Monster Movie!

Name: Monster Movie!
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Chuck Wendig
ISBN: 9781668643990

Author: Chuck Wendig

Narrator: Dan Bittner

Unabridged: 5 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Published: 09/24/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, Horror Stories, Children's Humor, Children's Social Themes, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

In this hair-raising and hilarious novel by New York Times bestselling author Chuck Wendig, a boy must face his many fears to save his town from a cursed videotape—before “The Scariest Movie Ever Made” devours his friends and family.

Ethan Pitowski is afraid of everything. Luckily, his best friends don’t mind, and when their entire class gets invited to watch a long-buried horror movie at the most popular boy in school’s house, Ethan’s friends encourage him to join in the fun. But when the “scariest movie ever made” reveals itself to be not just a movie about a monster, but a movie that is a monster, only a terrified Ethan escapes its clutches. Now he must find a way to stop the monster and save his friends (and also, um, get their heads back).

With his signature balance of kid-friendly horror and humor, Chuck Wendig crafts a spookily heartfelt novel about anxiety, friendship, and finding your unique voice and inner strength.

About Chuck Wendig

Chuck Wendig is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Aftermath. He is also the author of The Kick-Ass Writer from Writer's Digest Books. His Miriam Black books are currently being adapted into a major TV series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on November 03, 2024

4.0 Stars This was such a fantastic middle grade horror novel. It's obviously targeted at a younger audience but I was so impressed by the quality of this writing. I have loved so many of Chuck Wendig's adult novels and I felt that he brought the same quality of writing and storytelling to this work.......more

Goodreads review by Kate on September 08, 2024

Ethan is scared of everything. He knows about germs and horror films and all types of different accident. Google is his number 1 app, because it never lies to him. So when his two best friends try to convince him to see the SCARIEST MOVIE EVER MADE! he’s terrified and nothing his best friends say ca......more

Goodreads review by Tabitha on August 24, 2024

Thanks to NetGalley, Little, Brown Young Readers, and Hachette Audio for the advanced copy of the audiobook. Chuck Wendig is well-known for his adult horror and has been on my to-read for ages, so when I saw he had a middle grade horror out, I knew I had to check it out. I read a lot of horror in gen......more

Goodreads review by Pooja on June 24, 2024

Ethan is afraid of everything, so when his best friends Olivia and Harvey insist on him joining in on a screening of a mysterious film considered to be the scariest movie ever made, he refuses outright. However, when the movie turns out to be a monster bent on destroying the town, Ethan must brave h......more

Goodreads review by Ashlee on October 21, 2024

This review was originally posted on my blog [URL not allowed] Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a digital copy of this book through Net Galley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Monster Movie! is a fun middle-grade horror story about a monster movie that comes to life and sta......more

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Praise for Dust & Grim:

A New York Times Bestseller
An Amazon Best Children’s Book
A TXLA 2023 Lone Star Reading List Selection

* "Playing to strengths demonstrated in his many comics and tales for older audiences, not only is Wendig a dab hand at concocting extremely creepy critters, but here he also pulls together a secondary cast of quarrelsome but supportive allies for the beleaguered teens."—Kirkus, starred review

* "Wendig charges onto the middle-grade scene with a monstrously fun tale of family and funerary arts.... [The] easy writing style is a perfect vehicle for the humor and rapidly paced shenanigans that propel the narrative.... Monstrously fun.... A sure pick for those enamored by Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book and Tahereh Mafi’s Whichwood."—Booklist, starred review

* "Wendig thrills, enchants, and amuses in equal measure.... Peppered with nail-biting action scenes, the well-paced storytelling is as heart-felt as it is heart-racing, and readers who appreciate word play will love the snark-filled banter and witty narrative voice.... The ideal read-next for fans of Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, this is also perfect for readers who embrace the weirdness of family."—BCCB, starred review

* "A spooky, heartfelt, darkly funny adventure.... The importance of relationships, regardless of blood relation, runs deep and gives an endearing core to this perfect Halloween read."—Shelf Awareness, starred review