Goosebumps
So. Goosebumps books. Nowadays considered either so bad they're good, or just plain terrible, with a love-to-hate-him opinion about author R.L. Stine. But in the 1990's there were huge. And I was one...
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I think it's pretty hard for adults to judge kids books. I loved them when I was younger, and my twelve year old brother loves them. They're entertaining and creepy for kids. I never re-read one as an...
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They were pretty bad even when I was a kid. I had most, if not all, of the original 50 released. I was particularly fond of ONE DAY AT HORROR LAND, DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW and PHANTOM OF THE...
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I read a couple of them because my kids had them. To me the same plot was rehashed over and over. Weak sauce.
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I think I might have tried to read these but was already a bit to old for them. I also disagree that you can't judge kids books as an adult. There are endless examples of great books written for any...
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Clunky writing, lazy hack work...but damn awesome covers. My faves were Say Cheese and Die!, Night of the Living Dummy, The Ghost Next Door, The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, The Scarecrow Walks at...
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