Classic Goosebumps is a series of reprints of older Goosebumps titles with all-new covers and bonus materials (first twenty-two books only). The series is primarily used to tie-in to other Goosebumps properties. The first run of the series lasted from May 2008 to November 2011, before coming back in April 2015 to promote the film Goosebumps, and again in July 2018 to promote Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween. The series will release two more books on March 5, 2024 to promote the Disney+ series.
Books[]
Thirty-four of the Classic Goosebumps books are from the original series, three are from Series 2000, and one is from Give Yourself Goosebumps.
- Night of the Living Dummy
- Deep Trouble
- Monster Blood
- The Haunted Mask
- One Day at HorrorLand
- The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
- Be Careful What You Wish For...
- Say Cheese and Die!
- The Horror at Camp Jellyjam
- How I Got My Shrunken Head
- The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
- A Night in Terror Tower
- Welcome to Dead House
- Welcome to Camp Nightmare
- Ghost Beach
- The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight
- You Can't Scare Me!
- Return of the Mummy
- Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
- Phantom of the Auditorium
- Vampire Breath
- Stay Out of the Basement
- A Shocker on Shock Street
- Let's Get Invisible!
- Night of the Living Dummy 2
- Night of the Living Dummy 3
- The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena
- The Blob That Ate Everyone
- The Ghost Next Door
- The Haunted Car
- Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls
- Please Don't Feed the Vampire!
- The Headless Ghost
- The Haunted Mask 2
- Bride of the Living Dummy
- Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns
- The Cuckoo Clock of Doom
- Go Eat Worms!
Collections[]
Behind the Screams[]
The first twenty-two books each contain a "Behind the Screams" segment at the end, a small section containing bonus material. This section was omitted in the movie tie-in reprints.
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Covers[]
The art direction for Classic Goosebumps is vastly different than the original series. The covers are not illustrated by series veteran Tim Jacobus, but instead Brandon Dorman, who is known for his detailed fantasy-like illustrations. Unlike Jacobus' original covers, Dorman creates his artwork digitally. Some of Dorman's illustrations tend to mimic Jacobus' original compositions, but done in his own style (as seen with the image on the right).
The covers for Classic Goosebumps do not feature slime of any kind along the border of the cover. Similarly to the covers of the Goosebumps Series 2000 books, the slime was likely omitted to allow for better presentation of the cover art. The design of the logo has also been changed, and is now white instead of green. The first twenty-two books in the series featured raised covers, similar to Series 2000. Starting with book twenty-three, the covers were printed completely flat. Previous books in the series that featured raised covers were also re-released with flat covers.
In 2024, the Classic Goosebumps line was revived. However, instead of new cover art, the books feature the original Tim Jacobus artwork (with the exception of the rerelease of The Haunted Mask II, which features the previous Brandon Dorman artwork only more saturated.)
Trivia[]
- Almost all of the original Goosebumps books were reprinted between 2003 and 2007, with Phantom of the Auditorium, Legend of the Lost Legend, Werewolf Skin, I Live in Your Basement!, and Monster Blood IV being the only ones not reprinted alongside the other books. Phantom of the Auditorium is currently the only one of these books to have received a Classic reissue, while Legend of the Lost Legend was reprinted as part of the Goosebumps 25th Anniversary Retro Set. and the latter three later being released as ebooks.
- Classic Goosebumps is by far the longest running series in the Goosebumps franchise. Despite some hiatuses, it's still receiving new entries over a decade after its inception.
- In the movie Goosebumps, the Invisible Boy is actually Brent Green from the book My Best Friend Is Invisible. Despite this, Let's Get Invisible! received a Classic reissue instead of My Best Friend Is Invisible, However the latter book was later re-released as a ebook the same year.
- The Classic reprints of The Cuckoo Clock of Doom and Go Eat Worms! use Tim Jacobus' original artwork prior to Dorman retiring.
Goosebumps series | ||
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Main series | Original series • Series 2000 • HorrorLand • Hall of Horrors • Most Wanted • SlappyWorld | |
Spin-off series | Tales to Give You Goosebumps • Give Yourself Goosebumps • Goosebumps Presents • Triple Header | |
Other series | Collector's Caps books • Goosebumps Gold • Classic Goosebumps • Goosebumps film books |