The Curse of the Creeping Coffin

by R.L. Stine

Book Overview

Goosebumps fans will return to this adventure time and again to choose among the 20 spooky outcomes. When the tombstones behind Grandmother's house move closer and closer, the reader can stay and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590847651
• ISBN13: 9780590847650
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

100 percent cool

Goosebumps number 8 the curse of the creeping coffin When is the time a book made you scream? The reader has the power to choose the story. There are dead people/coffins. Also the girl takes care of grandma's house. The characters in the Curse of the Creeping coffin are very scary. There are Encounters with ghost, scary, and weird animals. There are scary sounds and dead people too. The setting of this book is spooky. There is a scary graveyard something will happen to you and turn into a coffin. There is a scary basement it is so loud and noisy that you can't even sleep. The attic is full of old stuff which come alive in the attic. The bathroom is spooky because you see weird stuff and weird sounds, if you were frightened what would you do? The theme of this story is Independence. Elvira deals with things on her own like monsters and graveyard. Grandma learns to do stuff on her own like go make breakfast, dinner, and supper and do things that are easy to do. Elvira learns to take care of grandma's house so no would destroy grandma's property. Elvira hides stuff and deal with scary things so she hides and something goes closer and closer until you stop and go after him and he will run. I really recommend this book because it gives you thrills. I really lastly recommend Goosebumps number 8 the curse of the creeping coffin to anyone who likes scary novels. If you like horror, scary, frightened or haunted books pick up this book and take a deep breath and start reading.

Cool!

You are living in your grandma's house and it's located near the graveyard. One day you notice the coffins coming near and then you meet this ghost, elvira and the Luckmeyer Twins.

This Book is Great

Okay You are a kid who is at is grandmom's house and your grandmom lives by a cemetry the tombsones there are moving.And you start to see ghosts.Before you get a good ending you'll have died at least 3 times unless you get very lucky. I don't want to spoil anymore of the plotline. Anyway read this it is great one of the best you choose the scare books.

EXXXXCELLENT!!!!One Of The Best!!!

This is the best R.L.Stine book I have ever read so far.It is about this boy staying in his grandmother's house during the holidays.His grandmother's house is situated near a graveyard.Every day he sees the headstones disappearing everyday.If you decide to stay,you must battle a warrior ghost.If you decide to run,one of the kid ghosts will follow you home.Will you be haunted..FOREVER?

FANNNNTASTIC!!!I LOVE THIS STORY!!!!VERY INTERESTING STORY!!

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST GIVE YOURSELF GOOSEBUMPS STORYBOOK.THIS STORY IS ABOUT A KID VISITING HIS GRANMOTHER.THIS KID'S GRANMOTHER'S HOUSE IS VERY NEAR THE GRAVEYARD.HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE IS 90 DIGREES IN THE SHADE BUT HE SHIVERED.THERE IS SOMETHING THAT SCARES HIM. THAT THING THAT SCARES HIM IS THE TOMBSTONES HAVE BEEN MOVING.IF YOU STAY, YOU WILL HAVE TO BATTLE WITH A WARRIOR GHOST.IF YOU RUN AWAY,KID GHOSTS WILL FOLLOW YOU HOME. WILL YOU BE HAUNTED..... FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVE?