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Goosebumps SlappyWorld #4
Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo
Goosebumps available soon on Disney+! Robby and his sister Karla beg their parents to take them to a big carnival that has opened on the other side of town. When they arrive, the two kids are delighted by the rides, the sideshow, the interesting displays, and the great food booths. They wander away from their parents and find themselves at a less-trafficked area at the back of the carnival. Inside a large penned-in area, they see a dejected-looking boy about their age sitting on the grass. A sign on the tall metal fence PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE WEIRDO.The kids are reluctant to disobey the sign, but the boy seems really nice. Karla hands him her cone through the fence. He thanks her very politely. He eats the ice cream, delicately at first, then ravenously, noisily-and as Robby and Karla stare in horror, he transforms into a raging, hairy beast.
160 pages, Library Binding
First published February 27, 2018
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R.L. Stine
1,680 books18.7k 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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March 1, 2018
My favorite SlappyWorld book so far! Pure comedy with a freaky twist. Great ending as always. Robby is an excellent addition to the long list of amazing Goosebumps villains.
December 1, 2022
In Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo, siblings Jordan and Karla go to their local amusement park, Carnival World, and discover a cage behind one of the attractions that has a kid inside, sitting on a wooden crate. The cage has a sign on it that says "PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE WEIRDO". The kid, whose name is Robby, tricks them into feeding him, and proceeds to turn into a monster with green fur and a snout like a bear. He escapes, and a vapid, repetitive 135-page story that's supposed to resemble chaos ensues.
This book was terrible. It's one of the worst Goosebumps books I've ever read, in any era of Goosebumps. For one thing, the book is flat out disgusting. When Robby changes into the monster, he pukes out streams of orange vomit, and the book focuses on this quite a bit. Being disgusting is something I haven't seen much in Goosebumps, and it's not a good look to say the least. The plot is also incredibly stupid. Not only can Robby turn into a monster, but he can also shapeshift at will and take on the form of any living person he wants at any time? This was obviously a ploy by Stine to make the story extensible, but it points out some pretty serious flaws in the book.
Like, if the kid can not only become a deadly monster (that, as it turns out, can't easily be caught), but can also assume the form of anyone at any time, doesn't that make him incredibly dangerous? It does. So why is the only thing preventing him from turning into the monster and escaping a sign saying something as harmless and benign as "PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE WEIRDO"? I mean, how incredibly stupid is that, given how high the stakes are? Why doesn't the sign say something people are actually likely to listen to, like "WARNING: DEADLY MONSTER. DO NOT APPROACH THE CAGE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!"
And the entire plot of this book is just filler. Nothing of any importance ever happens. The whole book is just Robby trying to get the two protagonists to feed him over and over again, and the protagonists constantly being afraid that everyone from their friends to the guy who owns the carnival aren't really who they say they are, and that they're really Robby assuming their form. It's kind of a knockoff of John Carpenter's The Thing in that respect...wondering whether each of them is really The Thing. Except in this book it's laughably obvious if they're The Thing, because Robby needs to be fed. So immediately if the person asks the two kids for some food, you know they're just Robby in disguise. It's so laughably stupid. Rofl.
To top it off, we never learn why Robby was called "the weirdo" on the sign all the way back at the beginning of the book. It's such a bizarre name. Why call him "the weirdo"? I assume it's because if the sign sensibly said "the monster", this story would have been over in twenty pages, because the kids never would have gone near the cage. And this should tell you all you need to know about this book, really.
In closing, this is one of the absolute dumbest books I've ever read in my life. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, and would suggest you avoid it like the plague.
CAWPILE rating:
Characters: 1.0
Atmosphere / Setting: 1.0
Writing Style: 2.5
Plot: 2.0
Intrigue: 2.0
Logic / Relationships: 1.0
Enjoyment: 1.5
= 11 total
÷ 7 categories = 1.57 out of 10
= 1 star
This book was terrible. It's one of the worst Goosebumps books I've ever read, in any era of Goosebumps. For one thing, the book is flat out disgusting. When Robby changes into the monster, he pukes out streams of orange vomit, and the book focuses on this quite a bit. Being disgusting is something I haven't seen much in Goosebumps, and it's not a good look to say the least. The plot is also incredibly stupid. Not only can Robby turn into a monster, but he can also shapeshift at will and take on the form of any living person he wants at any time? This was obviously a ploy by Stine to make the story extensible, but it points out some pretty serious flaws in the book.
