R. L. Stine with some of his creations. Clock-wise from top-left: The Abominable Snowman, the Ghost of the Beach, the Shrunken Head, a living scarecrow, Prince Khor-Ru, a monster's hand, Slappy the Dummy, evil Lawn Gnomes, Monster Blood, Amaz-O's rabbit, Curly the Skeleton and his dog, R.L. Stine, Cuddles the hamster.

Goosebumps is a series of children's horror fiction novellas created and authored by R. L. Stine. Sixty-two books were published under the Goosebumps umbrella title from 1992 to 1997, the last one being Monster Blood IV. Robert Lawrence Stine (born October 8, 1943) [1], known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. ... Goose bumps on a human Goose bumps, also called goose pimples, goose flesh, chill bumps, chicken skin, or the medical term cutis anserina, are the bumps on a persons skin at the base of body hairs which involuntarily develop when a person is cold or experiences strong emotions such... Image File history File links Goosebumpscastwithstine. ... Image File history File links Goosebumpscastwithstine. ... The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena is the 38th book in author, R.L. Steins Goosebumps series. ... Ghost Beach is the 22nd novel in the Goosebumps book series by R. L. Stine. ... How I Got My Shrunken Head is the 39th book in R. L. Stines Goosebumps series about a boy named Mark Rowe who receives a shrunken head from his aunt, who explores jungles for a living. ... The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight is the 20th book in R.L. Stines Goosebumps series. ... The Curse of the Mummys Tomb is a novel in R.L. Stines Goosebumps series. ... How To Kill A Monster is number #46 in R. L. Stines Goosebumps series. ... Slappy the Dummy is a fictional character in the Goosebumps childrens series by R.L. Stine. ... Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes is the 34th novella in the Goosebumps series. ... Monster Blood is the third book in R. L. Stines Goosebumps series. ... Bad Hare Day is a 1996 Goosebumps novella by childrens writer R.L. Stine. ... Monster Blood was a series of books from R. L. Stines Goosebumps series that had three sequels. ... “Horror story” redirects here. ... A novella is a narrative work of prose fiction somewhat longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. ... Robert Lawrence Stine (born October 8, 1943) [1], known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. ... List of Goosebumps books is a list of books from the Goosebumps book series by R. L. Stine. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Monster Blood was a series of books from R. L. Stines Goosebumps series that had three sequels. ...

The signature cover illustrations for the Goosebumps, Goosebumps 2000 & Goosebumps Gold were done by artist Tim Jacobus. The covers for the later Give Yourself Goosebumps series (#25 onwards and all Special Editions) were done by Craig White. Tim Jacobus in an artist (born April 21, 1959) currently living in Budd Lake, New Jersey. ...

The Goosebumps series was often challenged in American libraries for their sometimes-violent content; the novels were fifteenth on the American Library Association's list of most frequently challenged books from 1990 to 1999.^[1] They are scary stories for children aged twelve and under, and include references for adults to enjoy. ALA Logo The American Library Association (ALA) is a group based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. ... This article is about the year. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ...

The series spawned several spinoffs, also written by Stine, including Give Yourself Goosebumps and Goosebumps: Series 2000 which appeared in 1995 and 1998 respectively. Give Yourself Goosebumps is a childrens horror fiction gamebook series by R. L. Stine. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

The series inspired two board games produced by Milton Bradley, "Terror in the Graveyard" and "Escape from Horrorland", two PC games produced by DreamWorks Interactive entitled "Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland" and "Attack of the Mutant", and a TV series. For the Oakland Athletics outfielder, see Milton Bradley (baseball player) The Milton Bradley Company is an American game company established by Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1860. ... EA Los Angeles (formerly DreamWorks Interactive) was founded in 1995. ...

During the height of the series popularity, two parody books were released by an author going by the penname R.U. Slime called Gooflumps: Eat Cheese and Barf! and Stay Out of the Bathroom. A parody (pronounced ), in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, or author, by means of humorous or satiric imitation. ...

