Ghost Writer

Creepers

by Edgar J. Hyde

Charlie is a schoolboy with a talent for writing but even he cannot remember writing all the words that appear in his notebook! There seems to be a story being told on the pages of his notebook but who is doing the telling? Charlie’s headmaster is showing just a little too much interest in the notebook and does not seem very happy with Charlie. Ever been scared of your headmaster?
I mean REALLY scared!

Genres: Horror, Middle Grade, Paranormal, Halloween, Fiction, Young Adult, Time Travel

144 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2010

Reviews

[Jason Harlow · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was decent in the very beginning and wasn't terrible towards the end, but overall was never that great. The story follows teen sibling trio Charlie, Kate and Neil who move into a much larger house in a different part of town. Charlie writes a story and words that he didn't come up with end up inside the story. (hence the title) The characters in this aren't terrible and it wasn't the worst read for a Goosebumps knockoff, but unfortunately this suffers from being just a little too boring throughout, and offers no actual suspense or danger toward the characters. I wanted to give this a lower rating but I did have fun with it at times, so 2/5 seems fair.

[Horror Sickness · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one did not quite hook me as much as other similar middle grade stories, unfortunately.

We follow three siblings: Charlie, Kate and Neil. Their family moves into a much larger house in a different part of town. Charlie is writing a story and one day realises that someone has written newlines in his notebook. But it wasn’t him.

This is the mystery to solve and the siblings will help Charlie to find out who the culprit is and why this ghost is communicating with them.

I think my biggest issue is that the book, despite being short, felt repetitive and it was lacking any real flavor. It was mostly just bland and this story could have used a little bit more of a kick.

Probably a nice quick read for kids but definitely not one of the best Goosebumps knockoffs I have read so far.

[Tor Domay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy entertainment. The plot was engaging enough, and compared to titles such as Goosebumps I'm impressed by some of the imagery and subject matter. Though the writing is at times bland even by young fiction standards, I give this one bonus points for surprising me not just with the occasional picture sprinkled throughout, but the first one genuinely nearly made me **** myself.

[Dale · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wasn't very good. The storytelling was a bit lazy, the dialogue was unnatural, and the writing was not very good. For a short book, there was a lot of unnecessary descriptions of mundane actions that weren't related to the plot. For a spooky story it wasn't very atmospheric, even with the audiobook, which in my opinion was lackluster. I'd say this is a good high interest low level book but I don't actually think it's high interest enough to entertain a reluctant reader. The characters are teenagers so I'd almost say it's good for a low level teenage reader. I'm sure there are kids out there who'd love it, but it wasn't something I enjoyed reading.

[E. Mercy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very repetitive at times, with obvious copy-and-paste paragraphs used multiple times, verbatim!
Excessive dialogue credits.
Characters spoke like they were a few generations back. Their actions reflected this.
Was difficult to determine the time it was set in.

Quite generic in the descriptions and details of events throughout the book, which I actually appreciated.

Overall, it seemed like a suitable homage to the controversial after-school satan clubs taking place in the modern-day "education" system.

[Sylvia Fey · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a pretty cute book and a fairly quick read. I didn't particularly like the repetition of Charlie's dream but I understood why parts of it repeated. I did have to keep reminding myself, like I did with the last one I read, that this is a book meant for kids or preteens. I did like at the end how they broke up the past and the present and the cute little images as breaks in between times.

Still a fun read for anyone that wants someone quick to help them get out of a reading slump that you don't have to invest hours and hours into.

[☆♡Ellie♡☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love, love love it!!! ❤️ I'm really into horror books, and this is the first Creepers book ive read! Best book I've ever seen, for definite. 🤩🤩 AMAZING! These teens must be so amazed. P.S. I'm sorry for skipping 5 books in the series. LOL!

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very bland writing. Repetitive, events spelt out almost like a lazy dot point style plot. Characters have no depth and way too much time is spent on boring, mundane events, like eating dinner/breakfast, walking between rooms, waking up and getting dressed. The actual story could have been edited down to a 500 word short story. Editing definitely would have been handy, as this manuscript is still in need of a LOT of work. And for Dickens sake, give the characters a skull! How the heck does the same character ‘knock himself out’ four times in less than a single paragraph? Then again at least once in every chapter! The poor kid should have worn a safety helmet!!!