Like, if the kid can not only become a deadly monster (that, as it turns out, can't easily be caught), but can also assume the form of anyone at any time, doesn't that make him incredibly dangerous? It does. So why is the only thing preventing him from turning into the monster and escaping a sign saying something as harmless and benign as "PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE WEIRDO"? I mean, how incredibly stupid is that, given how high the stakes are? Why doesn't the sign say something people are actually likely to listen to, like "WARNING: DEADLY MONSTER. DO NOT APPROACH THE CAGE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!"
And the entire plot of this book is just filler. Nothing of any importance ever happens. The whole book is just Robby trying to get the two protagonists to feed him over and over again, and the protagonists constantly being afraid that everyone from their friends to the guy who owns the carnival aren't really who they say they are, and that they're really Robby assuming their form. It's kind of a knockoff of John Carpenter's The Thing in that respect...wondering whether each of them is really The Thing. Except in this book it's laughably obvious if they're The Thing, because Robby needs to be fed. So immediately if the person asks the two kids for some food, you know they're just Robby in disguise. It's so laughably stupid. Rofl.
To top it off, we never learn why Robby was called "the weirdo" on the sign all the way back at the beginning of the book. It's such a bizarre name. Why call him "the weirdo"? I assume it's because if the sign sensibly said "the monster", this story would have been over in twenty pages, because the kids never would have gone near the cage. And this should tell you all you need to know about this book, really.
In closing, this is one of the absolute dumbest books I've ever read in my life. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, and would suggest you avoid it like the plague.
CAWPILE rating:
Characters: 1.0
Atmosphere / Setting: 1.0
Writing Style: 2.5
Plot: 2.0
Intrigue: 2.0
Logic / Relationships: 1.0
Enjoyment: 1.5
= 11 total
÷ 7 categories = 1.57 out of 10
= 1 star
October 26, 2018
If the first three SlappyWorld books don't represent the best of Goosebumps, Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo at least comes close, taking the story to new and surprising places. Twelve-year-old Jordan Keppler and his eleven-year-old sister Karla have no idea their family trip to Carnival World is going to leave them with a parasitic monster that will prey on them until there's nothing left to take. It starts with a ride through the Tunnel of Fear, which breaks down halfway through, stranding Jordan and Karla inside. Manny Ferber, who owns Carnival World, finds the two kids and gives them each a chocolate bar to apologize, but on their way to find their parents they run across a bizarre scene: a boy their age, locked in a cage. The boy claims he's Robby Ferber, the owner's son, and the PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE WEIRDO sign is a cruel joke his father plays so he can use Robby as a sideshow. Feeding him isn't dangerous, the sad-looking boy insists, and he's so hungry right now. Refusing a caged kid some scraps of food is hard, but Jordan and Karla wish they had. After a few bites of chocolate, Robby transforms into a furry green monster spouting neon orange vomit. He smashes through his cage and runs off, terrorizing carnival customers. Jordan and his sister are shellshocked. How could they have caused such pandemonium?
Recapturing the monster would be Manny Ferber's problem, except Robby can change into any form he wants, and he's decided Jordan is his new "owner". Robby follows the Kepplers home and wreaks more havoc, then joins Jordan's class at school as a new student. Jordan is on edge as the new kid aggressively monitors him to make sure he tells no one of the threat posed by the camouflaged monster. Unlike most Goosebumps books, Jordan's parents, his school, and the police believe there's a monster (the evidence is undeniable), but he has no proof the shy new kid is it. Robby's insistence that Jordan continue feeding him grows more worrisome as Robby resorts to threats, and Jordan never knows if anyone he's talking with might be Robby in disguise. He must end the madness before irreversible harm is done, and Jordan has a plan he thinks will work. Is he actually in control in his game of wits with a monster, or is Robby just waiting to play the final trump card?
Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo is the most cogent SlappyWorld book to this point in the series, and even offers subtle philosophical commentary. If people caution you against feeding a particular "beast", warning that it appears harmless but will latch on and suck you dry, it still feels like a shock and betrayal when that happens. The beasts we feed care only for their own hedonistic satisfaction, and their invasion into our lives is frightening. This is reflected in Robby's words to Jordan: "You have to start taking better care of me...I need more attention from you...Do you understand?" Jordan's response: "No. I don't understand...We didn't mean to let you out. We didn't know you were a monster." Monsters always demand more food, more attention, and the fact that we may not have recognized it as a monster when we first fed it doesn't diminish the harm it does us. Our monsters are meek and apologetic after they do evil, but soon they demand we feed them again, and won't take no for an answer. Robby is an unexpectedly potent allegory for some big concepts.
If not for an ending that's difficult to believe and a few plot points that also strain credulity, I might consider Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo the best Goosebumps book since the Horrorland series, if not the Series 2000. The story has real zip and the basic idea is full of possibilities, even if not all of them are explored. As it is, this is at least the best Goosebumps book since The Haunter from the Most Wanted series. If the next SlappyWorld story is this good, it's worth getting excited about.
Recapturing the monster would be Manny Ferber's problem, except Robby can change into any form he wants, and he's decided Jordan is his new "owner". Robby follows the Kepplers home and wreaks more havoc, then joins Jordan's class at school as a new student. Jordan is on edge as the new kid aggressively monitors him to make sure he tells no one of the threat posed by the camouflaged monster. Unlike most Goosebumps books, Jordan's parents, his school, and the police believe there's a monster (the evidence is undeniable), but he has no proof the shy new kid is it. Robby's insistence that Jordan continue feeding him grows more worrisome as Robby resorts to threats, and Jordan never knows if anyone he's talking with might be Robby in disguise. He must end the madness before irreversible harm is done, and Jordan has a plan he thinks will work. Is he actually in control in his game of wits with a monster, or is Robby just waiting to play the final trump card?
Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo is the most cogent SlappyWorld book to this point in the series, and even offers subtle philosophical commentary. If people caution you against feeding a particular "beast", warning that it appears harmless but will latch on and suck you dry, it still feels like a shock and betrayal when that happens. The beasts we feed care only for their own hedonistic satisfaction, and their invasion into our lives is frightening. This is reflected in Robby's words to Jordan: "You have to start taking better care of me...I need more attention from you...Do you understand?" Jordan's response: "No. I don't understand...We didn't mean to let you out. We didn't know you were a monster." Monsters always demand more food, more attention, and the fact that we may not have recognized it as a monster when we first fed it doesn't diminish the harm it does us. Our monsters are meek and apologetic after they do evil, but soon they demand we feed them again, and won't take no for an answer. Robby is an unexpectedly potent allegory for some big concepts.
If not for an ending that's difficult to believe and a few plot points that also strain credulity, I might consider Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo the best Goosebumps book since the Horrorland series, if not the Series 2000. The story has real zip and the basic idea is full of possibilities, even if not all of them are explored. As it is, this is at least the best Goosebumps book since The Haunter from the Most Wanted series. If the next SlappyWorld story is this good, it's worth getting excited about.
December 2, 2020
A fun read.
November 4, 2019
A bit silly, even as far as GB books go, but it was funny and entertaining. 3.5/5
October 9, 2024
I realize I read a children’s book as an adult, but my younger self would still have given this book one star. Not remotely scary, wasn’t a fan of the story or the characters. The monster was not very well developed. Seems like the author got lazy with the book in general.
March 4, 2018
I haven’t been enjoying the Slappyworld series too much. Attack of the Jack was wacky and different but the rest were eh.
This book surprised me. It definitely feels darker than most books in the Goosebumps series. It felt like there was real danger. The ending left me a bit eh but I still enjoyed the ride.
This book surprised me. It definitely feels darker than most books in the Goosebumps series. It felt like there was real danger. The ending left me a bit eh but I still enjoyed the ride.
April 23, 2018
I sat in a library and read this today! R.L. Stine still has the ability to creep me out. A childhood to adulthood fave.
August 10, 2022
This was actually a more unique story by R.L. Stine, granted a bit gross at times, but great for kids who like going, "EWWWW" for everything.
