It Came From Beneath the Sink by R. L. Stine is one weird Goosebumps tale. This book is number 30 out of 62 in the original Goosebumps series order. This book added the jump scares back and they were set up pretty well. This story starts fast and stays focused on what came from beneath the sink, and what happens if you take it out. This book reads fast because there is a ticking clock if the kids don’t do this one thing then someone can die. The monster is weird but I did like the origin and what it’s powers were. I liked what it took to defeat it and reminded me a lot of the ending to Ernest Scared Stupid. The twist at the end was okay I like that it was foreshadowed earlier. I think this is one of the better brother and sister relationships you can feel the love in their sibling rivalry. The plot feels like it came out of a 50’s B-movie.

The Plot Summary: Kat and her family have just moved into a big old house. They start moving in and Kat and Daniel are in charge of their do Killer. He starts barking wildly at an open cabinet that leads to the sink. Kat pulls the dog away then grabs the old sponge that the dog was barking at only to discover it’s not a sponge but a living thing. The sponge beats and hums her and Daniel end up fighting over it but they both notice that accidents happen when the sponge is near and can almost hear the creature laughing. They find out what it is in an Encyclopedia of the Weird and find out that it is deadly and the family is cursed.

What I Liked: That this story embraces the weird. There’s a lot of tension and a ticking clock element in the story that someone can die if something is not done. I liked the Daniel and Kat brother and sister relationship. This story felt fast and pretty narrative driven. I liked the made up video game titles that were totally 90’s. I liked the description in the Encyclopedia of the Weird and what the creature really is. I did like how that defeated the monster, but I think it was ripped from the movie Ernest Scared Stupid. I liked the description of the old house I want by house to have 2 balconies from two separate bedrooms.

What I Disliked: The plot point where the bully kid steals the sponge, it it looked like a dirty old sponge why would someone steal it and carry it around. Daniel’s best friend was super annoying and kind of the worst since he steals from his friend in the end.

Recommendation: This one is a really fun crazy weird plot, it reminded me of Piano Lessons can be Murder and how weird the plot got. This one was a better goosebumps in terms of story and staying focused. I rated It Came From Beneath the Sink by R. L. Stine 4 out of 5 stars. Here’s my full ranking of the 30 Goosebumps books that I have read in order to my favorite to least favorite: 1) A Night in Terror Tower, 2) Stay Out of the Basement, 3) Ghost Beach, 4) Piano Lessons Can Be Murder, 5) The Haunted Mask, 6) One Day At Horrorland, 7) Night of the Living Dummy, 8) Welcome to Camp Nightmare, 9) The Phantom of the Auditorium, 10) It Came From Beneath the Sink, 11) The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb, 12) Say Cheese and Die, 13) Let’s Get Invisible, 14) The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight, 15) Welcome to Dead House, 16) Monster Blood II, 17) The Girl who Cried Monster, 18)Deep Trouble, 19) The Ghost Next Door, 20) My Hairiest Adventure, 21) Be Careful What You Wish For… , 22) Return of the Mummy, 23) Why I’m Afraid of Bees, 24)Attack of the Mutant, 25) Go Eat Worms!, 26) The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, 27) Cuckoo Clock of Doom, 28) Monster Blood, 29) You Can’t Scare Me! and 30) Monster Blood III.