Parents from the 13th Dimension

Ghosts of Fear Street #27

by R.L. Stine, Katy Hall

Sarah is embarrassed by everyone in her family. Her mom, her dad, ever her older brother. They're all completely bizarre!

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Childrens

133 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1997

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

[Alejandro Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Before I jump into this heat: this book is a Coraline homage—except it literally can’t. Had this been written post-July 2nd, 2002 (Coraline’s release), I’d be calling it a Coraline copy cat, yet it literally can’t be; it can only be the other way around, which is crazy if somehow true. However both stories are Hanzel and Gretal wannabes so… anywho… uh, this book was fire? No other way to put it: this is one of the best GoFS books of the series. Immediately, the plot—need I repeat what it’s similar to?—is stellar and houses a solidly delivered message. There’s more ambition here than in most Ghosts of Fear Street books, which I quite liked, and there’s a lot of interesting, almost Sci-Fi ideas thrown at this canvas that slapped. The characters are pretty solid, Katy Hall’s writing is very solid (her suspense here is S-Tier), the reveals of this story are, though predictable, absolutely killer, and the entertainment value is through the roof. Loved my time with this one and it’s really just due to the engaging story playing out here, of which is very reread-able with the knowledge of the big twist (of a few). This book is peak, undeniably so, but has some mild pitfalls. There’s a resolution here involving a side character that feels both unnecessary (as in to even include them in the book) and cheap. It’s good stuff but I would’ve preferred a few more pages where Sarah may have had to take the character’s fate into her own hands. And, the universe feels underexplored. This isn’t even an issue, and not to say “my issue is that the book ended when it was so good,” no, but I really would’ve liked to see more about this world and how it operates. Think the pocket dimension in Coraline, yet more like the whole pants. See what I mean? There’s a lot more to explore here, quite literally, and I wish we got more. Again, no issue—what we got was awesome—but I ungratefully wanted more… then again that’s kind of the theme of this book lmao. Overall, 10/10. Yes, I’m deadass—rounded, of course. Nothing’s perfect but this is just ever so slightly flawed, so little I can forgive it. Now, what about the other 11 dimensions? And so on?

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reminded me alot of the simpsons treehouse of horror

[Tasha Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book kept me awake all night scared when I was little will never forget it haha might read it again as a adult

[Niyal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the book at that time (age 13) i found it quite interesting ^.^

[Shawn Durham · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve had this book on my shelf for YEARS, and seeing as I’m quarantined due to Corona, I decided to read it.

I’m 26 years old, & every time I read an RL Stine book [although Stine doesn’t write any of the Ghosts of Fear Street books/ghost written] it’s as if I have just travelled to my childhood.

This was a very good book, which a good story line.

Sarah has a boring family, but one day she finds a “lizard coin”, and after flipping it a few times, she realizes that it transports her to another dimension, one where she had a perfect family...or so she thinks.

While staying in with her alternate reality family, she is severely reprimanded for trying to open a specific door in the house. Obviously this causes much suspicion. Sarah does use to coin to go back to her real world, and brings her friend Evie to the new universe.

While there, they split up, and in the mean time, Sarah breaks into the room. Hanging on the walls, she finds human costumes in the form of “mother, father, & Jason {brother}, her other family. She soon realizes that this family are a family of Lizards, who wear these human costumes, and they have been fattening her up for a type of festival/holiday feast. Sarah is able to go back to the real world thanks to the coin (also bringing along her alternate universe dog).

While in the real world, she is planning on how to go back and rescue Evie, when Evie calls and says that she made it.


This book was really interesting, but the main plot whole for me is. Why did Sarah have an “alternate” family, but not Evie? I understand that this book is aimed towards children who would most likely never think of that.

But again, the book was great, and very nostalgic.

[Willen P · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one I read just to kill time.

I didn't read this when I was younger (except the preview from the previous book). It was okay, nothing special. Predictable, I guess, too. I felt like the story needed more of something ,though. Not sure what.

[Lolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Increíble. Un libro muy ligero y entretenido.
Un gran recuerdo

[Jessica Lange · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the greatest for part of the Fear Street collection. Feel like not enough explanation about the 13th dimension and a lot that leaves you wondering for being a standalone book.

[Lydia A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book still holds a place deep in my heart ! Used to frighten me very much as a child haha ☻ very thankful to still have a physical copy of this work to reminisce over ☻!

[Tantan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unforgettable read

[Josh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite ghosts of fear street book by far. I loved the plot, it was very atmospheric, it got really creepy and suspenseful, and it takes you to another dimension! This book was original too, the ending was great and there was nothing I would really change. Highly recommend and I’ve read 7 ghosts of fear street books now and many many other children’s horror.

[Fatoom Mostafavi]

its about a family

[minyard · Rating 2 out of 5]

Si la protagonista hubiera sido menos insoportable por ahí me gustaba más.