Name: How to Kill a Monster
ISBN: 9780439568364

R. L. Stine

Hating to stay with their deaf grandfather and baking-crazed grandmother, Gretchen and her stepbrother, Clark, fear the strange growling noises that they hear coming from the room on the second floor.

How to Kill a Monster

Hating to stay with their deaf grandfather and baking-crazed grandmother, Gretchen and her stepbrother, Clark, fear the strange growling noises that they hear coming from the room on the second floor. Original.

Colton Ray

A few books in this series still hold up remarkably well. One of the better premises for a GB book that I've seen. The part where the two main characters are locked in their house and deserted by their grandparents actually scared me as a kid. This book was pretty high quality even though I thought the ending was a little dumb. Recommended, for sure.

Briar's Reviews

Goosebumps was one of my favourite series as a child. I really enjoyed re-reading every single book I could get my hands on. I swear, some of these books I read upwards of 50 times each because I loved them. As an adult, I really wanted to go back and enjoy all of the nostalgia of my youth. It makes me feel so warm and fuzzy to read these. It's a great throwback!

Clark and Gretchen, a set of step siblings, have to go stay with their Grandparents for a bit. Their parents leave them in this house in a swamp that's super big and super spooky. There's not much to do, and Grandma and Grandpa seem to be hiding some secrets... They are not supposed to go in a specific room. Their grandparents take off and leave them alone in the house... and it turns out, they've been hiding a monster.

This book wasn't the best Goosebumps book, but it was still fun and spooky. The cliffhanger at the end if frustrating, so I hope there is a sequel somewhere out there. I'm sure eventually I'll get my hands on the rest of the series. 

The grandparents have me curious. Why were they hiding the monster? Did they capture it? Did it blackmail them? The twist ending on what happens to the monster makes me super confused why they were scared of it to begin with. 

The monster takes a while to appear in this book, and then when we do see it the plot moves fast. Suddenly it's over, but the plot isn't resolved in any way. 

Overall, this is a great middle grade read for those seeking a bit of spooky horror in their life.

Three out of five stars.

How to Kill a Monster

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