Scream School

Goosebumps 2000 #15

by R.L. Stine

Jake's dad makes scary flicks like "Scream School 1, 2" and "3", all starring Johnny Scream. The creepy star is just an action figure who lives on the big screen--until Mr. Field begins filming "Scream School 4".

Genres: Horror, Middle Grade, Fiction, Childrens, Young Adult, Fantasy, Horror Thriller

117 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1999

About the author

Robert 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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Reviews

[Cameron Chaney · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nothing . . . really . . . happened . . .

[Nader Nate · Rating 2 out of 5]

(This book reminds of the fright camp book but i enjoyed the fright camp much more).
The book is plotless a little bit and i enjoyed the last two chapters and actually didn't see the twist in the ending coming despite the fact that I predicted a lot of things in this book, but the ending was satisfying, I can't say I hated the book, but I didn't like it either.

#VERDICT: ( 5.8/10)

[Gavin Hetherington · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read all 25 Goosebumps Series 2000 books for a 2-hour YouTube video, where I reviewed and ranked them all, which you can check out here: https://youtu.be/VsNwNpeqgLo

[Donna Hunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Austin Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was really surprised by this one. This is a very different; unique Goosebumps entry.
The protagonist, Jake, is son to famous horror movie writer/director, Emory Banyon, aka the King of Horror. Early on in the book, we're introduced to this father-son relationship that is kind of... surprising. In the sense, that it's even there at all, (parents/adults usually have very little significance in GB books), and in the sense that Emory, (Jake's Father), is kind of a jerk. He scares his son through-out the story, Jake doesn't even ever call him Dad, only calls him by his first name, and feels like he has to prove himself to his father and tries to act tough / be brave... but always ends up wimping out.
So this story is a little similar to Are You Terrified Yet? - in a way, it is a little bit of a repeat, but here, we have a more creative, dynamic character relationship; one we've never seen before in a GB book, or at least, one I've never seen. It's almost kind of sad, and you feel bad for Jake, even though he's a bit of a wimp. It makes you wonder if his dad, Emory, is the reason that Jake is a wimp for always scaring him. He just seems like kind of a jerk of a character.

Towards the second half of the book, the story starts to take a twist that is a bit predictable. The story starts to head in a pretty obvious direction and further hearkens back to the Are You Terrified Yet plot structure. One gripe I did have about the twist ending, other than its predictability, was that it didn't seem quite believable based on what we know about a certain character. The ending didn't seem to fit quite as naturally as it did in Are You Terrified Yet.
I know I'm making a lot of comparisons but that's because the books are really similar, but yet both unique in their own way.
I did really enjoy this book and appreciate its different aspects that make it stand out, but I still wouldn't say that it's one of my favorites.

I think I would give this one a 3.75 / 5

[Norma ☆ · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Colton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a strange and unique book. The pacing seemed really weird, and the whole thing was largely plotless, but somehow I still enjoyed it. It's entirely monster-free. I mean, there is a monster - Johnny Scream - but he's really just a movie monster, and the whole story takes place behind the scenes at a movie shoot. The plot mostly focuses on a weird relationship between a father and son trying to outscare each other, in a callback to You Can't Scare Me, a much better book than this. I'm giving it 3 stars for the uniqueness, and for the fact that it's one of the better G2K books I've read yet, but that's not really saying too much. Still worth a look.

[Zoey De Leon · Rating 3 out of 5]

THIS WAS SO FUN!

I admit most of the journey the main character been through in this book is annoying at times, but I kinda do like how he has this relationship with his dad although he's kind of a jerk.
But it all paid off at that ending, it was well done and to be honest I didn't expect and see that coming. It was kinda rather shocking, end result is satisfying at the least!

[Alejandro Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another usually okay Series 2000. If your a massive horror fan, you might really like this one. I’m a horror fan as well but it didn’t really mean much to me. But the book’s twist was pretty neat. And the horror in here is amazing as always with these 2000 books.

