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Goosebumps 2000 #3
وحش المدرسة الجديدة
Paul discovers that his new boarding school teacher, Mrs. Maaargh, is a real monster--literally--and he must keep from sliding down to the bottom of the food chain or he might get eaten!
141 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1998
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R.L. Stine
1,679 books18.6k 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® 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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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® 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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February 12, 2024
This was a lot of fun. The story follows Paul (who is not the most well-behaved child by any means) who gets sent to boardingschool and gets frightened by Mrs. Maaargh, who literally licks him and tells him she wants to eat him. My favorite thing about this is that just went you think this is going in a typical R.L. Stine direction and you have it completely figured out, the story proves you wrong by not following the usual formula. With this being a Goosebumps 2000 book, it's darker than what you'd expect from the books from the original 62 and features some things that you definitely wouldn't expect out of anything middle-grade that releases these days. Highly recommended for fans of stuff like this.
July 26, 2022
I read all 25 Goosebumps Series 2000 books for a 2-hour YouTube video, where I reviewed and ranked them all, which you can check out here: https://youtu.be/VsNwNpeqgLo
March 27, 2022
The rare Goosebumps book to actually make me laugh, gross me out, and keep me guessing all the way to the end. I just knew the ending was gonna go one way, and I’m so glad it didn’t. A really fun story, this is my favorite Series 2000 book thus far.
November 11, 2024
Being shipped off to boarding school is never a good omen in a Goosebumps book. With your parents out of the picture, who's left to defend you if a monster comes calling? Twelve-year-old Paul Perez finds himself in just that predicament when he gets in trouble one too many times at his public school. His straight-laced parents have had enough, and they use their connections to gain him admittance to the Caring Academy, a prosperous private school in New England where Paul can build toward his future without the distractions of public education. Paul doesn't want to go, but his objection would be much more urgent if he knew what awaits him there...
Paul makes a pair of friends quickly, Celeste Majors and Molly Bagby, but his first encounter with his teacher erases any doubt that enrolling in the Caring Academy was a calamitous mistake. Mrs. Maaargh is huge and grotesque, and her slimy bare feet squish and squelch on the classroom floor. She doesn't try to hide the fact that she's a monster from the kids, keeping a food-chain chart at the front of the room and moving their names up and down on it depending on their behavior and achievements. The bottom student in the food chain when the school session ends will become a meal for Mrs. Maaargh. After Paul's class clown routine gets on her nerves right away, he knows he's doomed if he can't escape from the Caring Academy.
"What do you do after your last chance is gone?"
—Creature Teacher, P. 106
Phones are off-limits to students except on holidays, the faculty scoff at any claim that one of the teachers is a monster, and the only breakout attempted—by Molly—ended with Mrs. Maaargh dragging her back inside the school and dropping her name to the bottom of the food chain. After badmouthing Mrs. Maaargh to a boy he didn't realize was her son, Paul figures his only shot to avoid being the teacher's prey is to put in a spectacular performance at the class talent show. Paul's a witty kid, and he can do impressive balloon animals...will that be enough to save him? Can anything keep Paul off Mrs. Maaargh's monstrous menu?
"But there is always one last chance—right?"
—Creature Teacher, P. 107
R.L. Stine has written deeper stories than Creature Teacher, with much more surprising twists and turns, but this is a serviceable juvenile horror novel. Goosebumps books set at boarding school have a distinctive feel, with young characters whose parents aren't around so they have to learn to rescue themselves, and that can make for compelling drama. I'd give Creature Teacher one and a half stars. If you're a diehard Goosebumps fan, check it out.
Paul makes a pair of friends quickly, Celeste Majors and Molly Bagby, but his first encounter with his teacher erases any doubt that enrolling in the Caring Academy was a calamitous mistake. Mrs. Maaargh is huge and grotesque, and her slimy bare feet squish and squelch on the classroom floor. She doesn't try to hide the fact that she's a monster from the kids, keeping a food-chain chart at the front of the room and moving their names up and down on it depending on their behavior and achievements. The bottom student in the food chain when the school session ends will become a meal for Mrs. Maaargh. After Paul's class clown routine gets on her nerves right away, he knows he's doomed if he can't escape from the Caring Academy.
"What do you do after your last chance is gone?"
—Creature Teacher, P. 106
Phones are off-limits to students except on holidays, the faculty scoff at any claim that one of the teachers is a monster, and the only breakout attempted—by Molly—ended with Mrs. Maaargh dragging her back inside the school and dropping her name to the bottom of the food chain. After badmouthing Mrs. Maaargh to a boy he didn't realize was her son, Paul figures his only shot to avoid being the teacher's prey is to put in a spectacular performance at the class talent show. Paul's a witty kid, and he can do impressive balloon animals...will that be enough to save him? Can anything keep Paul off Mrs. Maaargh's monstrous menu?
"But there is always one last chance—right?"
—Creature Teacher, P. 107
R.L. Stine has written deeper stories than Creature Teacher, with much more surprising twists and turns, but this is a serviceable juvenile horror novel. Goosebumps books set at boarding school have a distinctive feel, with young characters whose parents aren't around so they have to learn to rescue themselves, and that can make for compelling drama. I'd give Creature Teacher one and a half stars. If you're a diehard Goosebumps fan, check it out.
May 3, 2025
UPDATE: I have now done a blog review: https://spongey444.wordpress.com/2025...
Well, now I've done it. I have read not only read all 25 Series books, but I have read every mainline Goosebumps entry at least once. Dang. Never thought I'd do it. I saved this for list given how notable it has become, with a sequel and Mrs. Maaargh being a big part in Goosebumps HorrorTown.
I'll naturally review it on the blog, so here's the short version. This has one of the better prankster character for the protagonist, shockingly, as he doesn't feel malicious and has more of a reason for being who he is. I love Mrs. Maaargh, she's pretty fun and threatening at the same time, and gross too of course. I like that it starts quickly, with the monster teacher revealing herself early but Paul is too slow to realize it. That is the main thing that annoyed me but once he gets it, it really picks up.
It has some surprisingly good suspense, as the kids are all worried they will be eaten by Mrs. Maaargh and we see how hard they try to please her. There's some small mildly emotional bits that work. There's some commentary here akin to something Jellyjam which works much better here.
It flows well mostly and it's get gross weird without going too far, mostly. The solution is a bit weird but kinda makes sense thematically with how Paul is set up. It does feel a bit rushed, including the twist, which is fair but basic.
Mrs. Maaargh has a son here and we never see how their relationship is. Marv seems to not like her so she is like...abusive or something? Figured we finally get a villain who is a parent. There are little things like that I wish were addressed, like how Mrs. Maaargh has no human form ala Mortman yet the parents just buy that her gross feet are just swollen.
Those little things aside, this is a pretty solid read, especially when it picks up. I'd rank it solidly on the 2000 list, not super high as I find more to be a bit better as stories or a bit more fun. But it's still quite good and enjoyable.
I'll go into more detail someday, but for the first half I'd put it on par with Final Exam, but by the second half I'd rank this as better, this just had a bit more to it in little places. As far as the middle grade books that use this kind of title...this is the one I've read so far, which is surprising given one of them is Spooksville. Neat.
So yeah, a good way for me to close out reading them all. Still ain't done reviewing them of course so plenty of changes to dive deeper into some of these down the line. For now, glad to have all read of 2000 at last.
STINE-ISMS: Red-head (Mary), animal death, prankster character, one forced dumb parents moment, swallowed hard, sour. It gets close to "dry as cotton" but says "sand" instead.
Well, now I've done it. I have read not only read all 25 Series books, but I have read every mainline Goosebumps entry at least once. Dang. Never thought I'd do it. I saved this for list given how notable it has become, with a sequel and Mrs. Maaargh being a big part in Goosebumps HorrorTown.
