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A review by rkking
One Day at Horrorland by R.L. Stine
4.0
I recently got a bit of the nostalgia bug when thinking back to the Goosebumps books I read as a kid. Goosebumps, and by extension the Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark series, definitely introduced me to the genre of horror. After Goosebumps I moved onto classics like Dracula and Jekyll/Hyde, then on to the gown up stuff throughout my life and to this day. Well, this nostalgia bug got me wanting to re-collect the original 62 run of Goosebumps books, and in their first run printings because of the amazing covers. Perhaps the best part of the series was the covers. Next up;
#16, One Day At Horrorland
Another one of those iconic covers, but I remembered next to nothing of the story. If I'd ever read it at all, that is. One of the more fun entries in the series, RL Stine structured this book in a clever way. Pretty much building each chapter around another ride in the theme park provided a simple but effective quest structure.
My only real issue I had to roll my eyes at is right at the beginning. The reason the family is stranded at the horror theme park in the first place was pretty dumb. Even a kid is going to question why it was just 'allowed' to occur not ask further questions.
On a side note, I would be in absolute heaven in an actual horror-themed-theme park. The closest I've encountered is Universal's Horror Night around Halloween. But imagine an all year dedicated park to just horror themes, books and movies? *drooling*
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#16, One Day At Horrorland
Another one of those iconic covers, but I remembered next to nothing of the story. If I'd ever read it at all, that is. One of the more fun entries in the series, RL Stine structured this book in a clever way. Pretty much building each chapter around another ride in the theme park provided a simple but effective quest structure.
My only real issue I had to roll my eyes at is right at the beginning. The reason the family is stranded at the horror theme park in the first place was pretty dumb. Even a kid is going to question why it was just 'allowed' to occur not ask further questions.
On a side note, I would be in absolute heaven in an actual horror-themed-theme park. The closest I've encountered is Universal's Horror Night around Halloween. But imagine an all year dedicated park to just horror themes, books and movies? *drooling*
Join the RK King readers' list for an exclusive FREE short story, plus inside info, musings, promos and more: RK King Writes