One Day At Horrorland
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| Author | R.L. Stine |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Goosebumps |
| Genre(s) | Horror fiction, Children's literature |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
| Released | February 1994 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 123 p. |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-590-47738-2 |
| Preceded by | You Can't Scare Me! |
| Followed by | Why I'm Afraid Of Bees |
One Day At Horrorland was the sixteenth in R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series.
It begins with the Morris family on a vacation including Dad, Mom, the main character Lizzy, her brother Luke, and Luke's friend Clay. Unable to find Zoo Gardens the family instead finds "Horrorland" an amusement park. As soon as they get out of their car it explodes, trapping the family. Lizzy and the boys go to have some fun while the parents try to find a way to get home. They notice that there are signs describing the terrors of different rides, and also notice numerous "No Pinching" signs, but they are all passed off as jokes. After several terrifying and seemingly dangerous rides the kids notice that the "costumed" horrors seem a bit too serious about their work. The family soon learns that the Horrors actually broadcast the events that go on in Horrorland on "The Monster Channel", a channel dedicated to real live monsters. The leader, the Horrorland MC, explains that everyone thinks the signs are jokes but they are all true, and then Lizzie realizes that the "No Pinching" signs must have been true as well. She gives the Horrorland MC a big pinch and she starts to deflate. While all the other Horrors rush to her aid, the Morrisons steal one of the Horrorland buses and head home. But a Horror stowed away with them, giving them passes for next year.
A sequel to the book called "Return to Horrorland" was released under the Goosebumps 2000 series, and a two-part episode version of the book was made with an even bigger twist ending.
The book was very popular, enough so that it spawned a computer game, "Escape From Horrorland" which was a point and click adventure.
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