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Goosebumps #45
Ghost Camp
Harry and his brother Alex are at Camp Spirit Moon. The jokes the old campers love to play on the new campers are serious, creepy, scary ...
104 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 1996
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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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November 2, 2023
Oh, the nostalgia! 🥹
I used to read these books all the time when I was a kid and I have such happy memories doing so. I’m pretty sure we owned every single Goosebumps book and then somewhere along the line they all got donated and here I am buying them all back again. 😂
I started reading chapter books to my daughters recently in hopes of them developing a love of reading too. We read a chapter every night and so far Goosebumps has been a winner. I hope they love the series one day like I did once they’re a little older.
Potential spoiler: Like most of the series, this was a tame story. There were a few references to blood as one of the ghosts gets stabbed in the neck with a fork and another has a pole impale his foot so the MC is concerned as to where all the blood is. That was a bit heavy for my daughter’s ages but I know the Goosebumps series isn’t typically that graphic. And they didn’t seem upset by it which I was relieved about too.
The little twists at the end of the Goosebumps books are always fun too! Even though the story dragged for the first bit, it was enjoyable enough and perfect for a young crowd who likes monsters and Halloween.
4⭐️
I used to read these books all the time when I was a kid and I have such happy memories doing so. I’m pretty sure we owned every single Goosebumps book and then somewhere along the line they all got donated and here I am buying them all back again. 😂
I started reading chapter books to my daughters recently in hopes of them developing a love of reading too. We read a chapter every night and so far Goosebumps has been a winner. I hope they love the series one day like I did once they’re a little older.
Potential spoiler: Like most of the series, this was a tame story. There were a few references to blood as one of the ghosts gets stabbed in the neck with a fork and another has a pole impale his foot so the MC is concerned as to where all the blood is. That was a bit heavy for my daughter’s ages but I know the Goosebumps series isn’t typically that graphic. And they didn’t seem upset by it which I was relieved about too.
The little twists at the end of the Goosebumps books are always fun too! Even though the story dragged for the first bit, it was enjoyable enough and perfect for a young crowd who likes monsters and Halloween.
4⭐️
August 22, 2020
RILETTURA, DA ADULTO, DEI "PICCOLI BRIVIDI" N.2
Okay, questo è proprio divertente ed è riuscito a inchiodare alle pagine anche me, a ventotto anni suonati.
Storia semplice che riesce a costruire una buona suspense attraverso dei bambineschi ma indovinatissimi jump-scares. Le ultime 40 pagine sono un tour de force di colpi di scena ben assestati, fino al colpo di coda finale.
Letto da piccolo, potrebbe veramente mettere scagazza.
Consigliato.
Okay, questo è proprio divertente ed è riuscito a inchiodare alle pagine anche me, a ventotto anni suonati.
Storia semplice che riesce a costruire una buona suspense attraverso dei bambineschi ma indovinatissimi jump-scares. Le ultime 40 pagine sono un tour de force di colpi di scena ben assestati, fino al colpo di coda finale.
Letto da piccolo, potrebbe veramente mettere scagazza.
Consigliato.
October 23, 2018
#45 "Be all that you can't see!"
have you ever gone to camp and felt like no matter what you do you just don't fit in? That's the way it was for Harry and Alex at Camp Spirit Moon. The strange traditions at this camp make them feel like even more of outsiders. And the jokes that the older campers play are really not so funny. In fact they're pretty scary!
have you ever gone to camp and felt like no matter what you do you just don't fit in? That's the way it was for Harry and Alex at Camp Spirit Moon. The strange traditions at this camp make them feel like even more of outsiders. And the jokes that the older campers play are really not so funny. In fact they're pretty scary!
February 21, 2023
Just getting around to writing this review now even though I read this book like a week ago, as I've been trying to recover from COVID-19. I can't even stand up for long periods of time right now without getting dizzy and having to lay down. So yeah...if you've never had it, consider yourself lucky. It's so brutal I can't even put it into words. I am legitimately afraid for my life, and I hope that I won't have long-haul COVID, because not being able to even stand up without feeling like you're going to faint is kind of a non-starter for living a normal life.
Anyway...depressing current state of my life aside, here's my brief review for Ghost Camp. This story follows Harry and his brother Alex, who have just arrived at Camp Spirit Moon for the remainder of the summer. The two start to notice bizarre things at the camp, like puddles of strange blue goo on the floor in the group tents, and kids who they see sustain serious physical injuries but who are then fine and have no markings or wounds on their bodies. What does it all mean? Can Harry and Alex figure out what's going on at Camp Spirit Moon?
This one was okay. It's nothing special. It had some creepy moments I enjoyed, and unlike most Goosebumps books I enjoyed the twist ending and didn't see it coming. But I don't like how predictable this one was. The title of this book literally gives away the entire story, so there is no surprise whatsoever when the true nature of the camp is "revealed". You knew what it was all along, basically.
Stine also does this "characters get into a circle and spin around the main protagonists really fast until it becomes a blur and everything goes up in a puff of smoke" thing at the end, which is really lame and lazy, as he's already done this at the ends of at least two other Goosebumps books: Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns and The Haunted School. But knowing Stine, he's probably done it in many more books than this; he recycles character descriptions and relationships, events, his vocabulary, and even entire plots of his books over and over again ad nauseum, and this plot device, which he uses to weakly end books that he otherwise doesn't know how to finish, is no exception.
Overall, this isn't a bad book, but it's not particularly memorable either.
CAWPILE rating:
Characters: 6.0
Atmosphere / Setting: 7.0
Writing Style: 6.5
Plot: 6.0
Intrigue: 5.5
Logic / Relationships: 7.0
Enjoyment: 6.0
= 44 total
÷ 7 categories = 6.28 out of 10
= 3 stars
Anyway...depressing current state of my life aside, here's my brief review for Ghost Camp. This story follows Harry and his brother Alex, who have just arrived at Camp Spirit Moon for the remainder of the summer. The two start to notice bizarre things at the camp, like puddles of strange blue goo on the floor in the group tents, and kids who they see sustain serious physical injuries but who are then fine and have no markings or wounds on their bodies. What does it all mean? Can Harry and Alex figure out what's going on at Camp Spirit Moon?
This one was okay. It's nothing special. It had some creepy moments I enjoyed, and unlike most Goosebumps books I enjoyed the twist ending and didn't see it coming. But I don't like how predictable this one was. The title of this book literally gives away the entire story, so there is no surprise whatsoever when the true nature of the camp is "revealed". You knew what it was all along, basically.
Stine also does this "characters get into a circle and spin around the main protagonists really fast until it becomes a blur and everything goes up in a puff of smoke" thing at the end, which is really lame and lazy, as he's already done this at the ends of at least two other Goosebumps books: Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns and The Haunted School. But knowing Stine, he's probably done it in many more books than this; he recycles character descriptions and relationships, events, his vocabulary, and even entire plots of his books over and over again ad nauseum, and this plot device, which he uses to weakly end books that he otherwise doesn't know how to finish, is no exception.
Overall, this isn't a bad book, but it's not particularly memorable either.
CAWPILE rating:
Characters: 6.0
Atmosphere / Setting: 7.0
Writing Style: 6.5
Plot: 6.0
Intrigue: 5.5
Logic / Relationships: 7.0
Enjoyment: 6.0
= 44 total
÷ 7 categories = 6.28 out of 10
= 3 stars
September 6, 2024
¡Hoy les traigo otra reseña de la siempre recomendable colección de Pesadillas!
👻👻👻👻👻
🏕️ "Decidí que el campamento Spirit Moon debía de tener la costumbre de asustar a los nuevos.
Y funcionaba, habían conseguido ponernos los pelos de punta a Alex y a mí, nos habían puesto tan nerviosos que saltábamos de miedo al mínimo ruido." 🏕️
Seguimos en modo temático escogiendo lecturas acorde con esta época estival, después de la pequeña decepción con "Pánico en el campamento", decidimos leer el título que les traigo hoy; "Campamento espectral", el cual nos ha parecido más terrorífico y con un cierre más acorde con la historia.
Para mí, leer a Stine es volver a ser esos pequeños llenos de miedos que miran debajo de la cama antes de acostarse y eso siempre es un placer.
Un terrorífico placer.
Y qué mejor momento para volver a esa época que retomando esta colección con nuestra mayor de ocho añitos, la mejor compañía 🖤🖤
Han sido varias noches arrebujadas bajo las sábanas con la única compañía de una luz muy tenue para crear un buen ambiente, algo primordial en este tipo de historias.
Los hermanos Harry y Alex llegan con toda la ilusión al único campamento para el que sus padres han encontrado plazas en el último momento. Pronto su ilusión se verá reemplazada por el desconcierto y el auténtico pavor al ver como, según pasan los días, las cosas que hacen los campistas del campamento Spirit Moon se van tornando cada vez más siniestras.
Lo que parecen simples bromas o las típicas historias de terror que se cuentan alrededor de la hoguera, acabarán por convertirse en algo peor que simples novatadas o leyendas.
Ha sido una lectura previsible pero muy ágil y con sus buenas escenas de terror que pueden dar un poco de grima a los lectores más sensibles.
Muy recomendable.
Así que ya saben, si les gusta un terror más light y son seguidores del autor no duden en hacerse con la colección.
