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My Friends Call Me Monster (Goosebumps Horrorland #7)

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R.L. Stine's Horrorland books have been a disappointment, Scream of the Haunted Mask notwithstanding. Granted, I'm writing as a cynical 20 year old now and not the 10 year old who was captivated by the original books, but I can still read some of the original books and find them entertaining. These books haven't had much effect on me, on the whole.

My Friends Call Me Monster is just an odd book, even by Goosebumps standards. Throughout the book is written in such an over-the-top style with lots of bizarre prose that it's impossible to take it seriously. Stine's never been Tolstoy or Stephen King, but some of the stuff here is just off-the-wall bizarre - my favorite line being "I always try to think positively, even when I'm DOOMED!" - that it begs the question of what Stine's been smoking over the last decade. Kids probably won't notice or care, but for me, a lifelong fan of the series, it's strikingly bizarre. Part of me wants to believe that this is one of the books where Stine is deliberately writing a comedy rather than a scary story - Attack of the Mutant and You Can't Scare Me! being other examples from the original series. The cynical part of me, however, thinks Stine has lost his touch and needed to hang his pen up long ago. Also, the story is only 95 pages; it might have been better (theoretically) if it had at least 20 more pages to allow the story to develop. The plot is basically recycled from Calling All Creeps, The Girl Who Cried Monster, and the short story Teacher's Pet, so if you're familiar with those Goosebumps books you can probably guess what's going on here.

That said, I enjoyed My Friends Call Me Monster on some level, and it's better than most of the Horrorland Books so far. But as the series continues along, it seems increasingly unlikely that we'll see a Horrorland book the equivalent of Night of the Living Dummy or The Ghost Next Door.

RL Stine is a very talented author. He has written many fantastic books. He writes horror books. His books are called Goosebumps, but his

more recent books are called Horror Hour. One of his books that I would recomend is called My Friends Call Me Monster.

Do you like suspense filled books? Then read on!

Have you ever wished that you were a monster? Well when it comes to 12 year old Michael, he wishes he were not. It all started when he

went to his overly superstisous teacher's house to play yet another prank on her, but insted of fun, he found danger. When he and his two friends

went to tell his ''awesome'' principal, who told them that they could talk to him if they ever needed him, about thier wacko teacher,they found out that

he was in on it too!

So what are you waiting for? Head on over to your local library and check out this amazing book by R.L.STINE.

"Goosebumps HorrorLand" is the latest part of the Goosebumps franchise from author R.L. Stine. These books follow the traditional Goosebumps plot, but with an added twist of a special section of the book that takes place in HorrorLand.

MY FRIENDS CALL ME MONSTER is the 7th book in the Goosebumps HorrorLand series. The story revolves around Michael Monroe. Michael is bigger than most kids his age. It's partially because of his size that his friends have nicknamed him Monster. The other reason is that Michael has a nasty temper. Michael isn't getting along very well with his new teacher, Mrs. Hardesty. She always seems to be giving him a hard time and punishes him when she lets others off the hook. After having to spend a Saturday with two other friends picking through garbage Michael decides to get even. Mrs. Hardesty is extremely superstitious and he convinces his friends to sneak into her house with him and release a black cat. While there, they discover something very strange which eventually leads Michael trying to save the world by himself.

The HorrorLand part of the book after the main story has Michael and the other Very Special Guests of the park trying to find a mirror as well as information about Panic Park.

The last part of the book includes a chapter from BE CAREFUL FOR WHAT YOU WISH FOR, part of the map for HorrorLand, two pictures of attractions in Panic Park, and the application form for monsters to work at HorrorLand.

I've read several books in the Goosebumps franchise and MY FRIENDS CALL ME MONSTER seems like a rehash of some previous Goosebumps titles, e.g. THE GIRL WHO CRIED MONSTER. The writing in Goosebumps has never been extraordinary and MY FRIENDS CALL ME MONSTER is no different. However, the third-through sixth grade students who these books are aimed at aren't looking for great writing, just a decent scary or at least suspenseful story.

After reading the book, I am curious to read the other titles in the Goosebumps HorrorLand series just to read the complete HorrorLand arc. This isn't a terrible Goosebumps style book, but it's not a great example of one either.

One of the best goosebumps books ever! Better then the other horrorland books so far.