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{{Infobox book series
| name = ''Goosebumps''
| image = Goosebumps (book series) logo.svg
| image_caption = Logo
| author = [[R. L. Stine]]
| cover_artist = [[Tim Jacobus]]<br />Mark Nagata<br />Craig White<br />Brandon Dorman<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brandon Dorman illustration: bio |publisher=Brandondorman.com |url=http://brandondorman.com/bio/ |access-date=September 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902021548/http://brandondorman.com/bio/ |archive-date=September 2, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
| genre = [[Horror fiction]], [[children's literature]]
| publisher = [[Scholastic Corporation]]
| pub_date = '''[[Goosebumps (original series)|Original series]]''': July 1992 – December 1997<br />'''Spin-off series''': October 1994 – February 2000; April 2008 – present
| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback)<br />Audiobook<br />E-book
| number_of_books = 240<ref group="nb">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.</ref>
| list_books = List of Goosebumps books
| website = https://kids.scholastic.com/kid/books/goosebumps/
}}
'''''Goosebumps''''' is a series of [[children's literature|children's]] [[Horror fiction|horror]] novels written by American author [[R. L. Stine]]. The protagonists in these stories are teens or pre-teens who find themselves in frightening circumstances, often involving the supernatural, the paranormal or the occult. Between 1992 and 1997, sixty-two books were published under the ''[[Goosebumps (original series)|Goosebumps]]'' umbrella title.  R. L. Stine also wrote various spin-off series, including, ''[[Goosebumps Series 2000]]'', ''[[Give Yourself Goosebumps]]'', ''[[List of Goosebumps books#Tales to Give You Goosebumps|Tales to Give You Goosebumps]]'', ''[[List of Goosebumps books|Goosebumps Triple Header]]'', ''[[Goosebumps HorrorLand]]'', ''[[Goosebumps Most Wanted]]'' and ''[[Goosebumps SlappyWorld]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stine |first=R. L. |title=This is Slappy's World – You only scream in it! |work=rlstine.com |date=January 31, 2017 |url=http://rlstine.com/news/2017/01/31/this-is-slappys-world-you-only-scream-in-it|access-date=October 5, 2018}}</ref> Additionally, there was a series called ''[[List of Goosebumps books#Goosebumps Gold (Planned 2001)|Goosebumps Gold]]'' that was never released.

''Goosebumps'' has spawned a pair of [[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|television]] [[Goosebumps (2023 TV series)|series]], [[Goosebumps (video game series)|a video games series]], [[Goosebumps (comics)|a comic series]] and merchandise, as well as a pair of [[Goosebumps (film)|feature]] [[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween|films]], which star [[Jack Black]] as a fictionalized version of Stine.

The series was originally published in English by [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Press]] in the United States and [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Hippo]] in the United Kingdom. Spanning various [[genre]]s, including [[Horror fiction|horror]], [[comedy]], [[fantasy]], [[adventure]], [[supernatural fiction]], [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] and [[Mystery fiction|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,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goosebumps Books Statistics – WordsRated |date=October 14, 2022 |url=https://wordsrated.com/goosebumps-books-statistics/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> becoming the second-[[list of best-selling books|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Devin |date=2000-01-23 |title=More (Kidproof) Tales Of Terror |url=https://www.newsweek.com/more-kidproof-tales-terror-158443 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> Individual books in the series have been listed in several [[bestseller]] lists, including the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]] for children.

==Structure and genre==
[[File:Goosebumpscastwithstine.PNG|thumb|left|An illustration of R. L. Stine with some of the franchise's monsters. 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 fiction|horror]] and [[thriller (genre)|thriller]], although Stine characterizes the series as 'scary books that are also funny'.{{sfn|Foerstel|2002|p=222}} Each book features different child characters<ref name="characters">{{cite news |last=Rosenberg |first=Joyce M. |title=Goosebumps: So successful they're scary |work=[[Lawrence Journal-World]] |date=October 27, 1996 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rpcyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6505,6031347 |access-date=December 25, 2010 }}</ref> and settings.{{sfn|Westfahl|2000|p=44}} The primary [[protagonist]]s are middle class and can be either male or female.{{sfn|Morris|2000|p=69}} 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 school]]s, foreign villages or campsites.<ref name="foreign">{{cite web |title=Get Goosebumps with R.L. Stine |work=ChennaiOnline |url=http://chennaionline.com/Books/Author/GET-GOOSEBUMPS-WITH-RLSTINE.aspx |access-date=December 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114021633/http://chennaionline.com/Books/Author/GET-GOOSEBUMPS-WITH-RLSTINE.aspx |archive-date=January 14, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Books typically feature characters who either recently moved to a new neighborhood or are sent to stay with [[Kinship|relative]]s.{{sfn|Morris|2000|p=69}}
The books in the ''Goosebumps'' series feature similar plot structures{{sfn|Morris|2000|p=68}} with children being involved in scary situations.{{sfn|Morris|2000|p=71}} At his peak, Stine was known to complete these stories extremely quickly, some of which were written in only six days.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/rl-stine-goosebumps_n_5870902|title=R.L. Stine Explains How He Could Write An Entire 'Goosebumps' Book In 6 Days|date=2014-09-23|work=HuffPost Canada|access-date=2018-07-10|language=en-CA}}</ref> The books are mostly written in first person [[narrative]], often concluding with [[twist ending]]s.{{sfn|Coats|2004|p=170}} They contain [[Surrealism|surreal]] horror,{{sfn|Morris|2000|p=69}} with characters encountering the strange and [[supernatural]].{{sfn|Cullinan|Person|2005|p=707}}

