A Shocker on Shock Street
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| Author | R.L. Stine |
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| Cover artist | Tim Jacobus |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Goosebumps |
| Genre(s) | Horror fiction, Children's literature |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
| Released | 1990's |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes |
| Followed by | The Haunted Mask II |
A Shocker on Shock Street is a children's book in the Goosebumps series written by R. L. Stine.
[edit] Summary
Twelve year-old Erin Wright and her best friend Marty 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. These include their train getting stuck in the Cave of Living Creeps, and being 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.
In the TV version, the ending is the same, but the Erin and Marty robots attack Erin's "father" as they're being rebuilt.
[edit] 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.
