User:JohnVMaster

Hi there, my name is John, though back in my editing days I went by JohnVMaster.

I was a huge fan of Goosebumps as a kid and watched the television series in the mornings during its first run and owning several of the VHS releases. I discovered the books during the third grade and read them obsessively, though not every book was available in my school or town library at the time. My favorites were the Night of the Living Dummy books, but I also remember enjoying Stay Out of the Basement, both Say Cheese and Die! books, Don't Go to Sleep!, The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, and The Cuckoo Clock of Doom. There's more I've definitely forgotten and they are all due a reread for sure. I still own many of the books. I can't recall the last time I actually read one in full, but it's been at least six or eight years.

I happened to stop by today (June 15, 2021) because a friend of mine was streaming off Netflix and I found out Goosebumps was casually available in their library and it was so fun to revisit the series, which I hope to continue doing.

I haven't edited his week in literally twelve years apparently, as almost all of my edits were on June 1, 2008, but they were important edits for what was at the time a very barebones wiki. My most significant contributions include an early version of the main page that I believe was a significant update at the time, the original Actor Infoblox template in use for eight years, and the original articles on R. L. Stine, Welcome to Dead House and Stay Out of the Basement. I'd like to hope I contributed in small ways to the groundwork of what it is today.

That particular phase of Goosebumps for me was driven by the unavailability of home video releases, reruns or streaming in my area as I desperately scoured a way to see the Night of the Living Dummy II TV episode, which I did eventually view some years later when it ran on Cartoon Network. I remember browsing a fansite called Dark Falls, being super excited for the upcoming movie, which I've sadly not seen to this day, and avidly following Blogger Beware's early days. It's great that Goosebumps has a fansite and wiki fans can be proud of now and a staff who are so dedicated!