[Louise · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'd be surprised if this book was edited at all. It reads like a first draft with run on sentences, typos, missing words, missing or incorrect formatting. There's a lot of filler with the characters having inane conversations about what they're eating.

The plot itself has potential but I found reading this to be incredibly tedious.

[Ana Ibarra · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one is better, it provides a bit of realism to the story and the characters. But the end, was quick, although it provides enough data to make a bit of sense of it.
The story has enough "items/things" that make it really interesting, thou for adults, quite predictable.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[Jordan Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

At this point I’m honestly just reading these Goosebumps rip-offs to pad my book and page count for the year, and after 8 of these constantly disappointing books, I have to admit I was surprised that Ghost Writer was actually kinda…decent?

By no means was it good, but when compared to the others I’ve read, this one was easily the best I’ve read so far. This one was actually mildly dark, spooky, and while it did the exact same thing every single one of these books has done so far (ghosts talking to kids and using kids to rescue their souls) at least this time around there was something spooks and a plot that tapped into some of the more “mature” themes of selling your soul and murder.

Had Hyde varied up the plot and tried doing this a differnt way, I probably would have been perfectly ok with giving this a full 3 stars. Still…this is first of these I didn’t actively hate.

[Boot Poot · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wish I could say I recommend this, but none of the characters feel real. The siblings barely interact how siblings would, and it mostly just seems like a teenagers take on what could be a horror story. It takes a very weird occult turn, and the pictures are quite creepy. I wouldn't recommend this to children, but maybe kids that have been exposed to occult information over 11 or 12.

As for the ending, the resolution is a bit silly. It's horribly unsatisfactory, and weirdly written when it comes to a certain let's just say "contract." The child I was reading it to only really paid attention to the scary parts, but even those actually were mostly just repeats. The same dream kept replaying over and over to the exact words, so expect at least 10 or so pages of that.

[Colin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked up a set of 8 os these "Creeper" books at the Dollar Tree for my son who loves horror stories. They're a bit cheesy, but fun. This one is about the family who moves into a new house that appears to be haunted. A child who is writing horror stories keeps having strange dreams, and wakes up to find that writing continued where he left off in his notebook. The kids discover the haunting seems linked to a Satanic cult that seems to have some connection to the administration of their high school.

[Emily C · Rating 3 out of 5]

My husband and I read this book with our 7 year old who is interested in ghosts, and he really liked the story. It’s easy enough for a kid to follow, and not bad for the parents either. I found myself wondering what was going to happen in the next chapter, and the illustrations were intriguing yet creepy.

[April Grob · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this one. I do recommend but tread lightly for kids who are sensitive to having bad dreams. There are also trigger warning for witchcraft and talking with ghost, so much like my review for Pen Pals, know the maturity of your child and what they can handle.

[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

okay this is book 4 and was an interesting tale about a family that moves to a new house and soon discover it's haunted by a mysterious man and along the way discover a principal that is evil to the core..read it if you want to find out what happens.

[Amber · Rating 1 out of 5]

I saw the reviews weren't great but for Old School April I figured I'd give it a try. Unfortunately the reviews are right. This was a rough one to get through. I just never wanted to pick it up. I didn't care about the characters or the plot. And the writing wasn't for me to say the least.

[Sara Wilson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another one that started out good but got progressively annoying.
I really wanted to like it. It had a good concept but the writing was pretty... weird?
The reactions to the things happening just seem very unrealistic and cheesy.

[Melanie Millard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good read

Loved reading every minute of the ghost writer can't wait to read the other books by edgar J Hyde really good author

[Suh-shine · Rating 4 out of 5]

o melhor da série até agora

[Nora · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read aloud to Felix. Forgot the date read.

[Corporate Clone · Rating 3 out of 5]

I too had an evil principal

[Lizzie the Book Hoarder · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Ryan Campbell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite Creepers. It was still pretty enjoyable and goofy but didn't have that same feel as the others I have read

[Nathan · Rating 1 out of 5]

my god

[Vic · Rating 2 out of 5]

These books aren’t very good. The dialog is particularly unrealistic. This book, however, is much better than Pen Pals.

[Monalisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Primeiro livro que comprei na vida, não lembro de mais nada da historia mas lembro de ter gostado muito

[Chloe · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐, it was okay, but I feel like it could have been longer, and could have had more details instead of Abraham Lincoln beards.
Definetly, dollar store quality (I found it at the dollar store)

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The one thing I enjoy about this little series is I have no idea where it's going to go.