[Fatoni M · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fatoni Maraton Goosebumps Series 2000
Buku 15 dari 25

Jake anak dari sutradara film horor terkenal. Anehnya, hubungan mereka agak ajaib. Ayahnya meminta Jake untuk memanggilnya langsung dengan sebutan nama. Dan, Ayahnya ini juga kejam dengan Jake, menjadikannya bahan untuk ditakut-takuti, dan selalu meremehkannya. Sampai kemudian, tibalah mereka untuk membuat film di sebuah sekolah angker. Di sinilah sesuatu yang mengerikan juga menimpa Sang Ayah.

Sumpah ya, sampai 50% isi buku ini nggak jelas arahnya. Kelihatan sekali, penulis mengulur dengan nambah-nambahin hal nggak jelas. Setelah paruh kedua, barulah ceritanya punya arah dan berasa lebih bagus. Aku suka ending-nya, mirip dengan yang di Are You Terrified Yet?

[Fred Lecuyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lecture mitigée. La première partie est vite frustrante, le père du héros qui ne le croit jamais, en particulier quand celui-ci dit la vérité, est vraiment irritant. Heureusement, la seconde partie, au collège, rattrape un peu. J'ai bien aimé la fin, qui aide à refermer ce chair de poule sur une note positive.

[Neophrem · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sembra quasi che a metà della stesura di questo patrocchio, Stine si sia reso conto di star scrivendo l'ennesima cazzata e abbia aggiustato il tiro.
Comunque una lettura mediocre, ma un tentativo apprezzabile.

[Irham Nurrahman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cukup aneh dan Unik,namun plotnya ada yang dirasa agak kurang
dan kurang spesial menurut saya

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wasn't a big fan of this one at all.

[Le Reflet Des Etoiles (Mina) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Le début du bouquin est long et ennuyant.
J'ai bien aimé la fin mais le père est immature tout le long et ça ruine un peu le récit.

[Owen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a prank horror book more than a horror book, lol. What a joke the ending didn't seem like an ending. It's alright thought it was repetitive throughout.

[Jude · Rating 3 out of 5]

parce que je suis chez mes grands parents j'ai pas le choix de lecture beaucoup plus ambitieuse

[Vic · Rating 2 out of 5]

The least interesting Goosebumps stories are those with no supernatural element at all…

[Dakota Foote · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really fun plot that falls short of its potential. Starts off very strong and doesn't have a satisfying conclusion.

[Trent Donaho · Rating 3 out of 5]

Predictable, and the dad was an obnoxious DOUCHEBAG the whole time

[Elliot Wheeler · Rating 1 out of 5]

truly awful, I had to speed read the second half to make myself get through this disgrace of a goosebumps book, truly disappointed in this story

[Griffin C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very middle of the road book. It's decent. 5/10

[Aanchal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it would have been better if they would have just left it at*****spoiler****** "All the friends he'd been planning his prank were ghosts and thats why hadn't appeared on the screen." Now that was much more climatic. But otherwise it was pretty great for a quick-read when you're sitting in school bored outta your mind and the library happens to be empty. ;)

[UK Goosebumps · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wasn’t a big fan of this book at all. It got really repetitive because of the constant twists where you would think something supernatural is happening but it turns out it is fake. This happens throughout the entire book and nothing ends up being real, even the ending where there is ghosts and ghouls in the abandoned school turns out to be the kid playing a prank!??!?

[Ale · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is abbout a kid whose fathe is a famous movie producer. his father always like scaring him with his movie things. one day he tries to scare his dad by using his own triks on him. read it to find out more.

[ash rosedi · Rating 3 out of 5]

student body stalker.. jake being fooled by his own father..haha

[Jessie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely one of the better R.L. Stine books.

[Zhanna Makievskaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite a good book... Nothing special, but it's okay.

[Abhirami · Rating 3 out of 5]

A different one

[Saksham · Rating 3 out of 5]

The horror did not even start till Half the book.