Goosebumps (franchise)

Goosebumps is a children's horror book franchise published by Scholastic Corporation. The books are written by author and creator R. L. Stine.

Beginning with the eponymous Goosebumps series in 1992, the Goosebumps franchise has spawned numerous followup and spin-off series. The franchise's other forms of media include a hit television series and a feature film.

Goosebumps

 * Main article: Goosebumps (original series)

The first three books in the Goosebumps series, Welcome to Dead House, Stay Out of the Basement, and Monster Blood were published at the same time in July 1992 as part of the original Goosebumps series. From 1992 to 1997, sixty-two books were published in the original series. The final book in the original Goosebumps series was Monster Blood IV, in December 1997.

Goosebumps Series 2000

 * Main article: Goosebumps Series 2000

After the original series ended, it was followed-up by Goosebumps Series 2000 the month after, with Cry of the Cat. The series claimed to be scarier than the original series, and the covers featured artwork that was more dark in tone. The cover art was also raised, unlike the original series, where only the logo was raised. Series 2000 and the spin-off gamebook series, Give Yourself Goosebumps, were discontinued in 2000 after R.L. Stine's contract with Scholastic ended. Due to this, the twenty-sixth book in the Series 2000 series, The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader, was canceled, along with the planned Goosebumps Gold series.

Goosebumps HorrorLand

 * Main article: Goosebumps HorrorLand

After receiving requests from fans for the Goosebumps series to return, R.L. Stine and Scholastic lucnhed the Goosebumps HorrorLand series in April 2008, with the books Revenge of the Living Dummy and Creep from the Deep. When the series launched, it had been eight years since the last main series Goosebumps book, Ghost in the Mirror. Around the same time, Scholastic launched the Classic Goosebumps series, which was a series of Goosebumps reprints that included bonus materials, and new artwork from Brandon Dorman. HorrorLand has since been followed-up by Goosebumps Hall of Horrors, Goosebumps Most Wanted, and Goosebumps SlappyWorld.

Each book had two stories. The first ten books had its own self-contained storyline which takes place outside the gates of HorrorLand, with a secondary story thread which leads its main character to HorrorLand only in the final few chapters. The final two books in the series served to wrap up the HorrorLand plot, uniting the characters and villains from the first ten books in a single climactic storyline.

Goosebumps Hall of Horrors

 * Main article: Goosebumps Hall of Horrors

Goosebumps Most Wanted

 * Main article: Goosebumps Most Wanted

Goosebumps SlappyWorld

 * Main article: Goosebumps SlappyWorld

Tales to Give You Goosebumps

 * Main article: Tales to Give You Goosebumps

Give Yourself Goosebumps

 * Main article: Give Yourself Goosebumps

Goosebumps Triple Header

 * Main article: Goosebumps Triple Header

In November 1997, Scholastic launched the Goosebumps Triple Header series. They were somewhat similar to the Tales to Give You Goosebumps series, in that the books contained short stories. However, instead of featuring ten short stories, Triple Header only featured three. The books were hosted by a three-headed monster, Lefty, Righty, and Slim. The final book in the series was published in May 1999, making it the shortest Goosebumps book series, with a total of only two books published.

Merchandise

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