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Goosebumps #22
卮丕胤卅 丕賱兀卮亘丕丨
Jerry can't wait to explore the dark, spooky old cave he found down by the beach.
Then the other kids tell him a story. A story about a ghost who is three hundred years old.
A ghost who comes out when the moon is full.
A ghost ... who lives deep inside the cave!
Jerry knows that it's just another silly made-up ghost story....
Isn't it?
Then the other kids tell him a story. A story about a ghost who is three hundred years old.
A ghost who comes out when the moon is full.
A ghost ... who lives deep inside the cave!
Jerry knows that it's just another silly made-up ghost story....
Isn't it?
127 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1994
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R.L. Stine
1,595听books18k听followersRobert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.
R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps庐 series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps庐 series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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June 29, 2020
Suspicious long lost relatives, late night strolls through a graveyard, terrifying caves and possibly the highest ghosts-per-capita of any Goosebumps title. Ghost Beach features unforgettable cover art and the story within鈥攖hough not canon鈥攊s noteworthy for its high stakes, eerie imagery, and the inclusion of actual deaths.
In my reviews of The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena and The Horror at Camp Jellyjam, I identified literary themes pushing the plot forward. Themes which made the adventure more personal, with a hint of life lesson thrown in. Ghost Beach, however, has nothing to say outside of the action at hand. Other than a few random hobbies鈥攇rave rubbing, for example鈥攖he children protagonists possess no distinct personality to dissect or flaw for the ghosts to exploit.
Lacking themes doesn't take away from the thrilling pace, but it does leave a kind of "so what" reaction, even after enjoying every moment of the ride. I vaguely remember having a similar opinion after reading this as an eight year old.
In my reviews of The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena and The Horror at Camp Jellyjam, I identified literary themes pushing the plot forward. Themes which made the adventure more personal, with a hint of life lesson thrown in. Ghost Beach, however, has nothing to say outside of the action at hand. Other than a few random hobbies鈥攇rave rubbing, for example鈥攖he children protagonists possess no distinct personality to dissect or flaw for the ghosts to exploit.
Lacking themes doesn't take away from the thrilling pace, but it does leave a kind of "so what" reaction, even after enjoying every moment of the ride. I vaguely remember having a similar opinion after reading this as an eight year old.
December 23, 2019
El primer libro de toda la colecci贸n de escalofr铆os que le铆.
Por ello le guardo mucho cari帽o, aunque todav铆a no he podido ver el cap铆tulo que la serie de televisi贸n hizo de esta historia.
El concepto me llam贸 mucho la atenci贸n a mi yo de 12 a帽os, porque la portada era muy misteriosa, con eso del fantasma, seg煤n yo.
La verdad es que ahora, luego de haber le铆do una cantidad considerable de estos tomos y de otras obras del autor, no me parece de sus mejores historias, pero bueno, los gustos cambian con los a帽os, y si ahora tuviera la oportunidad de leerlo de nuevo (debido a que lo perd铆 poco despu茅s de leerlo) lo har铆a sin pensar.
Por ello le guardo mucho cari帽o, aunque todav铆a no he podido ver el cap铆tulo que la serie de televisi贸n hizo de esta historia.
El concepto me llam贸 mucho la atenci贸n a mi yo de 12 a帽os, porque la portada era muy misteriosa, con eso del fantasma, seg煤n yo.
La verdad es que ahora, luego de haber le铆do una cantidad considerable de estos tomos y de otras obras del autor, no me parece de sus mejores historias, pero bueno, los gustos cambian con los a帽os, y si ahora tuviera la oportunidad de leerlo de nuevo (debido a que lo perd铆 poco despu茅s de leerlo) lo har铆a sin pensar.
June 26, 2018
I recall my mom reading me this story when I was a kid. So that meant I already knew the story ending beforehand. I have read the exact same copy that that mom read for me that turned up to be a vintage now with all its pages transformed into yellowish colour and cracked cover which adds to the story horror!
Anyhow, as the story is aimed to teens and kiddos it would be quite an adrenaline stimulatant, which, however, wasn't the case for me.
I enjoyed reading it on the beach and trying to picture their fears along with my scenary.