I'll naturally review it on the blog, so here's the short version. This has one of the better prankster character for the protagonist, shockingly, as he doesn't feel malicious and has more of a reason for being who he is. I love Mrs. Maaargh, she's pretty fun and threatening at the same time, and gross too of course. I like that it starts quickly, with the monster teacher revealing herself early but Paul is too slow to realize it. That is the main thing that annoyed me but once he gets it, it really picks up.
It has some surprisingly good suspense, as the kids are all worried they will be eaten by Mrs. Maaargh and we see how hard they try to please her. There's some small mildly emotional bits that work. There's some commentary here akin to something Jellyjam which works much better here.
It flows well mostly and it's get gross weird without going too far, mostly. The solution is a bit weird but kinda makes sense thematically with how Paul is set up. It does feel a bit rushed, including the twist, which is fair but basic.
Mrs. Maaargh has a son here and we never see how their relationship is. Marv seems to not like her so she is like...abusive or something? Figured we finally get a villain who is a parent. There are little things like that I wish were addressed, like how Mrs. Maaargh has no human form ala Mortman yet the parents just buy that her gross feet are just swollen.
Those little things aside, this is a pretty solid read, especially when it picks up. I'd rank it solidly on the 2000 list, not super high as I find more to be a bit better as stories or a bit more fun. But it's still quite good and enjoyable.
I'll go into more detail someday, but for the first half I'd put it on par with Final Exam, but by the second half I'd rank this as better, this just had a bit more to it in little places. As far as the middle grade books that use this kind of title...this is the one I've read so far, which is surprising given one of them is Spooksville. Neat.
So yeah, a good way for me to close out reading them all. Still ain't done reviewing them of course so plenty of changes to dive deeper into some of these down the line. For now, glad to have all read of 2000 at last.
STINE-ISMS: Red-head (Mary), animal death, prankster character, one forced dumb parents moment, swallowed hard, sour. It gets close to "dry as cotton" but says "sand" instead.
June 18, 2021
Wow. This book has a beautiful blend of horror, humor, and weirdness.
Often, G.B. books have all three of those elements, but one of them is usually far more prominent than the others, setting the tone for that specific book and kind of obscuring the other elements.
With this book though, everything fits in perfectly and nothing feels overdone, except for maybe the gross factor, which I'll get to in a moment.
I just love the concept of this book, a creature that's a monster with plans to eat the underachieving students. This book provides lots of suspense, and also some underlying themes that R.L. Stine has approached before in books like The Horror At Camp Jellyjam.
Some of the descriptions of the monster in this book are disgusting yet fascinating. R.L. Stine writes crude details about her that are rather simple yet imaginative.
Read this,
She stared back at me with wet brown eyes. Cow eyes. She had pale yellow skin, like the skin on chickens in the supermarket. Her cheeks were so flabby, they bounced on her neck as she grinned. Her whole face sagged over her shoulders like raw cookie dough.
...like raw cookie dough?! Wow. Thanks for that imagery Mr. Stine. But seriously, its completely repulsive - which is why its so good. What other author would describe someone's face sagging like raw cookie dough??
Which leads me to my next point, and also one of my minor complaints with the story - the solution at the end.
Aside from that, I really enjoyed this book. Just as much, if not more than, Cry of the Cat. This book was creepy, suspenseful, disgusting, weird, AND it made me laugh at least a couple of times. I highly recommend reading this G.B. book.
5 / 5
Often, G.B. books have all three of those elements, but one of them is usually far more prominent than the others, setting the tone for that specific book and kind of obscuring the other elements.
With this book though, everything fits in perfectly and nothing feels overdone, except for maybe the gross factor, which I'll get to in a moment.
I just love the concept of this book, a creature that's a monster with plans to eat the underachieving students. This book provides lots of suspense, and also some underlying themes that R.L. Stine has approached before in books like The Horror At Camp Jellyjam.
