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Goosebumps Most Wanted #Special Edition #4
The Haunter
The infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and after you. Just in time for Halloween, a super special edition! Sammy Baker is a quiet kid who wishes he wasn't so shy and timid. He is frightened but eager to prove he can be brave. On Halloween night, he follows his friends to the Marple House, an abandoned mansion on the other side of town.Just past midnight, he feels a cold tingle at the back of his neck. The cold seeps down, a heavy chill he has never felt before. Soon, his whole head feels like a block of ice. He's about to scream-but the cold feeling vanishes. Sammy doesn't realize that he has just met The Haunter, and that his nightmares are only just beginning.
175 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2016
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R.L. Stine
1,735 books18.8k followersRobert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.
R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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December 8, 2025
Sammy Baker isn't a fan of scary things. But when his teacher gives him a group class assignment to report on haunted houses, his classmates get the idea of ghost hunting in the Marple house, famed around town for being haunted. While staking out the house the kids witness paranormal activity, but fail to record proof. What they don't know is that Sammy brings something back with him that not only haunts him but makes him act out in wild and dangerous ways.
Longer than the usual Goosebumps books, The Haunter was actually "scarier" than the norm as well. Despite the overuse of the annoying bully trope, the story was mainly stronger than many of its predecessors, at least regarding the scary aspects. However, the silliness of Sammy's possession did got over-the-top too much, weakening an otherwise pretty solid story. 3.5/5*
Longer than the usual Goosebumps books, The Haunter was actually "scarier" than the norm as well. Despite the overuse of the annoying bully trope, the story was mainly stronger than many of its predecessors, at least regarding the scary aspects. However, the silliness of Sammy's possession did got over-the-top too much, weakening an otherwise pretty solid story. 3.5/5*
April 22, 2021
Now this is closer to what I'd expect from the original Goosebumps series. Concluding the Most Wanted sub-series with a flourish, R.L. Stine returns to form by keeping his readers guessing, with a twist at the end to bring it all together. Sammy Baker, age twelve, isn't the first Goosebumps protagonist to be scared of his own shadow. His best friend, Buzzy, isn't much braver, but Sammy is the one targeted for mean-spirited pranks by Rubin Rubino, a kid in class who holds a grudge against Sammy. When Sammy, Buzzy, Rubin, and Summer (the girl Sammy likes) are assigned to investigate whether haunted houses are real as part of a school project, Sammy sees it as a chance to score points with Summer. Marple House, the local haunted manor, is just the place to find evidence of a ghost. Rumor has it that a young boy died in a fire there and his ghost remains. Sammy blanches at the thought of spending Halloween poking around in Marple House, but he'll swallow his fear to impress Summer.
Halloween night at the abandoned house is scary, but Sammy gets the worst of it. Just before he and his project partners head home, a freezing feeling seeps into his body, and he spaces out. Sammy shakes it off, but he doesn't feel well. Not until school the next day does he realize his problem is more serious than a virus. A voice inside Sammy's head urges to him to disrupt class in obnoxious ways, totally out of character for a polite boy like Sammy. The pranks grow more outrageous, and though Sammy tries to stop himself, he can't disobey the voice. What's wrong with him?
Having his reputation shredded is bad, but Sammy doesn't know how bad it can get until the voice starts commanding him to perform dangerous stunts. There's a ghost in Sammy's head, and it won't stop until it gets him killed. Living as a disembodied spirit in a deserted house is lonesome, and misery loves company. Sammy is panicked: he doesn't want to die, but the voice has absolute control over him. It's a matter of time before his luck runs out. Can Sammy save his life from this phantom who would cheerfully murder him?