A brother and sister go to an amusement park and meet a kid who is stuck in a cage with a sign proclaiming how he is not to be fed. Of course everyone knows that when curiosity is stirred, one must proceed with trying it out.
There is a lot of realness as an adult to this story though. I thought of it this way:
I have had friends who take advantage of me. They make promises. They tell you to trust them. They make you like them and happy to be around them. However, they end up making a mess in your life on a regular basis no matter how many chances they give you. The only one who ends up hurting in the end, is you.
Read this story and tell me I am not connecting this correctly. I dare you.
3.75 stars
A brother and sister go to an amusement park and meet a kid who is stuck in a cage with a sign proclaiming how he is not to be fed. Of course everyone knows that when curiosity is stirred, one must proceed with trying it out.
There is a lot of realness as an adult to this story though. I thought of it this way:
I have had friends who take advantage of me. They make promises. They tell you to trust them. They make you like them and happy to be around them. However, they end up making a mess in your life on a regular basis no matter how many chances they give you. The only one who ends up hurting in the end, is you.
Read this story and tell me I am not connecting this correctly. I dare you.
3.75 stars
March 24, 2022
Don’t get me wrong: the 135 pages feel like 1,035. But the ending is unexpectedly dark and twisted in a way I’ve got to respect.
April 13, 2022
واسه فان رفتم دوباره یه کتاب از اولین نویسنده عمرم خوندم. بعد دیدم هنوزم با این سن جذبش میشم :)
البته خب الان یه سری نقد بهش وارد میکنم. همون قضیه نمک خوردن و نمکدان شکستن و اینا..
چرا انقد شخصیت های کتاب زود باورنننن چرا انقدر یه چیز عجیب رو زود باور میکنن..
بعد یه جاهایی از کتاب شخصیت ها یهو اولویت بندی هاشون عجیب و غریب میشه. مثلا بجای نگران موضوع اصلی بودن نگران آشپزخونشونن.
با اینکه کتاب برای رده سنی کودک نوشته شده ولی هنوزم با خوندن قسمت آخر کتاب هیجان زده شدم. گمونم مهم نیست چند سالم باشه، آثار استاین همیشه میتونه هیجان بده بهم
البته خب الان یه سری نقد بهش وارد میکنم. همون قضیه نمک خوردن و نمکدان شکستن و اینا..
چرا انقد شخصیت های کتاب زود باورنننن چرا انقدر یه چیز عجیب رو زود باور میکنن..
بعد یه جاهایی از کتاب شخصیت ها یهو اولویت بندی هاشون عجیب و غریب میشه. مثلا بجای نگران موضوع اصلی بودن نگران آشپزخونشونن.
با اینکه کتاب برای رده سنی کودک نوشته شده ولی هنوزم با خوندن قسمت آخر کتاب هیجان زده شدم. گمونم مهم نیست چند سالم باشه، آثار استاین همیشه میتونه هیجان بده بهم
August 7, 2023
This wasn't my favourite Goosebumps, there was some interesting ideas and you can kind of guess how it was going to conclude. But it certainly isn't the worst book I've ever read.
I think it was a title from a winner of a 'Name the Next Goosebumps Competition' so that's what piqued my interest.
I think it was a title from a winner of a 'Name the Next Goosebumps Competition' so that's what piqued my interest.
September 19, 2025
I really like the store it was good the crazy monster kid , though it was funny it wanted food and made a whole mess and then he kept doing it over and over hahaha I mean I would feel the kid 😬 but yea I like it the ending tho was just crazy hahah they captured the wrong kid 🤔
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October 1, 2021
it was a lot of the same thing but it was good
February 25, 2019
I am amid reading the original 62 Goosebumps stories. Generally speaking, they are all right. Not too frightening, fun, entertaining. At the end of the last academic year, Scholastic had this book on sale. I decided to pick up several copies to use in Guided Reading. While it is a newer Goosebumps story, I figured it was in the same vein as the originals. I was incorrect in that assumption.
This book has more graphic scenes than anything else I have read in the series. Frankly, I think this will turn off several of my fourth graders from reading more in this genre. Who knows, it may even turn them off horror forever.
