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Goosebumps

October 19, 2023

This article is about the book series. For the bumps on human skin, see Goose bumps. For other uses, see Goosebumps (disambiguation).

Goosebumps is a series of horror novels written by American author R. L. Stine. The protagonists in these stories are tweens or young teens who find themselves in frightening circumstances, often involving the supernatural, the paranormal, or the occult. Between 1992 and 1997, 62 books were published under the Goosebumps umbrella title. R. L. Stine also wrote various spin-off series, including, Goosebumps Series 2000, Give Yourself Goosebumps, Tales to Give You Goosebumps, Goosebumps Triple Header, Goosebumps HorrorLand, Goosebumps Most Wanted and Goosebumps SlappyWorld.[2] Additionally there was a series called Goosebumps Gold that was never released.

Goosebumps
AuthorR. L. Stine
Cover artistTim Jacobus
Mark Nagata
Craig White
Brandon Dorman[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherScholastic Corporation
PublishedOriginal series: October 25, 1992 – December 1997
Spin-off series: October 1994 – February 2000; April 2008 – present
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)

Audiobook

E-book
No. of books240[nb 1] (List of books)
Websitehttps://kids.scholastic.com/kid/books/goosebumps/

Goosebumps has spawned a television series, video games series, comic series and merchandise, as well as a series of feature films, starring Jack Black as Stine.

The series was originally published in English by Scholastic Press in the United States and Scholastic Hippo in the United Kingdom. Spanning various genres, including horror, comedy, fantasy, adventure, supernatural fiction, thriller, and mystery, the world of Goosebumps explores a multitude of themes.

Since the release of its first novel, Welcome to Dead House, in July 1992, the books have achieved immense popularity, garnered positive reviews, and achieved commercial success worldwide. They have captivated a diverse audience, including children and older readers, and have sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 languages as of October 2022,[3] becoming the second-best-selling book series in history (behind Harry Potter). At one point, the series held the distinction of being the best-selling book series of all time, selling over 4 million books a month during its prime.[4] Individual books in the series have been listed in several bestseller lists, including the New York Times Best Seller list for children.

Structure and genre Edit

 
An illustration of R. L. Stine with some of his creations. This illustration was from the cover of Stine's autobiography, It Came from Ohio!: My Life as a Writer.

The Goosebumps series falls under many genres but mainly horror and thriller, although Stine characterizes the series as 'scary books that are also funny'.[5] Each book features different child characters[6] and settings.[7] The primary protagonists are middle class and can be either male or female.[8] In Goosebumps stories, the central characters are often placed in remote or isolated locations, diverging from common societal conventions. This can range anywhere from comfortable suburban areas to boarding schools, foreign villages or campsites.[9] Books typically feature characters who either recently moved to a new neighborhood or are sent to stay with relatives.[8] The books in the Goosebumps series feature similar plot structures[10] with children being involved in scary situations.[11] At his peak, Stine was known to complete these stories extremely quickly, some of which were written in only six days.[12] The books are mostly written in first person narrative, often concluding with twist endings.[13] They contain surreal horror,[8] with characters encountering the strange and supernatural.[14]

The author has plot devices he follows throughout his Goosebumps books. Stine says he does not have any death in his stories, and the children in his novels are never put into situations that would be considered too serious.[15] He attributed the success of his books to their absence of drugs, depravity and violence.[16]

All Goosebumps books are written at a reading level ranging from 3rd to 7th grade.[17][18]

Inspiration and themes Edit

According to the documentary Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television, R.L. Stine said that he remembered reading the popular/infamous Tales from the Crypt comic books when he was young and credited as one of his inspirations. Books and characters in the series were inspired by books and films. For example, the character Slappy the Dummy was inspired by the literary classic The Adventures of Pinocchio.[19] Some of Stine's ideas for the books also came from real life; Stine got the idea for the book The Haunted Mask after his son, Matt, had a Halloween mask he had trouble getting off.[20] Stine also uses his childhood fears to help him write his books. The author said, "Luckily, I have a great memory. As I write a story, I can remember what it feels like to be afraid and panicky".[21] Stine states he often thinks of a title to a novel first, then lets the title lead him to a story.[22]

Two common themes in the series are children triumphing over evil and children facing horrid or frightening situations and using their own wit and imagination to escape them.[23] Stine does not attempt to incorporate moral lessons into his novels, and says his books are "strictly reading motivation".[24]

Characters Edit

Recurring characters who appear in multiple books and media.