Y si les gusta leer en voz alta en compañía de los peques, es el complemento ideal para las noches 🖤
Los que me hayan leído anteriormente saben que es de las mejores inversiones que he hecho 💀🤩
🏕️ "Bajó la voz hasta convertirla casi en un profundo susurro, de manera que todos tuvimos que acercarnos un poco para poder oírle. Y en un tono muy calmado, nos explicó la historia del fantasma del campamento." 🏕️
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🏕️ "Decidí que el campamento Spirit Moon debía de tener la costumbre de asustar a los nuevos.
Y funcionaba, habían conseguido ponernos los pelos de punta a Alex y a mí, nos habían puesto tan nerviosos que saltábamos de miedo al mínimo ruido." 🏕️
Seguimos en modo temático escogiendo lecturas acorde con esta época estival, después de la pequeña decepción con "Pánico en el campamento", decidimos leer el título que les traigo hoy; "Campamento espectral", el cual nos ha parecido más terrorífico y con un cierre más acorde con la historia.
Para mí, leer a Stine es volver a ser esos pequeños llenos de miedos que miran debajo de la cama antes de acostarse y eso siempre es un placer.
Un terrorífico placer.
Y qué mejor momento para volver a esa época que retomando esta colección con nuestra mayor de ocho añitos, la mejor compañía 🖤🖤
Han sido varias noches arrebujadas bajo las sábanas con la única compañía de una luz muy tenue para crear un buen ambiente, algo primordial en este tipo de historias.
Los hermanos Harry y Alex llegan con toda la ilusión al único campamento para el que sus padres han encontrado plazas en el último momento. Pronto su ilusión se verá reemplazada por el desconcierto y el auténtico pavor al ver como, según pasan los días, las cosas que hacen los campistas del campamento Spirit Moon se van tornando cada vez más siniestras.
Lo que parecen simples bromas o las típicas historias de terror que se cuentan alrededor de la hoguera, acabarán por convertirse en algo peor que simples novatadas o leyendas.
Ha sido una lectura previsible pero muy ágil y con sus buenas escenas de terror que pueden dar un poco de grima a los lectores más sensibles.
Muy recomendable.
Así que ya saben, si les gusta un terror más light y son seguidores del autor no duden en hacerse con la colección.
Y si les gusta leer en voz alta en compañía de los peques, es el complemento ideal para las noches 🖤
Los que me hayan leído anteriormente saben que es de las mejores inversiones que he hecho 💀🤩
🏕️ "Bajó la voz hasta convertirla casi en un profundo susurro, de manera que todos tuvimos que acercarnos un poco para poder oírle. Y en un tono muy calmado, nos explicó la historia del fantasma del campamento." 🏕️
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September 8, 2021
Out of all the original Goosebumps books that were set in a camp, this was the one I couldn’t really recall.
It’s probably because some of the main elements feel like they have been used before.
Having just arrived at Camp Spirit Moon, brothers Harry and Alex soon discover strange occurrences.
From Blue Cold Slime on the floor to strange camp songs being performed...
It’s by no means the worst in the series and I practically liked the ghost stories being told around the camp section.
It’s probably because some of the main elements feel like they have been used before.
Having just arrived at Camp Spirit Moon, brothers Harry and Alex soon discover strange occurrences.
From Blue Cold Slime on the floor to strange camp songs being performed...
It’s by no means the worst in the series and I practically liked the ghost stories being told around the camp section.
November 25, 2020
بعد إرسال الأخوين هاري وأليكس العديد من طلبات الإنضمام لمعسكرات الكشافة الشتوية، قوبلت جميعها بالرفض، بسبب تأخرهما في تقديمها، حيث أن العام الدراسي الجديد سيبدأ بعد اسابيع قليلة. يصل إليهما اخيرًا، موافقة إحدى المعسكرات المجهولة بانضمامهم أليه، وهو معسكر سبيريت مون (روح القمر).
فور انضمامهما للمعسكر تبدأ الأحداث الغريبة، والمخيفة في تعكير صفو معسكرهم، الذي كان يفترض أن يصبح ممتعا ومشوقا، فتحول إلى كابوس مفزع؛ و... أنتم تعلمون البقية.
دروس مستفادة من القصة:
1- أن الإيمان بالأشياء هو ما يعطها القوة، والقدرة على التحكم بمن يؤمن بها، بل هو ما يجعلها موجودة في الأساس. بدونه قد تلقي بأكثر الكوابيس رعبًا، خلف ظهرك، دون أن يرف لك جفن.
2- أن الإيمان -أو عدمه- ليس له قيمة، إن أراد الكاتب نهاية صادمة لقصته.