Inspirations

A lot of Stine's plots are, by his own admission, based on classic sci-fi/horror movies, TV shows, and stories. For instance, one of the most popular books in the series, Night of the Living Dummy, was inspired by Stine's reading of the original Italian version of Pinocchio, while taking its title from the film Night of the Living Dead. The book It Came From Beneath The Sink! took its title from the 1955 science fiction film It Came from Beneath the Sea, though plotwise there is little resemblance between the two. The two-part Series 2000 book Invasion of the Body Squeezers is an obvious parody of the classic science fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Phantom of the Auditorium is a clear parody of the french novel The Phantom of the Opera. Many books also resemble episodes of the original television series, The Twilight Zone, including Say Cheese And Die, Welcome To Camp Nightmare, Be Careful What You Wish For, and The Haunted Mask and its sequel, to name a few. A Give Yourself Goosebumps book, Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum, was based on the film House of Wax. Another Give Yourself Goosebumps book, Zombie School, is based on the movie They Live, and features the same subliminal advertising as the movie. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Horror Movie redirects here. ... For other uses, see Pinocchio (disambiguation). ... This article is about the 1968 film directed by George A. Romero. ... film poster of It Came From Beneath The Sea It Came From Beneath The Sea is an American black and white 1955 science fiction film produced by Sam Katzman and Charles Schneer for Columbia Pictures Corp. ... Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1956 science fiction film. ... This article is about the Gaston Leroux novel. ... The Twilight Zone is a television series created by Rod Serling. ... House of Wax can refer to: House of Wax, a 1953 3D horror film starring Vincent Price. ... They Live is a 1988 film directed by John Carpenter, who also wrote the screenplay under the pseudonym “Frank Armitage”. The movie is based on Ray Nelsons 1963 short story Eight O’Clock in the Morning. ...

Popular books and characters

Stine named the original Night of the Living Dummy as his favorite Goosebumps book in his autobiography. The main character of the book Slappy the Dummy has earned the reputation of Goosebumps' most popular antagonist. He will be featured in the first book of Goosebumps HorrorLand, Revenge of the Living Dummy. The Monster Blood series is also very popular among fans, albeit not to the extent of the above. There were three sequels, and an upcoming Goosebumps HorrorLand book Monster Blood for Breakfast!. The book One Day at Horrorland proved to be so popular that R.L. Stine wrote a sequel titled Return to Horrorland and later the entire Goosebumps HorrorLand series. Two games spun off from the book both named Escape from Horrorland, one version a boardgame, the other a computer game. The Haunted Mask and its sequel The Haunted Mask II proved so popular that both were made into TV episodes. Stine even planned a sequel for the nonreleased Goosebumps Gold series called The Haunted Mask Lives! There was even a reproduction of the Haunted Mask sold in certain stores. There is now a planned Scream of the Haunted Mask in the Goosebumps HorrorLand series. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of Goosebumps books. ... Slappy the Dummy is a fictional character in the Goosebumps childrens series by R.L. Stine. ...

Some of the most popular characters of the book are Cuddles the Hamster from Monster Blood II, Slappy the Dummy, the Horrorland Horrors, Amaz-O the bunny magician from Bad Hare Day, Prince Khor-Ru the mummy, the Mud Monsters, the Egg Monsters from Mars (also being some of the most benevolent monsters), the "Beasts from the East," and Curly the Skeleton. Curly, while having no appearance in any of the books, became the spokesperson and mascot for Goosebumps and has been illustrated in various Goosebumps memorabilia, along with being featured on the cover of five of the Tales to Give You Goosebumps anthologies. Amaz-O from Bad Hare Day and Evan Ross from the Monster Blood books would be featured as guest stars in Return To Horrorland. Goosebumps HorrorLand draws off popular Goosebumps mini-series and will feature the return of many classic villains.