Some of the descriptions of the monster in this book are disgusting yet fascinating. R.L. Stine writes crude details about her that are rather simple yet imaginative.
Read this,
She stared back at me with wet brown eyes. Cow eyes. She had pale yellow skin, like the skin on chickens in the supermarket. Her cheeks were so flabby, they bounced on her neck as she grinned. Her whole face sagged over her shoulders like raw cookie dough.
...like raw cookie dough?! Wow. Thanks for that imagery Mr. Stine. But seriously, its completely repulsive - which is why its so good. What other author would describe someone's face sagging like raw cookie dough??
Which leads me to my next point, and also one of my minor complaints with the story - the solution at the end.
Aside from that, I really enjoyed this book. Just as much, if not more than, Cry of the Cat. This book was creepy, suspenseful, disgusting, weird, AND it made me laugh at least a couple of times. I highly recommend reading this G.B. book.
5 / 5
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 1, 2018
به یاد ایام نوجوانی این سری جدیدو دارم میخونم و هنوزم از سادگی نوشتارش و هیجان ظریفش لذت میبرم.
پسر داستان ما میتونه با کمک بچه هیولا راهی پیدا کنه تا خودشو از دست هیولا نجات بده و همونطور که از وسطای داستان میشه حدس زد بچه آدمیزاده که در اصل اونو توی دردسر میندازه اما بچه هیولا کمکش میکنه.
داستان های آر ال استاین آخرشون یک شوک بامزه دارن و در این کتاب هم گرسنگی بچه هیولا در انتهای کتاب ازون طنزاست.
پسر داستان ما میتونه با کمک بچه هیولا راهی پیدا کنه تا خودشو از دست هیولا نجات بده و همونطور که از وسطای داستان میشه حدس زد بچه آدمیزاده که در اصل اونو توی دردسر میندازه اما بچه هیولا کمکش میکنه.
داستان های آر ال استاین آخرشون یک شوک بامزه دارن و در این کتاب هم گرسنگی بچه هیولا در انتهای کتاب ازون طنزاست.
September 5, 2023
The Friiight Night before Friiight Night. What a good book this was. Pacing was off a little but still a really good story.
October 14, 2011
مفزعة ولكنها أعجبتني واندمجت جداً فيها
شككت في ابنها منذ جاوره في المطعم وابتلع كرة اللحم دون مضغ
ولكنني تمنيت أن يخيب ظني في النهاية
شككت كذلك في زميلته التي كانت تظهر دائماً بعد كل مصيبة كملاكه الحارس !
وتوقعت أن تكون فعلت ذلك
شككت في ابنها منذ جاوره في المطعم وابتلع كرة اللحم دون مضغ
ولكنني تمنيت أن يخيب ظني في النهاية
شككت كذلك في زميلته التي كانت تظهر دائماً بعد كل مصيبة كملاكه الحارس !
وتوقعت أن تكون فعلت ذلك
March 1, 2020
While enjoyable, I have to say there was a glaring plot-hole in this children's fiction I need to point out.
The most prominent motif in the novel is "jokes". Our main character, Paul Perez, considers himself a comedian. You will notice through the story that Paul tells many jokes, and rarely if ever does anyone laugh except for himself. This does not break the illusion (yet) as Paul's jokes are awful (Jack and I disagree on this point but Jack is clearly wrong) but is relevant to the climax of this masterpiece.
Paul finds out the way to kill his monster teacher is by making her laugh - which will send her into hibernation for six months. Rather than try to tell a joke, Paul decides to tickle her feet. While he never acknowledges the reason why he doesn't try to joke is because all his jokes are utter sour bombs, it is clearly in the subtext of the piece. However, it does feel kind of off in a piece which has been centred around joke-telling.