فور انضمامهما للمعسكر تبدأ الأحداث الغريبة، والمخيفة في تعكير صفو معسكرهم، الذي كان يفترض أن يصبح ممتعا ومشوقا، فتحول إلى كابوس مفزع؛ و... أنتم تعلمون البقية.
دروس مستفادة من القصة:
1- أن الإيمان بالأشياء هو ما يعطها القوة، والقدرة على التحكم بمن يؤمن بها، بل هو ما يجعلها موجودة في الأساس. بدونه قد تلقي بأكثر الكوابيس رعبًا، خلف ظهرك، دون أن يرف لك جفن.
2- أن الإيمان -أو عدمه- ليس له قيمة، إن أراد الكاتب نهاية صادمة لقصته.
February 20, 2021
اولین موردی که توی داستانهایی مثل این برام جالبه ، حضور در اردوگاههای تابستونیه ، که من و ما تقریبا هیچوقت تجربهاش نکردیم و من همیشه حسرتشو میخورم .
این کتاب ، برخلاف بیشتر کتابهای آر ال استاین برای من اونقدر جذاب نبود چون موضوع و ایده های تکراری توش زیاد بودند ، مثلا اینکه خواهر برادری یا دوتا برادر به اردوگاهی میرن و میفهمن که اتفاقات عجیبی در حال رخ دادنه ، برای همین بهش امتیاز ۴ دادم .
با وجود این ضعف ، به عنوان داستانی مربوط به روح ها ، قشنگ و جذاب بود ؛ پایانش هم کلیشه نبود و برعکس بقیه کتابهای استاین پایان خوشی نداشت .
این کتاب ، برخلاف بیشتر کتابهای آر ال استاین برای من اونقدر جذاب نبود چون موضوع و ایده های تکراری توش زیاد بودند ، مثلا اینکه خواهر برادری یا دوتا برادر به اردوگاهی میرن و میفهمن که اتفاقات عجیبی در حال رخ دادنه ، برای همین بهش امتیاز ۴ دادم .
با وجود این ضعف ، به عنوان داستانی مربوط به روح ها ، قشنگ و جذاب بود ؛ پایانش هم کلیشه نبود و برعکس بقیه کتابهای استاین پایان خوشی نداشت .
April 29, 2015
But before I had a chance to eat, Joey called out to me from across the table. "Hey, Harry - look!"
I glanced up from my plate.
He picked up his fork - and jammed it deep into his neck!
"Ohhh." I let out a groan. My fork fell from my hand and clattered to the floor.
Joey grinned at me. The fork bobbed up and down, stuck in his neck.
Something is strange about the camp Harry and his brother Alex have come to. For one thing, they were the only kids on the bus going to camp. And the kids at camp seem to have a strange sense of humor. They like to play gory practical jokes. Harry swears he saw a girl's head fall off during a soccer game. And there was that time Lucy didn't realize her arm was on fire... or that time Alex rescued that girl who was "drowning". More like "drowned." She was down on the bottom of the lake for over three minutes.
And what are these strange, blue, ice-cold puddles that are always on the floors of the cabin?
...
Tl;dr - A great ghost horror story - with a pretty awesome ending!
I glanced up from my plate.
He picked up his fork - and jammed it deep into his neck!
"Ohhh." I let out a groan. My fork fell from my hand and clattered to the floor.
Joey grinned at me. The fork bobbed up and down, stuck in his neck.
Something is strange about the camp Harry and his brother Alex have come to. For one thing, they were the only kids on the bus going to camp. And the kids at camp seem to have a strange sense of humor. They like to play gory practical jokes. Harry swears he saw a girl's head fall off during a soccer game. And there was that time Lucy didn't realize her arm was on fire... or that time Alex rescued that girl who was "drowning". More like "drowned." She was down on the bottom of the lake for over three minutes.
And what are these strange, blue, ice-cold puddles that are always on the floors of the cabin?
...
Tl;dr - A great ghost horror story - with a pretty awesome ending!
June 2, 2018
Wow. I didn't see that coming. This has to be one of the best goosebumps book, it so very good.
Two brothers go to camp spirit moon and soon they find that camp is not what it seems.The jokes and the tricks played on them(because they are new to the camp)are actually true and quite scary.As they begin to realize what was happening around that place and tried to escape that's when the real trouble and the horrors come to life.
The ending was not the one I thought it would be.....just as I was wrong about The Ghost Next Door (that's my favorite one)
Anyways it was creepy and I enjoyed it.
Two brothers go to camp spirit moon and soon they find that camp is not what it seems.The jokes and the tricks played on them(because they are new to the camp)are actually true and quite scary.As they begin to realize what was happening around that place and tried to escape that's when the real trouble and the horrors come to life.