I'm happy to see this minor upturn for the Goosebumps franchise. Like some of the better titles from the original series and the Series 2000, R.L. Stine digs deeper into the main character's emotions, showing what Sammy has to live for and why he grieves at the thought of losing it. How would you feel if everyone and everything in your life were taken away in an instant? The story's end is suitably chilling, and surprising. I'd argue that this is the best of the Most Wanted books, and the best Goosebumps offering overall since Why I Quit Zombie School from the Hall of Horrors sub-series. The Haunter isn't as excellent as The Mummy Walks or Creep from the Deep, but it's pretty good, and I might give it two and a half stars. I hope for more of the same in the series that follows, SlappyWorld. Until then, happy haunting, fellow Goosebumps fans.
Halloween night at the abandoned house is scary, but Sammy gets the worst of it. Just before he and his project partners head home, a freezing feeling seeps into his body, and he spaces out. Sammy shakes it off, but he doesn't feel well. Not until school the next day does he realize his problem is more serious than a virus. A voice inside Sammy's head urges to him to disrupt class in obnoxious ways, totally out of character for a polite boy like Sammy. The pranks grow more outrageous, and though Sammy tries to stop himself, he can't disobey the voice. What's wrong with him?
Having his reputation shredded is bad, but Sammy doesn't know how bad it can get until the voice starts commanding him to perform dangerous stunts. There's a ghost in Sammy's head, and it won't stop until it gets him killed. Living as a disembodied spirit in a deserted house is lonesome, and misery loves company. Sammy is panicked: he doesn't want to die, but the voice has absolute control over him. It's a matter of time before his luck runs out. Can Sammy save his life from this phantom who would cheerfully murder him?
I'm happy to see this minor upturn for the Goosebumps franchise. Like some of the better titles from the original series and the Series 2000, R.L. Stine digs deeper into the main character's emotions, showing what Sammy has to live for and why he grieves at the thought of losing it. How would you feel if everyone and everything in your life were taken away in an instant? The story's end is suitably chilling, and surprising. I'd argue that this is the best of the Most Wanted books, and the best Goosebumps offering overall since Why I Quit Zombie School from the Hall of Horrors sub-series. The Haunter isn't as excellent as The Mummy Walks or Creep from the Deep, but it's pretty good, and I might give it two and a half stars. I hope for more of the same in the series that follows, SlappyWorld. Until then, happy haunting, fellow Goosebumps fans.
June 17, 2023
This one wasn’t really scary- even for a kid, but damn did that take a grim turn.
We (me and my daughter) did laugh quite a bit.
This is about a boy who is afraid of everything, and in an effort to prove he is not a scaredy-cat, goes into a haunted house for a school project that somehow involves ghost hunting.
There are a lot of silly plot holes, that my daughter was quick to point out, but we had fun with it in the end.
We (me and my daughter) did laugh quite a bit.
This is about a boy who is afraid of everything, and in an effort to prove he is not a scaredy-cat, goes into a haunted house for a school project that somehow involves ghost hunting.
There are a lot of silly plot holes, that my daughter was quick to point out, but we had fun with it in the end.
April 11, 2022
This is one of my most beloved Goosebumps books that I have ever read, and one of my favorites, along with "Here Comes the Shaggedy" and "Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls".
August 16, 2022
I have loved R.L. Stine since I was a pre-teen reading Fear Street. This was my son's book but I could help myself. I loved it! I'm a sucker for a not-very-happy ending.
September 1, 2016
R.L. Stine is the master of horror stories for middle graders. I loved reading his Goosebumps and Fear Street titles during my middle grade years in the early '90s. Now as an adult, I still like reading his books, though the stories aren't as scary as they are for a nine-year-old.
"The Haunter" marks the 4th "Special Edition" in the Goosebumps Most Wanted series. Written from the point-of-view of the main character, Sammy, "The Haunter" is an old-fashioned haunted house tale with a few twisted scares. Don't worry! The frights aren't too scary for younger reader, though you might want to keep the night light on after reading this.
Overall, I enjoyed reading Goosebumps Most Wanted: Special Edition: The Haunter. While the ghost in the book isn't as creepy as it appears on the cover art, there are enough scares to keep the younger horror fans interested, and there is also plenty of humor for those who don't care for scary reads (just like Sammy!).
