An overnight camping trip! Howie, the Monroe's faithful dog, is not excited, and Chester the cat is worried. The woods, Chester informs Harold, are not only full of cockleburs and ticks, but of spirits - evil spirits who prey on the innocent. Harold is not taking Chester seriously. But when two strange men and their even stranger dog set up camp next to the Monroes, things begin to happen that make even Harold wonder. Could Chester be right?
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"this one wasn't my favorite. mainly i think because of the way everything happened and turned out. partly because of dawg (no i didn't spell it wrong). but Howie i think was a very amusing addition to this story and was a good character to liven it up. this book was ok but no fantastic. "
— Alyssa (4 out of 5 stars)
" Maybe its because I've now read four of these in a row, or because I didn't read this one as a kid, or because this one's just dumb, or a combination of all of those, I didn't like this one as much as the others. It's like a cross between Deliverance, Dracula, Homeward Bound, and maybe some Sex and the City. Howie does seem to be turning into Carrie Bradshaw in this one. The Monroes and their pets are camping in the woods, where they meet two creepy yokels named Bud and Spud, and their dog Dawg. Bud and Spud lure the Monroes away from their campsite while Dawg lures the pets away from their owners and they get lost in the woods. Chester's convinced that they're all up to no good, and decides to tell a fanciful story about Bunnicula's origins that takes two chapters in the middle of the book and is an homage to old horror movies. As usual, their plight turns out not to be as dire as they thought, or anything like they thought at all, and harmony is restored to the family. "
— Joshua, 2/9/2014" Made my son laugh and laugh. "
— Carmen, 1/18/2014" Good story of Bunnicula's fictional past. "
— Darren, 1/8/2014" Very funny - besides some dated references to the Friday the 13th movies (which I had to explain) it was a fun book for kids and their parents. "
— Sera, 1/4/2014" I LOVED these books as a kid. "
— Carissa, 12/20/2013" this is a great read for dog and cat lovers "
— Sara, 12/16/2013" It was scary, but Chester is always wrong and it worked out in the end. "
— Blukany, 12/4/2013" One of my favorite series as a kid. "
— Ashley, 12/2/2013" Excellent story. Who doesn't love talking, paranoid animals? Pictures are a great added effect as well. I will read these books to my kids, just so I have an excuse to read them again! "
— Jacci, 11/29/2013" The 4th installment of the Bunnicula series, and I had to look it up to remember what it was about. There was a camping trip, some new characters, and I don't know. I remember nothing about it other than that. It gets a 2. "
— Jason, 9/17/2013" Funny and a bit creepy, one of my favorite books as a child! "
— Hpboy13, 7/11/2013James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers, including the modern classic Bunnicula and its highly popular sequels. In 2001, he published The Misfits, the story of four outcast seventh-graders who try to end name-calling in their school. The Misfits is now widely read and studied in middle schools throughout the country and was the inspiration for the national movement known as No Name-Calling Week, an event observed by thousands of middle and elementary schools annually.
Victor Garber is a Canadian film, television, and stage actor. Among his notable performances are his portrayal of Jesus in Godspell, John Wilkes Booth in Assassins, Jack Bristow in the television series Alias, Max in Lend Me a Tenor, Thomas Andrews in James Cameron’s Titanic, and as Canadian ambassador to Iran, Ken Taylor, in Argo.