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.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goosebumps-writer-rl-stine-looks-to-his-childhood-for-book-ideas/2012/09/04/1e5db00c-dcb2-11e1-af1d-753c613ff6d8_story.html |title='Goosebumps' writer R.L. Stine looks to his childhood for book ideas |date=September 4, 2012 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=March 16, 2014}}</ref> He attributed the success of his books to their absence of drugs, [[wikt:depravity|depravity]] and [[violence]].<ref name="beavercountytimes">{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Frazier |title=TV special aims to give kids goosebumps |date=July 20, 1997 |work=[[The Beaver County Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GqRUAAAAIBAJ&pg=2888,4489200 |access-date=December 29, 2010 }}</ref>

All ''Goosebumps'' books are written at a reading level ranging from 3rd to 7th grade<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oomscholasticblog.com/post/i-read-eight-goosebumps-books-one-week-heres-what-i-learned|title = I read eight Goosebumps books in one week & here's what I learned &#124; on Our Minds}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/book-lists-and-recommendations/series-characters-authors/goosebumps-classics.html|title = 25+ Goosebumps Classics for Kids}}</ref> (8-12 years old, in the US education system).

==Inspiration and themes==
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 (comics)|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]]''.<ref name="inspiration">{{Cite web |last=Stine |first=R. L. |title=Where Do You Get Your Ideas? |publisher=[[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]] |url=http://www.scholastic.ca/goosebumps/books/stine/ideas.htm |access-date=December 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927215801/http://www.scholastic.ca/goosebumps/books/stine/ideas.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> 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.<ref name="idea">{{cite news|last=Israeli |first=Tali |title=Author enjoys entertaining young readers |work=News Transcript |url=http://nt.gmnews.com/news/2006-05-24/Front_Page/069.html |access-date=December 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419005746/http://nt.gmnews.com/news/2006-05-24/Front_Page/069.html |archive-date=April 19, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet/bookzone/stine2.htm |title=R.L. Stine – Part II |publisher=[[Reading Is Fundamental]] |access-date=August 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806085531/http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet/bookzone/stine2.htm |archive-date=August 6, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Stine states he often thinks of a title to a novel first, then lets the title lead him to a story.<ref name="NPR">{{cite news |last=Neary |first=Lynn |title=Goosebumps And Guffaws In Stine's 'HorrorLand' |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=October 31, 2008 |url=https://www.npr.org/2008/10/31/96332083/goosebumps-and-guffaws-in-stines-horrorland |access-date=November 26, 2010 }}</ref>

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.<ref name="common themes">{{cite news |last=Orndorff |first=Amy |title=He's Baaaack... |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 27, 2008 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/25/AR2008042500923.html |access-date=September 2, 2013 }}</ref> Stine does not attempt to incorporate moral lessons into his novels, and says his books are "strictly reading motivation".<ref>{{cite news |last=Aberbach |first=Katie |title=Invasion of the Books |work=[[Express (Washington, D.C. newspaper)|Express]] |date=September 20, 2012 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2012/09/20/invasion-of-the-books/ |access-date=March 16, 2014 }}</ref>

==Characters==
Recurring characters who appear in multiple books and media.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="3" | Character
! colspan="2" | Television series
! colspan="2" | Films
|-
! [[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps]]
! [[Goosebumps (2023 TV series)|Goosebumps]]
! [[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps]]
! [[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]
|-
! 1995-1998
! 2023-present
! 2015
! 2018
|-
! scope="row" | [[R. L. Stine]]
| colspan="2" | Himself
| colspan="2" | [[Jack Black]]
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | [[Slappy the Dummy]]
| Ron Stefaniuk<br>{{small|(puppeteer)}}
|Jeny Cassady, Victor Dolhai, Jamie Swettenham<br>{{small|(puppeteers)}}
| colspan="2" | Avery Lee Jones<br>{{small|(puppeteer)}}
|-
| [[Cal Dodd]]<br>{{small|(voice)}}
| [[Chris Geere]]<br>{{small|(voice)}}
| [[Jack Black]]<br>{{small|(voice)}}
| [[Mick Wingert]]<br>{{small|(voice)}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[The Werewolf of Fever Swamp|Will Blake<br /><small>''The Werewolf of Fever Swamp''</small>]]
| [[Michael Barry (actor)|Michael Barry]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[John Bernecker]]
| {{N/A|''CGI''}}
|-
! scope="row" | Prince Khor-Ru
| Peter Jarvis
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Brian Gabriel
| Ben Bladon
|-
! scope="row" | Count Nightwing
| [[Earl Pastko]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Rory Healy
| Joseph N. Hardin
|-
! scope="row" | Scarecrow
| Stuntman
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| John Herndon
| Alex T. Hill
|-
! scope="row" | Pumpkin Heads
| [[Christian Laurin]]<br>Stuart Clow
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Nick Stanner
| Stuntman
|-
! scope="row" | Chip & Hap
| Yvan Labelle<br />[[Jordan Prentice]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| colspan="2" {{N/A|''CGI''}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[The Haunted Mask|Carly Beth Caldwell<br /><small>''The Haunted Mask''</small>]]
| Kathryn Long
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Clare Halstead
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[A Night in Terror Tower|The Lord High Executioner]]
| Robert Collins
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Drew Lamkins
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Hannah Fairchild<br /><small>''The Ghost Next Door''</small>
| Nicole Dicker
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Odeya Rush]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Brent Green
| Darcy Weir
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Jack Black<br>{{small|(voice)}}
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | The Abominable Snowman
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Stuntman
| {{N/A|''CGI''}}
|}

*[[Slappy the Dummy]] is the main villain of the ''Night of the Living Dummy'' saga and the mascot of the series.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2015/1023/The-Halloween-season-is-the-perfect-time-for-some-Goosebumps|title=The Halloween season is the perfect time for some Goosebumps!|journal=Christian Science Monitor|date=October 23, 2015}}</ref>
*The Haunted Mask is the villain of the book saga of the [[The Haunted Mask|''same name'']].
*The Horrors serve as the main villain(s) of Goosebumps #16: [[One Day at HorrorLand|''One Day at Horrorland'']] and the ''[[Goosebumps HorrorLand|HorrorLand]]'' book series.
*The Monster Blood is the titular monster of the book series of the ''[[Monster Blood|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 ''[[The Haunted Mask|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 ''[[Goosebumps HorrorLand|HorrorLand]]'' books and a major protagonist of the ''[[Goosebumps HorrorLand|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 (Goosebumps)|''Deep Trouble'']] series.

==Original ''Goosebumps'' series==
{{main|Goosebumps (original series)}}
[[File:R. L. Stine by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|[[R. L. Stine]], the author of the ''Goosebumps'' series]]

Following the success of Stine's [[young adult fiction|young adult]] horror novels, the co-[[Entrepreneur|founder]] of [[Parachute Press]] (the company that developed the series),<ref name="rights">{{cite magazine |last=Milliot |first=Jim |title=Scholastic Reaches 'Goosebumps' Accord With Parachute |magazine=[[Publishers Weekly]] |date=January 27, 2003 |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20030127/23027-scholastic-reaches-goosebumps-accord-with-parachute.html |access-date=September 2, 2013 }}</ref> Joan Waricha, persuaded him to write scary books for younger children.<ref name="Waricha">{{cite news |last=Stelter |first=Brian |title='Goosebumps' Rises From the Literary Grave |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 25, 2008|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/books/25stin.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=goosebumps&st=cse |access-date=December 25, 2010 }}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web |title=R.L. Stine |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |url=https://www.loc.gov/bookfest/kids-teachers/authors/r_l_stine |access-date=September 2, 2013 }}</ref>{{sfn|Cohen|1999|p=39}} He originally signed a six-book deal with the publisher [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]],<ref name="publisher">{{Cite web |title=Nightmare Room by R. L. Stine |publisher=KidsReads.com |url=http://www.kidsreads.com/series/series-nightmare-author.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307182951/http://www.kidsreads.com/series/series-nightmare-author.asp |archive-date=March 7, 2012 |access-date=September 2, 2013 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Reuters"/> The cover illustrations for this series was done primarily by [[Tim Jacobus]].<ref name="illustrations">{{Cite web |title=Biography |publisher=Timjacobus.com |url=http://www.timjacobus.com/bio.html |access-date=February 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717060427/http://www.timjacobus.com/bio.html |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Thirty-two of the books from the original series were later re-released with new artwork under the ''Classic Goosebumps'' rename.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://goosebumps.scholastic.com/books/classic-goosebumps | title=Classic Goosebumps | publisher=Scholastic | access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

==Spin-off series==
The books in the ''[[List of Goosebumps books#Tales to Give You Goosebumps|Tales to Give You Goosebumps]]'' and ''Goosebumps Triple Header'' series were written as short story anthologies, featuring a collection of stories in each book.{{sfn|Marcovitz|2005|p=117}} 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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/series/42520-goosebumps-triple-header |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064557/http://www.goodreads.com/series/42520-goosebumps-triple-header |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Goosebumps Triple Header series |publisher=[[Goodreads]] |access-date=August 17, 2013 }}</ref>

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 [[gamebook]]s, featuring multiple endings.{{sfn|Westfahl|2000|p=46}} The books in this series were ghostwritten by several authors, including [[Kathryn Lance]] and Stine's sister-in-law Megan Stine.<ref name="number">{{cite news |last=Gellene |first=Denise |title=Scaring Up Scads of Young Readers |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 7, 1996 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-07-mn-32111-story.html |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.klance.com/publications.html |title=Publications |publisher=klance.com |access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref>{{sfn|Jones|1998|p=169}} Many of the cover illustrations for this series were done by Mark Nagata.<ref name="illustrations1">{{Cite web |title=Mark Nagata |publisher=Discover Nikkei |url=http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/authors/nagata-mark/ |access-date=February 12, 2011}}</ref>

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]]''.{{sfn|Jones|1998|pp=152–153}} 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,{{sfn|Morris|2000|p=67}} but Stine classified them as being "much scarier".<ref name="publisher" /> The covers in this series were illustrated by Tim Jacobus.<ref name="illustrations" />

The books in the ''[[List of Goosebumps books#Goosebumps Gold|Goosebumps Gold]]'' series appeared on illustrator Tim Jacobus's website<ref name="goosebumps gold">{{cite web |url=http://www.timjacobus.com/goosebumpsgold.html |title=Goosebumps Gold Series |publisher=Timjacobus.com |access-date=August 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002045043/http://www.timjacobus.com/goosebumpsgold.html |archive-date=October 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]]'').<ref name="series">{{cite news |title= Parachute Publishing and HarperCollins Announce Publishing Deal With R.L. Stine |publisher=The Write News |date=January 19, 2000 |url=http://www.writenews.com/2000/011900_harper_rlstine.htm |access-date=September 2, 2013 }}</ref>