An important part of Paul's characterisation is that he can't read a room, which is what leads to some of the more uncomfortable situations we get into. It takes him quite a long time to work out that his teacher is actually a monster, because every time she says "I'm a monster" or does anything monstrous, he thinks it is a joke. On his first day of class, the teacher is laughing maniacally about eating students and Paul joins in with his own cackling, failing to notice that every kid in the classroom is shitting themselves.
But wait, I hear u ask, if the teacher laughed on the first day of school, how did she not go into hibernation? That is exactly my point. There is no explanation given as to why a monster who sleeps after laughter would be immune to their own self-chortles. I can't think of a scientific, biological explanation why this would be the case, but no magical reasoning, even a simple explanation that the laughter has to be a surprise, would have sufficed. However, Stine absolutely FAILS to do so. And I guess I feel as though he should be held accountable for this.
The most prominent motif in the novel is "jokes". Our main character, Paul Perez, considers himself a comedian. You will notice through the story that Paul tells many jokes, and rarely if ever does anyone laugh except for himself. This does not break the illusion (yet) as Paul's jokes are awful (Jack and I disagree on this point but Jack is clearly wrong) but is relevant to the climax of this masterpiece.
Paul finds out the way to kill his monster teacher is by making her laugh - which will send her into hibernation for six months. Rather than try to tell a joke, Paul decides to tickle her feet. While he never acknowledges the reason why he doesn't try to joke is because all his jokes are utter sour bombs, it is clearly in the subtext of the piece. However, it does feel kind of off in a piece which has been centred around joke-telling.
An important part of Paul's characterisation is that he can't read a room, which is what leads to some of the more uncomfortable situations we get into. It takes him quite a long time to work out that his teacher is actually a monster, because every time she says "I'm a monster" or does anything monstrous, he thinks it is a joke. On his first day of class, the teacher is laughing maniacally about eating students and Paul joins in with his own cackling, failing to notice that every kid in the classroom is shitting themselves.
But wait, I hear u ask, if the teacher laughed on the first day of school, how did she not go into hibernation? That is exactly my point. There is no explanation given as to why a monster who sleeps after laughter would be immune to their own self-chortles. I can't think of a scientific, biological explanation why this would be the case, but no magical reasoning, even a simple explanation that the laughter has to be a surprise, would have sufficed. However, Stine absolutely FAILS to do so. And I guess I feel as though he should be held accountable for this.
October 22, 2022
I wonder what happened to RL Stine when he was a kid that so many Goosebumps have a girl horrifically backstab the main character. I should probably mark this as a spoiler, but it’s really not, not if you’ve read a handful of Goosebumps before this one.
February 27, 2023
Overall enjoyed the book. Definitely had some funny parts. I loved the ending.
June 24, 2025
A fun and nostalgic little reading experience
March 23, 2022
QUÉ
es muy loco todo lo que pasa en este libro y más porque en tan pocas páginas me pudo volar la cabeza más de 10 veces...
la historia esta muy bien hecha y creo que lo que más me gustó de este libro fue lo ansiosa que estaba mientras leía el libro, podía sentir los nervios y el miedo que paul sentía y bueno, el final también fue muy bueno e interesante 😢😢
es muy loco todo lo que pasa en este libro y más porque en tan pocas páginas me pudo volar la cabeza más de 10 veces...
la historia esta muy bien hecha y creo que lo que más me gustó de este libro fue lo ansiosa que estaba mientras leía el libro, podía sentir los nervios y el miedo que paul sentía y bueno, el final también fue muy bueno e interesante 😢😢
October 7, 2014
Paul Perez is a mischievous boy who gets ex luded from school and is sent to boarding school. At first he thinks his new class mates are playing a prank on him when they tell him to leave the school the teacher is a monster. The teacher Mrs Aaargh is a monster who tells Paul she eats the worst performing student. Trying to stay away from the bottom of the list is proving difficult with someone trying to sabotage him. His balloons for the school talent show had holes in them and his science project was tampered with. Paul finds an unlikely ally in Mrs Aaargh’s son Marv who tells him if you can make her laugh she falls into a coma for six months. Trapped under the school stage the worst performing student is about to be the monsters lunch Paul reaches down and tickles her feet. The book ends with Marv saying he is hungry.
