Creep From the Deep review
Title: Creep From the Deep
Author(s): R.L. Stine
My rating: ★★★
Format: Audiobook
1) Revenge of the Living Dummy ★★★½
content warnings: violence, threats, descriptions of the undead, general creepiness (all fairly tame)
Review can also be found on my goodreads.
This is one of the few HorrorLand books I don't remember too much of, and after re-reading it I can see why. This isn't a bad book by any means, just underwhelming after RotLD.
As usual, the book is split into two parts. The first is siblings, Billy and Sheena, who are spending the summer with their uncle, Dr. D. Things start to go downhill when Dr. D suggests they try finding a legendary pirate ship said to have disappeared and now be inhabited by a ghost crew. When they go down Dr. D somehow somehow goes missing and Billy and Sheena have to try to find him a survive the seemingly very real ghostly crew. The second half is a continuation of the HorrorLand story started in RotLD, with Billy and Sheena being mysteriously invited and running into Brittany and Molly, as well as meeting another kid brought under mysterious circumstances, Matt.
Even if this one wasn't as good as RotLD, particularly in the building of fear and suspense around the creature/monster/thing that the kids have to fight, it was still damn good. The audiobook was great, as was the narrator, Jeff Woodman. There's one part towards the end where the background noise is quite loud and then completely cuts off, making the atmosphere even creepier. I also ultimately really liked the overall story, and am looking forward to continuing.
Author(s): R.L. Stine
My rating: ★★★
Format: Audiobook
1) Revenge of the Living Dummy ★★★½
content warnings: violence, threats, descriptions of the undead, general creepiness (all fairly tame)
Review can also be found on my goodreads.
This is one of the few HorrorLand books I don't remember too much of, and after re-reading it I can see why. This isn't a bad book by any means, just underwhelming after RotLD.
As usual, the book is split into two parts. The first is siblings, Billy and Sheena, who are spending the summer with their uncle, Dr. D. Things start to go downhill when Dr. D suggests they try finding a legendary pirate ship said to have disappeared and now be inhabited by a ghost crew. When they go down Dr. D somehow somehow goes missing and Billy and Sheena have to try to find him a survive the seemingly very real ghostly crew. The second half is a continuation of the HorrorLand story started in RotLD, with Billy and Sheena being mysteriously invited and running into Brittany and Molly, as well as meeting another kid brought under mysterious circumstances, Matt.
Even if this one wasn't as good as RotLD, particularly in the building of fear and suspense around the creature/monster/thing that the kids have to fight, it was still damn good. The audiobook was great, as was the narrator, Jeff Woodman. There's one part towards the end where the background noise is quite loud and then completely cuts off, making the atmosphere even creepier. I also ultimately really liked the overall story, and am looking forward to continuing.
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