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Goosebumps Most Wanted #2: Son Of Slappy (2013)

by R.L. Stine(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Scholastic Inc.

series

Goosebumps Most Wanted

review 1: Jackson is a good kid-- he really believes that it's easier to do nice things than to get in trouble all the time. It's his sister, Rachel, who is a problem child. When the two go visit their wacky grandfather at his spooky house, they are both kind of creeped out by their grandfather's weird collections. Historical nooses are pretty calm, but the collection of ventriloquist dummies are frightening. Jackson mentions that he might want to do a show with one at the Youth Center to his grandfather, but he's still surprised that the dummy is in his suitcase when he gets home. Supposedly the doll is just a copy of the evil Slappy, but when Rachel says the nonsense words on a piece of paper, Slappy comes to life. Not only that, but he starts to control Jackson and make him do ba... mored things all the time! All Jackson has to hear is a "click" and without being able to control himself, he's ruining paintings, covering neighbors kitchens with cake batter... and even worse. Can he manage to break free from Slappy's hold on him before something truly terrible happens?Strengths: Stine is a master of juvenile horror-- creepy things that happen that could never happen in real life. It's fun to be scared by the thought of an evil doll possessing someone and making him do bad things. I'm starting to get the appeal of these more and more!Weaknesses: Cheesy goodness, not great literature. From a library standpoint, I was hoping that this series would continue to be published in hardcover, since the first one was, but it looks like they only come in paperback now.
review 2: This is book 2 in the “Goosebumps Most Wanted Series” It is supposed to be a tad bit scarier than the Goosebumps of yesteryear. I found it to be cute, quirky, and scary-lite. Perfect for the youngsters who can handle a bit of thrills, chills, and bumps in the night. Slappy the evil “dummy” is a fixture in the Goosebumps worlds. He created quite the rep for himself along the way. Now it seems Slappy has a “mini-me” wreaking havoc, and doing the “Seed of Chucky-lite” thing. Jackson, our MC is being influenced/controlled by Slappy . His attitude and behavior are becoming mean and unpredictable and no one understands why. Most of all Jackson feels helpless and bad after Slappy wreaks havoc. It’s confusing and Jackson tries to figure out how to make everything go back to normal. Being called “The Son of Slappy” by Slappy himself doesn’t help either.Like I mentioned earlier this seems to be a more grown up version of Goosebumps for the youngster who can handle a bit more of the thrills and chills. The ONLY thing I did not like was a particularly mean bullying incident between the MC Jackson and his sister Rachel. I understood it was because Jackson was “under the influence” of Slappy, but wondered if the younger crowd would. I wish it could have been followed up a quick “this is wrong” blurb. Other than the 1 petty thing mentioned, this book was your basic “Goosebumps” that will be entertaining to kids of all ages. You will definitely be wanting to read the subsequent books in the series because this does end with a cliffy. A HUGE one I did not see coming.I should of. I think I am slacking or the book really was crafted by a genius. If you were a GB fan or there are kids in your life who would enjoy GB this is a good one to add to the TBR pile. less

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