Creature Teacher is part of the Goosebumps series. Very engaging and appropriately challenging for 7 year olds and above. Straightforward writing and good range of vocabulary it is ideal wider reading for children interested in the horror genre. There is also a television series that loosely follows the books which could help children with EAL understand the concept better.
Creature Teacher is part of the Goosebumps series. Very engaging and appropriately challenging for 7 year olds and above. Straightforward writing and good range of vocabulary it is ideal wider reading for children interested in the horror genre. There is also a television series that loosely follows the books which could help children with EAL understand the concept better.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 2, 2022
Fatoni Maraton Goosebumps Series 2000
Buku 3 dari 25
Paul berulah di sekolah sehingga dikeluarkan, dan orang tuanya mengirimkan dia ke sekolah asrama. Tak disangka, guru yang mengajarnya adalah seorang monster--literally monster: jelek dan menjijikan.
Bagiku ini horornya beneran serem sih. Konsep Rantai Makanan di kelas Paul itu siksaan banget: semua murid harus berlomba menjadi murid berprestasi agar tidak dimakan guru mereka sendiri--beneran dimakan. Paul sendiri anak nakal, jadi kebayang susah payahnya dia. Belum lagi di sini ada pengkhianatan yang bikin sakit hati. Ending-nya terlalu cepat, tapi aku tetep suka.
Buku 3 dari 25
Paul berulah di sekolah sehingga dikeluarkan, dan orang tuanya mengirimkan dia ke sekolah asrama. Tak disangka, guru yang mengajarnya adalah seorang monster--literally monster: jelek dan menjijikan.
Bagiku ini horornya beneran serem sih. Konsep Rantai Makanan di kelas Paul itu siksaan banget: semua murid harus berlomba menjadi murid berprestasi agar tidak dimakan guru mereka sendiri--beneran dimakan. Paul sendiri anak nakal, jadi kebayang susah payahnya dia. Belum lagi di sini ada pengkhianatan yang bikin sakit hati. Ending-nya terlalu cepat, tapi aku tetep suka.
June 17, 2012
اندمجت معها حتى أني أنهيتها في جلسة واحدة في أقل من ساعتين
مع سير الأحداث توقعتُ أن تكون النهاية هكذا .. فكما يقولون: فرخ البط عوام
مع سير الأحداث توقعتُ أن تكون النهاية هكذا .. فكما يقولون: فرخ البط عوام
November 26, 2012
This one reminded me of my year six teacher in primary school :)
January 8, 2023
This was an awesome book and I loved it when I was a kid.
August 29, 2024
I finally read a Goosebumps book once again. Creature Teacher to me was a good choice for me to start reading Goosebumps. I love Goosebumps but over the summer I just did not read much and if I did read it was most likely a comic or a manga. I only read one Goosebumps book over the summer and that was Goosebumps Series 2000's Slappy's Nightmare. I absolutely loved that book. So I wanted to read more from the Series 2000's books. So I picked this one out from my local library and read it yesterday and finished it today. It was good.
Alright I am going to add on to my review I guess. I think that this book is fast. Unlike the last book I read which was Fear Street #4 The Wrong Number which felt fast but also slow at the same time. This flew by so fast and maybe a little bit too fast for me to enjoy this enough to give this a five. If this book was a little bit slower I think I might have given this a 5/5 like a lot of my friends have. But I understand why people love this book. Also I have a question to ask. Should I read the sequel? I don't know if I should because the way this book ended I would love to see how this story continues but it probably would be a new story with new characters so I don't know I might need to watch a review of the second book but anyway this is the official end of this review and I hope you enjoyed and I will see you guys in the next one.