Several scenes have projectile orange vomit. Really?
The story is so thin. Robby, a boy, is kept in a cage as a freak in a carnival side show. That alone is questionable. A sign says do not feed the boy. Of course, Jordan and Karla do . . . over and over again. Not smart characters in that regard.
The adults in this story do not behave in believable ways.
Each time the author was pinned in the story, he invented new powers. Robby has supersonic hearing toward the end. That was just created so it explained why he could hear the conversation. Why didn't Robby show up at the school picnic?
And why was there a school picnic at the location where the monster came from? ANd what carnival is permanently housed at a location?
Too many questions that could not be answered. This was a low spot in the Goosebumps universe for me.
This book has more graphic scenes than anything else I have read in the series. Frankly, I think this will turn off several of my fourth graders from reading more in this genre. Who knows, it may even turn them off horror forever.
Several scenes have projectile orange vomit. Really?
The story is so thin. Robby, a boy, is kept in a cage as a freak in a carnival side show. That alone is questionable. A sign says do not feed the boy. Of course, Jordan and Karla do . . . over and over again. Not smart characters in that regard.
The adults in this story do not behave in believable ways.
Each time the author was pinned in the story, he invented new powers. Robby has supersonic hearing toward the end. That was just created so it explained why he could hear the conversation. Why didn't Robby show up at the school picnic?
And why was there a school picnic at the location where the monster came from? ANd what carnival is permanently housed at a location?
Too many questions that could not be answered. This was a low spot in the Goosebumps universe for me.
May 4, 2019
ok. This. Book. Is. Amazing. Ever feel that annoying but satisfying feeling in the pit of your stomach? Well, that's what I felt the whole way through reading this arousing book. I mean, a monster that can disguise as anyone else? Something that makes you feel as if you cannot trust anyone-and I mean, ANYONE? I literally had ... whats the word ... GOOSEBUMPS!
October 14, 2023
TLDR;
This was surprisingly packed full of suspense and frights for a Goosebumps book. The horrors started right away and continued to the end of the book. The ending was classic Goosebumps, eerie and unsettling. This is one of the stronger books in the SlappyWorld series. Jordan and his sister, Karla, struggle with trust a lot in this book. Every page has you wondering how Robby will turn up and ruin everything for the Kepplers.
Please Do Not Ignore This Book:
Jordan Keppler (12) and his sister Karla (11) are complete opposites. “Karla definitely has a mean streak. [Jordan doesn’t] understand why she enjoys scaring [him] so much.” Karla loves scary things, like the Tunnel of Fear. “Some kids like to be scared and some don’t. And [Jordan] totally [doesn’t].” After Karla forces Jordan to accompany her in the Tunnel of Fear, they meet Manny Ferber, owner of the carnival. He apologises for some mechanical issues, offers them some candy, and leaves. The kids then find Robby. Robby tells the kids: “My dad locked me in here. . . . He thinks it’s funny to be me in this cage with that sign.” The sign says to please not feed the weirdo. The weirdo? The kids take pity on sad-looking Robby. “He was acting so normal, shy and quiet. He seemed sincere.” How could Robby be a weirdo? But the kids instantly regret it. Mr. Ferber finds them again and warns them: “[H]e’s like a chameleon. He can change. He can make himself look like anyone.” Robby now says Jordan is responsible for him because he fed him. Robby is cunning and will do anything for some food. Mr. Ferber is trying hard to recapture Robby and hand him over to the FBI. Jordan and Karla are trying their best but it’s hard when you can’t trust the person in front of you.
Jordan and Karla were fun siblings. Jordan tries to be brave but fails often. Karla enjoys the frights and scares the carnival offers; she knows it’s all fake. But Robby cares them both in equal measure, and rightfully so. Robby is interesting too; he is so pathetic looking and really charms everyone around him. The change that he goes through is frightening and gross.
I am so used to Goosebumps being slower than this, a lot of the frights and scares happen at least halfway or more into the book. This started fast and kept throwing punches. The pacing was great, a little repetitive, but it was good. It was nice having more than children involved too. A huge trope is the Parental Obliviousness, but this is not used heavily here. It really feels like R.L. Stine had a lot of fun with this one. It was great!
