Chuck Greene is Steve Boswell's best friend who appeared in The Haunted Mask books.
History
Goosebumps (original series)
The Haunted Mask
When Chuck and Steve were first introduced, they were sitting in the lunch room, making each other laugh. Then Steve sneaked over to the table where their friends, Carly Beth Caldwell and Sabrina Mason were sitting and startled Carly Beth by tapping her shoulder. Chuck and Steve thought it was hilarious as scaring Carly Beth had always been their hobby, due to her being afraid of her own shadow. While Chuck tried to take a few of Sabrina's chips, his friend handed a turkey sandwich to Carly Beth, who was unaware until she had taken a bite that they had sneaked a worm into it. As Carly Beth went into hysterics, Chuck tricked her into thinking that it wasn't a real worm, that it was made of rubber. Carly Beth did fall for that one, making her leave the lunchroom while feeling sickened and angry at Chuck and Steve. Later at the science fair, he and Steve were in the auditorium when Steve pretended to lose a tarantula to trick Carly Beth and scared her by pinching her leg. Chuck and the others laughed at that, making Carly Beth very upset.
Later on Halloween, Chuck and Steve were invited by Sabrina to go trick-or-treating after Steve apologized to Carly Beth. They got their costumes organized, but they ended up having to take Steve's little sister trick-or-treating — making them late.
Later after that, Chuck and Steve went down a quiet street, examining their trick-or-treat bags. When they walked down a little further, a girl wearing a frightening mask jumped out and scared them out of their wits. Chuck and Steve recognized her as Carly Beth and were amazed at the horrifying-looking mask she was wearing. Carly Beth insisted to them that the Plaster of Paris head of her that her mother made was Carly Beth, and viciously ordered them to hand over their candy, or their heads will adorn her stick — making Chuck and Steve very uneasy. Then to their shock, the Plaster of Paris head moved and formed the words "Help me, help me". Chuck and Steve were horrified at this and they raced off home in terror.
To Carly Beth, Chuck and Steve being scared actually meant she was successful in scaring them and paying them back for their tricks on her — as she had been wanting to do that for quite a while, and had finally gotten the opportunity to do so. And Chuck was unable to forget the horrible mask that she wore.
The Haunted Mask II
Chuck returns in The Haunted Mask II, still best friends with Steve Boswell. Together, the two come up with a plan to get back at Steve's annoying first-grade soccer team he's been forced to coach. Chuck tells Steve what he needs to do is scare them. Steve remembers the previous Halloween, when Carly Beth's masks sent them running in fear. Despite Carly Beth's warnings about staying away from the masks, Chuck and Steve enter the now closed party shop where she got her mask. Chuck is reluctant to break into the building, but eventually follows Steve into the basement. The two scavenge through boxes full of party supplies where they eventually find the masks they're looking for.
Chuck is scared off by the sound of footsteps, leaving Steve alone with the shopkeeper. Steve manages to get away, taking a grotesque looking old man mask with him, keeping it a secret from Chuck. In hopes of paying back Chuck for ditching him, Steve plans to scare him, but the old man mask melds to his face, and makes him too weak to move.
Chuck then appears at the end of the book, wearing a new mask, and scaring Carly Beth and Steve, who was now free from the mask. He reveals he also took a mask the night they broke into the party shop, and is having trouble removing it.
General Information
Physical appearance
Chuck is twelve years old, Caucasian, tall and thin with long, straight, brown hair and dark brown eyes.
Personality
Chuck is a real prankster at Walnut Avenue Middle School who is quite sneaky and likes to play jokes. He is very close to Steve as they have so much in common. And they both liked to scare Carly Beth out of her wits, but Chuck is also friends with her and Sabrina and he would apologize to Carly Beth if the joke went too far. He also doesn't scare Carly Beth anymore ever since the encounter with The Haunted Mask, but there are moments where Chuck would attempt to scare her for old time's sake. Chuck is more of the brains when it comes to his and Steve's pranks, but sometimes Steve gets more of the blame than he does. But Chuck would always help his best friend out and he is a kinder and humble person at heart. And Chuck also insists that he and Steve are best friends because they make each other laugh, not because they look so much alike.
List of appearances
Books
- Goosebumps
- Goosebumps HorrorLand
- Classic Goosebumps
- The Haunted Mask
Television and Film
- Television series:
- Season 1 - The Haunted Mask Part 1 & 2
- Season 2 - The Haunted Mask II Part 1 & 2
Trivia
- In The Haunted Mask II, Chuck's last name is spelled as Green, rather than Greene.
Actor
- Amos Crawley (television series)