A Shocker on Shock Street
- A Shocker on Shock Street
infobox Book | | name = A Shocker on Shock Street
orig title =
translator =
author = R. L. Stine
cover_artist = Tim Jacobus
country = United States
language = English
series = "Goosebumps"
classification = fiction
genre = Horror fiction, Children's literature
publisher = Scholastic
release_date = September 1995
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 117
isbn = 0-590-48340-4
preceded_by = Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
followed_by = The Haunted Mask II
A Shocker on Shock Street is a children's novella in the Goosebumps series written by R. L. Stine. There was an adaptation made in graphic novel form, also.
Summary
Twelve year-old Erin Wright and her best friend Marty DeLeon are fascinated by horror movies—"Shocker on Shock Street" movies in particular. When Erin and Marty visit the Shocker Studio Theme Park, many frightening situations occur. The tram they're riding gets stuck in the Cave of Living Creeps and they're attacked by giant praying mantises, werewolves, and zombies in a graveyard. Things get weirder when Marty is found dead and Erin doesn't recognize her father and has a total breakdown. The twist at the end reveals that Erin and Marty are actually robot kids built to test out the Shocker Studio Theme Park and that Erin's "dad" failed to see that something was wrong when Erin asked about her mother since Erin was built rather than born.
TV Adaptation
In the TV version, the ending (where it's revealed that Erin and Marty are robots used to test the theme park) is the same, but in the TV version, Mr. Wright (the scientist who built Shock Street and the robot children) gets attacked by the malfunctioning Erin and Marty as he's building their doubles.
Inspiration
It is likely the title is derived from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" movie series. The plot itself is very similar to the 1973 Michael Crichton film, Westworld.
The Sign shown on the cover is written in Hebrew.
Tagline
It's a Real Dead End...
External links
* [http://www.scholastic.com/goosebumps/books/index_flash.htm Goosebumps Homepage]
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