First book to finish on my vacation 馃槂, EXCITED AND THRILLED 馃槏馃檶
WOOOOHOOOO 馃槃馃槅
Anyhow, as the story is aimed to teens and kiddos it would be quite an adrenaline stimulatant, which, however, wasn't the case for me.
I enjoyed reading it on the beach and trying to picture their fears along with my scenary.
First book to finish on my vacation 馃槂, EXCITED AND THRILLED 馃槏馃檶
WOOOOHOOOO 馃槃馃槅
December 29, 2022
Si es por la mayor le pone las 5猸� pero pens谩ndolo mejor cuatro est谩n muy bien 馃槃
Lo hemos pasado genial en esta primera aventura. Retrocediendo en el tiempo y recordando las sensaciones que viv铆 cuando lo le铆 por primera vez cuando tendr铆a unos diez a帽os.
Me he asombrado porque me acordaba de gran parte de la trama y los giros que van apareciendo.
Dos hermanos, Jerry y Terry, est谩n pasando unos d铆as en casa de unos primos. Cerca hay una playa y una cueva que guarda un oscuro secreto...
Secretos del pasado que pronto saldr谩n a la luz.
Una lectura muy recomendable para adentrar a los peques en el g茅nero.
Poco a poco iremos leyendo toda la colecci贸n 馃憦馃憦馃憦
驴Cu谩l me recomiendan para seguir? 馃
Lo hemos pasado genial en esta primera aventura. Retrocediendo en el tiempo y recordando las sensaciones que viv铆 cuando lo le铆 por primera vez cuando tendr铆a unos diez a帽os.
Me he asombrado porque me acordaba de gran parte de la trama y los giros que van apareciendo.
Dos hermanos, Jerry y Terry, est谩n pasando unos d铆as en casa de unos primos. Cerca hay una playa y una cueva que guarda un oscuro secreto...
Secretos del pasado que pronto saldr谩n a la luz.
Una lectura muy recomendable para adentrar a los peques en el g茅nero.
Poco a poco iremos leyendo toda la colecci贸n 馃憦馃憦馃憦
驴Cu谩l me recomiendan para seguir? 馃
October 10, 2018
#22 "No swimming. No surfing. No haunting."
Terri and Jerry are visiting their cousins for the summer. They live in a small beach town where there's not really a lot to do. But when some friends get together with Terri and Jerry and start telling them a ghost story involving a cave Jerry has to explore. Besides, ghosts are real...
Terri and Jerry are visiting their cousins for the summer. They live in a small beach town where there's not really a lot to do. But when some friends get together with Terri and Jerry and start telling them a ghost story involving a cave Jerry has to explore. Besides, ghosts are real...
December 1, 2019
Ghost Beach (Goosebumps #22), R.L. Stine
Jerry can't wait to explore the dark, spooky old cave he found down by the beach. Then the other kids tell him a story. A story about a ghost who is three hundred years old. A ghost who comes out when the moon is full. A ghost... who lives deep inside the cave! Jerry knows it's just another silly made-up ghost story... isn't it?!
