Goosebumps

MONSTER BLOOD IV
Goosebumps - 62 R.L. Stine (An Undead Scan v1.5)

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Evan Ross was thinking about Monster Blood. He thought about Monster Blood a lot. Evan wished he had never discovered Monster Blood. The sticky, slimy green goo had to be the most dangerous substance on Earth. Evan knew that as soon as you open a can of Monster Blood, you are doomed. The Monster Blood will grow and grow—and suck up everything in its path. And if you accidentally eat some of the green goo—look out! A tiny chunk of Monster Blood had turned Cuddles, the classroom hamster, into a growling monster as big as a gorilla! And when Evan accidentally swallowed a little bit of it, he shot up taller than his house. It was not the happiest day of Evan’s life. It was a day he kept trying to forget. So why was he thinking about Monster Blood today? His green sweater reminded him of Monster Blood. He had begged his mom not to make the sweater green. But she had already started knitting it. Too late to change colors. “You look good in green,” she told him. “It brings out your eyes.” “I don’t want to bring out my eyes,” Evan told her. He wanted to scream. The yarn she used was greener than the Jolly Green Giant! He pictured himself trapped inside a giant green blob of Monster Blood. “Wear it to your cousin Kermit’s,” Mrs. Ross instructed him. “I don’t need a sweater,” he protested. “Just put it in my suitcase.” “Wear it. It’s winter,” she insisted. “It gets cold, even here in Atlanta.” “I don’t want to stay at Kermit’s,” Evan grumbled, pulling the sweater over his head. Yuck. Green—and itchy. “How long are you and Dad going to be out West?” “Only nine or ten days,” his mother replied. “‘Only’?” Evan cried, struggling into the tight wool sleeves. “I’ll die! Aunt Dee’s food is so horrible! She puts that hot sauce on everything. Even brownies!” “Your aunt does not put hot sauce on brownies,” Mrs. Ross replied sternly. “She likes to make spicy food, but—” “I’ll explode!” Evan insisted. “And