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It’s yet another example of the darkness pervasive in the opening run of the series.

A hospital corridor or a table set for a birthday party are transformed into instruments of dread. The plot is basically an homage, rip-off, whatever of a Twilight Zone episode, “A Most Unusual Camera,” about a couple of thieves who steal a camera that creates photos of the future.įor a book about photography, Stine’s all about imagery and how settings and background can create unease and tension despite appearing so ordinary. Greg was played by a different actor in the sequel adaption “Say Cheese And Die – Again!” Greg Banks One of the other reasons why this book is so well known is because the TV adaptation’s version of Greg Banks was played by a young Ryan Gosling… in the original episode.

Stine had to go back and include a sequence in this book based on the cover after it was finished. I used to own a t-shirt with that image when I was a kid. “Say Cheese And Die!” is one of the original ten, and it’s one of the most well remembered due to Tim Jacobus’ striking cover artwork. It’s time again for another of my childhood faves, and it’s one of the first Goosebumps books I ever bought with my own money. Is Shari about to be taken out of the picture permanently? Only Shari’s not in the photograph when it develops. Shari even makes Greg bring the camera to her birthday party and take her picture. And then Greg’s father is in a nasty wreck.īut Greg’s friends don’t believe him. Like the snapshot Greg took of his father’s new car that shows it totaled. Greg thinks there is something wrong with the old camera he and his friends found. Tagline: One picture is worth a thousand screams. Title: Goosebumps #4 – Say Cheese And Die!, a.k.a. Say Cheese And Die Cover Artwork by Tim Jacobus