Monster Blood by R. L. Stine Review

Monster Blood by R. L. Stine is the 3^rd book in Goosebumps series. When Mr. And Mrs. Ross had to go to Atlanta to search for a house there, they leave their twelve year old son, Evan under the care of aunt Kathryn, who is stone deaf, albeit a kind lady. Evan was given a room filled with old, dusty books on biology, medicine, ancient alchemy and magic. Any communication with Kathryn was mostly one-directional. She’s not only deaf, but also hasn’t learned sign language. She makes terrible jokes and laughs at her own jokes even though Evan hardly ever finds them funny. The sort of conversation they usually have is Kathryn giving away instructions to Evan. Moreover, Kathryn has a strange black cat called Sarabeth. Kathryn says Sarabeth is pure evil. Evil or not, the cat certainly has a weird way of sneaking into places where it is least expected.

One day, when Evan takes his dog Trigger for a walk, he meets Andy, an extremely pretty girl. They become friends instantly. They walk up to a local toy store where among other things Evan finds a can with a label saying: Monster Blood, Surprising Miracle Substance. Curious, Evan buys the stuff for two dollars. He brings it to the Kathryn’s and places it in a closet in his room. 

Soon he realises that the sticky, green substance is growing in size. Every time Evan puts the Monster Blood in a bigger container, the fluid overflows. To make the matter worse, Trigger swallows bit of Monster Blood. Evan soon discovers that people around him has layers of secrets buried inside them. Even Kathryn and her cat Sarabeth are not as ordinary as they appear to be. But those secrets are not revealed till the last few pages of the book.

Monster Blood by R. L. Stine is filled with strange people and stuffs. There are surprising twists and revelations. The strange behaviour of Kathryn and her cat remains unexplained till the end of the story. Strange stuffs, spells, magic and witches are parts of the story. Like other books in Goosebumps series, Monster Blood by R. L. Stine is meant for young readers. The story is brief, written in simple English – takes about an hour to finish the book.

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