"The Haunter" marks the 4th "Special Edition" in the Goosebumps Most Wanted series. Written from the point-of-view of the main character, Sammy, "The Haunter" is an old-fashioned haunted house tale with a few twisted scares. Don't worry! The frights aren't too scary for younger reader, though you might want to keep the night light on after reading this.
Overall, I enjoyed reading Goosebumps Most Wanted: Special Edition: The Haunter. While the ghost in the book isn't as creepy as it appears on the cover art, there are enough scares to keep the younger horror fans interested, and there is also plenty of humor for those who don't care for scary reads (just like Sammy!).
October 21, 2021
I have to admit, I didn’t have high expectations with this one. I figured I’d try it since I quite enjoyed Zombie Halloween which was the first Most Wanted Special Edition in the series. After reading Trick Or Trap, I thought this one couldn’t be as bad as that. And I was… actually right. This book easily could’ve been one of my all-time favorite books in the Goosebumps franchise. From a likable protagonist, to good relationship building (which relationships in this book actually evolve go figure, to an eerie premise, and coming of age conclusion that felt satisfying (in a way). I compare the internalized struggles with the main character to the likes of Carly Beth in the Haunted Mask. As the character throughout felt honestly written as insecure but willing to step out of his comfort zone to prove himself to his bully. Now you may be asking why a four star review? It goes without saying the story gets diluted a bit. I’ll explain.
I have to say the foreshadowing in the prologue had me guessing on what exactly was going to happen (given the cover I expected some type of possession angle considering it’s a specter which Brandon Dorman did a fantastic job on). It felt kind of silly, but I was hooked to see what would happen. Then we get to part 2, arguably the second best part of the story. The main character has a genuine crush on a girl but holds back being himself around her in fear of his a%^hole bully. There’s some monologue that explains very well why he doesn’t just do what he would normally want to do. You learn a bit about the protagonist in this bit. Then, the main character’s best friend blabs an “stupid idea” of what do for this big Halloween group project that the main character, his bully, his crush, his best friend, and some other randos have been placed in. There’s a couple of scenes further highlighting how much of an a%%hole the bully is until we get to Halloween night. Not gonna lie, it was a pretty average setup. Nothing too special, but yet it still wasn’t bad at all. Kept my interest.
That’s until Part 3… ever heard of a buzzkill Stine? Why did this have to become a silly story? You see, the scariest part of this book is that the main character may or may not be possessed by this specter. Now, as revealed in Part 4 and the ending itself, the specter had initial plans for the main character to want to basically murder him. I’m not revealing why, but yeah that’s there. However, I cannot excuse the fact that Stine waited until Part 4 to get dark as in Part 3… it was just flatout stupid. It reminds me of what he did in another Most Wanted book, Son Of Slappy. However, that’s a Slappy book. Silly stuff comes and goes with that character. I still think at the very least the character in that book, despite the silly things at times, still had more genuine horror than what was actually going on in this Part 3. From jumping jacks, to clucking like a chicken, to… tapdancing? The humor goes without saying that the story tried to lean into it. And lean into it, it did. But it made the humor grind the guard rail, catch on fire, and crash into the proverbial field as the crowd looked on. But there’s also more to mention. Not as bad as this problem though.
There’s a glaring plot hole near the end. I don’t need to spoil anything but basically all you need to know there’s a twist. Then a follow up twist that absolutely leaves you scratching your head. Because there’s literally no explanation…
As well, the ending is actually not bad. It really cements how coming of age the story actually was. But the message to the ending is something I can’t stand. (TRYING NOT TO SPOIL). So the final twist has the main character caught in limbo. On one hand, he may or may not have won the girl via the antics conducted by the specter. However, said specter has most likely ruined his life forever. The ending is trying to say the protagonists future is looking grim and most likely not good, but at least he gets… the girl? Of course there comes the idea to mind that making sacrifices is necessary to get what you always wanted. But I feel it just cheapens the blow for how good the protagonist really was. He was a typical fare in typecast, but the writing made me care more about him than most other Goosebumps protagonists. To see him end up with that outlook just makes me sad. Idk, the ending works for the story. Just feel it doesn’t work for the character much.