毓賳賵丕賳賴丕: 卮亘丨 爻丕丨賱貨 睾丕乇 丕乇賵丕丨貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 丌乇.丕賱. 丕爻鬲丕蹖賳貨 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 乇賵夭 丕賵賱 賲丕賴 丿爻丕賲亘乇 爻丕賱 2010 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
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毓賳賵丕賳: 睾丕乇 丕乇賵丕丨貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 丌乇.丕賱. 丕爻鬲丕蹖賳貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賳丕氐乇 夭丕賴丿蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 倬蹖丿丕蹖卮貙 1386貨 丿乇 179 氐貨 卮丕亘讴: 9789643495008貨 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 1388貨 趩丕倬 趩賴丕乇賲 1391貨 趩丕倬 倬賳噩賲 1392貨 趩丕倬 卮卮賲 1393貨 趩丕倬 賴賮鬲賲 賵 賴卮鬲賲 1395貨 趩丕倬 賳賴賲 1396貨
噩乇蹖 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲 鬲丕 賴乇趩賴 夭賵丿鬲乇貙 丿乇 诏賵乇爻鬲丕賳 賲鬲乇賵讴蹖 讴賴 讴賳丕乇 爻丕丨賱貙 倬蹖丿丕 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿貙 亘賴 讴丕賵卮 丿爻鬲 亘夭賳丿. 鬲丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 亘趩賴鈥� 賴丕蹖 丿蹖诏乇貙 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 亘乇丕蹖卮 丿乇亘丕乇賴鈥� 蹖 乇賵丨蹖 爻賴 賴夭丕乇 爻丕賱賴 鬲毓乇蹖賮 讴乇丿賳丿. 乇賵丨蹖 讴賴 賴賳诏丕賲 賲丕賴 讴丕賲賱 丕夭 賯亘乇爻鬲丕賳 賲蹖鈥屫③屫�. 乇賵丨蹖 讴賴 丿乇 跇乇賮丕蹖 賯亘乇爻鬲丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�. 芦噩乇蹖禄 丕賳丿蹖卮蹖丿 讴賴 丕蹖賳 賴賲 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 賴賲丕賳 賯氐賴鈥� 賴丕蹖 丕丨賲賯丕賳賴貙 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 丕乇賵丕丨 丕爻鬲. ...貨 丌蹖丕 賵丕賯毓丕 趩賳蹖賳 亘賵丿責 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Jerry can't wait to explore the dark, spooky old cave he found down by the beach. Then the other kids tell him a story. A story about a ghost who is three hundred years old. A ghost who comes out when the moon is full. A ghost... who lives deep inside the cave! Jerry knows it's just another silly made-up ghost story... isn't it?!
毓賳賵丕賳賴丕: 卮亘丨 爻丕丨賱貨 睾丕乇 丕乇賵丕丨貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 丌乇.丕賱. 丕爻鬲丕蹖賳貨 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 乇賵夭 丕賵賱 賲丕賴 丿爻丕賲亘乇 爻丕賱 2010 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 卮亘丨 爻丕丨賱貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 丌乇.丕賱. 丕爻鬲丕蹖賳 貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賲蹖鬲乇丕 讴蹖賵丕賳鈥屬呝囏必� 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賵蹖丿丕貙 1386貨 丿乇 141 氐貨 卮丕亘讴: 9789642912131貨 趩丕倬 爻賵賲 1389貨 趩丕倬 趩賴丕乇賲 1390貨 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇 丿乇 144 氐貨 1397貨 卮丕亘讴: 9786002913050貨 賲賵囟賵毓: 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕蹖丕賱丕鬲 賲鬲丨丿賴 丌賲乇蹖讴丕 - 爻丿賴 20 賲
毓賳賵丕賳: 睾丕乇 丕乇賵丕丨貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 丌乇.丕賱. 丕爻鬲丕蹖賳貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賳丕氐乇 夭丕賴丿蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 倬蹖丿丕蹖卮貙 1386貨 丿乇 179 氐貨 卮丕亘讴: 9789643495008貨 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 1388貨 趩丕倬 趩賴丕乇賲 1391貨 趩丕倬 倬賳噩賲 1392貨 趩丕倬 卮卮賲 1393貨 趩丕倬 賴賮鬲賲 賵 賴卮鬲賲 1395貨 趩丕倬 賳賴賲 1396貨
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July 20, 2017
