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tainan's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Child death
broccoli_aesthetics's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Kidnapping, and Death
Minor: Gore
jadams89's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
annaonthepage's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Death, Child death, Death of parent, and Animal death
effingunicorns's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Decided to go for a nostalgic reread since I'm apparently so invested in horror and horror-adjacent stories this year, and the first thing that struck me was how short it is??? I guess it suddenly makes sense that R.L. Stine was able to churn these out so fast. The actual story is still pretty solid, hitting classic horror beats softly enough that I can see how it must've been perfect for a recovering scaredy-cat like I was when I read the series as a kid. I've got the next couple books in the original series order queued up, so we'll see if that quality persists.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death
ashleycmms's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Death
somelatenightreading's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Death
odrib's review
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming, Animal death, Child death, and Body horror
deadwaves's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Animal death and Child death
Minor: Kidnapping
badbitchwithabook's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I never got to read this one as a kid and I figured that spooky season was the perfect time to read some of the goosebumps I never got to read or that I loved.
This was perfectly spooky and creepy and honestly so well written, something I never appreciated as a kid. I read this super fast as each end of a chapter leaves you needing more and more frights and hopefully, some answers.
I imagine my 10 year old self reading this and then proceeding to sleep on the floor next to my parents bed for a week recovering from my fear.
Moral of the story here is that there is ALWAYS a catch with a free house from some relative or person you don’t remember ever knowing, haha!
This was perfectly spooky and creepy and honestly so well written, something I never appreciated as a kid. I read this super fast as each end of a chapter leaves you needing more and more frights and hopefully, some answers.
I imagine my 10 year old self reading this and then proceeding to sleep on the floor next to my parents bed for a week recovering from my fear.
Moral of the story here is that there is ALWAYS a catch with a free house from some relative or person you don’t remember ever knowing, haha!
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death