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Slappy's Tales of Horror

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This graphic novel anthology features four terrifying adaptations of classic Goosebumps novels in full color! Each tale is introduced by the devious dummy himself, Slappy. You may think you can look away, you may think you can escape, but you can't. All you can do is try to make it to the end of this book without going mad from fear!

A Shocker on Shock Street adapted and illustrated by Jamie Tolagson

Erin Wright and her best friend, Marty, love horror movies. Especially Shocker on Shock Street movies. All kinds of scary creatures live on Shock Street. The Toadinator. Ape Face. The Mad Mangler. But when Erin and Marty visit the new Shocker Studio Theme Park, they get the scare of their lives.

The Werewolf of Fever Swamp adapted and illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez

There is something weird happening in Fever Swamp. It started with the strange howling at night. Then there was the rabbit, torn to shreds. Everyone thinks Grady's new dog is responsible. After all, he looks just like a wolf. But Grady knows his dog is just a regular old dog. And most dogs don't howl at the moon. Or disappear at midnight. Or change into terrifying creatures when the moon is full. Or do they?

Ghost Beach adapted and illustrated by Ted Naifeh

Jerry can't wait to explore the dark, spooky old cave he found down by the beach. Then the other kids tell him a story. A story about a ghost who is three hundred years old. A ghost who comes out when the moon is full. A ghost . . . who lives deep inside the cave! Jerry knows it's just another silly made-up ghost story . . . isn't it?!

Night of the Living Dummy by Dave Roman

Lindy names the ventriloquist's dummy she finds Slappy. Lindy's having a great time learning to make Slappy move and talk. But her sister Kris is jealous of all the attention Lindy is getting. Why does Lindy always have all the luck? Kris decides to get a dummy of her own. She'll show Kris. Then weird things begin to happen. Evil things. No way a dummy can be causing all the trouble. Or is there?

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    • School Library Journal

      September 1, 2015

      Gr 3-6-Adapting various tales from the "Goosebumps" series as short comics, this collection compiles three stories from previous Graphix anthologies (from 2006 and 2007) about an amusement park, swamp werewolves, and ghostly ancestors and adds one new adaptation, the first appearance of Slappy, the evil ventriloquist dummy. Each segment has the hallmarks of the individual artist as he balances comedy and horror, childishness and seriousness: Tolagson's deep shadows and brisk pace keep readers guessing at what is actually perilous, and Hernandez's pen and ink scratches help bridge the gap between mundane and dangerous. The more cartoony styles of Naifeh and Roman may reduce the fear factor, but Naifeh's sense of mood remains top-notch. Because each segment is compressed from a full "Goosebumps" book, there are diverting details and narrative cul-de-sacs to make each story twisty and unpredictable to new readers and even to those familiar with horror tropes. The final twist in each story may not be too surprising, but the path to get there is well paced and finely tuned. VERDICT The visuals add detail and vividity to these stories but somehow also make them more distant and less universal, leaving them an interesting counterpart to readers' imaginations.-Benjamin Russell, Belmont High School, NH

      Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Read

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  • English

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  • ATOS Level:2.4
  • Lexile® Measure:270
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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