Character Television series Films
Goosebumps Goosebumps Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
1995–1998 2015 2018
R. L. Stine Himself Jack Black
Slappy the Dummy Ron Stefaniuk
(puppeteer) 		Avery Lee Jones
(puppeteer)
Cathal J. Dodd
(voice) 		Jack Black
(voice) 		Mick Wingert
(voice)
Will Blake
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp 		Michael Barry John Bernecker CGI
Prince Khor-Ru Peter Jarvis Brian Gabriel Ben Bladon
Count Nightwing Earl Pastko Rory Healy Joseph N. Hardin
Scarecrow Stuntman John Herndon Alex T. Hill
Pumpkin Heads Christian Laurin
Stuart Clow 		Nick Stanner Stuntman
Chip & Hap Yvan Labelle
Jordan Prentice 		CGI
Carly Beth Caldwell
The Haunted Mask 		Kathryn Long Clare Halstead
The Lord High Executioner Robert Collins Drew Lamkins
Hannah Fairchild
The Ghost Next Door 		Nicole Dicker Odeya Rush
Brent Green Darcy Weir Jack Black
(voice)
The Abominable Snowman Stuntman CGI
  • Slappy the Dummy is the main villain of the Night of the Living Dummy saga and the mascot of the series.[25]
  • The Haunted Mask is the villain of the book saga of the same name.
  • The Horrors serve as the main villain(s) of Goosebumps #16: One Day at Horrorland and the HorrorLand book series.
  • The Monster Blood is the titular monster of the book series of the same name.
  • Amanda Benson is the protagonist of the first Goosebumps book, Welcome to Dead House.
  • Carly Beth Caldwell is one of the recurring protagonists of the Haunted Mask series.
  • Evan Ross is the main protagonist of the first four books of Monster Blood.
  • Lizzy Morris is the protagonist of the first two HorrorLand books and a major protagonist of the HorrorLand series.
  • The Menace is the main villain of the first story arc of the HorrorLand series.
  • Jonathan Chiller is the main villain of the second arc of the Goosebumps HorrorLand series.
  • Ray Gordon is the narrator character of the last part of the second arc of Goosebumps HorrorLand.
  • Billy Deep is the protagonist of the Deep Trouble series.

Original Goosebumps series Edit

 
R. L. Stine, the author of the Goosebumps series
Main article: Goosebumps (original series)

Following the success of Stine's young adult horror novels, the co-founder of Parachute Press (the company that developed the series),[26] Joan Waricha, persuaded him to write scary books for younger children.[27] Stine says the name for the book series came to him after he saw a TV station's ad in TV Guide that stated "It’s goosebumps week on Channel 11".[28][29] He originally signed a six-book deal with the publisher Scholastic,[30] but went on to write 62 books in the original series, the first book being Welcome to Dead House, released in July 1992. The series was originally aimed at girls, but both boys and girls enjoyed the series equally with half of Stine's fan mail being sent from boys.[15] The cover illustrations for this series were first done by Tim Jacobus.[31] Thirty-two of the books from the original series were later re-released with new artwork under the Classic Goosebumps rename.[32]

Spin-off series Edit

The books in the Tales to Give You Goosebumps and Goosebumps Triple Header series were written as short story anthologies, featuring a collection of stories in each book.[33] From 1994 to 1997, six Tales to Give You Goosebumps books were published. Two Goosebumps Triple Header books were released from 1997 to 1998, beginning with Three Shocking Tales of Terror: Book 1.[34]

Fifty Give Yourself Goosebumps books were published from 1995 to 2000, starting with Escape from the Carnival of Horrors. The books in this series were written as gamebooks, featuring multiple endings.[35] The books in this series were ghostwritten by several authors, including Kathryn Lance and Stine's sister-in-law Megan Stine.[36][37][38] Many of the cover illustrations for this series were done by Mark Nagata.[39]

Due to declining Goosebumps sales and increasing competition (primarily from another series from Scholastic, Animorphs), Scholastic and R. L. Stine decided to create Goosebumps Series 2000.[40] From 1998 to 2000, 25 books in the series were published, beginning with Cry of the Cat. The books in this series were written in a similar format and featured similar content to the original series,[41] but Stine classified them as being "much scarier."[30] The covers in this series were illustrated by Tim Jacobus.[31]

The books in the Goosebumps Gold series appeared on illustrator Tim Jacobus's website[42] and marketing sites but were never released. In this series, Stine intended to write a sequel to The Haunted Mask II (The Haunted Mask Lives!), and a sequel to Welcome to Dead House (Happy Holidays from Dead House). It was one of the two-book series by Stine that was planned to be released in 2000 (the other was The Nightmare Room).[43]

The series was renewed in 2008 following the release of the first book in the Goosebumps HorrorLand series, Revenge of the Living Dummy, that was published on April 1, 2008.[44] Before the 2008 release of Revenge of the Living Dummy, there had not been a Goosebumps book published in almost 10 years.[45] Stine decided to start writing Goosebumps books again after receiving mail asking him to write new books in the series.[46] Nineteen Goosebumps HorrorLand books were published,[47] and books in the series mainly featured two stories.[23] The series continued in 2012 with new stories featuring some of the series' most memorable villains, including Slappy the Dummy, the Lawn Gnomes and others. The first book of the spin-off series Goosebumps Most Wanted, Planet of the Lawn Gnomes, was released in October 2012.[48]

Achievements, reception and controversy Edit

Achievements Edit

See also: List of best-selling books

"The first 27 paperback backlist titles on our list are all Goosebumps. The phenomenon is even more astounding when the sales figures are added up. Scholastic sold 19,125,700 copies of Goosebumps frontlist titles in 1995, and 12,906,800 backlist titles, for a grand total of 32,032,500 copies sold".

