A Shocker On Shock Street (2003) - Plot & Excerpts
I ignored all the sounds. I didn't want to think about whether they were being made by real monsters or fakes. I didn't want to think about the frightening creatures we had run into - or the close calls Marty and I had had.I didn't want to think.Excellent. We're back on track. This is a great Goosebumps novel.Erin and Marty are best friends - 12 years old and so similar-looking they are often mistaken for twins. But they are similar in more than appearance! They both love horror movies, and always go to the latest one together. Erin is lucky that her dad is a theme park engineer, he often gets her tickets to advance showings.And Erin's dad has great news! He has completed a Shocker Street theme park. Shocker Street is a series of horror movies that Erin and Marty love. There are six so far, starring the dubiously named creatures like Ape Face, the Toxic Creep, Shockro, and Captain Sick. (Among others. o.O) Anyway, Erin's father says Marty and Erin can be the first ones to go through the park (on an automated tram). They can be the "test subjects" for his first run-through. The kids are so excited! This is a dream come true!Only when they take the tour, it seems a little too real. A little too creepy. Those costumes the actors are wearing are surprisingly realistic. Warned time and time again never to leave the tram, the kids run into certain ... bugs in the system....Wow, Stine is back in full-force here! I really enjoyed this book. Also, Stine delivers some excellent and surprising twists! The ending was a real shocker! LOL No complaints here, this is what Goosebumps should be - fun, scary, and with a surprise ending that knocks your socks off! Highly recommended for any kid.(view spoiler)[First, you slowly come to realize that the creatures are all real. Erin and Marty have some pretty narrow escapes. Finally, they run into a director, who informs them that it is just a film set. They were being filmed for a movie. Okay, that's the twist.LOL No, it isn't. The director tells the kids to go into Shockro's house - Erin's dad is waiting there. Marty starts running for it. Erin is worried - in the films, anyone who enters Shockro's house is slammed with 20,000 volts! But the man laughs and says that's just in the movies. And starts to walk away. It's only then that Erin realizes he has a power cord running out of his back. He's a robot! Erin screams out for Marty to stop running - but it's too late. Electricity courses through his body and he falls to the ground. As she kneels, sobbing over his body, her dad approaches her. But is it really her Dad? NO! She starts screaming in fright! Her words start to become incoherent babble!Aaaannnnnnndddddd.... She's a robot! Actually, so was Marty. That's not her dad, it's her creator. She's malfunctioning. Wow. Great ending twists! All four of them. So fun. (hide spoiler)]
You should read one of the best R.L. Stine Goosebumps book: A Shocker on Shocker Street. This book is about two children who are the first ones to try a scary theme park ride. Did I mention that they are alone.My favorite part of this novel is when they are being dragged into the ground by ZOMBIES!!! This is the greatest novel I have ever read. This novel has the perfect amount of suspense to scare you, but not to bore you. This book needs to be read by everyone. That's why I give this a 5 out of 5 stars.Jalen R.
What do You think about A Shocker On Shock Street (2003)?
I love books about haunted houses and things of that nature. While I love reading about them, I can't be in them. I'm about 3 scares away from a heart attack. Anyways, the book sounds dumb and the cover looks like a movie cover for Starship Troopers V, but it was actually pretty good. You have two kids who get to be the first kids to test out a horror ride or a tour ride of Shocker Studios. They get to see every scene from movies in the studio, but it comes to life! Now that would be fun.....and it was a fun read up until....you guessed it. The ending. It ruined the book for me. I can't understand how a creative genius like R.L. can screw up an entire book with one chapter! Luckily it was the final chapter. I did not like how the book began however. The first chapter was about the kids being scared of something, we don't really know what about. Than chapter two cancels out chapter one completely. Chapter One should be an intro to the story and while we do get to familiarize ourselves with the Shocker films. It didn't have to be done that way and take up 4 pages. Might as well skip to chapter two and start reading from there. Erin gives you an explanation of the Shocker films, making chapter one completely pointless. Mix that with the final chapter and it just doesn't make any sense. In fact after reading the final chapter the first 3 and a half chapters are pointless! Anywho, you read it, I did like the book as I read it, but as I review it, I must be honest, I enjoyed chapters 4-28, the rest I could do without. You can actually skip the first 3 chapters and the last and still enjoy the book. Make up your own ending.
—David Santos
