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Anonymous said... Wasn't there a story about this kid who loved strawberry ice cream, and always had it sent up in the dumbwaiter, and one time he couldn't reach it and fell, and the maid who found him couldn't tell his face from the ice cream? I swear that was at least in the television version of this book. Anyway, another good entry. It was a shock to see Goosebumps characters actually demonstrate skepticism/logic. OCTOBER 23, 2007 5:22 PM

troy steele said... It wouldn't surprise me if they changed it for the show (although since it's not central to the plot, why they felt compelled to include the dumbwaiter at all if a bit of a mystery), though the exposure to different body parts certainly aren't anything new for kids who play that Halloween game where grapes are eyes, etc. OCTOBER 23, 2007 6:02 PM

Anonymous said... Oh my God! I was just thinking about these books the other day, since one of the kids at the Japanese school where I work was reading a Japanese translation of one of them. And then this blog turns up! This is freaking awesome. A thought: If Ben Fuller knows that two little brats from school like to throw shit in his window, why doesn't he keep his window closed at night? OCTOBER 26, 2007 2:29 AM

troy steele said... For me the bigger question is why his window was open in November to begin with. OCTOBER 26, 2007 5:24 AM

Anonymous said... Troy, if you ever decide to do a "Give Yourself Goosebumps" book, I highly recommend the following classic. It rivals Tolstoy in its nuance, character development, and universal themes for all humanity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Agent_Grandma OCTOBER 30, 2007 10:40 AM

troy steele said... I definitely will hit at least one of the Give Yourself Goosebumps books and plot out every possible path, and based on the following description, "In this book, you must race to find your Granny, but when all is said and done, is she your Granny or an alien from space?" I can't imagine a better candidate. OCTOBER 30, 2007 5:27 PM