A middle grade horror novel, Goosebumps #3: Monster Blood follows Evan Ross during a stay with his eccentric great-aunt Kathryn, where a visit to an old toy store leads him to a strange can of green slime that seems harmless at first. The book blends children’s suspense, comic horror, and fast-moving monster fiction as the sticky substance begins to grow beyond control and turns an ordinary holiday into a chain of increasingly alarming discoveries. Written for readers drawn to creepy chapter books, 1990s children’s horror, and stories in which everyday places suddenly become dangerous, the novel keeps building on one unnerving question: how do you stop something that only gets bigger the more attention it receives?
Author: R. L. Stine
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Publication year: 1992
Pages: 128
Target age: 8–12