A moment that made me LOL:
"You heard me. A monster is going berserk here. No. I don't know the code number for that. Do you?"
4.5/5 but I'll round up to 5 because this pacing makes it stand out from almost all of the Goosebumps I've read.
This is Day #13 of my October Goosebumps Challenge.
Day: 13/31
Books: 13/31
This was surprisingly packed full of suspense and frights for a Goosebumps book. The horrors started right away and continued to the end of the book. The ending was classic Goosebumps, eerie and unsettling. This is one of the stronger books in the SlappyWorld series. Jordan and his sister, Karla, struggle with trust a lot in this book. Every page has you wondering how Robby will turn up and ruin everything for the Kepplers.
Please Do Not Ignore This Book:
Jordan Keppler (12) and his sister Karla (11) are complete opposites. “Karla definitely has a mean streak. [Jordan doesn’t] understand why she enjoys scaring [him] so much.” Karla loves scary things, like the Tunnel of Fear. “Some kids like to be scared and some don’t. And [Jordan] totally [doesn’t].” After Karla forces Jordan to accompany her in the Tunnel of Fear, they meet Manny Ferber, owner of the carnival. He apologises for some mechanical issues, offers them some candy, and leaves. The kids then find Robby. Robby tells the kids: “My dad locked me in here. . . . He thinks it’s funny to be me in this cage with that sign.” The sign says to please not feed the weirdo. The weirdo? The kids take pity on sad-looking Robby. “He was acting so normal, shy and quiet. He seemed sincere.” How could Robby be a weirdo? But the kids instantly regret it. Mr. Ferber finds them again and warns them: “[H]e’s like a chameleon. He can change. He can make himself look like anyone.” Robby now says Jordan is responsible for him because he fed him. Robby is cunning and will do anything for some food. Mr. Ferber is trying hard to recapture Robby and hand him over to the FBI. Jordan and Karla are trying their best but it’s hard when you can’t trust the person in front of you.
Jordan and Karla were fun siblings. Jordan tries to be brave but fails often. Karla enjoys the frights and scares the carnival offers; she knows it’s all fake. But Robby cares them both in equal measure, and rightfully so. Robby is interesting too; he is so pathetic looking and really charms everyone around him. The change that he goes through is frightening and gross.
I am so used to Goosebumps being slower than this, a lot of the frights and scares happen at least halfway or more into the book. This started fast and kept throwing punches. The pacing was great, a little repetitive, but it was good. It was nice having more than children involved too. A huge trope is the Parental Obliviousness, but this is not used heavily here. It really feels like R.L. Stine had a lot of fun with this one. It was great!
A moment that made me LOL:
"You heard me. A monster is going berserk here. No. I don't know the code number for that. Do you?"
4.5/5 but I'll round up to 5 because this pacing makes it stand out from almost all of the Goosebumps I've read.
This is Day #13 of my October Goosebumps Challenge.
Day: 13/31
Books: 13/31
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March 21, 2024Jordan and his sister, Karla went to a park and took a ride into a semi-haunted house. However, the machinery of the ride had a system error and stopped in the darkest part of the ride. As a result, the two were stuck inside until the power came back on. While waiting for the power to come back on, Jordan and Karla got off the ride to try to find an exit. However, they got scared of a voice and the dolls that were on the ground. So, they went back into the car ride. Soon after, the power came back on and they got off the ride. The park owner noticed that they were stuck inside the haunted house ride and as an apology gave them two full-size chocolate candy bars. As they were walking to find their parents, they saw a kid in a cage. The boy inside the cage asked for a piece of the chocolate bar, which Jordan and Karla shared with him. The boy introduced himself and talked a little, but then he began to throw up the chocolate bar. He grew green and turned into a monster. His dad, the owner of the park, came in and asked if they gave him food, which made him turn into a monster. Now, the boy followed them everywhere they went. He even followed them back home. Jordan wanted to apologize for his actions, so he asked for some food before he left. However, when Jordan got back from downstairs, Robby was gone because he knew it was a trap. The next day Jordan and Karla were on high alert since Robby told them he could change into different forms. While at school Jordan had a new student come into his class and sit down right next to him and Jordan was terrified because he knew that the new student next to him was not a new student but Robby.