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.<ref name="goosebumps horrorland">{{Cite web |last=Shannon |first=Terry Miller |title=Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy |publisher=KidsReads.com |date=March 30, 2008 |url=http://www.kidsreads.com/reviews/goosebumps-horrorland-1-revenge-of-the-living-dummy |access-date=September 3, 2013 |archive-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712225545/https://www.kidsreads.com/reviews/goosebumps-horrorland-1-revenge-of-the-living-dummy |url-status=dead }}</ref> Before the 2008 release of ''Revenge of the Living Dummy'', there had not been a ''Goosebumps'' book published in almost 10 years.<ref>{{cite web |last=Scarafile |first=Andrew |url=http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752884 |title=Goosebumps is Back! |date=October 21, 2009 |publisher=Scholastic |access-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-date=April 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424131811/http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752884 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Stine decided to start writing ''Goosebumps'' books again after receiving mail from someone asking him to write new books in the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/books/2004389220_goosebumps05.html |title=Kids coax "Goosebumps" author into new books |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=May 5, 2008 |access-date=December 30, 2014 |last=Theodore |first=Jeff}}</ref> Nineteen ''[[Goosebumps HorrorLand]]'' books were published,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/goosebumps |title=Online Press Kits |publisher=Scholastic |access-date=September 6, 2013}}</ref> and books in the series mainly featured two stories.<ref name="common themes" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Shelf |publisher=RLStine.com |url= http://rlstine.com/bookshelf/#top |access-date=September 3, 2013 }}</ref>

In 2024, the series ''[[Goosebumps House of Shivers]]''<!--Can someone start a page for this series?--> started with the first book being: "Scariest. Book. Ever."

== Achievements, reception and controversy ==
===Achievements===
{{See also|List of best-selling books}}
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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,<ref name="characters"/> and four million copies a month by the mid-1990s.<ref name="mid 90s">{{cite news |last=Dugan |first=Jeanne |title= Goosebumps: The Thing That Ate The Kids' Market |work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |date=November 3, 1996 |url=http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1996-11-03/goosebumps-the-thing-that-ate-the-kids-market |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823063319/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1996-11-03/goosebumps-the-thing-that-ate-the-kids-market |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 23, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2010 }}</ref> Individual ''Goosebumps'' books appeared in the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]] for children<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |last=Tabor |first=Mary B. W. |title=At Home With: R. L. Stine; Grown-Ups Deserve Some Terror, Too |work=The New York Times |date=September 7, 1995 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/07/garden/at-home-with-r-l-stine-grown-ups-deserve-some-terror-too.html?src=pm |access-date=December 25, 2010 }}</ref> and the ''[[USA Today]]'' bestseller list.<ref name="welcome dead">{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Dead House |work=[[USA Today]] |url=http://books.usatoday.com/book/rl-stine-welcome-to-dead-house/l21398 |access-date=September 4, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="cheese">{{Cite web |title=Say Cheese and Die! |work=USA Today |url=http://books.usatoday.com/book/rl-stine-say-cheese-and-die/l17772 |access-date=September 4, 2013 }}</ref> In 2001, ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' listed 46 books in the series in its list of bestselling children's paperback books of all time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Turvey |first=Debbie Hochman |editor1-last=Roback |editor1-first=Diane |editor2-last=Britton |editor2-first=Jason |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20011217/28595-all-time-bestselling-children-s-books.html |title=All-Time Bestselling Children's Books |date=December 17, 2001 |work=Publishers Weekly |access-date=September 4, 2013 }}</ref> ''Goosebumps'' was a bestseller in many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia.{{sfn|Cohen|1999|p=51}}

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%.<ref name="plunge">{{cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Trip |title=Real Goose Bumps for Scholastic As Its Share Price Plunges 40% |work=The New York Times |date=February 22, 1997 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/22/business/real-goose-bumps-for-scholastic-as-its-share-price-plunges-40.html |access-date=January 10, 2011 }}</ref> 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".{{sfn|Jones|1998|pp=xx–xxi}}

As of 2008, the ''Goosebumps'' series maintains an 82% brand awareness among children 7–12.<ref name="media awareness">{{Cite news|title=Scholastic Media Readies Licensing Program for Global Children's Franchise Goosebumps |publisher=Scholastic |date=May 19, 2008 |url=http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/press_05192008_rt.htm |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230012056/http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/press_05192008_rt.htm |archive-date=December 30, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It is listed as the number two bestselling children's book series of all time<ref name="bestselling">{{cite news |last=White |first=Michael |title= Sony Acquires Movie Rights to 'Goosebumps' Children's Books |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date=May 15, 2008 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ac2mPyMaeXrc |access-date=January 2, 2011 }}</ref> and as Scholastic's bestselling children's book series of all time.{{sfn|Gunelius|2008|p=58}} By 2014, according to Scholastic, there were 350 million copies of ''Goosebumps'' books sold in 32 languages,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Goosebumps™ Television Series Arrives on iTunes Across Canada, the UK and Australia |publisher=Scholastic |date=May 27, 2014 |url=http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/goosebumps-television-series-arrives-itunes-across-canada-uk-and-australia |access-date=May 28, 2014 }}</ref> including [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Czech language|Czech]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]].<!--Do not include any more languages without adding a citation to back it up-->{{sfn|Cohen|1999|p=51}} As of 2008, the book series sells about two million copies annually.<ref name="Waricha"/>

