EVEN WAS THAT?
April 29, 2015
I glared angrily at Dr. Gray. "You have to let me go," I insisted in a trembling whisper.
His expression softened. "Please don't stare at me like that," he said. "I'm not a bad guy. I don't want to frighten you. And I don't want to keep you in this lab against your will. But what choice do I have? I'm a scientist, Dana. I have to do my job."
Yeah, I'm sure your job as a scientist involves kidnapping children, you sick fuck.
This Goosebumps book was intense! I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, OMG. I think a big reason for this was because (despite its title) this book was not as silly as Goosebumps usually are and instead focused on a real-life danger - mainly, creeps who kidnap children and then keep them prisoners in their torture bunkers. OMG So scary.
And, as Nenia Campbell pointed out, this guy's last name is Gray - which I'm sure we can all agree adds another layer of "ick" to this whole thing!
It all starts when 12-year-old Dana Johnson attends his bratty younger sister's 10th birthday party. She wanted an egg hunt. Dana finds the biggest, freakiest egg he's ever seen - it's pale green and covered with throbbing blue and purple veins! It's also very hot to the touch and seemingly indestructible. He takes it home and keeps it in his dresser drawer. He loves science - and especially biology!
When the egg creature hatches one morning, Dana is surprised at what comes out. It looks like a blob of runny scrambled eggs, with two little black eyes. He scoops up the creature and puts it in a shoe box. He decides to take it to the local science lab (because every town has one!) and that's where he meets the evil Dr. Gray...
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Tl;dr - This is a more gripping and realistic entry of Goosebumps than I am used to - and I loved it! Excellent. Even if the final ending is a bit strange - this is Stine we're talking about!
His expression softened. "Please don't stare at me like that," he said. "I'm not a bad guy. I don't want to frighten you. And I don't want to keep you in this lab against your will. But what choice do I have? I'm a scientist, Dana. I have to do my job."
Yeah, I'm sure your job as a scientist involves kidnapping children, you sick fuck.
This Goosebumps book was intense! I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, OMG. I think a big reason for this was because (despite its title) this book was not as silly as Goosebumps usually are and instead focused on a real-life danger - mainly, creeps who kidnap children and then keep them prisoners in their torture bunkers. OMG So scary.
And, as Nenia Campbell pointed out, this guy's last name is Gray - which I'm sure we can all agree adds another layer of "ick" to this whole thing!
It all starts when 12-year-old Dana Johnson attends his bratty younger sister's 10th birthday party. She wanted an egg hunt. Dana finds the biggest, freakiest egg he's ever seen - it's pale green and covered with throbbing blue and purple veins! It's also very hot to the touch and seemingly indestructible. He takes it home and keeps it in his dresser drawer. He loves science - and especially biology!
When the egg creature hatches one morning, Dana is surprised at what comes out. It looks like a blob of runny scrambled eggs, with two little black eyes. He scoops up the creature and puts it in a shoe box. He decides to take it to the local science lab (because every town has one!) and that's where he meets the evil Dr. Gray...
...
Tl;dr - This is a more gripping and realistic entry of Goosebumps than I am used to - and I loved it! Excellent. Even if the final ending is a bit strange - this is Stine we're talking about!
April 20, 2025
Reread this for Easter (and 4/20) and it still holds up as an all-time fave of mine. It’s extremely fun and never boring, the Egg Monsters themselves are intriguing entities that I love to read about, the villain is pretty good, Dana is a great protagonist that shares a lot of traits with me, and the dreadful tone of the back half of the book is done very well. The ending is an interesting point in the book—which many dub the “egg rape ending”—and it’s so stupid that I can’t help but laugh. Overall, 10/10. This books rules in its simple but engaging plot.
July 18, 2012
I no longer eat eggs since I read this book many moons ago!
April 5, 2024
Oh my goodness, what did I just read? This must be one of my least favorite books in the series. It just didn’t make sense.