讴鬲丕亘 芦睾丕乇 丕乇賵丕丨禄 賳賵卮鬲賴鈥� 芦丌乇.丕賱. 丕爻鬲丕蹖賳禄 賵 鬲乇噩賲賴鈥� 芦賳丕氐乇 夭丕賴丿蹖禄 丕爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 噩夭賵 賲噩賲賵毓賴鈥屰� 芦鬲乇爻鈥屬堎勜必猜� 賲丨爻賵亘 賲蹖鈥屫促堌�. 丕爻鬲丕蹖賳 賳賵卮鬲賳 賲噩賲賵毓賴鈥屰� 鬲乇爻鈥屬堎勜必� 乇丕 丿乇 爻丕賱 1992 亘丕 讴鬲丕亘 芦禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 賲乇诏禄 丌睾丕夭 讴乇丿. 丕蹖賳 賲噩賲賵毓賴 丨丿賵丿丕 卮丕賲賱 100 毓賳賵丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕爻鬲 讴賴 鬲丕讴賳賵賳 亘蹖卮 丕夭 220 賲蹖賱蹖賵賳 賳爻禺賴 丕夭 丌賳鈥屬囏� 丿乇 丌賲乇蹖讴丕 亘賴 賮乇賵卮 乇爻蹖丿賴 賵 亘賴 32 夭亘丕賳 夭賳丿賴 丿賳蹖丕 鬲乇噩賲賴鈥� 卮丿賴鈥屫з嗀�. 丿乇 倬卮鬲 噩賱丿 讴鬲丕亘 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗃屫�: 芦亘丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳鈥屬囏й� 賲噩賲賵毓賴鈥屰� "鬲乇爻鈥屬堎勜必�" 賵丕賯毓丕 賲賵 亘賴 鬲賳 丌丿賲 爻蹖禺 賲蹖鈥屫促堌�. 丿禺鬲乇 賵 倬爻乇賴丕蹖 賲毓賲賵賱蹖貙 賵賱蹖 卮噩丕毓 賵 讴賳噩讴丕賵 亘丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 鬲噩乇亘賴鈥屬囏й� 亘爻蹖丕乇 鬲乇爻賳丕讴蹖 乇丕 丕夭 爻乇 賲蹖鈥屭柏必з嗁嗀�... 鬲毓胤蹖賱丕鬲 鬲丕亘爻鬲丕賳 亘乇丕蹖 噩乇蹖 賵 鬲爻 鬲亘丿蹖賱 亘賴 賲丕噩乇丕蹖蹖 賵丨卮鬲賳丕讴 賲蹖鈥屫促堌�. 趩賵賳 丌賳鈥屬囏� 亘丕 鬲賲丕賲 丕毓賱丕賲鈥屫坟辟囏� 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囐嗀� 爻乇 丕夭 丕爻乇丕乇 睾丕乇 丕乇賵丕丨 丿乇丌賵乇賳丿 丕賲丕 丿乇毓賵囟 亘賴 蹖讴 賲賵囟賵毓 亘爻蹖丕乇 賴賵賱賳丕讴 倬蹖 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘ辟嗀�...禄
September 30, 2022
In Ghost Beach, Jerry and Terri go to a secluded community in the woods to spend the summer at their cousins' cabin. Their cousins who have white hair and are decades older than them? I thought that was really weird. Does that happen in real life? Anyway. Jerry discovers a cave down by the beach just outside the forest, and the cave is haunted! And they meet some creepy local kids, and find a creepy graveyard in the forest. But how is it all connected? What mystery might be lying beneath the surface? Can the rhyming protagonists discover the nature of the evil ghost that lives in the cave and escape his wrath?
This one was pretty mediocre. On the plus side, I liked the ghost aspect of the story, and there were some genuinely scary moments in this book, even for an adult. The setting was also interesting; there's a mysterious cave on a rocky beach, in a secluded area, with graveyards and one or two cabins nestled in a creepy forest. I really liked all of that. I also liked the initial mystery of the ghost, trying to figure out who or what the ghost was, and the mystery behind the cemetery tombstones all having the same family name. Those things were genuinely interesting and kept me invested early on in the book, before everything fell apart so completely in the second half.
As for things I didn't like. I mean, Terri and Jerry are the protagonists' names. Seriously? And Jerry is a protagonist name Stine already used at least once in a previous Goosebumps book earlier in the series, Piano Lessons Can Be Murder. It seems ridiculous to me that of all the names out there he reused a protagonist name in two separate books that aren't even ten books apart in the series (Piano Lessons Can Be Murder is book number 13 and Ghost Beach is book number 22). That just seems really lazy to me, and further illustrates how all of Stine's protagonists are really just cookie-cutter copies of each other; they all seem to look and act the same, and now they even have the same names.
And this is now at least the second time where I've seen Stine use these lazy "rhyming protagonist" names in a Goosebumps book. In The Beast from the East two of the three protagonists were named Nat and Pat. And now Terri and Jerry. I mean c'mon Stine. Just try for once, with one of these books. Just try. It's really not that hard to make up character names.
