How to Be a Vampire

How to be a Vampire is a horror/supernatural thriller written for grade school children by author R.L. Stine. This novel is also part of the Ghosts of Fear Street series.

Andrew Griffin is a twelve-year-old boy who is interested in all things paranormal – vampires, werewolves, monsters of all kinds.

One day, Andrew wakes up from a strange dream, a dream about letting a vampire into his room. But the strangest thing of all is the bite marks on his neck. Andrew believes that his best friend T.J. must be playing a prank on him, especially when he finds a book under his bed titled How to be a Vampire.

Now Andrew is developing the strangest symptoms: He can’t stand to eat garlic, he has become allergic to sunlight, and he cannot bring show more himself to cross flowing water. Andrew begins to believe he might actually be turning into a vampire; and now that it is really happening, he decides he doesn’t want to be one of the undead. Can Andrew find a way to reverse the effects of the vampire bite before he becomes a vampire himself?

I really didn’t like this book. I thought that the plot was too simple. There was almost no back story. By the second chapter, Andrew had already been bitten by the vampire. The story also moved along so quickly that there was very little detail. There was also very little character development. The characters seemed very one-dimensional and because of this, I didn’t really care one way or the other what happened in the end to the main character, Andrew.

When I was in elementary school, I was a big fan of books written by R.L. Stine, but I don’t think this is one of his better ones. I wouldn’t recommend reading this book in particular; R.L. Stine has written better ones that I believe would be more enjoyable for young readers. show less

It was spooky but also funny.

i think the book is awesome with a great twist.

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Sie lauern überall. Niemand ist vor ihnen sicher. Doch wenn die Uhr Mitternacht schlägt, kommen die Ungeheuer aus ihren Verstecken und versetzen die Bewohner der Fear Street in Panik. So auch Andrew, der plötzlich seltsame Bissspuren am Hals hat. Als ihm dann auch noch Vampirzähne wachsen, weiß er, dass hier etwas nicht mit rechten Dingen zugeht. Will wird ebenfalls Opfer einer grauenvollen Verwandlung, und es gibt kein Zurück ...Enthält die beiden Einzelbände „Verhängnisvolle Verwandlung" und „Die Nacht der Verwandlung".