August 27, 2023
Egg Monsters from Mars by R. L. Stine is book 42 in the original Goosebumps series order. This book is not good and stinks like rotten eggs. The Egg Monsters are a little interesting but barely anything happens with them. There's an attempt to communicate that was the most interesting but it is dropped very shortly. The book's little scares are about the fear of the unknown and being trapped and examined. There is one great opening scene during an egg hunt in which kids realize the eggs aren't boiled and have a messy egg fight. The one thing I will give the story is it is a focused storyline about eggs. The novel at the end leans into the weird but could have from the start. The final twist is okay it was pretty obvious but went with the story. It was nice to see a brother and sister relationship where they are not enemies all the time. This is not the worst Goosebumps book but one of them. Egg Monsters from Mars by R. L. Stine was published on April 1, 1996, by Scholastic.
Plot Summary: Dana is a 12-year-old wannabe scientist who appeases his little sister Brandy by joining an egg hunt for her party a week before Easter. Chaos happens when the kids at the party realize the eggs are not hard-boiled and have an egg fight. Dana looks for more ammunition and finds a strange large green colored warm egg by the creek. Dana saves the egg and brings it into the house where it hatches. The egg monster looks like a runny egg but has eyes. Dana saves the egg monster from being put down the garbage disposal but that means he had to touch the warm goo of the creature. He finds a local scientist and takes the creature to his lab. Dana is shocked when the scientist knows the creature and where they are from... Mars. The scientist shows the lab off as Dana tells of his discovery and how he had to save the creature. The scientist then locks Dana away in the name of science to find out what happens to the human body once an egg monster touches him. Now it is up to Dana and the Egg monsters to escape.
What I Liked: The egg fight was great and lasted pretty long, I liked the parents freaking out who were the ones that didn't have time to boil the eggs. I wanted to see more of Dana try to communicate with the egg monsters. I liked the scientist-controlled room with all its devices to avoid outside detection. I liked the book cover, I did think the egg monster was wearing sunglasses but it just has sunken eyes.
What I Disliked: The egg monsters hardly do anything, one time in the writing Dana says, I forgot you were there, referring to the egg monsters. The story did not lean into the weird until the very end and there were plenty of opportunities. I feel like some of the ideas were leftover ideas from the Goosebumps story It Came from Beneath the Sink, a story which I liked, but there were a good many similarities between the egg monsters and a sponge monster. The story was focused but went in some boring directions.
Recommendation: Egg Monsters from Mars may have a cool title and artwork but the story is a dud. I would not recommend this book to your kids and would skip it in the Goosebumps series.
Rating: I rated Egg Monsters from Mars 2 out of 5 stars.
Ranking: Here's my full ranking of the 42 Goosebumps books that I have read in order to my favorite to least favorite: 1) A Night in Terror Tower, 2) Stay Out of the Basement, 3) The Headless Ghost, 4) Ghost Beach, 5) Piano Lessons Can Be Murder, 6) The Haunted Mask, 7) The Horror at Camp Jellyjam, 8) One Day At Horrorland, 9) Night of the Living Dummy, 10) Welcome to Camp Nightmare, 11) A Shocker on Shock Street, 12)The Phantom of the Auditorium, 13) It Came From Beneath the Sink, 14) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, 15) Say Cheese and Die, 16) Let's Get Invisible, 17) The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight, 18) Welcome to Dead House, 19) Monster Blood II, 20) The Girl who Cried Monster, 21)Deep Trouble, 22) The Ghost Next Door, 23)Night of the Living Dummy 2, 24) My Hairiest Adventure, 25) Be Careful What You Wish For... , 26) Return of the Mummy, 27) Why I'm Afraid of Bees, 28)The Haunted Mask II, 29)How I Got My Shrunken Head, 30) Attack of the Mutant, 31) Go Eat Worms!, 32) Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes, 33)The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, 34) Bad Hare Day, 35) Cuckoo Clock of Doom, 36) Monster Blood, 37)Night of the Living Dummy III, 38) The Barking Ghost, 39) Egg Monsters from Mars, 40) The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, 41) You Can't Scare Me!, and 42) Monster Blood III.
Plot Summary: Dana is a 12-year-old wannabe scientist who appeases his little sister Brandy by joining an egg hunt for her party a week before Easter. Chaos happens when the kids at the party realize the eggs are not hard-boiled and have an egg fight. Dana looks for more ammunition and finds a strange large green colored warm egg by the creek. Dana saves the egg and brings it into the house where it hatches. The egg monster looks like a runny egg but has eyes. Dana saves the egg monster from being put down the garbage disposal but that means he had to touch the warm goo of the creature. He finds a local scientist and takes the creature to his lab. Dana is shocked when the scientist knows the creature and where they are from... Mars. The scientist shows the lab off as Dana tells of his discovery and how he had to save the creature. The scientist then locks Dana away in the name of science to find out what happens to the human body once an egg monster touches him. Now it is up to Dana and the Egg monsters to escape.