I’d recommend this one after all I said though. You’ll truly get a sense of evolution throughout the story. The villain has some interesting things about them. The bully and the supporting characters have their moments. There’s some creepy things to immerse into and funny moments to laugh with. I can say with a high honesty, I’d recommend this any day over Trick Or Trap. Oh and if I forgot to mention it outright, this is a Halloween book. Not the most Halloween feeling, but it does have the aura (kind of). I don’t think most people would be at all disappointed heavily with this one.
I have to say the foreshadowing in the prologue had me guessing on what exactly was going to happen (given the cover I expected some type of possession angle considering it’s a specter which Brandon Dorman did a fantastic job on). It felt kind of silly, but I was hooked to see what would happen. Then we get to part 2, arguably the second best part of the story. The main character has a genuine crush on a girl but holds back being himself around her in fear of his a%^hole bully. There’s some monologue that explains very well why he doesn’t just do what he would normally want to do. You learn a bit about the protagonist in this bit. Then, the main character’s best friend blabs an “stupid idea” of what do for this big Halloween group project that the main character, his bully, his crush, his best friend, and some other randos have been placed in. There’s a couple of scenes further highlighting how much of an a%%hole the bully is until we get to Halloween night. Not gonna lie, it was a pretty average setup. Nothing too special, but yet it still wasn’t bad at all. Kept my interest.
That’s until Part 3… ever heard of a buzzkill Stine? Why did this have to become a silly story? You see, the scariest part of this book is that the main character may or may not be possessed by this specter. Now, as revealed in Part 4 and the ending itself, the specter had initial plans for the main character to want to basically murder him. I’m not revealing why, but yeah that’s there. However, I cannot excuse the fact that Stine waited until Part 4 to get dark as in Part 3… it was just flatout stupid. It reminds me of what he did in another Most Wanted book, Son Of Slappy. However, that’s a Slappy book. Silly stuff comes and goes with that character. I still think at the very least the character in that book, despite the silly things at times, still had more genuine horror than what was actually going on in this Part 3. From jumping jacks, to clucking like a chicken, to… tapdancing? The humor goes without saying that the story tried to lean into it. And lean into it, it did. But it made the humor grind the guard rail, catch on fire, and crash into the proverbial field as the crowd looked on. But there’s also more to mention. Not as bad as this problem though.
There’s a glaring plot hole near the end. I don’t need to spoil anything but basically all you need to know there’s a twist. Then a follow up twist that absolutely leaves you scratching your head. Because there’s literally no explanation…
As well, the ending is actually not bad. It really cements how coming of age the story actually was. But the message to the ending is something I can’t stand. (TRYING NOT TO SPOIL). So the final twist has the main character caught in limbo. On one hand, he may or may not have won the girl via the antics conducted by the specter. However, said specter has most likely ruined his life forever. The ending is trying to say the protagonists future is looking grim and most likely not good, but at least he gets… the girl? Of course there comes the idea to mind that making sacrifices is necessary to get what you always wanted. But I feel it just cheapens the blow for how good the protagonist really was. He was a typical fare in typecast, but the writing made me care more about him than most other Goosebumps protagonists. To see him end up with that outlook just makes me sad. Idk, the ending works for the story. Just feel it doesn’t work for the character much.
I’d recommend this one after all I said though. You’ll truly get a sense of evolution throughout the story. The villain has some interesting things about them. The bully and the supporting characters have their moments. There’s some creepy things to immerse into and funny moments to laugh with. I can say with a high honesty, I’d recommend this any day over Trick Or Trap. Oh and if I forgot to mention it outright, this is a Halloween book. Not the most Halloween feeling, but it does have the aura (kind of). I don’t think most people would be at all disappointed heavily with this one.