And then there was the bizarre reveal by Stine of the true identity of the ghost, with one piece of basically damning evidence, and then Stine seemingly realizing he had several dozen more pages to write, so he went to great lengths to convince the reader that the identity of the ghost was still up in the air, except the doubt he was trying to sow didn't convince me for a second? And so when he doubled back at the end and was like "Actually it's what I said the first time! That's who the ghost is! Surprise!" it wasn't a plot twist at all? It was just cringe-worthy and a bit embarrassing, frankly.
It's also the most predictable book I've read in recent years, and has an absolutely horrific, unbelievably lazy ending that reads as if Stine just wanted the book to be over and so just barfed out a zero-star ending in less than a single page, and that was the end of the book.
This one has its moments, some of which genuinely scared me (which is more than I can say for 90% of these books so far), but overall I still didn't enjoy reading it. It completely fell apart, especially at the very end, as many Goosebumps books sadly do, and there just isn't enough to like when weighed against all the things wrong with it. It's an okay entry, but for me it was a disappointment.
CAWPILE rating:
Characters: 6.0
Atmosphere / Setting: 6.5
Writing Style: 4.5
Plot: 3.0
Intrigue: 5.8
Logic / Relationships: 4.0
Enjoyment: 5.0
= 34.8 total
梅 7 categories = 4.97 out of 10
= 3 stars
This one was pretty mediocre. On the plus side, I liked the ghost aspect of the story, and there were some genuinely scary moments in this book, even for an adult. The setting was also interesting; there's a mysterious cave on a rocky beach, in a secluded area, with graveyards and one or two cabins nestled in a creepy forest. I really liked all of that. I also liked the initial mystery of the ghost, trying to figure out who or what the ghost was, and the mystery behind the cemetery tombstones all having the same family name. Those things were genuinely interesting and kept me invested early on in the book, before everything fell apart so completely in the second half.
As for things I didn't like. I mean, Terri and Jerry are the protagonists' names. Seriously? And Jerry is a protagonist name Stine already used at least once in a previous Goosebumps book earlier in the series, Piano Lessons Can Be Murder. It seems ridiculous to me that of all the names out there he reused a protagonist name in two separate books that aren't even ten books apart in the series (Piano Lessons Can Be Murder is book number 13 and Ghost Beach is book number 22). That just seems really lazy to me, and further illustrates how all of Stine's protagonists are really just cookie-cutter copies of each other; they all seem to look and act the same, and now they even have the same names.
And this is now at least the second time where I've seen Stine use these lazy "rhyming protagonist" names in a Goosebumps book. In The Beast from the East two of the three protagonists were named Nat and Pat. And now Terri and Jerry. I mean c'mon Stine. Just try for once, with one of these books. Just try. It's really not that hard to make up character names.
And then there was the bizarre reveal by Stine of the true identity of the ghost, with one piece of basically damning evidence, and then Stine seemingly realizing he had several dozen more pages to write, so he went to great lengths to convince the reader that the identity of the ghost was still up in the air, except the doubt he was trying to sow didn't convince me for a second? And so when he doubled back at the end and was like "Actually it's what I said the first time! That's who the ghost is! Surprise!" it wasn't a plot twist at all? It was just cringe-worthy and a bit embarrassing, frankly.
It's also the most predictable book I've read in recent years, and has an absolutely horrific, unbelievably lazy ending that reads as if Stine just wanted the book to be over and so just barfed out a zero-star ending in less than a single page, and that was the end of the book.
This one has its moments, some of which genuinely scared me (which is more than I can say for 90% of these books so far), but overall I still didn't enjoy reading it. It completely fell apart, especially at the very end, as many Goosebumps books sadly do, and there just isn't enough to like when weighed against all the things wrong with it. It's an okay entry, but for me it was a disappointment.