—Diane Roback, an editor for Publishers Weekly[49]

Following the release of the first novel in the series, the books quickly became popular, selling a million copies a month soon after they first appeared,[6] and four million copies a month by the mid-1990s.[50] Individual Goosebumps books appeared in the New York Times Best Seller list for children[51] and the USA Today bestseller list.[52][53] In 2001, Publishers Weekly listed 46 books in the series in its list of bestselling children's paperback books of all time.[54] Goosebumps was a bestseller in many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia.[55]

In 1996, the book series accounted for almost 15% of Scholastic's annual revenue. Following the decline of Goosebumps sales next year, Scholastic's sales had dropped 40%.[56] The decline in Goosebumps book sales had made front-page news of most newspaper business sections, which Patrick Jones stated "demonstrates the impact and importance of R. L. Stine. One writer, it seems, influences the fate of an entire company".[57]

As of 2008, the Goosebumps series maintains an 82% brand awareness among children 7–12.[58] It is listed as the number two bestselling children's book series of all time[59] and as Scholastic's bestselling children's book series of all time.[60] By 2014, according to Scholastic, there were 350 million copies of Goosebumps books sold in 32 languages,[61] including Chinese, Czech, Spanish, and Hebrew.[55] As of 2008, the book series sells about two million copies annually.[27]

Three books from the Goosebumps series have won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Book: Deep Trouble in 1995 (the award category's first year),[62] the book Tales to Give You Goosebumps in 1996,[63] and Deep Trouble II in 1998.[64] In 2000, the series was ranked as the number two children's books by the National Education Association, as chosen by children.[65] In 2003 Goosebumps was listed at number 188 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's 200 "best-loved novels."[66]

Reception Edit

Upon the release of the first book, Welcome to Dead House, Goosebumps received critical acclaim with many critics and readers praising the series for its dark nature, villains, likable protagonists and for being much more mature compered to other children's book series at the time. Slate's Katy Waldman classified a classic Goosebumps story as "funny, icky, and just a bit menacing".[67] Following the release of the first Goosebumps HorrorLand book, Publishers Weekly stated in a starred review that the new Goosebumps series was "deliciously chilling".[68] Two reviewers of the Goosebumps books did not feel that the books were high quality literature. U.S. News & World Report's Marc Silver thought the series was "quite tame". He called the Goosebumps books "subliterature", stating the plotting in the books was careless and that characters in the stories rarely grew.[69] Roderick McGillis, from the academic journal Bookbird, described the books as camp, writing the books "are so artificial, so formulaic, so predictable, so repetitive". McGillis also felt that the content of the Goosebumps series is "thin in the extreme".[70]

Stine's books have a reputation for getting children excited about reading, which the writer is very proud of.[22] James Carter, writing in Talking Books: Children's Authors Talk About the Craft, Creativity and Process of Writing, stated "regarding Point Horrors and Goosebumps, I feel that anything that children read avidly is a good thing".[71] Librarian and writer Patrick Jones commented that "[t]he real horror is a culture where kids, especially boys, don't read—and Stine has done his best to stop that turn of the screw from happening in his lifetime".[72]

Book challenges Edit

Goosebumps was listed 15th in the list of most frequently challenged books during 1990–1999[73] and 94th in the list of top banned/challenged books during 2000–2009[74] by the American Library Association (ALA). According to the ALA, a challenge is an attempt by a person or group to remove or restrict materials from a library or school curriculum.[75] The series was challenged for being too frightening for young people and depicting occult or demonic themes.[76] By 1997, the ALA was informed of 46 challenges, over 75% of which occurred in school libraries. The rest of the challenges were held in public libraries or the location of the challenges were unknown.[77] The same year, a hearing by the Anoka-Hennepin School District to ban the books was broadcast by C-SPAN.[78] In the hearing, most of the parents and children felt the books should not be banned,[79] and the school district's book review committee decided to keep the books.[80]

Adaptations and merchandise Edit

Audiobooks Edit

Main article: List of Goosebumps audiobooks

Walt Disney Records and Scholastic Audiobooks have adapted Goosebumps into numerous audiobooks since 1996.

Television adaptations Edit

Main articles: Goosebumps (1995 TV series) and Goosebumps (2023 TV series)

In the 1990s, a Goosebumps TV series was produced in Canada by Protocol Entertainment in association with Scholastic Productions.[81] The TV anthology series ran for four seasons from 1995 to 1998,[60] premiering on the Fox Kids Network on October 27, 1995.[82] The series mainly featured plots based on the Goosebumps books, among them The Haunted Mask and Cuckoo Clock of Doom. The TV series aired in over 100 countries[83] and it was the number one rated children's TV show for three years in the United States.[84] Margaret Loesch, formerly the CEO of Fox Kids, offered Scholastic a TV deal after her son responded positively to the Goosebumps book Say Cheese and Die! she had bought for him a day earlier.[50] A book series, titled Goosebumps Presents, was based on the TV series.[36]

On April 28, 2020, it was announced that a new Goosebumps live action TV series was in the works by Scholastic Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television Studios and Neal H. Moritz's production company Original Film.[85] In February 2022, it was announced that the series will be heading to Disney+. It premiered on Disney+ on Friday, October 13, 2023.[86]

Film adaptations Edit

Main articles: Goosebumps (film) and Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