October 3, 2025
I have fond memories of my mother reading me this book, and I remember reading it myself and enjoying it thoroughly. However, things age, and opinions change, and this book was no different. Sadly, the only great thing about the Haunter is its cover art. In fact, it’s fantastic. Truly a masterpiece. But the contents of the book really upset me, and surprisingly the boring first-half was a best part of the book. Wow. Jumping into the few positives I have, I liked the concept. Conceptually, this book should work really well. It’s a neat concept that plays on certain ideas with a solid message. And there’s a nice, kinda spooky haunted house segment, albeit mediocre. That’s it! Now time to take a massive shit on this near-atrocity. The Haunter is the most lame villain I’ve ever seen. Like, he’s just a spooky ghost with a really fine concept. He has no substance besides a half-assed backstory. Speaking of half-assed, Stine had the audacity to throw in a 7-page ‘climax’ (short, I know) that is essentially a shitty rushed out “enjoy life to the fullest” message. Fuck that blatantly lazy crap. If it were maybe 30 pages with SOME substance to it, I would’ve been like “okay, that’s nice”, but it’s just so weirdly thrown in there with a random new concept thrown in that just can’t help but just be dissatisfied. The first half is boring, the characters suck major balls, and it’s repetitive. That’s all my other issues… oh wait. Alright, what I’m about to say is my BIGGEST gripe I have for this book, and it’s slightly personal: the book is offensive. At least to me, anyways. The second half of the story is an attempted play on schizophrenia (kiss my ass, I’ll spoil it all I want). It’s something Stine has done before and I’ve never had an issue with it. But the way it’s done here is super wrong. It’s not only really cringe and dumb, but it also feels like it’s calling people with schizophrenia autistic. Yeah. It plays it out in a way where it’s like “schizophrenia is funny” and makes fun of them, which is SUPER fucking dumb. The reason I am truly taken aback by this is because I have family with schizophrenia, and I’ve seen schizophrenic episodes play out. It’s not joking manner, and unlike other times Stine has used it where it’s a great theme or not done in a dumb ill-minded manner, Stine used it horribly here. But even still—I think people could see this being a pretty crude representation of schizophrenia. And that’s where that rant ends. If I had any other negatives, it’d be the bitter ending (although it is explained surprisingly well), another case of immediate acceptance that occurs in the 7-page ‘climax’ I mentioned earlier, and the lack of a story. This book gets a 3/10, one of the worst Goosebumps stories I have ever read… typical Most Wanted.
September 10, 2019
Quick fun read. Not my favorite Goosebumps story. The story goes at a good pace and ties together at end. Best part is the events while inside the mansion. Gave me that nostalgic feeling of remembering old Goosebumps.
December 7, 2016
Probably The Hunter is one of the best goosebumps series I've ever read. Haunted mansion was pretty scary place. Places like this always gives me goosebumps.
August 16, 2025
1/10, shocked that Stine can write stuff this bad.
October 14, 2021
I'm not the intended audience for this one but I still thought the first half was a good haunted house story. The last half wasn't as good but still funny. Only two adults in this story acted like adults actually would given the circumstances but maybe that's a trope for the intended age group? Anyways, I hadn't read a Goosebumps in like 20 years so this felt nostalgic.
August 15, 2016
3.5 stars. This was a really good fast read. One of the better books of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps, in my opinion. I really enjoyed this.
September 8, 2020
A very fun book at the beginning. Got a little crazy towards the middle and wrapped up pretty nice at the end. 3 out of five stars
July 27, 2024
When your favorite middle schooler gives you reading homework, you absolutely must do it. Thank you to my little brother for recommending that I read this and for letting me borrow his copy.
October 16, 2022
What if there really was ghosts in the marple house! Ghost weren't always friendly. If ghost were friendly, there wouldn't be so many terrifying ghost stories.
We follow Sammy our protagonist and narrator who's considered to be the nices and most well behaved kids in school. (with how timid he is about everything) However, that all changes one day when he and his classmates are giving special group assignments.
Are haunted houses real? Those four words were about to ruin my life.
