Review: Crazy Spooky Fun!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2013
This story goes back to having Peter as the narrator, which is nice after having to put with grandfather and Scott for the last two stories. As this story warms up, Dill and Peter are headed to their therapy appointment with Dr. Prescott. However, unbeknownst to them Dr. Prescott has plans for a group therapy session, at the Shadow Hills Institute for the Criminally Insane.Happily, this story made up for the disappointments that were Story #16 and 17. As an added bonus, Gwen is along for the ride. Another old friend makes an appearance, when their therapist takes them to see Dr. Veedermeier, the man who made the Frankensteins.Things quickly go wrong, and the prisoners are set free with Dill, Peter, and Gwen still trapped in the asylum. On top of that, Dr. Prescott has gone through some, um, changes, and is now try to kill them. I love the moral dilemma Peter is put through at the asylum, where Peter is faced with the choice of helping Dr. Veedermeier escape and saving themselves in the process, or trying to stop him and putting all their lives in peril.This story is quite a bit darker than a lot of them, and has a couple of very disturbing scenes, although I don't think its quite as bad as `Peter and the Frankenstein.' However, I can see younger kids not being able to handle it.It was also nice to see how Peter reacted to mortal danger of the human variety. I also enjoyed seeing Peter's logic as he thinks through the morally grey choices that are his only options this time around.