A film adaptation of Goosebumps[87][88][89][90] was released on October 16, 2015,[91] directed by Rob Letterman[92] written by Darren Lemke[93] and duo Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski[94][95] with Neal H. Moritz and Deborah Forte, the latter of whom developed the TV series, producing the film[90] and stars Jack Black as a fictionalized version of R. L. Stine "whose scary characters literally leap off the page, forcing him to hide from his own creepy creations" with Dylan Minnette as Zach Cooper,[96] and Odeya Rush was cast as R. L. Stine's fictional daughter, Hannah.[97] In the film, Hannah's father R. L. Stine keeps all the monsters in the series locked up in his books. When Zach unintentionally releases the monsters from the books, Zach, Hannah, and Stine team up in order to put the monsters back where they came from.[97]

A sequel, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween[98] was released on October 12, 2018,[99] directed by Ari Sandel, replacing Letterman, due to being busy directing Pokémon: Detective Pikachu,[100] and written by Rob Lieber.[101] Jack Black returned in the sequel, making his characters the only one from the previous film to return,[102][103] the sequel stars Madison Iseman, Caleel Harris and Jeremy Ray Taylor as the new leads.[104]

Video games Edit

Main article: Goosebumps (video game series)

There are seven Goosebumps video games, two of which have been created for the PC by DreamWorks Interactive.[105][106] A 1996 game entitled Escape from HorrorLand is an interactive sequel to the book One Day at HorrorLand,[107] and a 1997 game entitled Attack of the Mutant was based on the book of the same name. Scholastic released a Goosebumps video game in October 2008 entitled Goosebumps HorrorLand, based on the series of the same name.[108] Another video game, Goosebumps: The Game, a prequel to the 2015 film, was released on October 13, 2015.[109] Goosebumps: Night of Scares, a mobile game based on the film and the book series was released for iOS and Android devices on October 15 of the same year.[110] A Mobile game, Goosebumps: HorrorTown was released in 2018. One last game released in 2020 called Goosebumps Dead of Night, available for PC and Consoles.

Comics Edit

Main article: Goosebumps (comics)

A comic book series, titled Goosebumps Graphix, was written based on books from the original series. There were three books published in the series; the first one, Creepy Creatures, was published on September 1, 2006. The second one Terror Trips is published in March 2007. The third one Scary Summer was released in July 2007. The fourth one Slappy's Tales of Horror is released in August 2015.[111]

IDW Comics later released a new Goosebumps comic series, with three issues per arc. Its first arc, Monsters at Midnight, was released from October to December 2017; a second arc, Download and Die!, was released from March to May 2018. The latest arc, Horrors of the Witch House was released from March to May 2019.[112] Each were also released as trade paperbacks.[113]

Other media Edit

Goosebumps has spawned merchandise, including T-shirts, board games, puzzles,[5] hats, fake skulls, dolls,[114] bike helmets, fake blood, and boxer shorts.[115] Goosebumps was also adapted into a stage play by Rupert Holmes in 1998[116] and a stage musical by John Maclay and Danny Abosch in 2016: Goosebumps The Musical, based on book 24: Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium.[117] Goosebumps has an official website, which garners 1.5 million page views each month as of 2008.[118] An attraction based on the series, the Goosebumps HorrorLand Fright Show and FunHouse, opened in October 1997 at Disney-MGM Studios's New York Street.[119][120] Before it closed, the attraction consisted of a stage play which featured characters from the series; this show played five times a day. The attraction also featured a funhouse, called the Goosebumps HorrorLand Hall of Mirrors, which contained a maze of mirrors along with other props and gags from the series.[121] In 2008, it was announced that Sally Corporation would market Goosebumps rides.[122] The books One Day at HorrorLand and A Night in Terror Tower were adapted into two separate board games in 1996. Both games were published by Milton Bradley and designed by Craig Van Ness.[123][124]

Legal dispute Edit

In November 1996, Scholastic, the publisher of the series,[125] and Parachute Press, the developer of the series,[26] agreed to a new contract. Scholastic retained control of book publishing and the TV series, but gave Parachute Press merchandising rights to the series. In September 1997, following a dispute between Scholastic and Parachute Press, Scholastic accused Parachute Press of violating the contract. Scholastic claimed that Parachute Press had been making merchandising deals and issuing press releases without Scholastic's required consent, and had begun withholding payments from them. In November 1997, Parachute responded by alleging Scholastic had repudiated its financial obligations, claiming Scholastic had voided its rights to publish 54 books. Parachute Press filed a lawsuit, which followed with numerous other suits and counter lawsuits[126] over who controls certain rights to the series. In 2003, the two sides reached an agreement, with Scholastic receiving the Goosebumps trademark and all other rights to the series for US$9.65 million.[26]

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ As of January 1, 2022, consists of:
    • 62 books in the Goosebumps series;
    • 6 Tales to Give You Goosebumps books;
    • 50 Give Yourself Goosebumps books;
    • 18 Goosebumps Presents books;
    • 3 Goosebumps Haunted Library books;
    • 2 Goosebumps Autiobiography books;
    • 2 Goosebumps Triple Header books;
    • 25 Goosebumps Series 2000 books;
    • 4 Goosebumps Graphix books;
    • 19 Goosebumps HorrorLand books;
    • 6 Goosebumps Hall of Horrors books;
    • 14 Goosebumps Most Wanted books;
    • 7 Goosebumps Movie books;
    • 15 Goosebumps SlappyWorld books and
    • 7 Misc Goosebumps books.