July 25, 2018
Wow! This year is going by really fast. It seems like it was just yesterday that I had received a review copy for Goosebumps Slappyworld: Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo; when actually, it was several months ago. My original intention was to post this review back in March, but due to personal issues, I haven't had very much free time to write a review. Therefore, I had to reread the book over the weekend, so I can have the story fresh in my mind for today.
Besides from the intro and side-intros from character Slappy, the majority of the book surrounds around a twelve-year-old named Jordan Keppler and his younger sister Karla, who are trying to escape from a Robby, a boy who turns into a creature after he eats something. Sounds familiar? Well, at least to me it does. It sounds like the plot of Gremlins, only it involves a boy instead of a mogwai.
Unlike the Goosebumps books from the 1990s, Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo drops the horror feel and goes more for a comedy; though there are still a few scares here and there.
Overall, Goosebumps Slappyworld: Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo is an entertaining entry in the long-running children book franchise. It's not my favorite book from the Slappyworld spinoff, but I still enjoyed reading it.
Besides from the intro and side-intros from character Slappy, the majority of the book surrounds around a twelve-year-old named Jordan Keppler and his younger sister Karla, who are trying to escape from a Robby, a boy who turns into a creature after he eats something. Sounds familiar? Well, at least to me it does. It sounds like the plot of Gremlins, only it involves a boy instead of a mogwai.
Unlike the Goosebumps books from the 1990s, Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo drops the horror feel and goes more for a comedy; though there are still a few scares here and there.
Overall, Goosebumps Slappyworld: Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo is an entertaining entry in the long-running children book franchise. It's not my favorite book from the Slappyworld spinoff, but I still enjoyed reading it.
February 26, 2020
*Review just for my future self to look back on*
During a visit to the fair, Robbie & Karla see a kid locked in a cage with the sign (the title). After feeding the kid, they realize that food turns him into a monster (kind of like water with the gremlins). Because they fed this kid, the kid assumes that Robbie is his provider. Skip a few chapters and the “weirdo” can shape shift. In the end if the book, the kid shape shifts into Robbie, and they capture the wrong “robbie”, leaving the monster freed. But because the monster will have to eat, it’s assumed that the real Robbie will not be trapped for long.
During a visit to the fair, Robbie & Karla see a kid locked in a cage with the sign (the title). After feeding the kid, they realize that food turns him into a monster (kind of like water with the gremlins). Because they fed this kid, the kid assumes that Robbie is his provider. Skip a few chapters and the “weirdo” can shape shift. In the end if the book, the kid shape shifts into Robbie, and they capture the wrong “robbie”, leaving the monster freed. But because the monster will have to eat, it’s assumed that the real Robbie will not be trapped for long.
September 29, 2023
giving this book another star because I like the way it transitions to them being afraid in a cave roaster, and all of a sudden, they see some cage with a sign saying, Please do not feed the weirdo. Probably is that the main character always repeats his act of giving the monster food even though he knows he's a liar and he'll trash and wreck everything he sees. It keeps repeating himself basically, which I didn't like the most throughout the whole book. But he did have some unique storyline per tray, like the impersonation of the carnival owner. But it could have been better imo.
It's worth reading still!
It's worth reading still!
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October 22, 2020
My first Slappyworld book. I don't read the newer goosebumps books too often - and this one has reminded me of why that is.
This book seems to be somewhat popular / high rated among other goosebumps fans, but I could not find any redeeming qualities in this book.
The humor in it was (I would assume, supposed to be funny) But I only found it to be childish, gross, and repetitive.
I did not enjoy this book at all.
I will, however, continue to read goosebumps on occasion. I just don't think most of these newer ones even hold a candle to the original 62.
This book seems to be somewhat popular / high rated among other goosebumps fans, but I could not find any redeeming qualities in this book.
The humor in it was (I would assume, supposed to be funny) But I only found it to be childish, gross, and repetitive.
I did not enjoy this book at all.
I will, however, continue to read goosebumps on occasion. I just don't think most of these newer ones even hold a candle to the original 62.
