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Goosebumps SlappyWorld #19
Friiight Night
Goosebumps available soon on Disney+! Kelly Crosby is the new kid in school. So far, it’s not going so well. He’s already gotten lost, had trouble making friends, and annoyed the monster that lives in the school basement. That’s right. This new school has a monster. Every year, at a party called Friiight Night, one (un)lucky kid is chosen to be the monster’s special guest of honor. Guess whose luck is about to run out?
126 pages, Paperback
First published July 4, 2023
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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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February 11, 2024
One of the funniest Goosebumps books I've read. This one is lacking in horror; the trademark element of these, but makes up for it with dark, witty, and ironic humor that we don't see often in these - and the jokes land with precision in this final entry in the SlappyWorld series.
September 3, 2023
I just finished the very last book in the Slappyworld Series, called Friiight Night with three I's. This is a weird one.The story starts off with this kid named Kelly Crosby starting in a new school and as soon as he gets there ,these kids talk to him about Friiight Night,a party where you have to celebrate this monster that lives in the schools basement.The monster gets to pick out a date.There's tests taken at the school they help determine who this monster is going to date but the monster also picks someone that he doesn't like. Kelly befriends this kid named Gordon, or so he thinks and Gordon takes him to go see the monster in the basement named Skwerm. Of course he cannot believe that there is a monster in the basement. He thinks he's going to get eaten on Friiight Night. Kelly also finds out that there's monsters in all the basements in the schools. if the schools are big enough.We even have a rival school that has one called Burrph.The parents know about it everybody knows about it.So this is a weird one .Kelly wants some ideas on how to escape this monster so he goes to Gordon's house.Gordon tells him to give him some eggs, because this monster loves eggs.When he goes to the basement to give him some eggs he ends up dropping them.Skerm takes the eggs and puts them all over Kelly.It turns out that this monster does not like eggs and Gordon just done this to get him further on the monsters bad side.I guess to keep him safe or something. Kelly calls his friend Charlene who lives at his old place to come up with some ideas and while he's talking to her he starts juggling .I'm only mentioning this because it's important. Friiight night was weird .It wasn't bad but it wasn't one of my favorites either. This felt like it was targeted at a way younger audience. I enjoyed Kelly's idea to stop the monster by going to get something else.That's all I'm going to say .I wish we got to explore more monsters or something. But yeah this one was just okay I'd give it like a three out of five stars. I don't think it was terrible. But it was very different.I did really like the ending of this one though.One thing I will point out that I thought was funny was Kelly explains to Charlene that the Friiight Night is spelled with three I's.How does he know this?It was never written down from what I could remember.
September 5, 2023
I am and always have been a huge fan of R.L.Stine and I am happy to read a new one of his books.
This one came out in July 2023 :)
This one came out in July 2023 :)
October 2, 2024
I hardly know what to say; Friiight Night may be the most ridiculous Goosebumps book ever. Usually a Goosebumps premise is rooted in the real world, where the main kid fights a paranormal foe despite not being believed by adults. Friiight Night seems set in an alternative version of our world in which the existence of monsters, to all locals, is a given. Twelve-year-old Kelly Crosby isn't pleased to move from Little Hills Village, New Hampshire to Great Newton, Massachusetts in the middle of the school year. He's leaving his best friend Charlene Morse, and has doubts about fitting into a bigger city.
On Kelly's first day at Adams Prep school, the kids and teacher, Ms. Waxman, warn him about a celebration called Friiight Night. The school has an open secret: their own monster, Skwerm, living in the basement. In fact, every Massachusetts school has a basement monster. Once a year, at the Friiight Night party, the monster is brought up into the school. The unlucky kid with the lowest academic scores is obligated to babysit the monster. Kelly gets stuck in the role this year, and he's horrified; his research at home indicates ten percent of babysitters get killed by the monster, and judging from Skwerm's behavior, he hates Kelly. Charlene and Kelly strategize over video call to ensure his survival, but can he actually escape a monstrous end?
