A review by elmeco
Creep from the Deep by R.L. Stine

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Oh wow. Probably one of the best overall Goosebumps books out there. It also helps that Billy, Sheena, & Dr. Deep are all great and fun characters with Billy & Sheena being one of the few Goosebumps siblings that actually get along. This is very much a thrilling, suspenseful, and creepy ride throughout! Something I'm noticing with the HorrorLand series is that tonally, it's somewhere between the OG series and the Series 2000. I don't want to spoil anything since the title and cover (which is easily on of the best post-Jacobus cover arts out there) are misleading, but the monsters, scares, and threat here are pretty dark and grisly a la Series 2000 yet with the same overall charm and goofiness from the OG series.

As for the HorrorLand section, our characters are actually interacting! And mingling?? With the character from Book #3 being teased??? An interconnected world is what I, and many other fans, have wanted for so long and it's great to see Stine finally delve his hand into it!