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Goosebumps #9, 45, 56
The Campfire Collection
The Curse of Camp Cold Lake
Ghost Camp
Welcome to Camp Nightmare
Ghost Camp
Welcome to Camp Nightmare
School's out! And you're packed up and ready to head off to the best summer camp ever! Boating on the lake, tennis courts, campfires -- this place is all fun and games. But little do you know that the camp of your dreams is about to turn into the camp of your screams! Because the counselors aren't exactly what you expected. And there are weird howling noises coming from just outside your tent....
373 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2003
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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 25, 2019
These were three of Stine's more ridiculous stories, but they certainly had some twists to them.
October 6, 2018
I have to rate these on a different scale than adult books, but for the target audience I do believe these were pretty great stories! I found them quite entertaining. I have actually never read any Goosebumps as I was a Fear Street fan growing up, but these were so much fun to read! I really enjoyed them.
September 7, 2011
I think this collection was really great.great for in the dark reading.kinda scary!
May 8, 2016
Pretty good stories to read during Halloween month. :P
August 17, 2019
As a child, I loved the original Goosebumps series. With a touch of paranormal, they were suspenseful and engaging. I was so happy to see that my oldest daughter (9 years old) is enjoying them just as much as I did. However, I am finding that a few of the Goosebumps books are not as innocent as the few I read from my school library as a child. While each one ends on a positive note, the messages that are being sent along the way are disturbing to say the least. This particular book was written in 1993 originally.
In the Goosebumps: The Campfire Collection (also printed as a single book: Welcome to Camp Nightmare) by R.L. Stine: page 363-366
(Each book is from the point of view of a child.)
“I cried out when I saw the rifle in his hands. Had he read my thoughts? Did he know I was about to make a run for it? A cold chill slid down my back as I gaped at the rifle.
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I stood watching in disbelief as Larry and the other counselors began unloading rifles from the two bags. “Line up and get one,” Uncle Al instructed us, tapping the handle of his own rifle against the ground. “One rifle per boy. Come on – hurry!” No one moved. I think everyone thought Uncle Al was kidding or something. “What’s wrong with you boys? I saidhurry!” he snapped angrily. He grabbed an armload of rifles and began moving down the line, pushing one into each boy’s hands.
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“Listen up,” he barked. “No more jokes. This is serious business.”
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“Two girls escaped from the girls’ camp last night,” Uncle Al announced in a flat, businesslike tone.
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“The two girls are in the woods, boys. They’re nearby,” Uncle Al continued. He raised his rifle. “your guns are loaded. Aim carefully when you see them. They won’t get away from us!”
“Huh?” I gasped in disbelief. “You mean we are supposed to shoot them?” I glanced around the circle of campers. They all looked as dazed and confused as I did. “Yeah. You’re supposed to shoot them,” Uncle Al replied coldly. “I told you – they’re trying to escape.”
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Now, the story continues and the Uncle Al character says the rifles are loaded with tranquilizer darts. The boy refuses to shoot. He ends up in a small confrontation with the Uncle Al character and closes his eyes and pulls the trigger at Uncle Al. It turns out the rifle was just a toy and made a “pop” sound.
My concern is the message the book sends throughout the story though, not the ending. My daughter was scared and stopped reading before even getting to the end because she didn’t want to read about people killing kids. I do wonder if reading books of this nature normalizes guns and shooting innocent people. Do children begin to get desensitized to the idea of harming people at a young age, due to books like this one? It is geared towards 8-12 year olds as an audience. There have been plenty of political opinions about what is the underlying cause of the mass shootings these days. Video games? Guns being too easy to obtain? What if reading a book was a contributing cause? What if instead of nurturing their minds, the book desensitized and normalized behaviors which are contributing factors to the psyche of a mass shooter? A good book or story draws you in. You live it, and truly escape to another reality. I don’t want this reality for any child, especially with the rising frequency of school shootings in particular.
In the Goosebumps: The Campfire Collection (also printed as a single book: Welcome to Camp Nightmare) by R.L. Stine: page 363-366
(Each book is from the point of view of a child.)
“I cried out when I saw the rifle in his hands. Had he read my thoughts? Did he know I was about to make a run for it? A cold chill slid down my back as I gaped at the rifle.
….
I stood watching in disbelief as Larry and the other counselors began unloading rifles from the two bags. “Line up and get one,” Uncle Al instructed us, tapping the handle of his own rifle against the ground. “One rifle per boy. Come on – hurry!” No one moved. I think everyone thought Uncle Al was kidding or something. “What’s wrong with you boys? I saidhurry!” he snapped angrily. He grabbed an armload of rifles and began moving down the line, pushing one into each boy’s hands.
….
“Listen up,” he barked. “No more jokes. This is serious business.”