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goosebumps, this, article, about, book, series, bumps, human, skin, goose, bumps, other, uses, disambiguation, series, horror, novels, written, american, author, stine, protagonists, these, stories, tweens, young, teens, find, themselves, frightening, circumst. This article is about the book series For the bumps on human skin see Goose bumps For other uses see Goosebumps disambiguation Goosebumps is a series of horror novels written by American author R L Stine The protagonists in these stories are tweens or young teens who find themselves in frightening circumstances often involving the supernatural the paranormal or the occult Between 1992 and 1997 62 books were published under the Goosebumps umbrella title R L Stine also wrote various spin off series including Goosebumps Series 2000 Give Yourself Goosebumps Tales to Give You Goosebumps Goosebumps Triple Header Goosebumps HorrorLand Goosebumps Most Wanted and Goosebumps SlappyWorld 2 Additionally there was a series called Goosebumps Gold that was never released GoosebumpsAuthorR L StineCover artistTim JacobusMark NagataCraig WhiteBrandon Dorman 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishPublisherScholastic CorporationPublishedOriginal series October 25 1992 December 1997Spin off series October 1994 February 2000 April 2008 presentMedia typePrint hardback amp paperback Audiobook E bookNo of books240 nb 1 List of books Websitehttps kids scholastic com kid books goosebumps Goosebumps has spawned a television series video games series comic series and merchandise as well as a series of feature films starring Jack Black as Stine The series was originally published in English by Scholastic Press in the United States and Scholastic Hippo in the United Kingdom Spanning various genres including horror comedy fantasy adventure supernatural fiction thriller and mystery the world of Goosebumps explores a multitude of themes Since the release of its first novel Welcome to Dead House in July 1992 the books have achieved immense popularity garnered positive reviews and achieved commercial success worldwide They have captivated a diverse audience including children and older readers and have sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 languages as of October 2022 3 becoming the second best selling book series in history behind Harry Potter At one point the series held the distinction of being the best selling book series of all time selling over 4 million books a month during its prime 4 Individual books in the series have been listed in several bestseller lists including the New York Times Best Seller list for children Contents 1 Structure and genre 2 Inspiration and themes 3 Characters 4 Original Goosebumps series 5 Spin off series 6 Achievements reception and controversy 6 1 Achievements 6 2 Reception 6 3 Book challenges 7 Adaptations and merchandise 7 1 Audiobooks 7 2 Television adaptations 7 3 Film adaptations 7 4 Video games 7 5 Comics 7 6 Other media 8 Legal dispute 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 Bibliography 13 External linksStructure and genre Edit nbsp An illustration of R L Stine with some of his creations This illustration was from the cover of Stine s autobiography It Came from Ohio My Life as a Writer The Goosebumps series falls under many genres but mainly horror and thriller although Stine characterizes the series as scary books that are also funny 5 Each book features different child characters 6 and settings 7 The primary protagonists are middle class and can be either male or female 8 In Goosebumps stories the central characters are often placed in remote or isolated locations diverging from common societal conventions This can range anywhere from comfortable suburban areas to boarding schools foreign villages or campsites 9 Books typically feature characters who either recently moved to a new neighborhood or are sent to stay with relatives 8 The books in the Goosebumps series feature similar plot structures 10 with children being involved in scary situations 11 At his peak Stine was known to complete these stories extremely quickly some of which were written in only six days 12 The books are mostly written in first person narrative often concluding with twist endings 13 They contain surreal horror 8 with characters encountering the strange and supernatural 14 The author has plot devices he follows throughout his Goosebumps books Stine says he does not have any death in his stories and the children in his novels are never put into situations that would be considered too serious 15 He attributed the success of his books to their absence of drugs depravity and violence 16 All Goosebumps books are written at a reading level ranging from 3rd to 7th grade 17 18 Inspiration and themes EditAccording to the documentary Tales from the Crypt From Comic Books to Television R L Stine said that he remembered reading the popular infamous Tales from the Crypt comic books when he was young and credited as one of his inspirations Books and characters in the series were inspired by books and films For example the character Slappy the Dummy was inspired by the literary classic The Adventures of Pinocchio 19 Some of Stine s ideas for the books also came from real life Stine got the idea for the book The Haunted Mask after his son Matt had a Halloween mask he had trouble getting off 20 Stine also uses his childhood fears to help him write his books The author said Luckily I have a great memory As I write a story I can remember what it feels like to be afraid and panicky 21 Stine states he often thinks of a title to a novel first then lets the title lead him to a story 22 Two common themes in the series are children triumphing over evil and children facing horrid or frightening situations and using their own wit and imagination to escape them 23 Stine does not attempt to incorporate moral lessons into his novels and says his books are strictly reading motivation 24 Characters EditRecurring characters who appear in multiple books and media Character Television