CAWPILE rating:
Characters: 6.0
Atmosphere / Setting: 6.5
Writing Style: 4.5
Plot: 3.0
Intrigue: 5.8
Logic / Relationships: 4.0
Enjoyment: 5.0
= 34.8 total
梅 7 categories = 4.97 out of 10
= 3 stars
November 14, 2021
I think this might actually be a new to me Goosebumps that I somehow skipped over as a child because I haven鈥檛 the faintest recollection of it. Either way, I鈥檓 glad I got my hands on it because I think it might actually be my favourite one I鈥檝e read yet. It鈥檚 just spooky and creepy and actually surprised the heck out of me. I don鈥檛 know what that says about how easy I am to surprise but who cares because I loved it! That ending really got to me too, after the first reveal I didn鈥檛 see a second one coming and I finished the book with my jaw hanging on my chest in shock. Yes I鈥檓 30 years old and Goosebumps still elicits this reaction from me鈥� What can I say, I鈥檓 young at heart I guess.
June 3, 2024
I actually quite enjoyed this one. Once again the epitome of what I expect from a Goosebumps story: wacky, spooky, and twisty. My only complaints have to do with the dragged out suspense at the end and repetition of scenes to pad out the story, it got old fast and I wanted to skim through the repeated scenes. I also raised my eyebrow at sending your kids to some weird distant cousins they've never met before for vacation, but that's just me constantly questioning the decisions of these kid's parents in these books haha!
July 7, 2020
Il fuoco nella caverna
"A volte Terri pu貌 essere davvero tonta. Se ci fosse qualcuno dentro la caverna, e sentisse urlare da fuori "uooooooo", secondo voi risponderebbe?"
A volte 猫 bello ripercorrere le tappe fondamentali della propria infanzia.
Certo, le storie di Piccoli brividi avevano lo scopo di intrattenere con spensieratezza e semplicit脿, limitando al massimo la componente prettamente horror.
Questo approccio narrativo, eternamente in bilico fra lo spaventare e il divertire, spesso anche in maniera vistosamente scrausa, funzion貌 da bambino e ha sortito effetto anche stamattina.
La storia regge bene e il colpo di scena finale - anticipabilissimo con un attimo di malizia - risulta inquietante il giusto.
Bravo Stine...e grazie!
"A volte Terri pu貌 essere davvero tonta. Se ci fosse qualcuno dentro la caverna, e sentisse urlare da fuori "uooooooo", secondo voi risponderebbe?"
A volte 猫 bello ripercorrere le tappe fondamentali della propria infanzia.
Certo, le storie di Piccoli brividi avevano lo scopo di intrattenere con spensieratezza e semplicit脿, limitando al massimo la componente prettamente horror.
Questo approccio narrativo, eternamente in bilico fra lo spaventare e il divertire, spesso anche in maniera vistosamente scrausa, funzion貌 da bambino e ha sortito effetto anche stamattina.
La storia regge bene e il colpo di scena finale - anticipabilissimo con un attimo di malizia - risulta inquietante il giusto.
Bravo Stine...e grazie!
December 12, 2020
4 stars:
-Like the story. Like the ending.
-Love cover.
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-Like the story. Like the ending.
-Love cover.
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October 12, 2022
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January 13, 2019
YES! This is the reason I loved this series when I was younger and am still enjoying them now. ALL the good twists and fun scares! 5 stars for Ghost Beach
December 10, 2021
4 stars. Sudden ending aside this was such a fun installment. I love a good ghost story and this one was solid with a lot of twists and turns along the way. I liked the characters, the plot, and how everything unfolded. It also genuinely had some decent spooky moments. Definitely one of the better books in this series that I鈥檝e read lately.
July 20, 2024
Fun, spooky mystery that keeps you guessing!
April 29, 2015
I don't believe in ghosts, but I really enjoy ghost stories.
Jerry (12) and his sister Terri (11) are spending the summer in New England with their ancient cousins, Brad and Agatha. They meet three other children in the woods - Sam, Louisa and Nat. They tell the kids not to go into that cave on the hill! It is haunted. A 350-year-old ghost lives there.
Sometimes Jerry sees lights in the cave at night. He wants to explore it and find out what's really going on...
...
I love these types of stories. Unfortunately I figured out the "truth" in chapter 3. Yeah, it was that easy. But perhaps a child, new to the horror genre, would be surprised.
I liked the whole "dogs can sense ghosts" storyline. I love that trope. And I like ghost stories - especially ones involving children. So fun!
