tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post4549666380821043512..comments2009-10-16T16:47:46.769-07:00troy steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564070146524785567noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-43481941596356380652009-10-16T14:06:44.754-07:002009-10-16T14:06:44.754-07:00To be fair, I think the plots that involve a new house or visiting a relative, have to happen a lot of the time. If a main character heard scary stories about the house/town/city that they have lived in for years, they probably wouldn&#39;t pay much attention.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-38062405755916481832009-03-19T15:57:00.000-07:002009-03-19T15:57:00.000-07:00Curses! Exposed as a Goosebumps geek by a guy who writes comedy reviews of the series and someone who scours children's books for innuendo!<BR/><BR/>Reply: I don't scour children's books for innuendo (that much). And I'm a girl, if anyone cares.C.L. Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356807727429003627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-47120236421335974012009-03-19T01:18:00.000-07:002009-03-19T01:18:00.000-07:00Curses! Exposed as a Goosebumps geek by a guy who writes comedy reviews of the series and someone who scours children's books for innuendo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-83958943411407602442009-03-18T10:18:00.000-07:002009-03-18T10:18:00.000-07:00[QUOTE]Some of those are a real stretch,[/QUOTE]<BR/><BR/>Yeah, well, it was 5 in the morning. I didn't get any sleep and I thought it was a good idea at the time.<BR/><BR/>[QUOTE]but since it's Evandy shipping fodder, I don't mind.[/QUOTE]<BR/><BR/>To quote Troy Steele: What.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-23240776472217868982009-03-18T08:24:52.322-07:002009-03-18T08:24:52.322-07:00<I>[...] Evandy shipping fodder [...]</I><BR/><BR/>Brillianttroy steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564070146524785567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-9449564127170193312009-03-18T01:32:00.000-07:002009-03-18T01:32:00.000-07:00Some of those are a real stretch, but since it's Evandy shipping fodder, I don't mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-1087018509062027692009-03-17T04:09:00.000-07:002009-03-17T04:09:00.000-07:00And now, some "Out of Context" lines that Troy missed from this book:<BR/><BR/>"Touch it," Andy said.<BR/>But before Evan had a chance, she reached a finger in and poked it. "It's cold," she said. "Touch it. It's really cold." (ch. 8)<BR/>===================================<BR/>When he pulled his finger out, it made a loud sucking noise.<BR/>"Gross," Andy said.<BR/>Evan shrugged. "I've seen worse." (ch. 8)<BR/>===================================<BR/>"It stays cold, even after it's been in your hand," Andy said. (ch. 8)<BR/>===================================<BR/>"I'd like to pound them […] Just once.” (ch. 10)<BR/>===================================<BR/>Come loose, come loose, come loose, he begged. <BR/>Yes! (ch. 11)<BR/>===================================<BR/>"Let's go upstairs," Andy urged, pushing him toward the stairs. (ch. 11)<BR/>===================================<BR/>"It's getting sticky," she reported.<BR/>"Of course," Evan replied.<BR/>"But it wasn't sticky before, remember?" she said. (ch. 12)<BR/>===================================<BR/>"Weird," he exclaimed. "It's expanding," he said, squeezing it in his hand. "It's definitely growing."<BR/>"I guess so!" Andy exclaimed. (ch. 12)<BR/>===================================<BR/>His big head bobbed up and down, but he didn't look back. (ch. 13)<BR/>===================================<BR/>It felt so uncomfortable. So cramped. Evan sat up, alert, wide awake now.<BR/>And stared down at his giant feet. His giant hands. (ch. 13)<BR/><BR/>[It's only innuendo if you remember that old saying about guys who have big feet and hands. I won't go into further detail because this is a family website]<BR/>===================================<BR/>"Oh, wow," Andy exclaimed, raising her hands to her face as she stared into it wide-eyed.<BR/>"Yeah. Wow," he repeated sarcastically. (ch. 16)<BR/>===================================<BR/>"You didn't want to share it," she insisted. <BR/>"I'll share it now," he said eagerly. "In fact, do you want it?” (ch. 16)<BR/>===================================<BR/>"Huh-uh." Andy shook her head, crossing her arms in front of her chest. "Put it down, will you?" She pointed to the corner behind the red leather couch. "Put it over there. It's giving me the creeps."