Some Goosebumps books are riddled with plot holes, but Friiight Night takes the cake. Its plot contortions are more poorly executed than anything I've seen from R.L. Stine. Part of me wants to rate the book one and a half stars for the novelty of setting it in a world where monsters are an accepted part of life, but I can't sell myself on that. This is arguably the worst Goosebumps book of all.
Friiight Night ushers the SlappyWorld series to a close after a long run: six years and nineteen books. That's a longer time span than the original series, which ran from 1992 to '97. SlappyWorld performs well below the original series standard, though it has a few decent books; Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo is impressive, and It's Alive! It's Alive! is worth a second glance. The main legacy of SlappyWorld is its acceleration of Slappy fatigue in the Goosebumps fandom, but considering the character's popularity, a series like this was inevitable. Brandon Dorman's franchise involvement as cover artist apparently ends after Friiight Night; House of Shivers, the followup series, proceeds with covers by Robert Ball. Dorman did all Goosebumps covers for nearly twenty years, so it's the end of an era. I prefer Tim Jacobus's classic Goosebumps covers to Dorman's, but I love both.
On Kelly's first day at Adams Prep school, the kids and teacher, Ms. Waxman, warn him about a celebration called Friiight Night. The school has an open secret: their own monster, Skwerm, living in the basement. In fact, every Massachusetts school has a basement monster. Once a year, at the Friiight Night party, the monster is brought up into the school. The unlucky kid with the lowest academic scores is obligated to babysit the monster. Kelly gets stuck in the role this year, and he's horrified; his research at home indicates ten percent of babysitters get killed by the monster, and judging from Skwerm's behavior, he hates Kelly. Charlene and Kelly strategize over video call to ensure his survival, but can he actually escape a monstrous end?
Some Goosebumps books are riddled with plot holes, but Friiight Night takes the cake. Its plot contortions are more poorly executed than anything I've seen from R.L. Stine. Part of me wants to rate the book one and a half stars for the novelty of setting it in a world where monsters are an accepted part of life, but I can't sell myself on that. This is arguably the worst Goosebumps book of all.
Friiight Night ushers the SlappyWorld series to a close after a long run: six years and nineteen books. That's a longer time span than the original series, which ran from 1992 to '97. SlappyWorld performs well below the original series standard, though it has a few decent books; Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo is impressive, and It's Alive! It's Alive! is worth a second glance. The main legacy of SlappyWorld is its acceleration of Slappy fatigue in the Goosebumps fandom, but considering the character's popularity, a series like this was inevitable. Brandon Dorman's franchise involvement as cover artist apparently ends after Friiight Night; House of Shivers, the followup series, proceeds with covers by Robert Ball. Dorman did all Goosebumps covers for nearly twenty years, so it's the end of an era. I prefer Tim Jacobus's classic Goosebumps covers to Dorman's, but I love both.
July 16, 2023
Best for last? Six years and twenty books later, Goosebumps SlappyWorld concludes with Friiight Night. Featuring unique monsters, top tier humor and surprisingly fresh world-building, it is hard to imagine a better conclusion to the series.
The adventure revolves around Kelly, who is anxious about attending a new school in the big city. He grew up in a small town and had no idea that all the city schools keep a ferocious monster in the basement.
Once a year the schools have a so-called "Friiight Night" where the monster is allowed to emerge from the basement and enjoy a school dance with everyone else. One kid is selected to be the monster's "date". According to official policy, the date's role is to "hang out with the monster and take care of it. And see that it has a good time."
According to the School Monsters Center for Education and Health, approximately 90% of Friiight Night dates survive without being eaten. Because such a large percentage of kids live, schools feel that the benefit of having a monster in the basement, where it can "keep the boilers running all winter" and "act as guards to keep the school buildings safe" is well-worth the risk.
Naturally, Kelly is selected to be the monster's date. This is especially concerning because kids at school have already tricked him into making the monster mad. The odds of his survival seem to decrease by the hour.
He asks his parents to help him change schools but they laugh off his concerns and argue this is a great "opportunity" for him; a chance to show off his "brave side."
As Friiight Night approaches, Kelly devises a plan. It's risky, but he has to try something. Will he survive or will he become one of the unlucky ten percent??
As Goosebumps fans know, the inventiveness of this fictional "world" is not something we get in every book. Arguably, Stine is even going full-on allegory here.
Might the monster in the basement, a thing that's supposed to keep schools safe, represent the flawed logic of arming teachers with guns? Or perhaps the story shows how a school "tradition" can endure despite its obvious dangers? Or maybe the novel is a joke on the lack of funding in education, and how schools often find themselves going to extremes to save money?
Whatever the "message" might be, it's a rollicking good adventure that, for the pensive reader, also offers socio-cultural commentary--whether Stine intended it that way or not. Certainly I would argue that it's one of the most profound Goosebumps entries since Stine symbolically took on the trauma of puberty with My Hairiest Adventure (1994).
Of all the SlappyWorld books, this one also seems most intentionally designed to appeal to Stine's sizable adult audience. One such moment is when Charlene, Kelly's best friend from the small town, tries to convince her mom that there is something dangerous at her friend's city school.
"I watched a video about [school monsters] the other day," the Mom says. "They don't eat kids. They're very well trained. I think they even have a union."
"What's a union?" Charlene asks, before the subject is quickly dismissed.
It's a hilarious scene that young kids will not fully understand, and the phrase "well trained" further makes me think that Stine is calling to mind those politicians who believe "well trained" teachers with guns are the solution to recent horrific events.
The parental figures are, at least, hyperbolic in their ignorance and the effect strongly evokes a satirical tone. Not every Goosebumps book is deep enough to invite literary discussions, but this one is. Stine doesn’t need to be divinely inspired to churn out books, but every once in a while the muse does strike!
Friiight Night is highly recommended for young readers and their parents who grew up with Goosebumps in the ‘90s. This book will make you want to dust off the old collection and read them all again. No doubt it also increases the anticipation for the next Goosebumps series, House of Shivers, coming fall 2023.
Here’s my reviews of the prior SlappyWorld books:
18. Night of the Squawker
17. Haunting with the Stars
xx. Slappy, Beware!
16. Slappy in Dreamland
15. Judy and the Beast
14. Fifth-Grade Zombies
13. Monster Blood is Back
12. My Friend Slappy
11. They Call Me the Night Howler!
10. Diary of a Dummy
09. Revenge of the Invisible Boy
08. The Dummy Meets the Mummy!
07. It's Alive! It's Alive!
06. The Ghost of Slappy
05. Escape from Shudder Mansion
04. Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo
03. I Am Slappy's Evil Twin
02. Attack of the Jack
01. Slappy Birthday to You
The adventure revolves around Kelly, who is anxious about attending a new school in the big city. He grew up in a small town and had no idea that all the city schools keep a ferocious monster in the basement.
Once a year the schools have a so-called "Friiight Night" where the monster is allowed to emerge from the basement and enjoy a school dance with everyone else. One kid is selected to be the monster's "date". According to official policy, the date's role is to "hang out with the monster and take care of it. And see that it has a good time."
According to the School Monsters Center for Education and Health, approximately 90% of Friiight Night dates survive without being eaten. Because such a large percentage of kids live, schools feel that the benefit of having a monster in the basement, where it can "keep the boilers running all winter" and "act as guards to keep the school buildings safe" is well-worth the risk.
Naturally, Kelly is selected to be the monster's date. This is especially concerning because kids at school have already tricked him into making the monster mad. The odds of his survival seem to decrease by the hour.
He asks his parents to help him change schools but they laugh off his concerns and argue this is a great "opportunity" for him; a chance to show off his "brave side."
As Friiight Night approaches, Kelly devises a plan. It's risky, but he has to try something. Will he survive or will he become one of the unlucky ten percent??
As Goosebumps fans know, the inventiveness of this fictional "world" is not something we get in every book. Arguably, Stine is even going full-on allegory here.
Might the monster in the basement, a thing that's supposed to keep schools safe, represent the flawed logic of arming teachers with guns? Or perhaps the story shows how a school "tradition" can endure despite its obvious dangers? Or maybe the novel is a joke on the lack of funding in education, and how schools often find themselves going to extremes to save money?