The ending was not the one I thought it would be.....just as I was wrong about The Ghost Next Door (that's my favorite one)
Anyways it was creepy and I enjoyed it.
January 22, 2022
I usually read camp stories in the summer so not sure what I was playing at reading this in the dead of winter. That being said, whatever the time of year, this is a reasonably enjoyable story which I would rank as average on the Goosebumps scale. The campfire scene, descending fog and football game in the shadows were all quite creepy. Not as creepy as Camp Jellyjam mind you.
February 1, 2012
This is as standard as Goosebumps gets. The end is absurd, the story has a fair amount of foreshadowing, and the characters are nondescript. Not great, but not horrible. There is one glaring plot hole, though -- why in the world didn't the kids ask about those sticky blue puddles on the floor of the cabin? Would it really have been so difficult to ask the guys, "Hey, did someone spill some Monster Blood, or are you dripping ectoplasm?"
Honestly. '90s kids.
Honestly. '90s kids.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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
February 29, 2016
Haven't read a Goosebumps book in years. This was a blast from the past and makes me eager to go collect the rest of my childhood literary memories. R.L. Stine is a good author, both for kids, and even now as an adult.
December 1, 2025
Mi favorito hasta ahora. Muy entretenido.
June 19, 2023
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December 19, 2023
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February 10, 2024
I typically don't like ghost stories because of their illogical nature and this book shows this as a great example. I did like it, It was spooky in terms of atmosphere but the ghost themselves are not. Yes, they became menacing and intimidating towards the end but how they were set up was very goofy and I find it kind of comedic than what could have been. some of their brief back stories were spooky but that's just about it.
The ending on this one is probably the most unsatisfying ways of dealing with the main characters' solution, mostly Goosebumps books cop out and it's very annoying at times and this one isn't an exception and it happens very fast this time and it didn't feel like the book isn't even finished yet.
but how it ends with the twist is funny. I can admit that.
Comparing this book to other Goosebumps camp stories, I find this one the most middle of the road one and it shows what makes Welcome to Camp Nightmare memorable with it's character depth and The Horror at Camp Jellyjam the best at it's mystery and tension.
The ending on this one is probably the most unsatisfying ways of dealing with the main characters' solution, mostly Goosebumps books cop out and it's very annoying at times and this one isn't an exception and it happens very fast this time and it didn't feel like the book isn't even finished yet.
but how it ends with the twist is funny. I can admit that.
Comparing this book to other Goosebumps camp stories, I find this one the most middle of the road one and it shows what makes Welcome to Camp Nightmare memorable with it's character depth and The Horror at Camp Jellyjam the best at it's mystery and tension.
December 28, 2020
I have so many questions. For starters, how does a family even find out about this camp where only two kids are sent? Like... no other parent found out about this camp??
But I will give some props to using a few tropes/ tricks that weren't popular or even overused for years later when it comes to ghosts and possession. This came out in 1996 and it likely would have been one of the first instances of such things for me. Fun book and you know I love some camp goodness... 3 stars!
But I will give some props to using a few tropes/ tricks that weren't popular or even overused for years later when it comes to ghosts and possession. This came out in 1996 and it likely would have been one of the first instances of such things for me. Fun book and you know I love some camp goodness... 3 stars!
July 17, 2014
I remember having "goosebumps" when I read this book 10 years ago. Good times.
I loved how this one ended, it was too much for a 10 year old and I couldn't sleep after reading it. I had to read a couple of my Disney Comics before I finally had the guts to turn off the lights.
I loved how this one ended, it was too much for a 10 year old and I couldn't sleep after reading it. I had to read a couple of my Disney Comics before I finally had the guts to turn off the lights.
August 27, 2019
Libro igual de bueno que lis del resto de la colección y que puede llegar a dar algo de grima
February 29, 2016
Ahhhh!!! This Book Is just Amazing!!! So scary And Really nice
October 26, 2025
Novela de terror juvenil del gran R.L. Stine la cual entretiene que es lo esencial para hacerte pasar un rato terrorífico leyendo cada una de sus páginas.
Lectura rápida y agil que se pasa en un suspiro ideal para la época de Halloween. Sin duda por esta época siempre intento leer alguna novela de esta colección de Pesadillas y sin duda su serie noventera está muy a la altura de las novelas. Recomendada al 100 % sin duda si quieres una novela corta y entretenida.
Lectura rápida y agil que se pasa en un suspiro ideal para la época de Halloween. Sin duda por esta época siempre intento leer alguna novela de esta colección de Pesadillas y sin duda su serie noventera está muy a la altura de las novelas. Recomendada al 100 % sin duda si quieres una novela corta y entretenida.
