That was my mindset too! Cover was just kinda bland.
That was my mindset too! Cover was just kinda bland.
They also had this - 2 Pike books in one, but I didn't get it. Dunno if I should have.
Found a Christopher Pike book too!
Holy crap. Goodwill came through for me today.
The tear on this Nightmare Hall cover makes it look like the book itself is being consumed by fire.
Book cover art for "Blackwater Swamp" by Bill Wallace. A haggard looking old witch creeps next to a large bear standing upright in front of a swamp and spooking a child with a look of terror.
Book cover art for "The Horrible Swamp Monster" by Drew Stevenson. A humanoid monster covered in moss creeps out of the swamp water. In the background peering out of the swamp's spooky forest are 3 warriors pretending to be brave.
Book cover art for "Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp" by R.L. Stine. A wolf with impressive fangs howls on a rock ledge surrounded by swamp water and a spooky forest.
Book cover art for a Little Golden Book titled, "Kermit, Save the Swamp!" Kermit's young cousin Nemo is seen speaking to Kermit with a look of concern. Fozzie Bear is behind them also looking concerned, with Lulu the mockingbird perched on his shoulder. In the background is a vast swamp with blooming water lilies floating on top of the water.
Respect the frog. #swamps #coverart #books
Homies found the Goosebumps potato
[The Journal News; New York - 10/30/1988]
[The Boston Globe; Massachusetts - 10/14/2007]
[The Daily Advocate; Ohio - 10/31/1980]
[The Indiana-Penn; Pennsylvania - 10/31/1980]
A ghastly, monstrous woman appears on the cover of Creature Teacher.
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GOOSEBUMPS 2000
CREATURE TEACHER (1998)
R. L. Stine
The 3rd entry in this series. At Paul's new school, a teacher has a "Food Chain" for the studentsβand the lowest ranking will be eaten.
One of the greatest, Bruce Campbell, announcing he has cancer. Our hearts are with you Bruce, Hail to the King.
The cover of the horror novel, The Devil's Court by Carl Deuker, features a teen boy reaching up for a basketball with a creepy, demonic face.
I am haunted by that basketball π
Ask your parents' permission to join The Poet Who Cried Monster Fan Club!
Coming... never.
Happy one-month anniversary to TPWCM!
On this episode of Drunken Book Club, we read Goosebumps #35 A Shocker on Shock Street. Erin and Marty love horror movies. Especially Shocker on Shock Street movies. But when Erin and Marty visit the new Shocker Studio Theme Park, they get the scare of their lives.
This feels like the monkey's paw curling for someone who wanted a new choose your own adventure Stine book
Nooo let me buy you
Cover for the Stay Out of the Basement Graphic Novel has been released.
[The Winona Daily News; Minnesota - 4/26/1990]
Next two Ghosts of Fear Street reprint covers are up
[The Sunday Oregonian; Oregon - 10/14/1990]
Freddy's Nightmares warning screen from the late '80s
It's me. I'm the mature audience.
[The Leaf-Chronicle; Tennessee - 12/11/1983]
[The Sunday Oregonian; Oregon - 6/23/1985]
Goosebumps Series 2000-Are You Terrified Yet?
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The cover of Pretty Please shows a young woman brushing her hair in front of a mirror, and you see this scene play out through a window.
The inside flap of the Pretty Please book shows the full picture hinted at on the cover: the young woman, Jo, brushes her hair and looks into the mirror to see herself looking back at herself, except that her face and hand are bandaged up.
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NIGHTMARE HALL
PRETTY PLEASE (1994)
Diane Hoh
The 7th entry in this Salem University-set series. The beautiful Jo is terrorized by someone after her face is badly injured.