Okay, firstly I have to start with the very inticing cover which made me excited to read it. Everything about the looks of this speaks to me especially for this seasonal time of year it just SCREAMS HALL👻WEEN. And look at those cool nails, (highlighted in color even better). This has got to be the best Goosebumps cover art I've seen yet. I really enjoyed this special edition Goosebumps book The Haunter not only for nostalgia reasons, but it was perfect for getting into the Halloween spirit.
Now, something I want to mention which isn't about this particular book well, kind of I guess. I was completely unaware with how many different Goosebumps Series there actually are. There have been several spin-off Goosebumps titles of books sinse the original series in the early 90's thirty years ago. Though, I did know about Tales To Give You Goosebumps as both were written around the same time. We have Goosebumps "Horrorland" series then Goosebumps "Hall of Horror" speaking of, I recently found a book in that series call The Five Masks of Dr. Screem which is now my 2nd favorite Goosebumps cover ever and I'm also excited to hopefully read soon. Continuing Goosebumps "Most Wanted" series and Goosebumps "Slappy World" series I know there's another another one that I'm forgetting about but that being said I will be going tru all these series and picking out one book to read this year that feels the most halloweeny.
Suddenly everyone was silent. I knew what Rubin was doing, he was pretending he couldn't open the the door just to scare us, typical Rubin joke. Clever but not clever enough to fool me. This was my chance to impress her, I said. Let me try the door I pushed pass the others I took a deep breath and twisted the knob, I gave the door a hard push I felt it slid open then slam back shut. Oh wow Oh wow I murmured. Someone IS pushing back on the door. This is getting scary and we not even in the house yet.
Sometimes the way the characters spoke and things they said, made me think of Sco0by-Doo specifically shaggy. The Haunter was a good mix of horror and humor. I haven't read such a perfect (almost) Goosebumps book that I can remember as One Day at Horrorland which was my first ever Goosebumps book I've read. I love the plot twist in The Haunter what seems like your traditional haunted house story, if you're thinking that you be mistaken. It's unexpected and it's unique but it's also a twist I have seen once before with Wait Till Helen Comes so if you know that story then you should have a somewhat idea of how this Goosebumps book will play out.
The only reason I didn't give this fully 5ive deserve st⭐rs I thought the ending could've really been better. But other than that, everything else that came before was a hauntingly great October time.
Look on the bright side Summer said, if there is a ghost in there we'll all get A's on our report. Summer is a straight A student but I never realise how obsessed she is about grades. Didn't she think for a second of how dangerous this ghost can be. . .
. . .This is why they make so many horror movies about Halloween night I said.
November 10, 2021
I don't care how old I am, but reading R.L. Stine's work from Fear Street to Goosebumps has always been my deepest excitement where he places his own characters in twists and turns for the worse and for the good. His horror fun stories always made me relax, even today it still does. I love his work since I was a kid and was introduced to the Fear Street series by my own teacher since he kind of freaked out when he'd seen I read loads of Stephen King. Once I was handed R.L. Stine Fear Street series, I could never stop and collected as much as I could, even Goosebumps. Come home from school to watch the television program. What's there not to like from this author? Reading this one was very exciting. A kid who is practically a well-behaved student does a ghost haunt with his classmates on Halloween due to an assignment given by their teacher. Even though he was warned ahead of time, he still entered the haunted house to show the other classmates how unafraid he was. Showing bravery could sometimes leave you with a...surprise. I give this book 5 stars because not only am I a fan of Mr. Stine's work, this book was very thrilling, funny and exciting. I recommend this book to the fullest!
January 30, 2026
I loved this book !! the main character Sammy Baker had everything. shy but timid kid. Can be frighted easily but eager to prove himself. Sammy had a crush on this poplaur girl named Summer Magee who happen to be in the same grade as him. Maybe a little love in Pardise. On Hallween night the go into this old haunted mansion Sammy turns in a ghost for a sort while. He the star of the school ! Sammy quite the comedian !! When Sammy a ghost hes relationship with Summer improves. Summer even asks Sammy to sit by her at lunch. Wow Sammy says shocked !! In the end Sammy turns back into human but th ghost boy turns into a human too. They go to the same school now ! They are both connected to each other and still part ghost !!
