Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle (original 2012; edition 2012)

by Charles Gilman

Series: Tales from Lovecraft Middle School (1)

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Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Suspense. HTML: "Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demons -- Lovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun!" --Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Strange things are happening at Lovecraft Middle School. Rats are leaping from lockers. Students are disappearing. The school library is a labyrinth of secret corridors. And the science teacher is acting very peculiar -- in fact, he just might be a monster-in-disguise. Twelve-year-old Robert Arthur knew that seventh grade was going to be weird, but this is ridiculous! Professor Gargoyle (Volume I in the Tales from Lovecraft Middle School series) is full of bizarre beasts, strange mysteries, and nonstop adventure. It's perfect for readers ages 10 and up. Best of all, the cover features a state-of-the-art "morphing" photo portrait -- so you can personally witness the professor transforming into a monster. You won't believe your eyes! "Gilman's debut and series kick-off is great fun for fans of light horror. The changing image on the cover will snag interest, and the spookily realistic black-and-white illustrations throughout complete this slick, scary, funny package. [There are] delectable hints of age-appropriate, Lovecraftian Otherness...with none of the purple prose." --Kirkus Reviews From the Hardcover edition. .… (more)

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Robert's school district was restructured, which means all his friends attend his old school and he has to go to the new Lovecraft Middle School, where the only kid he knows is his bully, Glenn. Robert soon meets Karina, a girl who seems annoyingly concerned with getting Robert to stand up to Glenn. She also knows more about hidden rooms of the school than the staff. When two of his classmates disappear, tentacles try to pull Glenn into a school locker, and Robert sees the science teacher eat a hamster, he starts to think something strange is going on at the new school.
The cover is a very cool hologram that shows a normal, grim man, and then a grinning demon. (

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mstrust | Oct 23, 2021 |

This book is a great start to a fun series. I love the little drawings throughout the books. The story has engaging characters. (

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LVStrongPuff | Nov 27, 2020 |

Decent mystery and likeable characters. This is light, but I think it's a good read for reluctant or low level readers with fun content. (

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bookbrig | Aug 5, 2020 |

I admit, it was the series that caught my eye: Tales from Lovecraft Middle School. I'm a sucker for Lovecraftian horror. This book had lots of promise; it was fulfilled on a middle school reader's level.

Yes, there was gentle horror for those of us used to Lovecraft -- I would certainly think it appropriate for the target audience. There was also a not-subtle message about bullying.

I've read too much in this genre to be surprised by this predictable book. However, for the young reader, I think it would be a page-turner. I certainly read it quickly.

Recommended for Lovecraftian completists and for middle-grade readers who like spooky stories. (

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Jean_Sexton | Feb 23, 2020 |

This book was a lot more enjoyable than I expected. This book was another one that I could barely out down, and that's saying a lot seeing I'm not really into Middle Grade books. Well written, characters believable, and even a little creepy.

It only got a 4 because I wasn't blown away but still loved it, if goodreads allowed for me to give it a 4.5, I would have. I will going on to the second book and allowing my 10 year old to read it. (

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Smith, Eugene	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #1, #2, and #3: #1: Professor Gargoyle, #2: The Slither Sisters, #3: Teacher's Pest by Charles Gilman

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Professor Gargoyle

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Professor Gargoyle

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2012

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Robert Arthur (student)

Glenn Torkells (student)

Karina Ortiz (mysterious girl)

Garfield Goyle (That's Professor Goyle to you! science teacher)

Lavinia Warren (school librarian)

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Dunwich, Massachusetts, USA (fictional)

Lovecraft Middle School, Dunwich, Massachusetts, USA (fictional)

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Robert Arthur was surrounded by strangers.

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Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Suspense. HTML:

"Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demons -- Lovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun!"
--Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Strange things are happening at Lovecraft Middle School. Rats are leaping from lockers. Students are disappearing. The school library is a labyrinth of secret corridors. And the science teacher is acting very peculiar -- in fact, he just might be a monster-in-disguise. Twelve-year-old Robert Arthur knew that seventh grade was going to be weird, but this is ridiculous!

Professor Gargoyle (Volume I in the Tales from Lovecraft Middle School series) is full of bizarre beasts, strange mysteries, and nonstop adventure. It's perfect for readers ages 10 and up. Best of all, the cover features a state-of-the-art "morphing" photo portrait -- so you can personally witness the professor transforming into a monster. You won't believe your eyes!

"Gilman's debut and series kick-off is great fun for fans of light horror. The changing image on the cover will snag interest, and the spookily realistic black-and-white illustrations throughout complete this slick, scary, funny package. [There are] delectable hints of age-appropriate, Lovecraftian Otherness...with none of the purple prose." --Kirkus Reviews

From the Hardcover edition.