Whatever the "message" might be, it's a rollicking good adventure that, for the pensive reader, also offers socio-cultural commentary--whether Stine intended it that way or not. Certainly I would argue that it's one of the most profound Goosebumps entries since Stine symbolically took on the trauma of puberty with My Hairiest Adventure (1994).
Of all the SlappyWorld books, this one also seems most intentionally designed to appeal to Stine's sizable adult audience. One such moment is when Charlene, Kelly's best friend from the small town, tries to convince her mom that there is something dangerous at her friend's city school.
"I watched a video about [school monsters] the other day," the Mom says. "They don't eat kids. They're very well trained. I think they even have a union."
"What's a union?" Charlene asks, before the subject is quickly dismissed.
It's a hilarious scene that young kids will not fully understand, and the phrase "well trained" further makes me think that Stine is calling to mind those politicians who believe "well trained" teachers with guns are the solution to recent horrific events.
The parental figures are, at least, hyperbolic in their ignorance and the effect strongly evokes a satirical tone. Not every Goosebumps book is deep enough to invite literary discussions, but this one is. Stine doesn’t need to be divinely inspired to churn out books, but every once in a while the muse does strike!
Friiight Night is highly recommended for young readers and their parents who grew up with Goosebumps in the ‘90s. This book will make you want to dust off the old collection and read them all again. No doubt it also increases the anticipation for the next Goosebumps series, House of Shivers, coming fall 2023.
Here’s my reviews of the prior SlappyWorld books:
18. Night of the Squawker
17. Haunting with the Stars
xx. Slappy, Beware!
16. Slappy in Dreamland
15. Judy and the Beast
14. Fifth-Grade Zombies
13. Monster Blood is Back
12. My Friend Slappy
11. They Call Me the Night Howler!
10. Diary of a Dummy
09. Revenge of the Invisible Boy
08. The Dummy Meets the Mummy!
07. It's Alive! It's Alive!
06. The Ghost of Slappy
05. Escape from Shudder Mansion
04. Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo
03. I Am Slappy's Evil Twin
02. Attack of the Jack
01. Slappy Birthday to You
September 18, 2023
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July 8, 2023
Really good but that ending…
January 2, 2024
Best book in the SlappyWorld series to be honest. Stine really pulled through and made a unique book with a great monster. And it gives me Creature Teacher flashbacks… yeesh! Loved it.
July 21, 2023
After a wait, I finally get to finish SlappyWorld. I'll have plenty to say about the series on my blog so watch out for that. As always there will be a more in depth review in my SlappyWorld Part 2 posts coming in August but here's what I got for now.
Short version is I liked it. It's fairly good and one of the better ones in the series, makng it a good note to end on. Not hugely say but it's the best finale book since Chiller House, which may not be saying much. The concept is similar to things like Creature Teacher and the Nightmare Room book Scare School, including have another kid screw him over to save himself. It doesn't quite as strong as something like Creature but it does get more interesting with the idea as it goes on.
It feels like a fresh enough take on these issues. It's very comedic, having a farcial nature to it. There's lots of quips and jokes here and they can be mixed. I did laugh a few times and most of the humor lands, mostly with certain people like Charlene. It can just be a bit too much, as it feels like everyone is a comedian. Stine may have been watching too much MCU lately lol.
It works generally, just keep that in mind. BTW, Charlene is an actually good friend even with her ribbing. The book can feel wheel spin-y, with some moments that actually are amusing but feel pointless in the end. It can feel like Stine didn't quite know where to go next, just like Kelly.It's not as bad as most examples tho, as it does flow well enough with it not being as tiring as some can get.
The twist is meh, it's the same as Scare School but feels more lame. Not that bad compared to other twists but still weak. Resolution works at least, with how goofy it is. I like the directions the plot goes. This one is a bit experimental, sometimes in minor ways that don't add a lot but are neat.
It takes place in a world where every school in the state has a monster and Kelly didn't know this was a thing in some places cuz his old town was too small to have one. His parents and other parents know as well and I guess it just never came up. It feels refreshing to have this different take, so there's less you gotta believe me stuff while still making the adults mostly useless.