series FilmsGoosebumps Goosebumps Goosebumps 2 Haunted Halloween1995 1998 2015 2018R L Stine Himself Jack BlackSlappy the Dummy Ron Stefaniuk puppeteer Avery Lee Jones puppeteer Cathal J Dodd voice Jack Black voice Mick Wingert voice Will BlakeThe Werewolf of Fever Swamp Michael Barry John Bernecker CGIPrince Khor Ru Peter Jarvis Brian Gabriel Ben BladonCount Nightwing Earl Pastko Rory Healy Joseph N HardinScarecrow Stuntman John Herndon Alex T HillPumpkin Heads Christian LaurinStuart Clow Nick Stanner StuntmanChip amp Hap Yvan LabelleJordan Prentice CGICarly Beth CaldwellThe Haunted Mask Kathryn Long Clare HalsteadThe Lord High Executioner Robert Collins Drew LamkinsHannah FairchildThe Ghost Next Door Nicole Dicker Odeya RushBrent Green Darcy Weir Jack Black voice The Abominable Snowman Stuntman CGISlappy the Dummy is the main villain of the Night of the Living Dummy saga and the mascot of the series 25 The Haunted Mask is the villain of the book saga of the same name The Horrors serve as the main villain s of Goosebumps 16 One Day at Horrorland and the HorrorLand book series The Monster Blood is the titular monster of the book series of the same name Amanda Benson is the protagonist of the first Goosebumps book Welcome to Dead House Carly Beth Caldwell is one of the recurring protagonists of the Haunted Mask series Evan Ross is the main protagonist of the first four books of Monster Blood Lizzy Morris is the protagonist of the first two HorrorLand books and a major protagonist of the HorrorLand series The Menace is the main villain of the first story arc of the HorrorLand series Jonathan Chiller is the main villain of the second arc of the Goosebumps HorrorLand series Ray Gordon is the narrator character of the last part of the second arc of Goosebumps HorrorLand Billy Deep is the protagonist of the Deep Trouble series Original Goosebumps series Edit nbsp R L Stine the author of the Goosebumps seriesMain article Goosebumps original series Following the success of Stine s young adult horror novels the co founder of Parachute Press the company that developed the series 26 Joan Waricha persuaded him to write scary books for younger children 27 Stine says the name for the book series came to him after he saw a TV station s ad in TV Guide that stated It s goosebumps week on Channel 11 28 29 He originally signed a six book deal with the publisher Scholastic 30 but went on to write 62 books in the original series the first book being Welcome to Dead House released in July 1992 The series was originally aimed at girls but both boys and girls enjoyed the series equally with half of Stine s fan mail being sent from boys 15 The cover illustrations for this series were first done by Tim Jacobus 31 Thirty two of the books from the original series were later re released with new artwork under the Classic Goosebumps rename 32 Spin off series EditThe books in the Tales to Give You Goosebumps and Goosebumps Triple Header series were written as short story anthologies featuring a collection of stories in each book 33 From 1994 to 1997 six Tales to Give You Goosebumps books were published Two Goosebumps Triple Header books were released from 1997 to 1998 beginning with Three Shocking Tales of Terror Book 1 34 Fifty Give Yourself Goosebumps books were published from 1995 to 2000 starting with Escape from the Carnival of Horrors The books in this series were written as gamebooks featuring multiple endings 35 The books in this series were ghostwritten by several authors including Kathryn Lance and Stine s sister in law Megan Stine 36 37 38 Many of the cover illustrations for this series were done by Mark Nagata 39 Due to declining Goosebumps sales and increasing competition primarily from another series from Scholastic Animorphs Scholastic and R L Stine decided to create Goosebumps Series 2000 40 From 1998 to 2000 25 books in the series were published beginning with Cry of the Cat The books in this series were written in a similar format and featured similar content to the original series 41 but Stine classified them as being much scarier 30 The covers in this series were illustrated by Tim Jacobus 31 The books in the Goosebumps Gold series appeared on illustrator Tim Jacobus s website 42 and marketing sites but were never released In this series Stine intended to write a sequel to The Haunted Mask II The Haunted Mask Lives and a sequel to Welcome to Dead House Happy Holidays from Dead House It was one of the two book series by Stine that was planned to be released in 2000 the other was The Nightmare Room 43 The series was renewed in 2008 following the release of the first book in the Goosebumps HorrorLand series Revenge of the Living Dummy that was published on April 1 2008 44 Before the 2008 release of Revenge of the Living Dummy there had not been a Goosebumps book published in almost 10 years 45 Stine decided to start writing Goosebumps books again after receiving mail asking him to write new books in the series 46 Nineteen Goosebumps HorrorLand books were published 47 and books in the series mainly featured two stories 23 The series continued in 2012 with new stories featuring some of the series most memorable villains including Slappy the Dummy the Lawn Gnomes and others The first book of the spin off series Goosebumps Most Wanted Planet of the Lawn Gnomes was released in October 2012 48 Achievements reception and controversy EditAchievements Edit See also List of best selling books The first 27 paperback backlist titles on our list are all Goosebumps The phenomenon is even more astounding when the sales figures are added up Scholastic sold 19 125 700 copies of Goosebumps frontlist titles in 1995 and 12 906 800 backlist titles for a grand total of 32 032 500 copies sold Diane Roback an editor for Publishers Weekly 49 Following the release of the first novel in the series the books quickly became popular selling a million copies a month soon after they first appeared 6 and four million copies a month by the mid 1990s 50 Individual Goosebumps books appeared in the New York Times Best Seller list for