<BR/>"Giving you the creeps!?" Evan cried. "What am I going to do? Every time I turn around, it grows some more…'' (ch. 16)<BR/>===================================<BR/>"What if it just keeps growing?" (ch. 16) <BR/><BR/>[I know, I know, too easy, but it had to be said]<BR/>===================================<BR/>"It's like taffy," Andy said.<BR/>…<BR/>"This isn't taffy," Evan muttered. "It's disgusting."<BR/>…<BR/>"It's so sticky," Andy said, making a disgusted face.<BR/>"And warm," Evan added. (ch. 17)<BR/>===================================<BR/>It's growing much faster than before, he thought.<BR/>I've got to find something bigger to hide it in just for tonight. (ch. 18)<BR/>===================================<BR/>"Try again. Up.<BR/>Try again. <BR/>Up. Up. <BR/>Yes!<BR/>Gripping the sides of the tub, he was moving upward, pulling himself, hoisting himself, straining with all of his strength.<BR/>Yes! Yes! He was beating it.<BR/>He was stronger than it was. One more tug and he would be free.<BR/>With a relieved sigh, he dropped over the side of the tub onto the cool basement floor.<BR/>And lay there, pressed against the damp concrete, waiting to catch his breath." (ch. 20) <BR/><BR/>[Troy, I can’t believe you didn’t mention this passage, as it can easily be misconstrued for a bathtime wankfest]<BR/>===================================<BR/>When he cried out in pain, she let go of his ear, her eyes glowing like blue jewels. (ch. 20) [Okay, the line isn’t really an obvious out-of-context line, but I find it odd that it says, “blue jewels,” considering that “jewels” are often used as a euphemism for male genitals (“family jewels”) and “blue balls” is a slang term for male sexual frustration].<BR/>===================================<BR/>Andy: “…I can meet you on the corner in twenty minutes."<BR/>"Good deal." Evan hung up the phone. (ch. 20)<BR/>===================================<BR/>His plastic bag was bulging, and so heavy he had to drag it over the sidewalk. He couldn't lift it.<BR/>(ch. 20) [i][If you want to know why it’s out of context, where I’m from, “bag” is also a vulgar slang term for a scrotum or scrotal sac and “plastic” implies that someone has gotten plastic surgery][/i]<BR/>===================================“It hit the bottom with a sick, squishy sound.” (ch. 21)<BR/>===================================<BR/>“The sucking sounds grew louder as the two boys were pulled deeper and deeper inside.” (ch. 23)<BR/>===================================<BR/>“…it bounced and quivered, oozing over the carpet...” (ch. 24)<BR/>===================================<BR/>Andy and Evan dropped down wearily onto the couch.<BR/>"I guess you're going forever," Andy said. "I mean, to Atlanta and everything."<BR/>"I'd like to... uh... write to you," Evan said, suddenly feeling awkward. (ch. 29)<BR/><BR/>...and I've noticed a pattern in all of these Out of Context lines for this book: most of them center around Andy and Evan. Does this book have a sexual subtext outlining how frustrated Evan is over not being able to express his attraction to Andy. Come on--most of the Out of Context lines are either masturbation references or references to "growing" (below the waist).C.L. Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356807727429003627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-51733294844039142592008-10-19T19:10:00.000-07:002008-10-19T19:10:00.000-07:00*winces* I read this one for the first time while staying at my aunt's house in Aberdeen, and between being ten years old and unfamiliar with "horror"novels, and having to sleep someplace that Wasn't Home, I remember being scared to go down the stairs to use the bathroom.<BR/><BR/>Imagine, for a moment, how sheepish reading this blog entry made me.Tobunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-25611957931599888062008-10-03T14:09:00.000-07:002008-10-03T14:09:00.000-07:00Start with More Monster Blood, which wasn't based on any books in the series, but provides a gap in between Monster Blood I and II. I shit you not, this was the inspiration for Snakes on a Plane.Nick S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-84586514887367943622008-10-02T21:22:00.000-07:002008-10-02T21:22:00.000-07:00Your blog is bringing back so many memories! You should provide a synopsis for the TV series. It's WAY more ridiculous than the books with bad preteen acting to boot.Nick S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03696162066266119114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-68994383113485605682008-06-15T09:19:00.000-07:002008-06-15T09:19:00.000-07:00Thank you for not getting all Primer on us. Bravo for the blog.