M. D. Spenser

Oh sweet nostalgia. I loved this kind of stuff when I was a boy. It started with Goosebumps in elementary school. They were popular with the boys of that age, but I was a bit obsessive. I just had to have them all! It didn't take long, however, for the 'horror' in the books to become less scary and even at times a little silly. At that point, I turned to the Shivers series.

Shivers is a lot like Goosebumps, just by a different author, and intended for a slightly hardier audience. The books, while still intended for the elementary crowd, were much scarier and I have fond memories of being absolutely terrified while reading them. So maybe I was a bit morbid as a child...

Terror on Troll Mountain is about a boy from Chicago who is visiting his family in Italy. He is told of a folktale involving a giant troll called the Orco who eats children. It's only natural for him to explore the forest in mountains in search for it!

I won't say these books are fine YA/Children's literature, but I have fond memories of them and I enjoyed revisiting this childhood favorite.… (meer)