November 14, 2023
[Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo - R.L. Stine]
Rating: 4.61/5.00
"Honestly, this book takes a surprising turn in its plot structure and predictability level compared to the previous Slappyworld books. It is refreshing to see a unique take on the antagonist and the early realisation of the danger from all the involved characters. As the story progresses, it is fantastic that the subsequent pages retain their momentum of suspense until the last chapter. Overall, it is a lovely to read."
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Rating: 4.61/5.00
"Honestly, this book takes a surprising turn in its plot structure and predictability level compared to the previous Slappyworld books. It is refreshing to see a unique take on the antagonist and the early realisation of the danger from all the involved characters. As the story progresses, it is fantastic that the subsequent pages retain their momentum of suspense until the last chapter. Overall, it is a lovely to read."
#PleaseDoNotFeedTheWeirdo #RLStine #Slappyworld #ChildrenHorror
May 2, 2025
Goosebumps: SlappyWorld, Book 4: Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo heavily features a carnival. There are 2 previous Goosebumps I've read that had similar settings. The 1st was called Goosebumps: One Day at Horrorland. The 2nd was called Goosebumps: A Shocker on Shock Street. I rated both of those books 5 stars. You might think, that, following this pattern, I would also give a 5-star reading to Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo. And I wanted to. But it fell a bit short for me, hence the 4-star rating. That said, I really liked it well enough.
December 14, 2025
This time, the story is kinda scary. Anything that has a shapeshifter in it, means things will go from bad to worse. No ending of the horror this time like in the past issues. But just like Jorden said, it’s just a matter of time till Robby is busted. Once he eats something and turns into a monster that is.
One thing annoyed me is how every time the monster promised and didn’t keep it. And they fed him every time as well. When Robby asked for food, it was in the same format every time, promise, eat, mess up and repeat. Other than that, it was a fun reading.
One thing annoyed me is how every time the monster promised and didn’t keep it. And they fed him every time as well. When Robby asked for food, it was in the same format every time, promise, eat, mess up and repeat. Other than that, it was a fun reading.
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October 28, 2020
What a silly & entertaining book. I can see how kids could love these Goosebumps stories & get so excited & thrilled. It’s pure impossibilities & gooey yucky fun.
As an adult, I decided to read this since I didn’t remember reading it already. It’s good reading for these horrible days as we approach Election Day 2020. It is laugh out loud funny...
If U get tired of hearing”I approve this message”, find a Goosebump book.
As an adult, I decided to read this since I didn’t remember reading it already. It’s good reading for these horrible days as we approach Election Day 2020. It is laugh out loud funny...
If U get tired of hearing”I approve this message”, find a Goosebump book.
February 17, 2021
This one had a dark ending and I really dug it. The Weirdo is a type of changeling and ends up stealing the main characters form resulting in him being captured in place of the weirdo. As I read, I thought there was another chapter but it ended abruptly leaving our main character trapped in place of the weirdo who has now taken his place. The whole time he had been observing his everyday life and his family so that he could swap places with him. This was a really good goosebumps book.
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October 17, 2023
3.75 stars
FINALLY! The parents believed their children!
Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo is, so far, the best book within the Slappyworld series! It had just the right amount of mystery and spookiness. And it's always a plus when the characters are not super whiney, like they usually are in R.L. Stine's books. Let's hope this series's following two books are as good or even better than Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo.
FINALLY! The parents believed their children!
Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo is, so far, the best book within the Slappyworld series! It had just the right amount of mystery and spookiness. And it's always a plus when the characters are not super whiney, like they usually are in R.L. Stine's books. Let's hope this series's following two books are as good or even better than Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo.
July 13, 2018
This series of books is starting to feel worn out. The story was only average but had the most terrible ending - one of the worst in all of R.L. Stine's works. Although Slappy makes a few of his awful comments through the story, it has nothing to do with wooden dolls. The theme is rather repetitive and I can only give three stars because it is rather boring.
December 21, 2020
Back to SlappyWorld. These are stand alone novels so far, it will be interesting to see if the next one ties together or if it will be stand alone again. Warning - vomiting and monster scenes. For a young kid I do think this would be terrifying for anyone else it is another Goosebumps story. Still very enjoyable.
Joseph McKnight
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Joseph McKnight
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