← Back to search
Cover of The Curse of the Creeping Coffin

The Curse of the Creeping Coffin

R. L. Stine (1996)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesGive Yourself Goosebumps #8
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.78

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

THEY'RE REAL DEADHEADS! You're off to visit your grandmother, whose house backs up to a graveyard. At first the tombstones seem far away. But every day they move a little closer. Then you discover the headstones are disappearing. But the dead aren't gone — their ghosts are moving. Right into your grandmother’s house! If you decide to stay, you must battle a warrior ghost. If you decide to run, one of the kid ghosts follows you home. Will you be haunted...for the rest of your life? The choice is yours in this scary GOOSEBUMPS adventure that's packed with over 20 super-spooky endings!

Is The Curse of the Creeping Coffin appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Classic Goosebumps interactive horror with mild scares involving ghosts and moving tombstones. Multiple story paths include ghost battles and being followed home by spirits, but violence is cartoonish and age-appropriate.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, ghost, and haunted location.

Who'll love this

Kids will love choosing their own path through this spooky graveyard adventure with over 20 different scary endings.

Tags

HorrorInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureParanormal