Name: The Headless Ghost
ISBN: 9780439669870

R. L. Stine

Loving Hill House, an enormous tourist attraction that is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a thirteen-year-old headless boy, Duane and Stephanie decide to search for the ghost's head and get the biggest scare of their lives.

The Headless Ghost

I think R.L. Stine has done a great job writing this book. I loved the twists, and I never thought Otto's nephew would end up scaring both of the kids. For a while, R.L. Stine had me believing that Seth was a ghost. I also think that having the kids go on a tour at the end of the book and the tour guides being ghosts was predictable. Still, considering this was probably written in the early 2000s, I can see how this probably hadn't been done much, if at all, so it was perhaps a shocker back in the day.

Chulandon leanday Bradley 

Loving Hill House, an enormous tourist attraction that is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a thirteen-year-old headless boy, Duane and Stephanie decide to search for the ghost's head and get the biggest scare of their lives. Original.

Colton Ray

This is probably my third or so time re-reading this book. I figured now was a great time to help put me in the Halloween spirit. I always remembered this being one of my favorites of the series, and I stand by that. It's a great, spooky read. With plenty of twists and a great haunted house setting. I'd put it in my top 5 Goosebumps books. It's that good.

Briar's Reviews

Not gonna lie, this book was WAY better than I expected! For being #37 in the series, you'd think that R.L. Stine would be running out of ideas but NOPE! This book had an amazing twist ending (that I did see coming) but I still enjoyed it none the less. The surprise and suspense in this book was absolutely amazing, spooky and hilarious (since I'm an adult now... as a kid, it was absolutely horrifying!).

Dwayne and Stephanie live in a city where there's a Haunted House on display all year round. There's ghost stories and crazy theories about the place, which is perfect for them since they love scaring everyone in the neighbourhood. In said Hill House (honestly wondered if The Haunting of Hill House had any relation to this book but it's probably just a ghostly coincidence), there is a mystery about the boy who lost his head. Our dynamic duo get themselves into some massive trouble and must find said head to try to free themselves. Along the way, there's ghosts, dumb adults (a staple in the Goosebumps universe) and spooky stories! 

I seriously love the ghost stories and goofy pranks riddled throughout this book. As an adult, I don't find myself scared as much with these books but I was excited in anticipation for the ending. I have to say this is one of the better Goosebumps books and I'd definitely recommend it! It's a fun and wild ride! 

Four out of five stars! This creepy book was a real treat!

Maggie Gordon

When RL Stine writes about ghosts, he usually does a decent job. The stories usually make more sense and have a lot of heart than say... lawn gnomes. Or snowmen. In this book, Duane and Stephanie are two little jerks who love to scare the neighbourhood kids. Which is almost entirely relevant to the plot other than to prove that they like scary things. In particular, they adore the local haunted house and tour it all the time. One night they decide to part from the tour and search for the missing head of the ghost that is said to haunt the mansion. They don't find the head, but they do find a new friend who says they should come back after closing! He pretends to be a ghost and scares the bejeesus out of them until the REAL ghost appears to claim his head! The kids are traumatised and don't go back to the house for a while. But eventually they do only to discover the tour guides are ghosts too! Or something. The ending was needlessly twisted, but overall this was a pretty standard ghost story. No surprises for an older reader, but probably creepy for a kid.

The Headless Ghost

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