Slappy's Tales of Horror

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 10, 2016

Review

A graphic novel adaptation of four Goosebumps stories, "A Shocker on Shock Street," "The Werewolf of Fever Swamp," "Ghost Beach," and "Night of the Living Dummy." Each story is drawn by talented illustrators who use sharp detail and wonderful color palettes to enhance the stories and capture the full creepiness of each. Each story has a twist, which readers of the Goosebumps series will catch, but like the proverbial train wreck, you still cannot stop reading even though you know what's coming, maybe because you hope that this time, the story will have a happy ending. The stories pull no punches and are not for the faint-of-heart. There are many elementary readers who adore the R.L. Stine series, but I would be careful placing this book into just anyone's hands. This reader had to double check the locks on the doors after reading the book in one sitting. Slappy sounds like a funny, almost silly name, but these horror stories are anything but. For lovers of graphic novels and things that go bump-in-the-night - a truly fantastic, spine-tingling intersection.

Overall Book Score: very good