children 51 and the USA Today bestseller list 52 53 In 2001 Publishers Weekly listed 46 books in the series in its list of bestselling children s paperback books of all time 54 Goosebumps was a bestseller in many countries including the United States the United Kingdom France and Australia 55 In 1996 the book series accounted for almost 15 of Scholastic s annual revenue Following the decline of Goosebumps sales next year Scholastic s sales had dropped 40 56 The decline in Goosebumps book sales had made front page news of most newspaper business sections which Patrick Jones stated demonstrates the impact and importance of R L Stine One writer it seems influences the fate of an entire company 57 As of 2008 the Goosebumps series maintains an 82 brand awareness among children 7 12 58 It is listed as the number two bestselling children s book series of all time 59 and as Scholastic s bestselling children s book series of all time 60 By 2014 according to Scholastic there were 350 million copies of Goosebumps books sold in 32 languages 61 including Chinese Czech Spanish and Hebrew 55 As of 2008 the book series sells about two million copies annually 27 Three books from the Goosebumps series have won the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Book Deep Trouble in 1995 the award category s first year 62 the book Tales to Give You Goosebumps in 1996 63 and Deep Trouble II in 1998 64 In 2000 the series was ranked as the number two children s books by the National Education Association as chosen by children 65 In 2003 Goosebumps was listed at number 188 on the BBC s The Big Read poll of the UK s 200 best loved novels 66 Reception Edit Upon the release of the first book Welcome to Dead House Goosebumps received critical acclaim with many critics and readers praising the series for its dark nature villains likable protagonists and for being much more mature compered to other children s book series at the time Slate s Katy Waldman classified a classic Goosebumps story as funny icky and just a bit menacing 67 Following the release of the first Goosebumps HorrorLand book Publishers Weekly stated in a starred review that the new Goosebumps series was deliciously chilling 68 Two reviewers of the Goosebumps books did not feel that the books were high quality literature U S News amp World Report s Marc Silver thought the series was quite tame He called the Goosebumps books subliterature stating the plotting in the books was careless and that characters in the stories rarely grew 69 Roderick McGillis from the academic journal Bookbird described the books as camp writing the books are so artificial so formulaic so predictable so repetitive McGillis also felt that the content of the Goosebumps series is thin in the extreme 70 Stine s books have a reputation for getting children excited about reading which the writer is very proud of 22 James Carter writing in Talking Books Children s Authors Talk About the Craft Creativity and Process of Writing stated regarding Point Horrors and Goosebumps I feel that anything that children read avidly is a good thing 71 Librarian and writer Patrick Jones commented that t he real horror is a culture where kids especially boys don t read and Stine has done his best to stop that turn of the screw from happening in his lifetime 72 Book challenges Edit Goosebumps was listed 15th in the list of most frequently challenged books during 1990 1999 73 and 94th in the list of top banned challenged books during 2000 2009 74 by the American Library Association ALA According to the ALA a challenge is an attempt by a person or group to remove or restrict materials from a library or school curriculum 75 The series was challenged for being too frightening for young people and depicting occult or demonic themes 76 By 1997 the ALA was informed of 46 challenges over 75 of which occurred in school libraries The rest of the challenges were held in public libraries or the location of the challenges were unknown 77 The same year a hearing by the Anoka Hennepin School District to ban the books was broadcast by C SPAN 78 In the hearing most of the parents and children felt the books should not be banned 79 and the school district s book review committee decided to keep the books 80 Adaptations and merchandise EditAudiobooks Edit Main article List of Goosebumps audiobooks Walt Disney Records and Scholastic Audiobooks have adapted Goosebumps into numerous audiobooks since 1996 Television adaptations Edit Main articles Goosebumps 1995 TV series and Goosebumps 2023 TV series In the 1990s a Goosebumps TV series was produced in Canada by Protocol Entertainment in association with Scholastic Productions 81 The TV anthology series ran for four seasons from 1995 to 1998 60 premiering on the Fox Kids Network on October 27 1995 82 The series mainly featured plots based on the Goosebumps books among them The Haunted Mask and Cuckoo Clock of Doom The TV series aired in over 100 countries 83 and it was the number one rated children s TV show for three years in the United States 84 Margaret Loesch formerly the CEO of Fox Kids offered Scholastic a TV deal after her son responded positively to the Goosebumps book Say Cheese and Die she had bought for him a day earlier 50 A book series titled Goosebumps Presents was based on the TV series 36 On April 28 2020 it was announced that a new Goosebumps live action TV series was in the works by Scholastic Entertainment Sony Pictures Television Studios and Neal H Moritz s production company Original Film 85 In February 2022 it was announced that the series will be heading to Disney It premiered on Disney on Friday October 13 2023 86 Film adaptations Edit Main articles Goosebumps film and Goosebumps 2 Haunted Halloween A film adaptation of Goosebumps 87 88 89 90 was released on October 16 2015 91 directed by Rob Letterman 92 written by Darren Lemke 93 and duo Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski 94 95 with Neal H Moritz and Deborah Forte the latter of whom developed the TV series producing the film 90 and stars Jack Black as a fictionalized version