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),<ref name="book12">{{Cite web |title=KCA: Fun Facts |publisher=[[Nickelodeon]] |date=March 12, 2007 |url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2007KCA/funfacts.php |access-date=December 31, 2010 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804105419/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2007KCA/funfacts.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> the book ''Tales to Give You Goosebumps'' in 1996,<ref name="choice awards">{{cite news |last= Hettrick |first=Scott |title=Olsen Twins Winners at Kid's Choice |work=[[Rocky Mountain News]] |date=May 15, 1996 |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4E50C26D8DB0B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |access-date=December 31, 2010 }} {{subscription required|s}}</ref> and ''[[Deep Trouble II]]'' in 1998.<ref name="favebook">{{cite news |title='Titanic' Tops at Kids' Choice Awards. |publisher=Associated Press |work=[[TheFreeLibrary.com]] |year=1998 |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60TITANIC%27+TOPS+AT+KIDS%27+CHOICE+AWARDS.-a083817493 |access-date=December 31, 2010 |archive-date=July 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718130946/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60TITANIC%27+TOPS+AT+KIDS%27+CHOICE+AWARDS.-a083817493 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2000, the series was ranked as the number two children's books by the [[National Education Association]], as chosen by children.<ref name="children">{{cite news |first=Karen |last=MacPherson |title=Read Across America plans readings of Dr. Seuss books |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=February 29, 2000 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TPVRAAAAIBAJ&pg=6885,5662672 |access-date=January 2, 2011 }}</ref> In 2003, ''Goosebumps'' was listed at number 188 on the BBC's [[The Big Read]] poll of the UK's 200 "best-loved novels".<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top200_2.shtml "BBC – The Big Read"]. BBC. April 2003, Retrieved August 28, 2017</ref>

===Reception===
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 compared to other children's book series at the time. [[Slate (magazine)|''Slate'']]'s Katy Waldman classified a classic ''Goosebumps'' story as "funny, icky, and just a bit menacing".<ref name="Slate">{{Cite web |last=Waldman |first=Katy |title=Giving 11-Year-Olds Nightmares Since 1992: Now R.L. Stine is writing horror for adults. |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=October 5, 2012 |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2012/10/r_l_stine_s_goosebumps_and_red_rain_reviewed_.html |access-date=October 6, 2012 }}</ref> Following the release of the first ''Goosebumps HorrorLand'' book, ''Publishers Weekly'' stated in a starred review that the new ''Goosebumps'' series was "deliciously chilling".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-439-91869-5 |title=Goosebumps HorrorLand: #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy |date=March 10, 2008 |website=Publishers Weekly |access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Silver |first=Marc |title=Horrors! It's R.L. Stine! |date=October 23, 1995 |journal=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |volume=119 |issue=16 |pages=95–96}}</ref> Roderick McGillis, from the academic journal ''[[Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature|Bookbird]]'', described the books as [[Camp (style)|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".<ref>{{cite journal |last=McGillis |first=Roderick |title=R. L. Stine and the World of Child Gothic |year=1995–96 |journal=[[Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature|Bookbird]] |volume=33 |issue=3/4 |pages=15–16 }}</ref>

Stine's books have a reputation for getting children excited about reading, which the writer is very proud of.<ref name="NPR"/> 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".{{sfn|Carter|1999|p=216}} 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".{{sfn|Jones|1998|p=203}}

===Book challenges===
''Goosebumps'' was listed 15th in the list of most frequently [[Challenge (literature)|challenged]] books during 1990–1999<ref name="challenge1">{{Cite web |title=100 most frequently challenged books: 1990–1999 |publisher=[[American Library Association|ALA]] |url=http://www.ala.org/bbooks/100-most-frequently-challenged-books-1990%E2%80%931999 |access-date=December 30, 2010 }}</ref> and 94th in the list of top banned/challenged books during 2000–2009<ref name="challenge2">{{Cite web |title=Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000–2009 |publisher=ALA |url=http://www.ala.org/bbooks/top-100-bannedchallenged-books-2000-2009 |access-date=December 30, 2010 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Banned & Challenged Books |work=Banned & Challenged Books |date=December 10, 2012 |url=http://www.ala.org/bbooks/about |publisher=ALA |access-date=September 5, 2013 |author1=Anonymous }}</ref> The series was challenged for being too frightening for young people and depicting occult or demonic themes.<ref name="occult">{{Cite web |title=Harry Potter series tops list of most challenged books four years in a row |publisher=ALA |date=January 13, 2003 |url=http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=pressreleases&template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&ContentID=9404 |access-date=December 30, 2010 }}</ref> 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.{{sfn|Becker|Stan|2002|p=57}} The same year, a hearing by the [[Anoka-Hennepin School District 11|Anoka-Hennepin School District]] to ban the books was broadcast by [[C-SPAN]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Goosebumps Series Appropriateness Hearing { |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?78467-1/goosebumps-series-appropriateness-hearing |publisher=C-SPAN}}</ref> In the hearing, most of the parents and children felt the books should not be banned,<ref>{{cite news |last=Tabor |first=Mary B. W. |title=Hints of Horror, Shouts of Protest |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/02/us/hints-of-horror-shouts-of-protest.html |date=April 2, 1997 |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 5, 2013 }}</ref> and the school district's book review committee decided to keep the books.{{sfn|Becker|Stan|2002|pp=57–58}}

==Adaptations and merchandise==

===Audiobooks===
{{main|List of Goosebumps audiobooks}}
''[[Walt Disney Records]]'' and ''[[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]]'' ''Audiobooks'' have adapted ''Goosebumps'' into numerous [[audiobooks]] since 1996.

