It Came from Beneath the Sink!
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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 |
| Publication date | April 1995 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 126 p. |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-590-48347-1 |
| Preceded by | Monster Blood III |
| Followed by | Night Of The Living Dummy II |
It Came from Beneath the Sink! is a novella in the series, Goosebumps by R. L. Stine.
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[edit] Plot
Two siblings who just moved in, discovers a sponge living in their sink that feeds on pain and suffering in this Goosebumps tale. The "sponge" has some rather odd properties. It seems to breathe and is warm. Unlucky things start to happen around the oldest sibling, Katrina. When their friend brings his "Encyclopedia on weird", they find it is called a Grool. From the book Katrina learns that by having it in her possession, it causes bad luck, often resulting in injury, both to her and to those around her. Also, she learns that if the grool's "owner" gives it to someone else, they die. After many failed attempts to dispose of it, she learns that it can not be destroyed in any violent or physical way. After brainstorming, she realises how to destroy it by doing the reverse, loving and soothing it The book ends with their dog Killer bringing in a Lanx (a parasitic potato-like creature) to Katrina and it then freezes not saying what's next.
[edit] Book's Description
Kat and her brother, Daniel, are so lucky. They just moved to a new house with tons of rooms, two balconies, and a lawn the size of a football field! But all that good luck is about to run out. Because there's something really evil living in their new house. Something that's moving. Watching. Waiting. Something that comes from beneath the kitchen sink...
[edit] Creature description
The Grool (according to Goosebumps) is a mythical sponge-like being which feeds off bad luck. It is considered a bad luck charm due to this reason. It changes colors when happy, and cannot be destroyed by force or strength (attempting to do so will only make the bad luck worse), and if passed on to another person, the previous owner will die within 24 hours unless they get it back before then. It can only be destroyed by showing it love and compassion. Any lingering effects of the Grool apparently wear off after it is destroyed. In the TV series they find out what the Grool is in the encyclopedia of the weird. A cousin of the Grool is the Lanx, which appears to be a potato that acts like a vampire. After latching onto a person with these teeth, it feeds off their energy and will not let go until it has drained them completely.
[edit] Tagline
It's warm! It's breathing! And it doesn't do dishes!