Alright I am going to add on to my review I guess. I think that this book is fast. Unlike the last book I read which was Fear Street #4 The Wrong Number which felt fast but also slow at the same time. This flew by so fast and maybe a little bit too fast for me to enjoy this enough to give this a five. If this book was a little bit slower I think I might have given this a 5/5 like a lot of my friends have. But I understand why people love this book. Also I have a question to ask. Should I read the sequel? I don't know if I should because the way this book ended I would love to see how this story continues but it probably would be a new story with new characters so I don't know I might need to watch a review of the second book but anyway this is the official end of this review and I hope you enjoyed and I will see you guys in the next one.
September 27, 2019
I do love a good Goosebumps read but this certainly wasn't one of them. It just felt like a normal story, one that children would've called "lame" if spoken around a campfire in the middle of the woods on a dark, dark night. This just wasn't scary to me and never even made me guess throughout... It even felt more like a fairy tale as there was even a moral to the story, something for kids to learn from. I don't know what R.L. Stine was thinking when it came to this story but it wasn't his usual scary story.
Regardless of that, the author did capture me within the story and my imagination did run a bit wild and some of the descriptions were spot on, especially the monster teacher.
I'm not sure it was "2000 times the scares" but I give credit to writing style and some of the descriptions. It'll be one I remember purely because it was probably the worst Goosebumps story I've read to date...
Regardless of that, the author did capture me within the story and my imagination did run a bit wild and some of the descriptions were spot on, especially the monster teacher.
I'm not sure it was "2000 times the scares" but I give credit to writing style and some of the descriptions. It'll be one I remember purely because it was probably the worst Goosebumps story I've read to date...
May 1, 2023
Amazing book! Quite different from the other stories Stine has written. Even though there is always lack of some description in the Goosebumps series, their charm makes up a vivid picture in my head every time I read a book from this series. Now, this book has a great concept: a crazy monstrous entity disguised as a teacher which wants to eat the children in her class and keeps finding excuses to do it. Paul is a very likable mc, and the personality of the Teacher is quite funny at times. The ending is silly and fun, and throughout the whole book the tension is there; I seriously felt tense while reading this book.
I really enjoyed this book and I think if you're a fan of pg-13 horror, most importantly entertaining fantasy horror, then you should read it!
I really enjoyed this book and I think if you're a fan of pg-13 horror, most importantly entertaining fantasy horror, then you should read it!
May 26, 2020
I've become somewhat jaded with this series which has provided more misses than hits, so it was a nice change to have a well-structured story with enough going on in it's slim volume to keep me guessing. From the class's palpable fear as they knuckle down to try to out-perform each other, to the deliberate acts of sabotage to their projects, this was an engaging read. Okay, the adults were just as moronic as usual but there was a welcome lack of the token bully. The ending was somewhat daft but in keeping with the series as a whole. The final twist was actually quite apt, if predictable.
December 4, 2023
Unlike many other books written by Stine, which have twists, this book is unique in its own way since this book doesn't have a big twist. The plot is also lame and is only about Paul trying to fit in his isolated boarding school, or more like a jail.
Mrs. Maargh isn't your typical Goosebumps villain at all. She is predictable and worst of all, annoying.
Mrs. Maargh isn't your typical Goosebumps villain at all. She is predictable and worst of all, annoying.
March 1, 2025
The set up for this story seemed familiar, but Stine found a way to mix it up. Normally, the main character would expect their teacher to be a monster, and nobody believes them. But here, the teacher and students immediately tell him she's a monster and he doesn't believe them. Most of this book worked well but the ending was a little silly. It's more like 3.5 stars.
April 18, 2021
This one was pretty entertaining, but I already have forgotten most of it.
January 19, 2022
Great novel about a very scary teacher with a specific diet.
My boy loved it !
My boy loved it !
January 23, 2023
Paul deserved better parents. It was a good story and the setting was nice but Paul didn't deserve that ending.
August 2, 2023
Awesome book.
Really recommend 👌
Really recommend 👌
October 19, 2023
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
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