P.S. The two plants mentioned in the book (butter-and-eggs and Indian pipe) are interesting and fun to look up or search for if the child seems curious.
Jerry (12) and his sister Terri (11) are spending the summer in New England with their ancient cousins, Brad and Agatha. They meet three other children in the woods - Sam, Louisa and Nat. They tell the kids not to go into that cave on the hill! It is haunted. A 350-year-old ghost lives there.
Sometimes Jerry sees lights in the cave at night. He wants to explore it and find out what's really going on...
...
I love these types of stories. Unfortunately I figured out the "truth" in chapter 3. Yeah, it was that easy. But perhaps a child, new to the horror genre, would be surprised.
I liked the whole "dogs can sense ghosts" storyline. I love that trope. And I like ghost stories - especially ones involving children. So fun!
P.S. The two plants mentioned in the book (butter-and-eggs and Indian pipe) are interesting and fun to look up or search for if the child seems curious.
October 16, 2017
Creepy. Ending predictable. Still a solid Goosebumps story that I enjoyed.
October 6, 2024
The is is probably one of the better RL Stine books. It鈥檚 about two siblings, Jerry and Terry who go to live with their aunt and uncle and learn more about their family history then they bargained for.
I have no idea if I am actually subconsciously remembering some of them or I am just familiar enough with his work to see the endings coming, but I enjoy them regardless.
The last line was gold, a 10/10.
I have no idea if I am actually subconsciously remembering some of them or I am just familiar enough with his work to see the endings coming, but I enjoy them regardless.
The last line was gold, a 10/10.
December 31, 2021
I spent a month re-reading all 62 original Goosebumps books to see if they still hold up today, you can check out my 3.5 hour vlog here:
You can also check out my entire ranking of the original Goosebumps books from worst to best here:
You can also check out my entire ranking of the original Goosebumps books from worst to best here:
September 19, 2024
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October 15, 2020
One of the best Goosebumps books I have read. And it is 2 stars. How so?
It is horribly written, story is bland and characters are just not interesting (also half of the book is copied from 'Welcome to the Dead House', I want talk about that...).
So why 2 stars and not 1? Because it is fun. Goosebumps is fun.
PS It also gives me an excuse to rate something 2 or 1 stars. And I like rating books 2 or 1 stars *devilish laugh*
It is horribly written, story is bland and characters are just not interesting (also half of the book is copied from 'Welcome to the Dead House', I want talk about that...).
So why 2 stars and not 1? Because it is fun. Goosebumps is fun.
PS It also gives me an excuse to rate something 2 or 1 stars. And I like rating books 2 or 1 stars *devilish laugh*
February 5, 2023
This might be my favorite goosebumps book so far! A mystery right up to the end! Creepy and unsettling, and I loved it.
Big fan of ghost stories!
Big fan of ghost stories!
July 25, 2011
Today Jack is reviewing a book in the Goosebumps series called Ghost Beach. He seemed to really enjoy this book, and actually read it twice. That has to be high praise when you鈥檙e 6 and have next to zero attention span.
(Should I tell you that Jack is pooping while we conduct this interview? Sure, why not. It鈥檚 the only way he鈥檒l sit still for a minute so I can ask him some questions. And I think the visual helps.)
me: So what did you think of this book?
Jack: It was pretty good, and it was cool, that鈥檚 all.
me: What was your favorite part?
Jack: Ohhhh when they were in the cemetery and hands were popping up.
me: Didn鈥檛 that scare you?
Jack: No, because it wasn鈥檛 real. They just made it up.
me: Would you read it again?
Jack: Maybe鈥�
me: What about other kids reading it, would you recommend it?
Jack: It鈥檚 pretty scary, so they would have to be at least 6 years and older to read it.
me: Was it hard for you to read, like lots of big words?
Jack: Not really.
me: What do you do if you come across a word that you don鈥檛 know.
Jack: Uhhh, just sound it out.
me: But what if you don鈥檛 know what it means?
Jack: Mom, I just ask YOU!
me: Oh, true鈥� So should we get more Goosebumps books?
Jack: That鈥檚 probably the only one.
me: Why do you think that?
Jack: It doesn鈥檛 have a number or anything.
me: I think there are like hundreds of Goosebumps books.
