Classic Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy

By: R. L. Stine

Narrated by: Carol Schneider

Something scary is happening in GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND, the all-new, all-terrifying series by R. L. Stine. Just how scary? You'll never know unless you crack open this classic prequel! Discover the fan-favorite thriller and chiller that first introduced the world to the wooden face of fear. The puppet who pulls all the strings. None other than Slappy the Dummy!

©1993, 2015 R.L. Stine (P)2015 Scholastic Inc.

One of the better Goosebumps stories, but…

The narrator is abysmal. Between the voices, her pronunciation and cadence, I really hope she doesn’t bring her lack of talent to any more of these.

Surprising! (Lite spoilers, I guess)

I liked this one a lot. I imagine this one would have been more relatable if you grew up as a twin because RL Stein seemingly nailed the twin dynamic, if that makes sense. I was surprised by how little Slappy appears in this & how little he does in his introduction! This is his debut, & considering what an icon he is now, I would have thought he was the star! He later became the mascot of the franchise for crying out loud, and yet Mr. Wood steals the show for most of this. Very unexpected, but still very good!

Night of The Living Dummy, but does it hold up?

Goosebumps is still on-going, which is insane. But there are a few flaws holding this story back from the status people sometimes give it. This book is like the first Friday the 13th film to the Slappy/Living Dummy series. What I mean by that is, Slappy is not the evil main villain. At the end, yes. But for the majority of the book it's Mr. Wood. I do think the original cover is a little less misleading. In the original it does show a scene from the book, but for the younger people trying to read this it may be confusing. Although I think it strengthens the twist. This is only nitpicks, but the biggest flaw is the narration. There are times where the acting sounds like the 90's series. But I still think the pros out weigh the cons. a classic, but would still suggest reading it yourself if you are able to.

answer: yep. but not the best way of viewing this story.
notes: R.L Stine's Intro is a classic that reminds me of the 90's series.

the reader did amazing voices. great impression of someone in a box

nothing was wrong with this story. it was great. I liked it very much. thanks

Puppy and Peach

Great Books, wish there were more audiobooks. Cant wait to start the next one. muahahahahaha