Night of the Living Dummy III (Goosebumps, No 40) [Mass Market Paperback]

R. L. Stine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1996 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Goosebumps (Book 40)

The children of a former ventriloquist, Trina and Dan O'Dell think that the collection of dummies in the attic is neat until they begin to hear strange voices and find the dummies appearing in unexpected places.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; First edition (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590568779
• ISBN-13: 978-0590568777
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #795,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wicked!!!!, July 15, 2004

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Harry Potter "gavinhetherington715" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night of the Living Dummy III (Goosebumps, No 40) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the best Night of the Living Dummy book ever! I give this book a five star since it is the last in the goosebumps series but there is two in Goosebumps Series 2000: Bride of the Living Dummy and Slappy's Nightmare. Other Goosebumps books are mint but I like this one the most. Thankyou for spending time reading my review!

Review By Gavin Hetherington

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The book tingles your spine, September 17, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Night of the Living Dummy III (Goosebumps, No 40) (Mass Market Paperback)

Absolutely Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!! Trina and Dan can't stop squabbling with one another.Zane took advantage of that and tried to take revenge of what Trina&Dan did to him last time he was there.But........soon the dummies start popping 'round everywhere...miseriously. Slappy one of the dummies comes to life, destroying Trina &Zane's lives....forever!!!!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Um... why?, July 12, 2009

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Hancock the Superb "Chris S." (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goosebumps: Night Of The Living Dummy III (Mass Market Paperback)

The first Night of the Living Dummy is one of the best entries in the Goosebumps canon, a genuinely creepy horror novella that Stine has rarely matched. Night of the Living Dummy II was a solid follow-up, introducing a new twist to the dummy story and even adding an extra bit of creepiness. However, just nine months after the second installment, Stine returns to the Dummy well, and finds it a bit dry this time around.

There really isn't much to say about this one that wasn't said about the first two books. The book has the same exact set up and plot twists as its predecessors, the same "the dummy's alive but then it's a prank but oh wait, the dummy really IS alive" story arc, with the added conceit of (wait for it)... extra dummies! Yeah, the epitome of creepiness and creativity is adding more dummies, not giving the already-existing dummy (Slappy) something interesting and original to do. (This isn't even to mention the presence of the same exact "Dummy on the kitchen table" scene as the first two books.) The book does have a nice twist ending which I quite like, but otherwise it's just more of the same.

What more can be said about this book? As the saying goes, it's done well, but one is disappointed to see it done at all.