Jack: No. How do you know?
me: I鈥檝e seen them before. They鈥檝e been around for years.
Jack: Well bring one over here and prove it.
(Should I tell you that Jack is pooping while we conduct this interview? Sure, why not. It鈥檚 the only way he鈥檒l sit still for a minute so I can ask him some questions. And I think the visual helps.)
me: So what did you think of this book?
Jack: It was pretty good, and it was cool, that鈥檚 all.
me: What was your favorite part?
Jack: Ohhhh when they were in the cemetery and hands were popping up.
me: Didn鈥檛 that scare you?
Jack: No, because it wasn鈥檛 real. They just made it up.
me: Would you read it again?
Jack: Maybe鈥�
me: What about other kids reading it, would you recommend it?
Jack: It鈥檚 pretty scary, so they would have to be at least 6 years and older to read it.
me: Was it hard for you to read, like lots of big words?
Jack: Not really.
me: What do you do if you come across a word that you don鈥檛 know.
Jack: Uhhh, just sound it out.
me: But what if you don鈥檛 know what it means?
Jack: Mom, I just ask YOU!
me: Oh, true鈥� So should we get more Goosebumps books?
Jack: That鈥檚 probably the only one.
me: Why do you think that?
Jack: It doesn鈥檛 have a number or anything.
me: I think there are like hundreds of Goosebumps books.
Jack: No. How do you know?
me: I鈥檝e seen them before. They鈥檝e been around for years.
Jack: Well bring one over here and prove it.
August 27, 2014
Goosebumps ghost beach #22 by R.L. Stine is about a brother and sister that visit their relatives and they get some friends that tell them the legend.This book reminds me of the time in California when we went to the beach and there was a old hermit that lived there, similar to the old man is this story. There were legends that also said he was crazy. Little did we know that there was a great white shark by the beach. The old hermit ended up saving us all from the shark.I think that the book was very good with all the lies especially when their relatives were ghosts and the graves already prepared for them and the dog that senses ghost overall this is a very good book that deserves a 3 star from me.
May 30, 2024
A Mysterious Discovery
Jerry is thrilled to have found a dark, spooky cave down by the beach and is eager to explore its depths. The cave's eerie atmosphere only heightens his excitement.
A Ghostly Tale
Local kids share a chilling story about a 300-year-old ghost that haunts the cave, emerging when the moon is full. Despite the warnings and the ghostly legend, Jerry is skeptical and intrigued by the mystery.
Intriguing Dangers
As Jerry begins to find strange little skeletons near the cave, his curiosity intensifies. Ignoring the dangers and the warnings from others, he feels compelled to uncover the secrets of the haunted cave, leading him on a potentially perilous adventure.
Jerry is thrilled to have found a dark, spooky cave down by the beach and is eager to explore its depths. The cave's eerie atmosphere only heightens his excitement.
A Ghostly Tale
Local kids share a chilling story about a 300-year-old ghost that haunts the cave, emerging when the moon is full. Despite the warnings and the ghostly legend, Jerry is skeptical and intrigued by the mystery.
Intriguing Dangers
As Jerry begins to find strange little skeletons near the cave, his curiosity intensifies. Ignoring the dangers and the warnings from others, he feels compelled to uncover the secrets of the haunted cave, leading him on a potentially perilous adventure.
September 8, 2021
Jerry and Terri are spending their summer vacation at their elderly distant cousins on the beachfront.
Jerry can't wait to explore the mysterious cave down by the beach, but the local kids say that it鈥檚 haunted.
Will Jerry and Terri discover the secrets of the cave?
A really creep entry in the series, spooky ghost stories are always fun!
One of my favourites!
Jerry can't wait to explore the mysterious cave down by the beach, but the local kids say that it鈥檚 haunted.
Will Jerry and Terri discover the secrets of the cave?
A really creep entry in the series, spooky ghost stories are always fun!
One of my favourites!
August 28, 2018
Well hello there nostalgia.
July 21, 2020
What a Goosebumps book is all about! Great cliffhangers and a wicked twist ending. Although predictable and really having more to do with a cave rather than a beach, it was still good fun.
February 4, 2022
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