What I Liked: The egg fight was great and lasted pretty long, I liked the parents freaking out who were the ones that didn't have time to boil the eggs. I wanted to see more of Dana try to communicate with the egg monsters. I liked the scientist-controlled room with all its devices to avoid outside detection. I liked the book cover, I did think the egg monster was wearing sunglasses but it just has sunken eyes.
What I Disliked: The egg monsters hardly do anything, one time in the writing Dana says, I forgot you were there, referring to the egg monsters. The story did not lean into the weird until the very end and there were plenty of opportunities. I feel like some of the ideas were leftover ideas from the Goosebumps story It Came from Beneath the Sink, a story which I liked, but there were a good many similarities between the egg monsters and a sponge monster. The story was focused but went in some boring directions.
Recommendation: Egg Monsters from Mars may have a cool title and artwork but the story is a dud. I would not recommend this book to your kids and would skip it in the Goosebumps series.
Rating: I rated Egg Monsters from Mars 2 out of 5 stars.
Ranking: Here's my full ranking of the 42 Goosebumps books that I have read in order to my favorite to least favorite: 1) A Night in Terror Tower, 2) Stay Out of the Basement, 3) The Headless Ghost, 4) Ghost Beach, 5) Piano Lessons Can Be Murder, 6) The Haunted Mask, 7) The Horror at Camp Jellyjam, 8) One Day At Horrorland, 9) Night of the Living Dummy, 10) Welcome to Camp Nightmare, 11) A Shocker on Shock Street, 12)The Phantom of the Auditorium, 13) It Came From Beneath the Sink, 14) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, 15) Say Cheese and Die, 16) Let's Get Invisible, 17) The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight, 18) Welcome to Dead House, 19) Monster Blood II, 20) The Girl who Cried Monster, 21)Deep Trouble, 22) The Ghost Next Door, 23)Night of the Living Dummy 2, 24) My Hairiest Adventure, 25) Be Careful What You Wish For... , 26) Return of the Mummy, 27) Why I'm Afraid of Bees, 28)The Haunted Mask II, 29)How I Got My Shrunken Head, 30) Attack of the Mutant, 31) Go Eat Worms!, 32) Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes, 33)The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, 34) Bad Hare Day, 35) Cuckoo Clock of Doom, 36) Monster Blood, 37)Night of the Living Dummy III, 38) The Barking Ghost, 39) Egg Monsters from Mars, 40) The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, 41) You Can't Scare Me!, and 42) Monster Blood III.
April 1, 2024
During his younger sister's birthday egg hunt, Dana finds a strange green, veiny egg in his backyard. He takes it back to his room, where out hatches a strange scrambled egg blob with eyes. He takes it to a nearby science lab to find out what sort of creature it might be, and gets caught in a nightmare.
This was a fairly enjoyable, fast-paced story. Once Dana reaches the science lab, it turns into a held-prisoner-by-a-mad-scientist story, and it was done well, with some genuine suspense over how Dana might get himself out of this situation. Unfortunately, the ending really lets it down, leaving several unanswered questions, and the usual final twist is very silly and makes little sense.
This was a fairly enjoyable, fast-paced story. Once Dana reaches the science lab, it turns into a held-prisoner-by-a-mad-scientist story, and it was done well, with some genuine suspense over how Dana might get himself out of this situation. Unfortunately, the ending really lets it down, leaving several unanswered questions, and the usual final twist is very silly and makes little sense.
August 24, 2023
I just couldn’t get into this. The main character was annoying and almost made me dnf it. It felt like it was written in one sitting with no outline.
⚠️ Content Warnings:
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Gaslighting
⚠️ Content Warnings:
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Gaslighting
June 1, 2024
That’s the one Goosebumps book I remember very clearly from when I was a kid. I don’t know why it stuck with me like this. I guess I empathized with the little egg creatures. Also, that final sentence was quite unexpected.
June 9, 2025
This was disturbing 😭
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