R. L. Stine

Joining his uncle for a summer at the circus, Ray becomes a clown-in-training, but strange things start happening and he wonders about a place called "Clown Street" that even the other clowns are afraid to go to.

A Nightmare on Clown Street

Briar's Reviews

One of my goals as a reader is to pick up as many Goosebumps books as I can. I adored these books as a kid, and I just really want to keep enjoying them. I also love a good horror book or movie, so it's a natural fit! What can I say? I'm a Halloween kind of girl.

I had never heard of A Nightmare on Clown Street, but I do enjoy the reference to Elm Street...if you know, you know. From my understanding, this series brings the Most Wanted Goosebumps characters back into the limelight. Murder the Clown is the star here, but he's not the reason we are scared...

Ray Gordon is a kid who just wants to run off to the circus. Lucky for him, his Uncle Theo, who plays Murder the Clown, invites him to come join the clown circus he works at. As odd as it sounds, Ray is thrilled and off he goes to Clown Wonderland. The circus seems cool and fun, but there's a darkness lingering... and everyone wants to avoid "Clown Street." 

The ending was super creepy and weird and also not at all what I would expect from this book. It was definitely a surprise that moved into a science fiction ending rather than a psychopathic clown ending. It was okay but not exactly my favourite Goosebumps book to date. It just didn't feel like the clown horror book I was hoping for.

Two out of five stars.