 | Monster Movie! Author: Wendig, Chuck | |
| Price: $7.37 | ||
Summary:
Twelve-year-old Ethan is afraid of everything, but he must overcome his fears to save his town from a cursed videotape turned monster on the loose.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (07/15/24)
School Library Journal (00/09/24)
Booklist (08/31/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 08/31/2024 Ethan Pitowski, self-described scaredy-cat and ball of anxiety, accepts the challenge to watch the “scariest movie ever made” with the entire sixth-grade class. His two besties, Olivia and Harley, won't let him miss out, but in true Ethan-like fashion, he shows up after the real scare happens, when everyone loses their head to the movie—literally: the titular monster movie is an actual monster movie, taking the screen as its body and chomping heads clean off (bloodlessly). Ethan makes ready to run, but when his besties are taken by the monster, he must risk his own head to help them. In this delightfully thrilling follow-up to his middle-grade debut, Dust and Grim (2021), Wendig leans into his signature wry humor while drawing up relatable characters in uncanny scenarios. And while this horror novel glows with enough gruesome detail to rival the best B-rated monster flicks, it’s the sci-fi twist at the end that will keep readers up at night. Recommended for the Goosebumps crowd and fans of classic horror. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
Booklist - 08/31/2024 Ethan Pitowski, self-described scaredy-cat and ball of anxiety, accepts the challenge to watch the “scariest movie ever made” with the entire sixth-grade class. His two besties, Olivia and Harley, won't let him miss out, but in true Ethan-like fashion, he shows up after the real scare happens, when everyone loses their head to the movie—literally: the titular monster movie is an actual monster movie, taking the screen as its body and chomping heads clean off (bloodlessly). Ethan makes ready to run, but when his besties are taken by the monster, he must risk his own head to help them. In this delightfully thrilling follow-up to his middle-grade debut, Dust and Grim (2021), Wendig leans into his signature wry humor while drawing up relatable characters in uncanny scenarios. And while this horror novel glows with enough gruesome detail to rival the best B-rated monster flicks, it’s the sci-fi twist at the end that will keep readers up at night. Recommended for the Goosebumps crowd and fans of classic horror. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