April 23, 2022
I love a good ghost story especially when you add some spooky campfire vibes; however, this felt way too similar to Welcome to Dead House and it left much to be desired.
February 25, 2024
This was fun. A little less formulaic than Stine’s usual I think? And the ending was great. I don’t remember if I read this one as a kid or not but I would have eaten it up.
April 10, 2023
Enjoyed this one. Got the good spooky camp story here. Another goosebumps off my list.
February 1, 2023
I don't know how it happened exactly - particularly because the numbers are right there on the spine - but somehow I inadvertently managed to skip a few Goosebumps books. I went from
Say Cheese and Die - Again!
(Goosebumps #44) straight to
Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns
(Goosebumps #48). More embarrassingly, I then read
Vampire Breath
(Goosebumps #49) and
Calling All Creeps!
(Goosebumps #50) before I noticed my error. So now I'm backtracking to catch up on those three that I accidentally skipped over, starting with Ghost Camp (Goosebumps #45).
This book was a pleasant surprise. It's been a while since I've read a semi-decent Goosebumps book - the last one being The Headless Ghost (Goosebumps #37), which I read in November 2021 (I'm not exactly rushing through these books). Of course, Ghost Camp isn't without some flaws, but for the most part this is told somewhat competently and seems to avoid some of the more common Goosebumps failings.
Our protagonist, Harry, is likeable enough - which is already quite a feat for R.L. Stine to pull off. His brother, Alex, is also rather tolerable, although I must confess it amuses me that the defining trait Stine has bestowed upon Alex is that he has an excellent singing voice, and then Stine proceeds to mention this at every single opportunity. There's also very very vague hints at a romantic interest between Harry and a female campmate, Lucy, which is practically unheard of for a Goosebumps book, although this could've been utilised better for the climax.
The camp setting may bring back memories of The Horror at Camp Jellyjam , but Ghost Camp is a huge improvement. I was reminded of Sleepaway Camp (1983) and Friday the 13th (1980) in places, although that may just be because I'm not sure if summer camps like this are really a thing in the UK, and if they are I can't say I ever attended one. In a more similar literature vein, this also recalled the Point Horror book Camp Fear in moments. Obviously all of these reminders are really more due to the setting than the content, but to give Ghost Camp due credit, I can't say that The Horror at Camp Jellyjam was making me think of much else than enduring the tedium.
Stine seems to shy away from ridiculous cliffhanger chapter endings in this book, which also results in the chapters being a little lengthier than your usual Goosebumps fare. It's a compromise I'll happily take. There's some nonsense with monsters and some other silliness, but there's also some very effective moments before all is revealed as the clues start piling up that the kids aren't alright. I also quite liked the twist ending.
Ghost Camp results in being an actually somewhat entertaining Goosebumps book, something which the series has been sorely lacking for a while now. I'd hope that this would mark a turning point for Stine and we might start seeing some more good quality Goosebumps books but, well, after my little error I made where I accidentally skipped a few... I unfortunately know that's not the case. But I'll take the wins where I can, and Ghost Camp definitely counts as a win. For a Goosebumps book.
3/5
Goosebumps Ranked
1) One Day At Horrorland - 4/5
2) Stay Out of the Basement - 4/5
3) Attack of the Mutant - 3.5/5
4) Welcome to Dead House - 3.5/5
5) The Headless Ghost - 3.5/5
6) The Phantom of the Auditorium - 3.5/5
7) Piano Lessons Can Be Murder - 3.5/5
8) Night of the Living Dummy - 3.5/5
9) The Girl Who Cried Monster - 3.5/5
10) The Werewolf of Fever Swamp - 3.5/5
11) The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight - 3/5
12) The Haunted Mask - 3/5
13) The Ghost Next Door - 3/5
14) Ghost Beach - 3/5
15) Monster Blood - 3/5
16) Night of the Living Dummy II - 3/5
17) The Haunted Mask II - 3/5
18) Ghost Camp - 3/5
19) Deep Trouble - 3/5
20) Say Cheese and Die! - 3/5
21) A Night in Terror Tower - 2.5/5
22) Why I'm Afraid of Bees - 2.5/5
23) The Cuckoo Clock of Doom - 2.5/5
24) Be Careful What You Wish For... - 2.5/5
25) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb - 2.5/5
26) Monster Blood II - 2/5
27) My Hairiest Adventure - 2/5
28) Night of the Living Dummy III - 2/5
29) Go Eat Worms! - 2/5
30) Monster Blood III - 2/5
31) Say Cheese and Die - Again! - 2/5
32) Vampire Breath - 2/5
33) The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena - 2/5
34) It Came from Beneath the Sink! - 2/5
35) Calling All Creeps! - 2/5
36) Egg Monsters from Mars - 2/5
37) Return of the Mummy - 2/5
38) Let's Get Invisible! - 2/5
39) Welcome to Camp Nightmare - 2/5
40) A Shocker on Shock Street - 1.5/5
41) Revenge of the Garden Gnomes - 1.5/5
42) How I Got My Shrunken Head - 1.5/5
43) The Horror at Camp Jellyjam - 1.5/5
44) The Barking Ghost - 1.5/5
45) Bad Hare Day - 1/5
46) Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns - 1/5
47) You Can't Scare Me - 1/5
48) The Beast from the East - 1/5
This book was a pleasant surprise. It's been a while since I've read a semi-decent Goosebumps book - the last one being The Headless Ghost (Goosebumps #37), which I read in November 2021 (I'm not exactly rushing through these books). Of course, Ghost Camp isn't without some flaws, but for the most part this is told somewhat competently and seems to avoid some of the more common Goosebumps failings.