===Television adaptations===
{{main|Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps (2023 TV series)}}
In the 1990s, a ''Goosebumps'' TV series was produced in Canada by [[Protocol Entertainment]] in association with [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Productions]].<ref name="production">{{cite news |title='Goosebumps' spreads from printed page to TV |work=[[Deseret News]] |date=November 9–10, 1995 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KqspAAAAIBAJ&pg=1798,5385915 |access-date=December 25, 2010 }}</ref> The TV [[anthology series]] ran for four seasons from 1995 to 1998,{{sfn|Gunelius|2008|p=58}} premiering on the [[Fox Kids|Fox Kids Network]] on October 27, 1995.<ref name="premiere">{{cite news |last=Martin |first=John |title=Kids can tell you about 'Goosebumps' |work=[[The Tuscaloosa News]] |date=October 27, 1995 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wTodAAAAIBAJ&pg=6457,8310704 |access-date=December 25, 2010 }}</ref> The series mainly featured plots based on the ''Goosebumps'' books, among them ''The Haunted Mask'' and ''[[Goosebumps (Original series)#Books|Cuckoo Clock of Doom]]''. The TV series aired in over 100 countries<ref name="countries">{{cite news |title= 'Goosebumps' headed to the big screen |publisher=[[United Press International|UPI.com]] |date=May 15, 2008 |url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/05/15/Goosebumps-headed-to-the-big-screen/UPI-23311210907639/ |access-date=December 25, 2010 }}</ref> and it was the number one rated children's TV show for three years in the United States.<ref name="number one">{{cite news |title=Literary festival to offer plenty for kids |publisher=UNC News |date=July 17, 2009 |url=http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2708/73/ |access-date=September 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214225457/http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2708/73/ |archive-date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> Margaret Loesch, formerly the [[chief executive officer|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.<ref name="mid 90s"/> A book series, titled ''[[Goosebumps Presents]]'', was based on the TV series.<ref name="number"/>

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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Goosebumps' Live-Action Series In Works By Neal H. Moritz & Scholastic |url=https://www.cbr.com/goosebumps-live-action-series-neal-h-moritz/ |access-date=April 28, 2020 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=April 28, 2020}}</ref> In February 2022, it was announced that the series would be heading to [[Disney+]]. It premiered on Disney+ on Friday, October 13, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Goosebumps' Live-Action Series Heads To Disney+ |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/goosebumps-live-action-series-heads-to-disney-1234927913/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> The second season, titled ''Goosebumps: The Vanishing'', debuted on Disney+ on January 10, 2025, consisting of eight episodes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3834714/goosebumps-the-vanishing-teaser-reveals-title-and-premiere-date-for-goosebumps-season-2/ |title='Goosebumps: The Vanishing' – Teaser Reveals Title and Premiere Date for 'Goosebumps' Season 2 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |first=John |last=Squires |date=October 8, 2024 |access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref>

===Film adaptations===
{{main|Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween}}
A film adaptation of ''Goosebumps''<ref name="Weekly">{{cite magazine |last=Flamm |first=Matthew |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/01/09/new-simon-schuster-lands-dimaggio-bio-goosebumps-headed-big-screen/ |title=Between The Lines |date=January 9, 1998 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-date=December 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230014714/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,281459,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/goosebumps-rl-stine-tim-burton-stephen-king/ | title='Goosebumps' Author R.L. Stine on Movie Cameo, Stephen King and What Scares Him | publisher=The Wrap | date=October 13, 2015 | access-date=October 29, 2015 | last=Sneider | first=Jeff}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Barr |first=Jason |title=Carl Ellsworth to Write Feature Adaptation of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps |publisher=Collider.com |url=https://collider.com/carl-ellsworth-goosebumps-r-l-stine/ |access-date=August 30, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="coming soon">{{cite news |title=Writer Carl Ellsworth Gets ''Goosebumps'' |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=September 16, 2010 |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=69876 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119132317/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=69876 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 19, 2012 |access-date=October 27, 2010 }}</ref> was released on October 16, 2015,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/?view=changes&p=.htm | title=Release Schedule | website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date=January 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129152044/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/?view=changes&p=.htm | archive-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref> directed by [[Rob Letterman]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=Jack Black in Negotiations to Star in 'Goosebumps' Movie for Sony, Scholastic Media (Exclusive)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/jack-black-in-negotiations-to-star-in-goosebumps-movie-for-sony-scholastic-media-exclusive/|access-date=September 14, 2013|newspaper=The Wrap|date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> written by Darren Lemke<ref>{{cite news |last=Puchko |first=Kristy |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Jack-Giant-Killer-Scribe-Give-Goosebumps-Movie-Fresh-Start-28858.html |title=Will Jack the Giant Killer Scribe Give The Goosebumps Movie A Fresh Start? |date=January 13, 2012 |publisher=Cinema Blend |access-date=August 17, 2013 }}</ref> and duo [[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/17/goosebumps-the-movie | title=Goosebumps: The Movie | website=[[IGN]] | date=November 17, 2008 | access-date=December 29, 2014 | last=Vejvoda |first=Jim}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/28337/20141226/exclusive-interview-scott-alexander-larry-karaszewski-tim-burtons-latest-big.htm | title=Big Eyes Movie News, Cast & Release Date: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski Discuss Tim Burton's Latest Work (Exclusive) | publisher=Latin Post | date=December 26, 2014 | access-date=December 29, 2014 | editor1-last=Salazar | editor1-first=Francisco | editor2-last=Salazar | editor2-first=David}}</ref> with [[Neal H. Moritz]] and [[Deborah Forte]], the latter of whom developed the TV series, producing the film<ref name="coming soon"/> 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,<ref>{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |title=Dylan Minnette To Star Opposite Jack Black In Sony's 'Goosebumps' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 14, 2014 |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/dylan-minnette-goosebumps-movie-casting-jack-black-683465/ |access-date=March 13, 2014 }}</ref> and [[Odeya Rush]] was cast as R. L. Stine's fictional daughter, Hannah.<ref name="comingsoon">{{cite news|title=Goosebumps Feature Film, Starring Jack Black, Starts Principal Photography|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=117452|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424051938/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=117452|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 24, 2014|access-date=April 24, 2014|publisher=ComingSoon.net|date=April 23, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="comingsoon"/>

