Reviews

The Haunted Mask by R.L. Stine

michieknee's review against another edition

5.0

Is this the greatest Goosebumps ever? Potentially no but of the ones I've read and can remember, yes. Delightfully spooky and taking place on Halloween which gives it that extra special bump in appropriateness. Think twice the next time you wear a Halloween mask.

jakegreyxx's review against another edition

3.0

 This one is a little different to most of the series, in that it has that message of “love cures all”. It definitely has that creepy element to it and makes you wonder how the situation will resolve.

lecturasimpias's review against another edition

4.0

Historia infantil aterradora para leer en Halloween.

emmaholtegaard's review against another edition

4.0

This is more of an overall review of the series, really. When I was a kid, I used to devour these books, but sadly I'd recently somehow managed to forget all about them. I was reminded, however, when I rediscovered this awesome blog: http://www.bloggerbeware.com. These books are a mixture of varying degrees of terrible and amazing - at the same time. I honestly find it really hard to rate them, seeing as they're such a major part of my reading foundation. 11 year-old me would probably have given all of them 5 stars, but alas, I'm no longer 11 years old. In acknowledgement of my young self and the wonderful kitschiness of the series, I've decided on 4 stars. Also, they vary a lot in quality, but seeing as it's been so long since I've read them, I don't remember which ones were best. 4 stars it is.

alyceea's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

anaisdai30's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

tensepopcorn's review against another edition

3.0

Still has good as I remember as a kid, the audiobook was definitely worth checking out.

jackiesreadingjourney's review against another edition

5.0

Listened to this on audio and it was a lot of fun. I’ve been meaning to read more Goosebumps books and Fear Street, and it felt right to start with this one. This is an absolute favorite of mine to watch on TV and I wasn’t disappointed.

mesy_mark's review against another edition

3.0

Carley Beth. Scady cat of the world is sick of being scared so for this Halloween, Carly Beth is determined to scare those that scare her. To do this she went to a new party shop. In the back room, there is a row of masks. Masks that the shopkeeper does not want to sell, but he does this green and yellow skinned animal teeth protruding mask. And then at the end of the night, the mask just won't come off. It seems to have become like skin, the mask where the edges of the mask seem to have merged with her skin. Will she ever get it off?

Listening to this through the audiobook adds a little extra creepiness that just makes it perfect. I liked the character, although Carly Beth's friends were just plain asshats. I mean come on, harassing her at every page (or so it seemed) is just damn sad. Hate to be that scared. Carly Beth seems to be scared of her shadow if it came up from behind.

Pros are the build-up and suspense. The drawback is that I wished there was something more added to it. Longer perhaps

Spoiler

get into how Carly Beth's family deal with Noah now wearing the mask, something that now can't be taken off perhaps?

gelabray's review against another edition

3.0

I have a list of books to read. This book was part of the 'I can read a book in one day. And a book that was suggested to me by a child.' :-)