Our protagonist, Harry, is likeable enough - which is already quite a feat for R.L. Stine to pull off. His brother, Alex, is also rather tolerable, although I must confess it amuses me that the defining trait Stine has bestowed upon Alex is that he has an excellent singing voice, and then Stine proceeds to mention this at every single opportunity. There's also very very vague hints at a romantic interest between Harry and a female campmate, Lucy, which is practically unheard of for a Goosebumps book, although this could've been utilised better for the climax.
The camp setting may bring back memories of The Horror at Camp Jellyjam , but Ghost Camp is a huge improvement. I was reminded of Sleepaway Camp (1983) and Friday the 13th (1980) in places, although that may just be because I'm not sure if summer camps like this are really a thing in the UK, and if they are I can't say I ever attended one. In a more similar literature vein, this also recalled the Point Horror book Camp Fear in moments. Obviously all of these reminders are really more due to the setting than the content, but to give Ghost Camp due credit, I can't say that The Horror at Camp Jellyjam was making me think of much else than enduring the tedium.
Stine seems to shy away from ridiculous cliffhanger chapter endings in this book, which also results in the chapters being a little lengthier than your usual Goosebumps fare. It's a compromise I'll happily take. There's some nonsense with monsters and some other silliness, but there's also some very effective moments before all is revealed as the clues start piling up that the kids aren't alright. I also quite liked the twist ending.
Ghost Camp results in being an actually somewhat entertaining Goosebumps book, something which the series has been sorely lacking for a while now. I'd hope that this would mark a turning point for Stine and we might start seeing some more good quality Goosebumps books but, well, after my little error I made where I accidentally skipped a few... I unfortunately know that's not the case. But I'll take the wins where I can, and Ghost Camp definitely counts as a win. For a Goosebumps book.
3/5
Goosebumps Ranked
1) One Day At Horrorland - 4/5
2) Stay Out of the Basement - 4/5
3) Attack of the Mutant - 3.5/5
4) Welcome to Dead House - 3.5/5
5) The Headless Ghost - 3.5/5
6) The Phantom of the Auditorium - 3.5/5
7) Piano Lessons Can Be Murder - 3.5/5
8) Night of the Living Dummy - 3.5/5
9) The Girl Who Cried Monster - 3.5/5
10) The Werewolf of Fever Swamp - 3.5/5
11) The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight - 3/5
12) The Haunted Mask - 3/5
13) The Ghost Next Door - 3/5
14) Ghost Beach - 3/5
15) Monster Blood - 3/5
16) Night of the Living Dummy II - 3/5
17) The Haunted Mask II - 3/5
18) Ghost Camp - 3/5
19) Deep Trouble - 3/5
20) Say Cheese and Die! - 3/5
21) A Night in Terror Tower - 2.5/5
22) Why I'm Afraid of Bees - 2.5/5
23) The Cuckoo Clock of Doom - 2.5/5
24) Be Careful What You Wish For... - 2.5/5
25) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb - 2.5/5
26) Monster Blood II - 2/5
27) My Hairiest Adventure - 2/5
28) Night of the Living Dummy III - 2/5
29) Go Eat Worms! - 2/5
30) Monster Blood III - 2/5
31) Say Cheese and Die - Again! - 2/5
32) Vampire Breath - 2/5
33) The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena - 2/5
34) It Came from Beneath the Sink! - 2/5
35) Calling All Creeps! - 2/5
36) Egg Monsters from Mars - 2/5
37) Return of the Mummy - 2/5
38) Let's Get Invisible! - 2/5
39) Welcome to Camp Nightmare - 2/5
40) A Shocker on Shock Street - 1.5/5
41) Revenge of the Garden Gnomes - 1.5/5
42) How I Got My Shrunken Head - 1.5/5
43) The Horror at Camp Jellyjam - 1.5/5
44) The Barking Ghost - 1.5/5
45) Bad Hare Day - 1/5
46) Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns - 1/5
47) You Can't Scare Me - 1/5
48) The Beast from the East - 1/5
January 12, 2012
A book review of Ghost Camp
By Kyaw Kyaw, Grade 7, Yangon International School
Harry and Alex sign up for Moon Spirit Camp, a camp with many weird traditions and weird jokes. What seem to be jokes, though, become serious. Sliding a hand into the fire—it is a joke right? Or, isn’t it? The Ghost Camp, one of the books R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps series show realistic but ghostly jokes.