…
“Two girls escaped from the girls’ camp last night,” Uncle Al announced in a flat, businesslike tone.
….
“The two girls are in the woods, boys. They’re nearby,” Uncle Al continued. He raised his rifle. “your guns are loaded. Aim carefully when you see them. They won’t get away from us!”
“Huh?” I gasped in disbelief. “You mean we are supposed to shoot them?” I glanced around the circle of campers. They all looked as dazed and confused as I did. “Yeah. You’re supposed to shoot them,” Uncle Al replied coldly. “I told you – they’re trying to escape.”
…
Now, the story continues and the Uncle Al character says the rifles are loaded with tranquilizer darts. The boy refuses to shoot. He ends up in a small confrontation with the Uncle Al character and closes his eyes and pulls the trigger at Uncle Al. It turns out the rifle was just a toy and made a “pop” sound.
My concern is the message the book sends throughout the story though, not the ending. My daughter was scared and stopped reading before even getting to the end because she didn’t want to read about people killing kids. I do wonder if reading books of this nature normalizes guns and shooting innocent people. Do children begin to get desensitized to the idea of harming people at a young age, due to books like this one? It is geared towards 8-12 year olds as an audience. There have been plenty of political opinions about what is the underlying cause of the mass shootings these days. Video games? Guns being too easy to obtain? What if reading a book was a contributing cause? What if instead of nurturing their minds, the book desensitized and normalized behaviors which are contributing factors to the psyche of a mass shooter? A good book or story draws you in. You live it, and truly escape to another reality. I don’t want this reality for any child, especially with the rising frequency of school shootings in particular.
September 11, 2019
I dont really know how to review a goosebumps book but here we go anyway! First up is "The Curse of Camp Cold Lake". This was my favorite out of the three. It was spooky and thrilling and my ten year old self im sure wouldve have been really scared! Next was "Ghost Camp". This one had a good premise and some some nice spooky scenes but it was so repetitive that it got a little boring after a while. And lastly was "Welcome to Camp Nightmare". I was really enjoying this but then the ending kind of ended up being ridiculous. Going into this collection i knew it was a book for a younger audience but im glad that it still was a pretty enjoyable read and that i actully had a lot of fun reading it.
May 22, 2022
i was a huge fan of fear street growing up so reading this was really fun. i loved all the plot twists and cliffhangers (especially in the last story). another thing about this was the chapters. short chapters in books help me get through it easier and faster. i have a hard time reading for a long time without stopping-mainly because of my short attention span- but the short chapters is always an awesome thing in books for me ! loved it 🫶
October 2, 2024
was in between books and going through some stuff at my house and found some of these goosebumps compilations 😭 they weren’t as good as i remember them being when i was a kid but it was fun rereading for the nostalgia
October 21, 2019
I couldn't finish this book. Too scary.
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February 5, 2012
There are three books in this book. I read the first and wasn't hooked. So, I didn't read the others. The one that I read was called The Curse of Camp Cold Lake. Throughout the whole think it was really creepy. It was about a girl named Sarah and she is being chased by a ghost. In the end the title fofilled it's purpose, I got Goosebumps.
I read the next page that took place in this book. It was called Ghost Camp, and i found it much better that the other book. The only problem with it was it was a little to creepy. It was about a boy named Harrry and his brother, Alex. They thought that they were crazy when they thought they saw crazy things, but they were right all along.
I read the next page that took place in this book. It was called Ghost Camp, and i found it much better that the other book. The only problem with it was it was a little to creepy. It was about a boy named Harrry and his brother, Alex. They thought that they were crazy when they thought they saw crazy things, but they were right all along.
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September 9, 2009This was clearly a very easy read during the summer. I would recommend this book to young middle schoolers. Its an easy and fun read for the summer! This book is a lot like the Chicken Soup series because it is a collection of short stories. I decided to read this because the Goosebumps series was my absolute favorite when i was younger. This book is perfect for kids from elementary school to early middle school- and above if you really enjoy this series like me!
November 30, 2014
Do you like mystery? Horror? Well if you do, you should read this book. I can prove my answer because in the text from one of the stories it said, " She stuck her hand in the fire. Grabbed my hot dog out of the burning embers and gave it to me."If you want to know what happened next you need to read the book .I would recommend this book to people who love horror and odd endings. If you read this book I hope you enjoy it.
July 17, 2016
After giving this three stars originally, I was just thinking back and realized I could barely remember what even happened in these stories and if they were that forgettable then it doesn't even deserve three stars.
January 24, 2010
awsome stories an can be scary 2!
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October 26, 2010it wasn't scary, but my favorite story was the one about della
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March 29, 2011This is the first book that ever grabbed my attention
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August 5, 2011
This book was ok I mean I did expect it to be more scary but it was good the first story was the best.
July 10, 2007
cool book
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