It's a standard plot with a sense of experimentation with the scale of the plot and how it develops, along with the humor. It doesn't all land perfectly, but it was generally fun. It's a fairly solid and fun read, even if it could have done in some areas. For what it's going for, it felt like he pulled off something better than average.
I can see some being mixed given the humor but if you like Stine's brand of dark humor, when he does it, you'll get something out of that. So yeah, a solid enough book with this one.
That does it for this one, and SlappyWorld. This September we enter a House of Shivers to see if they can keep this up. Part of SlappyWorld review coming in August to see where I land on it all. Got the Camp book finale coming out up next Thursday. I wanna finish the ripoff round soon, just don't know if I will as I do have other plans.
Either way, see ya then for all that.
Short version is I liked it. It's fairly good and one of the better ones in the series, makng it a good note to end on. Not hugely say but it's the best finale book since Chiller House, which may not be saying much. The concept is similar to things like Creature Teacher and the Nightmare Room book Scare School, including have another kid screw him over to save himself. It doesn't quite as strong as something like Creature but it does get more interesting with the idea as it goes on.
It feels like a fresh enough take on these issues. It's very comedic, having a farcial nature to it. There's lots of quips and jokes here and they can be mixed. I did laugh a few times and most of the humor lands, mostly with certain people like Charlene. It can just be a bit too much, as it feels like everyone is a comedian. Stine may have been watching too much MCU lately lol.
It works generally, just keep that in mind. BTW, Charlene is an actually good friend even with her ribbing. The book can feel wheel spin-y, with some moments that actually are amusing but feel pointless in the end. It can feel like Stine didn't quite know where to go next, just like Kelly.It's not as bad as most examples tho, as it does flow well enough with it not being as tiring as some can get.
The twist is meh, it's the same as Scare School but feels more lame. Not that bad compared to other twists but still weak. Resolution works at least, with how goofy it is. I like the directions the plot goes. This one is a bit experimental, sometimes in minor ways that don't add a lot but are neat.
It takes place in a world where every school in the state has a monster and Kelly didn't know this was a thing in some places cuz his old town was too small to have one. His parents and other parents know as well and I guess it just never came up. It feels refreshing to have this different take, so there's less you gotta believe me stuff while still making the adults mostly useless.
It's a standard plot with a sense of experimentation with the scale of the plot and how it develops, along with the humor. It doesn't all land perfectly, but it was generally fun. It's a fairly solid and fun read, even if it could have done in some areas. For what it's going for, it felt like he pulled off something better than average.
I can see some being mixed given the humor but if you like Stine's brand of dark humor, when he does it, you'll get something out of that. So yeah, a solid enough book with this one.
That does it for this one, and SlappyWorld. This September we enter a House of Shivers to see if they can keep this up. Part of SlappyWorld review coming in August to see where I land on it all. Got the Camp book finale coming out up next Thursday. I wanna finish the ripoff round soon, just don't know if I will as I do have other plans.
Either way, see ya then for all that.
December 12, 2023
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Kelly Crosby has moved from a very small town to a larger one in another state, where he starts a new, private school. While classmate Gordon is not helpful, directing him to the wrong places, some of the kids at Adams Prep take him to the boiler room of the school to meet the monster who lives there. They are all very proud of Skwerm, who is large and frightening, and much better that Burrrph, who is at their rival school. Kelly learns that all schools in the state have monsters in the boiler room to keep the equipment running and to serve as security providers, and the school plans activities around these monsters. The next one is Friiight Night, where one student who hasn't done as well in the testing serves as the monster's "date" and babysits the monster. Only 10% of these events end in the date being eaten, but Skwerm has taken a rather distinct dislike to Kelly, in part because of Gordon's pranks, like telling Kelly that Skwerm likes eggs when he is really allergic to them. Kelly's friend back home, Charlene, is concerned for his safety and begs to come visit for the event. Kelly's parents think that being eaten by the monster would be somehow prestigious, and all worthwhile in the support of the school! Kelly disagrees. After thinking that another student might take his place, but being disappointed after her family schedules a vacation for that week, Kelly makes plans to ensure his safety. Feeling that Skqerm might be lonely, he enlists his friends into kidnapping Burrph so that the two monsters can hang out together and not be lonely. Will this work, or will it end in a slime and ooze soaked bloodfest?