Stine has also named Brain Juice,^[2] and Invasion of the Body Squeezers^[3] (both from the Goosebumps 2000 series) as two more of his favorite books.

Overall, the series itself was so popular that it helped spawn a number of children's horror book series in the 1990s, including Spooksville, Spinetinglers, Shivers, Deadtime Stories, Bone Chillers and Graveyard School. List of tiles in the Spooksville series by Christopher Pike as published in Great Britain by Hodder Childrens Books and in the USA by Pocket Books 1. ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Shivers was a book series which was conceived during the popularity of the Goosebumps series, and follows in a similar vein. ... Bone Chillers is a formerly popular series of childrens horror fiction novellas and TV show created and authored by Betsy Haynes. ... Graveyard School is a series of childrens horror fiction novellas created and authored by Tom B. Stone. ...

Conventions

The primary protagonist(s) of a Goosebumps story is often situated in a remote location or somehow isolated from typical societal conventions. This can be as simplistic as comfortable suburban areas, or as exaggerated as boarding schools, foreign villages, campsites, unfamiliar relatives' homes or oversea areas. The books in the Goosebumps series usually feature semi-homogenous plot structures with normal kids being, frequently indirectly, involved in scary situations; chapters end in cliffhangers, and after the central conflict has either been or appears to have been resolved, there is often a twist ending. Also, in his autobiography, R.L. Stine has stated that he often ends chapters in a state of suspense. Following the conclusion of every Goosebumps book, Stine includes a 1-3 chapter draft preview of the next book in the series. A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in which a movie or novel contains an abrupt ending, often leaving the main characters in a precarious or difficult situation (for instance, hanging from the edge of a cliff). ... A twist ending or surprise ending is an unexpected conclusion or climax to a work of fiction, and which often contains irony or causes the audience to reevaluate the narrative or characters. ...

Twist endings

Many books feature a twist in the end, similar to the format of those like The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone, such as Night of the Living Dummy, where the protagonists spent most of the narrative fighting a murderous dummy, only to be confronted with a second creature at the end. Another book in the series, The Girl Who Cried Monster, which was based on the fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf, also has a twist at the end; the main character's parents transform into monsters to protect her from the villain. Welcome to Dead House ends with a sadistic real estate agent, thought to be dead, turning up on the last page, seen in the distance by the main characters. A Shocker on Shock Street ends with the two main characters revealed to be robots, and in Attack of the Jack O'Lanterns it is revealed that two kids are aliens. The Outer Limits is an American television series. ... The Twilight Zone is a television series created by Rod Serling. ... The Girl Who Cried Monster is R. L. Stines eighth Goosebumps novel. ... For other uses, see Fable (disambiguation). ... The Boy Who Cried Wolf, illustrated by Milo Winter in a 1919 Aesop anthology For other uses, see Cry Wolf (disambiguation). ... Welcome to Dead House is the first book in R.L. Stines Goosebumps series. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Robots may refer to: Robot, an dogs-mechanical or bio-mechanical device Robots (film), a computer-animated film Robots (video game), based on the movie Robots (novel), a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov Robots (J-Pop) Robot (disambiguation) Category: ... // Attack of the Jack OLanterns is the 48th book in R.L. Stines Goosebumps series. ...

In some of the books there is a completely happy ending, as in Piano Lessons Can Be Murder and Why I'm Afraid Of Bees, in which the protagonist actually comes out better from his experiences (although in the latter he retains some traits from their transformation). In one book, The Cuckoo Clock Of Doom, the twist ending actually benefits the main character, as his bratty sister disappears due to his tampering with the space-time continuum. Piano Lessons Can Be Murder is the thirteenth book in R. L. Stines popular Goosebumps series of scary stories for young people. ... In R.L. Stines Goosebumps novel, a wimpy boy named Gary who is afraid of bees finds a computer bulletin advertisting a company where one can switch lives with another person. ... The Cuckoo Clock Of Doom is a book, and later an adapted television program, from the Goosebumps series of books by R.L. Stine. ...