Moon Spirit Camp was the only camp still accepting enrolment for summer when Harry and Alex returned from vacation. As a result, they must sign up for this camp. Unfortunately, enrolling is a big mistake. They experience the scariest jokes, which increasingly become more threatening. It even seems hard to imagine. Will these two escape the camp. . .a camp no one has ever escaped?
This book is one of the scariest books I have read in the Goosebump series. The jokes were not that scary at the beginning, but they were really scary by the end. This book made me want to read others in the Goosebump series, but I have not found other books that match the quality of this book. The whole camp is against Harry and Alex as they struggle to return home? The idea of this book is to scare the protagonists. The more they are scared, the better the book becomes. Everything seems more normal until the resolution, the most dynamic section of the book.
For all Goosebump fans, this is the best book in the series. Readers age eight and above may enjoy this book. On a scale of 1 (low) to five (high), I give this book a five because I could not put it down until the end.
By Kyaw Kyaw, Grade 7, Yangon International School
Harry and Alex sign up for Moon Spirit Camp, a camp with many weird traditions and weird jokes. What seem to be jokes, though, become serious. Sliding a hand into the fire—it is a joke right? Or, isn’t it? The Ghost Camp, one of the books R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps series show realistic but ghostly jokes.
Moon Spirit Camp was the only camp still accepting enrolment for summer when Harry and Alex returned from vacation. As a result, they must sign up for this camp. Unfortunately, enrolling is a big mistake. They experience the scariest jokes, which increasingly become more threatening. It even seems hard to imagine. Will these two escape the camp. . .a camp no one has ever escaped?
This book is one of the scariest books I have read in the Goosebump series. The jokes were not that scary at the beginning, but they were really scary by the end. This book made me want to read others in the Goosebump series, but I have not found other books that match the quality of this book. The whole camp is against Harry and Alex as they struggle to return home? The idea of this book is to scare the protagonists. The more they are scared, the better the book becomes. Everything seems more normal until the resolution, the most dynamic section of the book.
For all Goosebump fans, this is the best book in the series. Readers age eight and above may enjoy this book. On a scale of 1 (low) to five (high), I give this book a five because I could not put it down until the end.
November 17, 2011
Oh, do I have to review this one? 1. I didn't like the book that much and 2. I don't remember it! Well lets start with the cover, the ghost walking in uniforms doesn't happen in the book. I wanted to know why they were all ghost except for the girl in the back, but that was never answered. Its not a bad book, but I just couldn't get into it, I guess he more scifi it is, less interest I have. Anywho, two brothers go on a long bus ride alone (nice parenting) to a camp they didn't want to go to but went anyways....hmm, didn't know ghosts advertise. Anyways they start to notice weird things about the camp.
Hey! I found a typo...typgr...a punctuation mistake in the book. On page...something. Point is even the pros make mistakes. Speaking of mistakes....the ending was another one.
Hey! I found a typo...typgr...a punctuation mistake in the book. On page...something. Point is even the pros make mistakes. Speaking of mistakes....the ending was another one.
June 10, 2024
Sooo~ The last two weeks I was in a reading slump. It's holiday season here in Indonesia, and my husband and I get plenty of time at home. All of a sudden, I put down the 5+ books I was reading, and end up binge watching Marvel movies with my husband instead. I scroll aimlessly through social media instead of blazing through a few chapters at night.
I like to read thrillers or horrors when I'm in a reading slump, because the attention-grabbing beginnings pull me right into the story, leaving me no time to get lost in "you just have to get into it" intros.
Goosebumps is my childhood jam, and this particular story always sparks up my mood to get back into reading. This one still sends chills onto my spine and makes me afraid to go to toilet at night. A nice creepy read.
I like to read thrillers or horrors when I'm in a reading slump, because the attention-grabbing beginnings pull me right into the story, leaving me no time to get lost in "you just have to get into it" intros.
Goosebumps is my childhood jam, and this particular story always sparks up my mood to get back into reading. This one still sends chills onto my spine and makes me afraid to go to toilet at night. A nice creepy read.
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