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A Shocker on Shock Street

R. L. Stine (1995)

SubgenreLow Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesGoosebumps #35
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.62

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Animal Harm

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Synopsis

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. First their tram gets stuck in The Cave of the Living Creeps. Then they're attacked by a group of enormous praying mantises! Real life is a whole lot scarier than the movies. But Shock Street isn't really real. Is it?

Is A Shocker on Shock Street appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Kids face scary creatures and peril in a theme park that may be more real than expected. Mild horror scares appropriate for the Goosebumps series, with no graphic violence or inappropriate content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include animal harm.

Who'll love this

Two best friends who love horror movies get trapped in a scary theme park where the monsters might actually be real.

Tags

Horror ComedyTheme Park HorrorMeta Fiction