List of books

Main article: List of Goosebumps books

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Goosebumps Graphix

Main Article: Goosebumps Graphix

In September 2006, Scholastic began releasing Goosebumps comic books. Titled Goosebumps Graphix, each is based on three Goosebumps books. Each book is approximately 135 pages in length, and each of the stories are illustrated by a different artist, producing several different unique art styles.

• The first book in the series, released September 2006, is titled Creepy Creatures, and contains The Abominable Snowman of Pasedena, The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight, and The Werewolf of Fever Swamp.
• The second, released in May 2007, Terror Trips, contains Deep Trouble, One Day at Horrorland, and A Shocker on Shock Street.
• The third, released in July 2007, Scary Summer, contains The Horror of Camp Jellyjam, Ghost Beach, and Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes.

Goosebumps HorrorLand

Main article: Goosebumps HorrorLand

R.L. Stine is writing a twelve-book series entitled Goosebumps HorrorLand. The series, based on One Day at Horrorland and other popular Goosebumps mini-series, is the first Goosebumps series where each book is part of the same plot:

The new series will be an immersive storytelling experience welcoming fans to HorrorLand, a vast theme park which R.L. Stine describes as "the scariest place on Earth." In a Goosebumps first, the new series will be a serialized adventure, and the story won't end on the final page of book #1. Instead, the spine-tingling and funny bone-tickling adventures will continue on the Internet and in books #2-12, each of which can also stand alone. The first nine HorrorLand books all will feature a combination of frightful new faces as well as the vilest villains from the original Goosebumps series. Ordinary kids are being summoned to HorrorLand-but why? Readers are in for the ride of their lives as the cast of characters trapped in the theme park grows larger with each book, and their situations become more and more perilous..

Books #10-12 will take place entirely in HorrorLand. Who-or what-is behind the evil plot to assemble these kids? The answer will be revealed in the final book. Soon after the debut of books #1 and #2 in April 2008, Scholastic will begin to reissue original Goosebumps books-ten bestselling titles that tie in with each new story as it unfolds in HorrorLand.

Scholastic will launch HorrorLand with a dedicated website that, with the publication of each book, will further the narrative and provide corresponding clues to help readers unlock the secrets to HorrorLand. In addition, the web site will offer readers original HorrorLand material not available in the books-including ten free internet-only related stories, bonus downloads, interactive games, and more.^[4]

Scholastic has opened a page previewing the titles in the series.^[5] The website EnterHorrorLand.com is a "gameplay experience which immerses fans in HorrorLand itself"^[6] which opened on February 20, 2008^[7]. The website EscapeHorrorLand.com is a "serialized, story-driven, fact-finding experience" hosted by Lizzie and Luke Morris, the protagonists of One Day at Horrorland.^[8]

Television series

For more details on this topic, see Goosebumps (TV series).

A popular television series was made, based on the Goosebumps books and the spin-offs. It ran for four seasons from 1995 to 1998 on Fox Kids. Goosebumps is a joint Canadian/American childrens television series that aired on YTV in Canada, and on FOX Kids in the United States from 1995 to 1998. ... This article is about Fox Kids in United States. ...

As of October 1, 2007 the series began running on Cartoon Network, presumably in honor of Halloween. For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ...

VHS and DVDs

Carly Beth in her mask from the episode "The Haunted Mask".

