Books like Welcome to Camp Nightmare

While not exactly spooky, Welcome to Camp Nightmare carries enough suspense and mystery to even be perplexing for adult readers. This is also one of R.L. Stine's earlier books in the Goosebumps series to feature more characters than usual, leading to more plot complexity when people start to go missing or appear to have been "removed" for some malicious purpose. For main character Billy, the increased gaslighting coupled with the creepy camp staff, strange events and bizarre rumors, leads him to start wondering if there's more going on than meets the eye, especially when he can't get a hold of his own parents and the camp doesn't seem to be taking any reported injuries seriously. The book reminded me a bit of the 1980's cult slasher film Sleepaway Camp, with the super-negligent staff and random deaths, although toned down from the violence and vulgarity considerably considering Welcome to Camp Nightmare is a middle grade novel. It's a fun summer read and not particularly long, but not too short or repetitive, either.