A sequel, ''[[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3495212/goosebumps-sequel-now-titled-haunted-halloween/|title='Goosebumps' Sequel Now Titled 'Haunted Halloween'|first=Brad|last=Miska|date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> was released on October 12, 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comingsoon.net/movies/news/811563-sony-pictures-2018-schedule#/slide/1|title=Sony Pictures 2018 Schedule Shifts Hotel Transylvania, Bad Boys, Goosebumps and More|date=February 6, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref> directed by [[Ari Sandel]], replacing Letterman, due to being busy directing ''[[Pokémon: Detective Pikachu]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lang|first=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/goosebumps-2-jack-black-1202637463/|title=Ari Sandel Will Direct ''Goosebumps 2''|date=December 12, 2017|magazine=Variety|access-date=December 12, 2017}}</ref> and written by Rob Lieber.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lang|first=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/sony-taps-rob-lieber-to-write-goosebumps-2-script-1202605455/|title=''Sony'' Taps Rob Lieber To Write ''Goosebumps 2'' Script|date=November 2, 2017|magazine=Variety|access-date=December 7, 2017}}</ref> Jack Black returned in the sequel, making his character the only one from the previous film to return,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3480724/goosebumps-slappys-revenge-plot-details-tease-halloween-night-apocalypse/|title='Goosebumps: Slappy's Revenge' Plot Details Tease Halloween Night Apocalypse – Bloody Disgusting|website=Bloody-Disgusting.com|date=January 30, 2018|access-date=February 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3441519/jack-black-will-back-goosebumps-horrorland|title=Jack Black Will Be Back in 'Goosebumps: Horrorland'|date=June 12, 2017}}</ref> the sequel stars [[Madison Iseman]], [[Caleel Harris]] and [[Jeremy Ray Taylor]] as the new leads.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/goosebumps-sequel-sony-cast-1202708209/|title='Goosebumps' Sequel Sets Ensemble Cast|website=Variety|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

===Video games===
{{main|Goosebumps (video game series)}}
There are seven ''Goosebumps'' video games, two of which have been created for the PC by [[EA Los Angeles|DreamWorks Interactive]].<ref name="escape from horrorland">{{cite news |last=Li |first=Kenneth |title=A CD-ROM(P) on Grungy Side |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=December 22, 1996 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/money/cd-rom-p-grungy-side-article-1.736508 |access-date=September 4, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="attack of the mutant">{{cite news |last=Heffley |first=Lynne |title=It All Speaks to Kids |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 5, 1998 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-05-ca-15559-story.html |access-date=September 4, 2013 }}</ref> A 1996 game entitled ''[[Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland|Escape from HorrorLand]]'' is an [[Interactivity|interactive]] sequel to the book ''[[One Day at HorrorLand]]'',<ref name="interactive sequel">{{cite news |last=Kent |first=Steve |title=The Hottest New Games |work=The Item |date=November 24, 1996 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O5AiAAAAIBAJ&pg=4456,5395135 |access-date=October 27, 2010 }}</ref> and a 1997 game entitled ''[[Attack of the Mutant (video game)|Attack of the Mutant]]'' was based on the book [[Goosebumps (Original series)#Books|of the same name]]. Scholastic released a ''Goosebumps'' video game in October 2008 entitled ''[[Goosebumps Horrorland (video game)|Goosebumps HorrorLand]]'', based on the [[Goosebumps HorrorLand|series of the same name]].<ref name="review">{{Cite web |last=Paramchuk |first=Jeff |title=Goosebumps HorrorLand |date=January 2, 2009 |publisher=[[Common Sense Media]] |url= http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/goosebumps-horrorland |access-date=January 10, 2011}}</ref> Another video game, ''Goosebumps: The Game'', a prequel to the 2015 film, was released on October 13, 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/142752-Goosebumps-The-Game-Release-Date-Revealed#&gid=gallery_4832&pid=1 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307031636/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/142752-Goosebumps-The-Game-Release-Date-Revealed#&gid=gallery_4832&pid=1 | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 7, 2016 | title=Goosebumps: The Game Gets a Release Date | work=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]] | date=October 7, 2015 | access-date=October 10, 2015 | author=Finnegan, Lizzy }}</ref> ''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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/nycc-exclusive-goosebumps-night-of-scares-game-trailer-will-leave-you-screaming | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012231511/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/nycc-exclusive-goosebumps-night-of-scares-game-trailer-will-leave-you-screaming | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 12, 2015 | title=NYCC Exclusive: "Goosebumps: Night of Scares" Game Trailer Will Leave You Screaming | website=Comic Book Resources | date=October 10, 2015 | access-date=May 8, 2016 | author=Pallota, Mike }}</ref> A Mobile game, ''[[Goosebumps: Horror Town|Goosebumps: HorrorTown]]'' was released in 2018. One last game released in 2020 called Goosebumps Dead of Night, available for PC and Consoles.

