A review by thegrimhobbyist
Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine

4.5

Finally, another Goosebumps I actually quite enjoyed as much as Welcome to Dead House! I had high hopes for this one, but was scared my hopes would get crushed. Thankfully, that fear was unwarranted. 

The writing for this one was pretty solid, which I'm glad for. Even the cliff hanger endings of chapters to get you to turn the page weren't as annoying. Stine found his rhythm and gave us suspense without the need to drag it out from chapter to chapter.

I do question a clue being ignored in this one about the dummy, but perhaps this was a decision of the character not to speak up. I don't want to give too much away, so that's all I'll say about it. Also, the twins were a bit annoying - especially Lindy, but I get the sibling - especially twin - rivalry and competitiveness. I have twin cousins that did this often when we were kids. I just personally find it annoying. I also found a repeated line said by one of the characters towards the end of the book rather annoying.

The ending was great for a classic horror ending and I can't wait to get to the second of these Living Dummy books!