Slappy's unhinged introductions always are a good cue to suspend disbelief, and the parents assertions that this is all perfectly normal are frighening in themselves! What parent is okay with their child being eaten by a monster for The Greater Good? The other students don't necessarily like the idea, but are so used to it being the norm that they play right along. The cognitive disconnect that Kelly feels is as terrifying as Skwerm! How is everyone okay with a 90% survival rate for a school activity?
I appreciate the description of the monsters, the fact that Kelly is able to disarm them both with his juggling skills, and the fact that Charlene cares enough about her friend's destiny to beg her mother to visit him in his new town. Gordon was an interesting character as well, but not really explored. I thought perhaps he would get fed to Skwerm instead of Kelly, which would serve him right!
Monster tales can be hard to find, but this is an excellent addition to monster lore, as seen in Fisher's Scare Scape duology, Fournet's Brick Dust and Bones, Hermon's Hide and Seeker, and Gilman's Tales from Lovecraft Middle School.
Kelly Crosby has moved from a very small town to a larger one in another state, where he starts a new, private school. While classmate Gordon is not helpful, directing him to the wrong places, some of the kids at Adams Prep take him to the boiler room of the school to meet the monster who lives there. They are all very proud of Skwerm, who is large and frightening, and much better that Burrrph, who is at their rival school. Kelly learns that all schools in the state have monsters in the boiler room to keep the equipment running and to serve as security providers, and the school plans activities around these monsters. The next one is Friiight Night, where one student who hasn't done as well in the testing serves as the monster's "date" and babysits the monster. Only 10% of these events end in the date being eaten, but Skwerm has taken a rather distinct dislike to Kelly, in part because of Gordon's pranks, like telling Kelly that Skwerm likes eggs when he is really allergic to them. Kelly's friend back home, Charlene, is concerned for his safety and begs to come visit for the event. Kelly's parents think that being eaten by the monster would be somehow prestigious, and all worthwhile in the support of the school! Kelly disagrees. After thinking that another student might take his place, but being disappointed after her family schedules a vacation for that week, Kelly makes plans to ensure his safety. Feeling that Skqerm might be lonely, he enlists his friends into kidnapping Burrph so that the two monsters can hang out together and not be lonely. Will this work, or will it end in a slime and ooze soaked bloodfest?
Slappy's unhinged introductions always are a good cue to suspend disbelief, and the parents assertions that this is all perfectly normal are frighening in themselves! What parent is okay with their child being eaten by a monster for The Greater Good? The other students don't necessarily like the idea, but are so used to it being the norm that they play right along. The cognitive disconnect that Kelly feels is as terrifying as Skwerm! How is everyone okay with a 90% survival rate for a school activity?
I appreciate the description of the monsters, the fact that Kelly is able to disarm them both with his juggling skills, and the fact that Charlene cares enough about her friend's destiny to beg her mother to visit him in his new town. Gordon was an interesting character as well, but not really explored. I thought perhaps he would get fed to Skwerm instead of Kelly, which would serve him right!
Monster tales can be hard to find, but this is an excellent addition to monster lore, as seen in Fisher's Scare Scape duology, Fournet's Brick Dust and Bones, Hermon's Hide and Seeker, and Gilman's Tales from Lovecraft Middle School.
February 4, 2024
I like the concept, I enjoy that it's an alternate reality where monsters are real and accepted. The execution fell a little flat for me. I ended up not really caring about the story but I like that Stine is being creative with the books again.
October 23, 2023
This was one of my least favorite in the series. It's a shame that it's the last one, though.
June 13, 2024
Bruuuph and Skreem would make a good couple!! LOL. Also, house of shivers #4 SAY MY NAME! SAY MY NAME! Has a cover now! It's coming out soon. Cover on reddit.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 22, 2024
This was fairly decent story from the author. Keep up!
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