References

This is a list of references and allusions in the Goosebumps franchise.

Original Series

 * Stay Out of the Basement references RoboCop, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nintendo, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sassy and People.
 * Monster Blood references Indiana Jones, Nintendo, and Trigger (Roy Roger's horse).
 * Say Cheese and Die! references X-Force and the Ford Taurus.
 * The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb references National Geographic, the Nintendo Game Boy, Coca-Cola, CNN, Super Mario Land, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Nintendo Entertainment System and Tetris.
 * Let's Get Invisible! references The Terminator, Super Nintendo, and Saturday Night Live.
 * Night of the Living Dummy  references Coca-Cola and Stephen King.
 * The Girl Who Cried Monster references the Super Nintendo.
 * The Ghost Next Door references the Game Boy, Diet Coke, Chutes and Ladders, General Hospital, and Day-Glo.
 * The Haunted Mask references Star Trek, Freddy Krueger, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Catwoman (written as "Cat Woman" in the book), and Indiana Jones.
 * Be Careful What You Wish For... references Doc Martens, the Orlando Magic, and Troll dolls.
 * Piano Lessons Can Be Murder references the television show Bonkers, Nintendo, and the song Chopsticks.
 * The Werewolf of Fever Swamp references the Nintendo and the Orlando Magic.
 * You Can't Scare Me! references Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It also references Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck from Looney Tunes.
 * Why I'm Afraid of Bees references Star Trek. In the book, R.L. Stine also mentions a game called "SpaceQuest 20", which could be a reference to the Space Quest franchise, which a had many sequels.
 * Monster Blood II references Michael Jordan, Conan The Barbarian, and Trigger.
 * Deep Trouble references She-Ra and the Titanic.
 * The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight references the Sony Walkman, the Game Boy, and Nirvana.
 * Go Eat Worms! references the Oakland Raiders, William Tecumseh Sherman, Christopher Robin, Star Trek, and Nintendo.
 * Return of the Mummy references Bart Simpson.
 * Phantom of the Auditorium is a reference to The Phantom of the Opera.
 * Attack of the Mutant references Jack Kirby's Captain America and Todd McFarlane's Spawn. Libby reads "High School Harry and Beanhead," a parody of Archie and Jughead. Skipper says that the creator of the Masked Mutant comics is Jimmy Starenko, a reference to Jim Steranko. The Galloping Gazelle has super powers similar to The Flash. Elastic Boy has super powers similar to Plastic Man. The League of Good Guys is similar to the Justice League. Additionally, the book references Frosted Flakes and Pop-Tarts.
 * My Hairiest Adventure references the Oakland Raiders, Frosted Flakes, and Matt Christopher.
 * The Cuckoo Clock of Doom references The Incredible Hulk.
 * Monster Blood III  references Trigger, Jell-O, Conan The Barbarian, and the Atlanta Braves.
 * Night of the Living Dummy II references The Beatles, and their song "Love Me Do" is mentioned by name.
 * The Barking Ghost references The Boston Red Sox, Indiana Jones and Lassie.
 * The Horror at Camp Jellyjam references Coca-Cola.
 * The Haunted Mask II references Milky Way.
 * The Headless Ghost references the Grim Reaper and The Wizard of Oz.
 * The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena  references Super Soaker, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Coca-Cola.
 * How I Got My Shrunken Head references Tarzan and Coca-Cola.
 * Night of the Living Dummy III references the NBA Jam video game series.
 * Egg Monsters from Mars  references the American Girl dolls and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
 * Say Cheese and Die — Again! references Jell-O and the Honda Civic.
 * Ghost Camp references The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, "Heartbreak Hotel", "On Top of Spaghetti", and Jell-O.
 * Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns references Star Trek, Kit Kat, M&M's, Hershey's Kisses & Milk Chocolate Bars, Toostie Roll, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way, and Crunch.
 * Calling All Creeps! references Pespi and Pentax.
 * Beware, the Snowman references the Chicago Bulls.
 * Chicken Chicken references 4-H clubs, "Beautiful Ohio", and Honda.
 * The Blob That Ate Everyone references Pop-Tarts.
 * My Best Friend Is Invisible references Frosted Flakes and Corn Pops.
 * The Haunted School references Coca-Cola.
 * I Live in Your Basement! references Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops, Indiana Jones, and Milky Way chocolate bars.
 * Monster Blood IV references Super Soaker, Brad Pitt, Jell-O and Coca-Cola.

Title References
Some Goosebumps book titles are references to other media:


 * The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb shares a similar title to the 1961 horror film of the same name.
 * Night of the Living Dummy is a reference to the 1969 film, Night of the Living Dead.
 * Phantom of the Auditorium is a reference to the horror/musical, Phantom of the Opera.
 * It Came from Beneath the Sink! is a reference to the movie, It Came from Beneath the Sea!
 * ​Egg Monsters from Mars​ is a reference to the film Invaders from Mars.
 * Little Comic Shop of Horrors and Little Shop of Hamsters are a reference to the horror/musical film, Litle Shop of Horrors.
 * Bride of the Living Dummy is a reference to Bride of Chucky.
 * Invasion of the Body Squeezers: Part 1 and Part 2 are a reference to the movie, Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
 * Revenge R Us is a reference to the store, Toys R Us.
 * Are You Terrified Yet's tagline is a reference to the book, "Along Came a Spider" by James Patterson.
 * Jekyll and Heidi is a reference to the story, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
 * Full Moon Fever is a reference to the album, Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty.
 * The Wizard of Ooze and The Lizard of Oz are references to the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz.
 * Planet of the Lawn Gnomes is a reference to the movie, Planet of the Apes.
 * Son of Slappy is a reference to Seed of Chucky.
 * How I Met my Monster is a reference to the show, How I Met Your Mother.
 * Frankenstein's Dog is a reference to Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.
 * A Nightmare on Clown Street is a reference to the horror film franchise, A Nightmare on Elm Street.
 * Here Comes the Shaggedy is a reference to the horror movie Here Comes the Devil.
 * The 12 Screams of Christmas is a reference to the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas".