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-4916864921238195902008-04-17T17:41:00.000-07:002008-04-17T17:41:00.000-07:00I'm pretty sure the joke is that you're expecting the joke to be "Andy rushes off to her piano lesson, apparently unaware that PIANO LESSONS CAN BE MURDER!" But he dropped in a different book title instead.Ryan Ferneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955330155998980272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-24690191541678349972008-03-17T02:07:00.000-07:002008-03-17T02:07:00.000-07:00"Andy rushes off to her piano lesson, apparently unaware that The Werewolf of Fever Swamp." <BR/><BR/>Alright, I'll admit to simply not understanding this joke. <BR/><BR/>Someone, please explain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-20556209226227088492008-03-02T08:55:00.000-08:002008-03-02T08:55:00.000-08:00Even if the MB books are ridicules (sp?) I still love the first three. Don't ask why. however the forth....let's not go there...Bupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-64613582485505119722008-01-19T20:08:00.000-08:002008-01-19T20:08:00.000-08:00You know, I don't think they played up on the blood's powers in the next two sequels, aside from the "you eat it and you grow" part. I remember III being pretty terrible (which isn't saying much, but still).<BR/><BR/>R.L. Stine sure does have a talent for adding in a hilariously random moment near the end, this role filled by the cat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-34776077785918380402008-01-19T15:30:00.000-08:002008-01-19T15:30:00.000-08:00When they were scooping the coffee can into the Bucket of Blood, Stagger Lee arrived, shot Evan, and then had his way with Andy.<BR/><BR/>/Obscure Nick Cave referenceSad Mammalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10336151463402393837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-21082363797878362042008-01-18T10:27:00.000-08:002008-01-18T10:27:00.000-08:00omg pleeeeeeeeeease update. i check like 70 times a day, for serious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-89913324723358736272008-01-16T20:47:00.000-08:002008-01-16T20:47:00.000-08:00Even the ones bitching about updates? <BR/><BR/>DEDICATION.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-23525697951520717862008-01-15T18:00:35.069-08:002008-01-15T18:00:35.069-08:00Thanks for the tip Last Anonymous! The site gets so many hits that sometimes Imageshack kills the linked image-- I guess I need to buy server space one of these days.<BR/><BR/>And a big thanks again to everyone who posts comments on these entries. Even if I don't respond to you, I always read your comments!troy steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564070146524785567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-84860683773777861262008-01-15T17:02:00.000-08:002008-01-15T17:02:00.000-08:00Another brilliant entry for a mind-numbingly "stupid" (as Andy says) entry in the series. Only a truly insane person could write a book that is so nonsensical as to be almost logical.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-39251147193332486342008-01-15T11:35:00.000-08:002008-01-15T11:35:00.000-08:00Would now be a good time to point out you need to re-upload the excellent grool-killing flowchart for It Came From Beneath The Sink?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-4940191526724576192008-01-15T10:17:07.285-08:002008-01-15T10:17:07.285-08:00There Might Be Blood.<BR/><BR/>I can't find the entry I already wrote for Monster Blood II, which means I'm going to have to write a new one. I literally just flew back home hours ago so bear with me. I hope to have the new update up as soon as possible, but it might be a day or two, as I didn't really allot time to write an entry this week. (I guess I could post the Monster Blood III entry, but then the blog would turn into Memento)troy steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564070146524785567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-38309470130186657092008-01-14T22:38:00.000-08:002008-01-14T22:38:00.000-08:00"Posted at Page Nine, etc."<BR/><BR/>Ha, I guess its a lonely few who were 'cool' enough to be reading up on Goosebumps on google :/Myleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03468973494621075223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-65008066427603604142008-01-14T17:55:00.000-08:002008-01-14T17:55:00.000-08:00Where is the effing update?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21218144.post-3180197416056094282008-01-14T12:23:00.000-08:002008-01-14T12:23:00.000-08:00Indeed, Troy is a new god at Rotten Tomatoes. We merely repeat and spread his gospel, praising his glory. This blog makes Mondays at work bearable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com