In the mid-late 1990s, several Goosebumps VHS tapes were released. DVDs of the series have also been released, many of which were contained episodes previously released on VHS. The DVDs run at approximately 44 minutes each, and include no special features or menus. Some include two separate episodes as opposed to a single two-part episode.
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• Released on September 7th, 2004: "Welcome to Dead House", "The Werewolf of Fever Swamp", "The Haunted Mask II" and "Night of the Living Dummy III"
• Released on April 12th, 2005: "Cry of the Cat", "Deep Trouble" and "How I Got My Shrunken Head"
• Released on September 6th, 2005: "Chillogy" (the first and only disc with three episodes on it), "The Ghost Next Door" and "Scary House" (note: "Chillogy" and "Scary House" were not based on Goosebumps novels.)
• Released on September 5th, 2006: "A Shocker on Shock Street", "My Best Friend is Invisible" (also includes "An Old Story" [based on a short story by R.L. Stine]), and "Perfect School" (based on a short story by R. L. Stine).
• Released on September 11th, 2007: "Night of the Living Dummy" (contains "Night of the Living Dummy II" and "Bride of the Living Dummy"), "Say Cheese and Die" (also includes "Say Cheese and Die - Again"), and "It Came From Beneath the Sink" (also includes "Strained Peas" [not based on a Goosebumps novel])
• To Be Released on September 16, 2008: "A Night in Terror Tower" (also includes "Stay Out of the Basement"); "Monster Blood" (also includes "More Monster Blood", "How to Kill a Monster" and "The Girl Who Cried Monster"); and "One Day At Horrorland" (also includes "Welcome to Camp Nightmare"). These DVDs, unlike previous releases, will include 4 episodes each as opposed to 2.

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Movie

Columbia Pictures has acquired rights from Scholastic to create a Goosebumps film; as of May 2008 it is focusing on finding a writer.^[9][10] The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ...

Video games

Two Goosebumps video games have been created for the PC, both for by DreamWorks Interactive^[11]: A 1996 game entitled "Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland", a sequel to the book One Day at HorrorLand, and "Attack of the Mutant", which was based on the book Attack of the Mutant but was a re-interpretation rather than a sequel. EA Los Angeles (formerly DreamWorks Interactive) was founded in 1995. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Scholastic will reveal a new Goosebumps video game in the fall of 2008.^[12][13]

Goosebumps in other languages

Goosebumps books were also popular worldwide.

• In Spanish, it was known as Escalofríos (literally "Goosebumps")^[14] in Latin America, and Pesadillas (literally Nightmares)^[15] in Spain.
• In Greek, the series is called Ανατριχιλες.
• In Swedish, the title is Kalla Kårar.
• The title in Danish is Gåsehud, a direct translation of the word "Goosebumps".
• In Norway, the title of the series is Grøsserne, meaning/defined as "Novel which uses horror effects", "Thriller" or "Chills".
• In Icelandic, the series is called "Gæsahúð", literally "goose skin".
• In French, the translation is Chair de Poule (literally "hen flesh", the French phrase for goose bumps).
• In Slovenian language, the translation is Kurja polt, a direct translation of the word "Goosebumps".
• In German, the title of "Goosebumps" is the direct translation "Gänsehaut"
• The Dutch translation is Kippenvel, which is Dutch for goosebumps. (However, the Dutch word originates from "chicken skin" instead of "goose bumps.")
• In European Portuguese the title is Arrepios (literally "Shivers").
• In Brazilian Portuguese the title has been maintained while each story's title was translated. (Say Cheese and Die for instance turned Sorria e Morra).
• In Hebrew, the title is "צמרמורת". which means "Goose-bumps".
• In Arabic, the title is "صرخة الرعب" which means "scream of horror".
• In Thailand, the title is "ชมรมขนหัวลุก" which means "Scary Club".
• In Finland, the title is Goosebumps.
• In Italian, the title is Piccoli Brividi which means "small shudders".
• In Polish, the title is Gęsia Skórka.
• In Russian, the title is Ужастики, meaning "Chillers". The TV series is entitled Мурашки, which is Russian for "goose bumps", though the word originates from "little ants".
• In Catalan, the title is Pànic, meaning "Panic".
• In Afrikaans as Grillers, literally something that gives you goosebumps.
• In Bulgarian,the title is "Гуусбъмпс".

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Footnotes

External links

• Goosebumps home from Scholastic Press
• Goosebumps HorrorLand previews from Scholastic
• Official Goosebumps Graphix site