Other References

 * In Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls, Spencer says that Jason's backpack is as purple as Barney.
 * In Beware of the Purple Peanut Butter, the characters Barney and Dora each share a name with a popular children's show character. "Barney" is the name of the main character in Barney &amp; Friends, and "Dora" is the name of the main character in Dora the Explorer.
 * Nintendo is referenced in The Creepy Creations of Professor Shock.
 * Toys R Us is referenced in Toy Terror: Batteries Included.
 * In the episode An Old Story, Tom and Jon had a poster from the band, The Doors.
 * In the episode My Hairiest Adventure, Larry had a poster of Venom from Spider-Man.
 * Welcome to Camp Slither made a reference to Ronald McDonald.
 * Adam West playing as the Galloping Gazzelel is a reference to Batman.
 * In Slappy New Year!, Ray had an XBox.
 * In Creature Teacher: The Final Exam, Tommy played Angry Birds on his phone.
 * Trick or Trap makes references to Wolverine, Thor, and Captain America.
 * Goosebumps Wanted: The Haunted Mask Makes a reference to Beauty and the Beast.
 * Slappy Birthday to You references Wikipedia, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Animal Planet, and Netflix.
 * Attack of the Jack references Diet Sprite, Jaws, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Johnny Depp.
 * There are references to Stephen King, Steve McQueen, The Blob, The Lord of the Rings, and Frosty the Snowman in the Goosebumps film.
 * In the movie, Danny Elfman makes a small amount of music that sounds similar to Dark Shadows, Corpse Bride, Spider-Man, and Sleepy Hollow.
 * When Stine was tied up by the Lawn Gnomes, that was a Reference to Gulliver's Travels.
 * In Goosebumps: The Game, if the player tries to enter the furnace that is in the Dead House basement, the player is met with the message "Nope! So much nope." This is a reference to the "Nope" internet meme.
 * Scream School makes references to The Bride of Frankenstien, The Wolf Man and The Invisible Man.
 * Bride of the Living Dummy references Dairy Queen.
 * In ​Brain Juice​, Dr. Frank King is described as a big Santa Claus of a man. There's also a reference to The New York Times.
 * ​The Mummy Walks ​references Coca-Cola.
 * Return to Ghost Camp references Hulk Hogan and Mark McGwire.
 * ​The Haunted Car ​references Chevrolet's Corvette, Chevrolet's 1957 Impala, Chevrolet's 1983 Camaro, the 1992 Pontiac Firebird, Mario Andretti, The X-Files, the Chrysler Lebaron, & the Ford Taurus.
 * Zapped in Space references Shaquille O'Neal when the reader's character points out how Madame Zapp's hands and feet look larger than even the basketball star's.
 * The television adaptation of Click features footage from the Canadian game show Uh Oh!
 * The tagline for Say Cheese and Die!: "One Picture Is Worth A Thousand Screams" is a play on the phrase "A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words".

References to Goosebumps

 * Spider-Man (2002 video game): During the Scorpion boss battle, music from Let's Get Invisible! plays.
 * Slither (2006 film): There's a scene where two little girls are reading Goosebumps books, one reads You Can't Scare Me!, and the other girl reads The Girl Who Cried Monster.
 * Nickelodeon News: R.L. Stine appeared in some episodes.
 * Clarence: There was an episode where the character Belson reads a book called, "Goose Pimples" to Clarence and his friends.
 * Regular Show: There was an episode where a living ventriloquist dummy attacked Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson, the dummy looked very similar to Slappy in his appearance from the Goosebumps TV Show.
 * Arthur: In the episode The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Book Club, the Scare-Your-Pants-Off books parody Goosebumps. Buster mentions a book called "The Curse of the Mummy's Breath", a reference to The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb and Vampire Breath.
 * Goosebumps is referenced several time throughout Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Double Down. The characters in this book read the book series, Spineticklers, a fictional series written by the fictional author I.M. Spooky. There are at least 97 books in the Spineticklers series. Some of the titles allude to real Goosebumps books. The fictional book The Brain with Its Own Mind possibly alludes to Brain Juice, and Zombies at Breakfast possibly alludes to Zombie Halloween or Monster Blood for Breakfast!.
 * In an episode of Be Cool Scooby Doo, Sorcerer Snack Scare, we can see a dummy who looks similar to Slappy.
 * The band $uicideboy$ has a song called Say Cheese and Die.
 * The Simpsons: In the Season 23 episode The Book Job, the phrase "Is R.L. Stine here, cause you just gave me Goosebumps" is uttered.
 * The Zack Files: In the first episode, The Library of No Return, Zack is put on trial by the Alice in Wonderland characters and first claims the book was by R.L. Stine before correcting himself, saying "No wait, that was Goosebumps."
 * The deathcore band Dr. Acula wrote several songs with titles based on Goosebumps books. These included A Shocker On Shock Street, The Horror At Camp Jellyjam and Say Cheese and Die! just to name a few.
 * Internet personality Neil Cecierega, under his musical project Lemon Demon, released a song called Goosebumps which references many of the titles of the original 62. The music video features imagery of the books and covers.