May 10, 2019
I was looking for something to read and I just happen to see this book that my son owns. I just delve into it and found it very easy and enjoyable to read. There are a lot of funny and spooky things the young me enjoyed. However I was worried about the dangerous and crazy things Sammy was doing and also what Rubin was always up to. I guess the old me just was too much of an adult for it. Overall I loved the book especially the ending. Good fun!
June 26, 2020
I had been eagerly waiting for this book as this was my 3rd read of the Most Wanted series. The beginning of the book was nice and I would say till the part three I enjoyed the story. But after that I could not connect with the story. Maybe if I were Sammy's age then the horror of what happened to him would have felt real. Overall this was a good story.
3/5 stars for the Haunter. Would recommend it for a light read or for younger readers.
3/5 stars for the Haunter. Would recommend it for a light read or for younger readers.
June 6, 2017
R.L. Stine the author of The Haunter. this book is about a group of kids that need to do a project that the teacher gave so there project was to go to the old and scary haunted house in the night to find out if there was a die kid in the old and scary hunt house. I like this book because there is a old scary hunt with a die kid in the house.
October 3, 2025
4.5/10
I wanted to rate this one so much higher but I just can’t, it was a massive disappointment.
The book had some fun moments but the book just felt like a watered-down ghost possession story plus a lot of filler.
Also the ending is absolutely horrendous and lazy, I hated it.
This book is not absolutely terrible but I don’t recommend it.
I wanted to rate this one so much higher but I just can’t, it was a massive disappointment.
The book had some fun moments but the book just felt like a watered-down ghost possession story plus a lot of filler.
Also the ending is absolutely horrendous and lazy, I hated it.
This book is not absolutely terrible but I don’t recommend it.
November 3, 2020
I liked the twist at the end where the main character thinks he is disconnecting the ghost from himself but ends up bringing the ghost back to life resulting in a new classmate that can control his mind.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 16, 2022
The book's twists were great and unique, but at the end, I felt like there had to be more to the story and that it was incomplete, which is why I'm giving it only three stars. However, the story in general is great and I really liked it.
October 5, 2024
2.5 stars. Closer to 2 so I went with that. It’s just a story not worth telling. Got it to read Halloween books for the month. While I’m not upset that I read it, there was little substance to it. Cool cover though.
October 13, 2024
Rubin Rubino is a dick.
A quick halloween read. I found this book to be a bit repetitive in language/ word choice and plot, but over all a pretty good spooky-light read. This felt like an intro to possession stories with an ending that is truly horrifying- that loss of bodily autonomy.
A quick halloween read. I found this book to be a bit repetitive in language/ word choice and plot, but over all a pretty good spooky-light read. This felt like an intro to possession stories with an ending that is truly horrifying- that loss of bodily autonomy.
July 22, 2025
The best Goosebumps book I’ve read this year!! (2025 i mean!!) left me hooked to the end. It was a great idea to make this a longer, special edition.
Plus i got it for the same price as regular Goosebumps at ₹99 or just over a $1 usd or £1
5.32 ⭐️
Plus i got it for the same price as regular Goosebumps at ₹99 or just over a $1 usd or £1
5.32 ⭐️
December 30, 2025
this was a complete rollercoaster of emotions. but i didn't like the fact that the ghost only targetted sammy
in my opinion, it would've been much better if all the students in his group were haunted by the ghost and they came together to leave that ghost behind
in my opinion, it would've been much better if all the students in his group were haunted by the ghost and they came together to leave that ghost behind
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 4, 2026
This is a very scary book. Silly plot- check! Scares- check! Bully plots- check! Ghosts- Double check! This is one of my favorite Goosebumps books and I love it! I read this in my school library, so it wasn't very damaged either.
July 2, 2017
Another cute book in the Most Wanted series.
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