Monster Blood (Goosebumps, #3), R.L. StineRobert Lawrence Stine, sometimes known as Jovial Bob Stine and Eric Affabee, is an American novelist, short story writer, television producer, screenwriter, and executive editor.Goosebumps is a series of children's horror fiction novels by American author R. L. Stine, published by Scholastic Publishing. The stories follow child characters, who find themselves in scary situations, usually involving monsters and other supernatural elements.While staying wi...

Uhhhhhhh... m'kaaayy then. Look. I know that these are supposed to be for kids. But they should also be good stories. And this one was just... not. It was the kind of book where, if it was aimed at adults, would never have seen the light of day. It was formulaic, all over the place, repetitive, oh-so-conveniently introduced characters, and the ending was so ridiculously out of left field that I sat there reading it with this expression on my face: Because... REALLY. REALLY. What the hell WAS tha...

2.5 starsDon't mind me, just continuing my reread of the original series. This one always ranked up there with Stay Out of the Basement as one of my least favorite R.L. Stine books. I just think it's really boring and not a fun concept, and I always felt that way, even as a kid. That said, the audiobook narrator (Kirby Heyborne) really helped me finally get motivated enough to pick it back up and finish it and he made it fun! If you aren't familiar with him but are familiar with Jesse Bernstein,...

On impulse, I would immediately agree with most other Goodreads reviewers who consider Monster Blood a dud. Then I think back to 2006, when my little sister first obtained a copy of this title from Guy Frenchy's (An Atlantic Canadian thrift store for those unaware). It was her first Goosebumps book, and she absolutely loved it. She talked about it constantly. I think that, as adult reviewers, we should keep in mind that this book's intended audience was children like my little sister, and that f...

Monster Blood is the third installment in R.L. Stine’s coveted Goosebumps series. While it is the first one (chronologically) that I did not absolutely love, I still enjoyed it and do know that there will be sequels involving this dangerous monster blood. I wonder how all of the Monster Blood books hold up as one, over-arching story? I will find out soon enough!This story follows a young boy named Evan who has to go live with his great aunt Kathryn because his mother is going to Atlanta for a tr...

Oh those plot twists! They have to be my favourite feature of this series! I remember being completely mind blown by them when I was a kid lol

This is probably one of my all time favourite Goosebumps books. It’s one of the first ones I read as a kid and it’s still stuck with me all these years later. Revisiting it again was so much fun, I forgot how much I loved this story! It’s a little silly and out there but what Goosebumps story isn’t really? I distinctly remember becoming very wary of any slime related toys after reading this, I was never able to look at those little jars the same after this story and seeing them now still brings

Someone once described R. L. Stine as the Stephen King of children’s books, and I think that sums him up well.Some of his books are more supernatural than others, some with a childlike fantasy element about them, and others more based on legend. This one falls into the second category.Evan is horrified when his mum tells him he is going to have a to stay with his great aunt Kathryn for two weeks while she house hunts in Atlanta. Great aunt Kathryn is deaf, doesn’t lip-read, and can’t sign, and i...

When Evan opens the can of Monster Blood he finds in the back of a dusty old toy shop, he discovers more than just a pile of gelatinous green goo. [Evan] took the can from [Andy] and examined it. Sure enough, the lid had popped off. The gooey green substance was pushing up out of the can.With all due respect to R.L. Stine - the man who made reading as a child both fun and spooky - not all Goosebumps books are winners. There are a few too many cheap tricks employed in Monster Blood for it to comp...

I try to express only my most honest opinion in a spoiler-free way. If you feel anything in my review is a spoiler and is not already hidden in spoiler brackets please let me know. Thank you.It was ok. It wasn't as good as the last two we read. It just didn't have much in the sense of scary. Which was hard for my daughter to really stay interested in. So that's why I feel I have to leave it at a 3 star, but we are excited to continue on and hope for the next book to be better.

In this third instalment of the Goosebumps series, the reader meets Evan, a 12-year-old boy who has been left in the care of his great-aunt for an indistinct amount of time while his parents search the Atlanta housing market for their new home. With his only companion being his 12-year-old dog, Trigger, Evan becomes bored of his circumstances, having pleaded with his parents to bring him with them to look for new houses; reeling from the pain he felt upon being left out of another conversation t...

So sad these stories are so small...

I don't have all 50+ Goosebumps books lining my shelves but I do own enough to make me fall in love with this series in the very first place. In fact, I owe it to R.L.Stine and Christopher Pike for shaping my reading taste into that of an avid horror reader.The endings to these Goosebump books are often queer, sometimes there wasn't even a happy ending. I remember thinking "Oh man, this is so screwed up!" every time I finished something by Mr . Stine. But in this case, Monster Blood made me g...

These books are quite a lot silly and the endings can be a little frustrating at times. That being said I find myself really enjoying them, They have a tension that makes them a great ride and makes you compelled to swallow them in one sitting. This one in particular brings back the nostalgic fears from childhood which meant I enjoyed it more than I thought I would and probably should!

Man that was a fun time! I loved Evan, the creepiness slowly creeping up, monster blood growing and growing causing havoc, and the twist I didn't see coming and really enjoyed it! CW: Bullying

I spent a month re-reading all 62 original Goosebumps books to see if they still hold up today, you can check out my 3.5 hour vlog here: https://youtu.be/2C73xc1FS5oYou can also check out my entire ranking of the original Goosebumps books from worst to best here: https://youtu.be/lBfaxCOwAnA

As a child I grew up with Goosebumps. I was never obsessed enough to watch the show and collect the merchandise, but the books were a staple for me at the libraries. I was into them enough to be rather excited when the film was announced. The trailer was downright adorable, but it left me wondering - how well do the books hold up now?If you’re someone curious about rereading these for the nostalgia factor, or a concerned parent wondering just how frightening these books may be for your child, I’...

Goosebumps was probably one of my favorite series as a child. I used to own the original 62. Now I'm going back through and doing a complete re-read. Monster Blood focuses on a young boy by the name of Evan who stays with his aunt while his parents search for a house. He buys a can of monster blood from the toy store and it begins to grow and grow at an uncontrollable rate. The reader spends most of the book following Evan as he attempts to control the growth of the monster blood. The writing is...

#3 "It's a monster blood drive!"Well visiting his aunt, Evan visits a toy store nearby and finds an old can of Monster Blood. It's fun to play with until his dog Trigger eat some of it! Evan is in for the surprise of his life when his dog begins to change and not in a good way.

Goosebumps was one of my all time favourites as a kid. I scrambled to the library at every chance to get my hands on any Goosebumps novel. I didn't care if I read them over and over and knew the story by heart, I'd read them again! And then hope the library got the television show and movie versions so I could watch them.As an adult, I've been trying to find the Goosebumps series in my home town without much luck. Then, lucky me found five at a local thrift shop and my inner child went wild. For...