===Comics===
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{{Anchor|Goosebumps Graphix}}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.<ref name="publication date">{{Cite web |last= Carter |first= R. J. |title=Book Review: Goosebumps Graphix: Creepy Creatures |publisher=The Trades  |date=August 28, 2006 |url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4626 |access-date=December 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525161906/http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4626 |archive-date=May 25, 2013 }}</ref>

[[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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/goosebumps-denton-j-tipton/1130336414?ean=9781684055395|title=Goosebumps: Horrors of the Witch House&#124;Hardcover|website=Barnes & Noble}}</ref> Each were also released as trade paperbacks.<ref name="IDW">{{Cite web|title=Goosebumps IDW|publisher=IDW Comics|date=January 15, 2018|url=https://www.idwpublishing.com/product-category/goosebumps/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029233838/http://www.idwpublishing.com/product-category/goosebumps/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2017|access-date=January 15, 2018}}</ref>

===Other media===
''Goosebumps'' has spawned merchandise, including T-shirts, [[board game]]s, puzzles,{{sfn|Foerstel|2002|p=222}} hats, fake skulls, dolls,{{sfn|Jones|1998|p=163}} [[Bicycle helmet|bike helmet]]s, fake blood, and boxer shorts.<ref name="merch 3">{{cite news |last=Tobin |first=James |title=Give Me Goosebumps |work=[[The Nation]] |date=June 29, 1997 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VrUpAAAAIBAJ&pg=6574,5575338 |access-date=December 27, 2010 }}</ref> ''Goosebumps'' was also adapted into a stage play by Rupert Holmes in 1998<ref name="stage play">{{cite web |last=Ciampa |first=Linda |url=http://www.cnn.com/books/news/9810/30/goose.bumps/index.html |title='Goosebumps' series a frightening success |date=October 30, 1998 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=August 17, 2013 }}</ref> and a stage musical by John Maclay and Danny Abosch in 2016: ''[[Goosebumps The Musical]]'', based on book 24: ''Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium''.<ref name=
"Goosebumps The Musical">{{cite web|url=https://dannyabosch.com/goosebumps-the-musical/|title=Goosebumps The Musical|access-date=May 13, 2017|publisher=DannyAbosch.com}}</ref> ''Goosebumps'' has an official website, which garners 1.5 million page views each month as of 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sony Gets Goosebumps, Scholastic's Bestselling Book Series, To Be Adapted Into Feature Film |publisher=Scholastic |date=May 15, 2008 |url=http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/press_05152008_CP.htm |access-date=September 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315231702/http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/press_05152008_CP.htm |archive-date=March 15, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Cruz |first1=Georgina |title=Here's What's New at the Theme Parks |work=[[Sun Sentinel]] |page=6J |date=1998-05-10 |language=English |id={{ProQuest|388296440}} |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shenot |first=Christine |title=Oh, Horror! Disney-mgm Studios To Open Goosebumps Attraction |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=June 9, 1997 |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1997/06/09/oh-horror-disney-mgm-studios-to-open-goosebumps-attraction/ |access-date=March 15, 2014 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jorden Spitz |first=Jill |title=Goosebumps Addition To Spook Disney-mgm |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=October 3, 1997 |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1997/10/03/goosebumps-addition-to-spook-disney-mgm/ |access-date=March 15, 2014 }}</ref> In 2008, it was announced that [[Sally Corporation]] would market ''Goosebumps'' rides.<ref name="themepk">{{cite news |last=Levine |first=Arthur |title=New Rides will Give You Goosebumps |publisher=[[About.com]] |date=October 6, 2008 |url=http://themeparks.about.com/b/2008/10/06/new-rides-will-give-you-goosebumps.htm |access-date=January 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315230959/http://themeparks.about.com/b/2008/10/06/new-rides-will-give-you-goosebumps.htm |archive-date=March 15, 2014 }}</ref>
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 Company|Milton Bradley]] and designed by Craig Van Ness.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9578/goosebumps-one-day-at-horrorland-game |title=Goosebumps – One Day at Horrorland Game (1996) |publisher=[[BoardGameGeek]] |access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9815/goosebumps-a-night-in-terror-tower-game |title=Goosebumps: A Night in Terror Tower Game (1996) |publisher=BoardGameGeek |access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref>

==Legal dispute==
In November 1996, Scholastic, the publisher of the series,<ref>{{cite news |last=Saillant |first=Catherine |title= Popularity of Scary Stories Pleases Some, Perturbs Others |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 30, 1995 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-30-me-62930-story.html |access-date=August 27, 2010 }}</ref> and Parachute Press, the developer of the series,<ref name="rights"/> 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 [[breach of contract|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 countersuits<ref name="bwcharges">{{Cite journal |last1=Dugan |first1=I. Jeanne |title=Deals That Go Bump in the Night |journal=[[BusinessWeek]] |issue=3565 |pages=84–85 |date=1998-02-16 |issn=0007-7135 |id={{EBSCOhost|206703}} |url=http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1998-02-15/the-goosebumps-deal-goes-bump-in-the-night |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118213545/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1998-02-15/the-goosebumps-deal-goes-bump-in-the-night |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 18, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2011 }}</ref> 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}}.<ref name="rights"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Children's and young adult literature|Speculative fiction/Horror|United States|1990s}}
* ''[[Fear Street]]''
* ''[[Gooflumps]]''
* ''[[Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids]]''
* [[Shivers (novel series)|''Shivers'' (novel series)]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://goosebumps.scholastic.com}} at [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Press]]

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