of R L Stine whose scary characters literally leap off the page forcing him to hide from his own creepy creations with Dylan Minnette as Zach Cooper 96 and Odeya Rush was cast as R L Stine s fictional daughter Hannah 97 In the film Hannah s father R L Stine keeps all the monsters in the series locked up in his books When Zach unintentionally releases the monsters from the books Zach Hannah and Stine team up in order to put the monsters back where they came from 97 A sequel Goosebumps 2 Haunted Halloween 98 was released on October 12 2018 99 directed by Ari Sandel replacing Letterman due to being busy directing Pokemon Detective Pikachu 100 and written by Rob Lieber 101 Jack Black returned in the sequel making his characters the only one from the previous film to return 102 103 the sequel stars Madison Iseman Caleel Harris and Jeremy Ray Taylor as the new leads 104 Video games Edit Main article Goosebumps video game series There are seven Goosebumps video games two of which have been created for the PC by DreamWorks Interactive 105 106 A 1996 game entitled Escape from HorrorLand is an interactive sequel to the book One Day at HorrorLand 107 and a 1997 game entitled Attack of the Mutant was based on the book of the same name Scholastic released a Goosebumps video game in October 2008 entitled Goosebumps HorrorLand based on the series of the same name 108 Another video game Goosebumps The Game a prequel to the 2015 film was released on October 13 2015 109 Goosebumps Night of Scares a mobile game based on the film and the book series was released for iOS and Android devices on October 15 of the same year 110 A Mobile game Goosebumps HorrorTown was released in 2018 One last game released in 2020 called Goosebumps Dead of Night available for PC and Consoles Comics Edit Main article Goosebumps comics A comic book series titled Goosebumps Graphix was written based on books from the original series There were three books published in the series the first one Creepy Creatures was published on September 1 2006 The second one Terror Trips is published in March 2007 The third one Scary Summer was released in July 2007 The fourth one Slappy s Tales of Horror is released in August 2015 111 IDW Comics later released a new Goosebumps comic series with three issues per arc Its first arc Monsters at Midnight was released from October to December 2017 a second arc Download and Die was released from March to May 2018 The latest arc Horrors of the Witch House was released from March to May 2019 112 Each were also released as trade paperbacks 113 Other media Edit Goosebumps has spawned merchandise including T shirts board games puzzles 5 hats fake skulls dolls 114 bike helmets fake blood and boxer shorts 115 Goosebumps was also adapted into a stage play by Rupert Holmes in 1998 116 and a stage musical by John Maclay and Danny Abosch in 2016 Goosebumps The Musical based on book 24 Goosebumps Phantom of the Auditorium 117 Goosebumps has an official website which garners 1 5 million page views each month as of 2008 118 An attraction based on the series the Goosebumps HorrorLand Fright Show and FunHouse opened in October 1997 at Disney MGM Studios s New York Street 119 120 Before it closed the attraction consisted of a stage play which featured characters from the series this show played five times a day The attraction also featured a funhouse called the Goosebumps HorrorLand Hall of Mirrors which contained a maze of mirrors along with other props and gags from the series 121 In 2008 it was announced that Sally Corporation would market Goosebumps rides 122 The books One Day at HorrorLand and A Night in Terror Tower were adapted into two separate board games in 1996 Both games were published by Milton Bradley and designed by Craig Van Ness 123 124 Legal dispute EditIn November 1996 Scholastic the publisher of the series 125 and Parachute Press the developer of the series 26 agreed to a new contract Scholastic retained control of book publishing and the TV series but gave Parachute Press merchandising rights to the series In September 1997 following a dispute between Scholastic and Parachute Press Scholastic accused Parachute Press of violating the contract Scholastic claimed that Parachute Press had been making merchandising deals and issuing press releases without Scholastic s required consent and had begun withholding payments from them In November 1997 Parachute responded by alleging Scholastic had repudiated its financial obligations claiming Scholastic had voided its rights to publish 54 books Parachute Press filed a lawsuit which followed with numerous other suits and counter lawsuits 126 over who controls certain rights to the series In 2003 the two sides reached an agreement with Scholastic receiving the Goosebumps trademark and all other rights to the series for US 9 65 million 26 See also Edit nbsp Children s and young adult literature portal nbsp Speculative fiction Horror portal nbsp United States portal nbsp 1990s portalFear Street Gooflumps Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids Shivers novel series Notes Edit As of January 1 2022 consists of 62 books in the Goosebumpsseries 6 Tales to Give You Goosebumps books 50 Give Yourself Goosebumps books 18 Goosebumps Presents books 3 Goosebumps Haunted Library books 2 Goosebumps Autiobiography books 2 Goosebumps Triple Header books 25 Goosebumps Series 2000 books 4 Goosebumps Graphix books 19 Goosebumps HorrorLand books 6 Goosebumps Hall of Horrors books 14 Goosebumps Most Wanted books 7 Goosebumps Movie books 15 Goosebumps SlappyWorld books and 7 Misc Goosebumps books References Edit Brandon Dorman illustration bio Brandondorman com Archived from the original on September 2 2013 Retrieved September 1 2013 Stine R L January 31 2017 This is Slappy s World You only scream in it rlstine com Retrieved October 5 2018 Goosebumps Books Statistics WordsRated Retrieved March 8 2023 Gordon Devin January 23 2000 More Kidproof Tales Of Terror Newsweek Retrieved March 7 2023 a b Foerstel 2002 p 222 a b 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