Cuddles the Hamster

Cuddles the Hamster
Appearances
First appearance	Monster Blood II (1992)
Latest appearance	Goosebumps HorrorTown (2020)
General information
Alignment	Evil
Status	Alive
Physical information
Species	Hamster
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Brown and white

Cuddles is a hamster that ate Monster Blood and grew to about ten feet. His only appearance to date is in Monster Blood II and is technically the main antagonist of the book. Despite his limited appearances, Cuddles is one of the more popular characters in the series.

History

Goosebumps (original series)

Monster Blood II

In Monster Blood II, Cuddles is owned by science teacher Mr. Murphy, who punishes Evan Ross to clean Cuddles' cage, whom Evan dislikes. To get back at Mr. Murphy for Evan, Andy feeds Cuddles some Monster Blood. But after a while, he grows to an enormous size and starts rampaging through the school. Evan eats some Monster Blood himself, so that he can grow to Cuddles' size and do battle with him. However, Cuddles is about to finish Evan off, until they both return to their normal sizes. It turns out that the expiration date on the Monster Blood has passed, resulting in the magic wearing off. As a present, Cuddles is given to Evan. In the end, it is heavily implied that Cuddles ate some more Monster Blood from a new can.

Goosebumps Series 2000

Return to HorrorLand

Cuddles is briefly mentioned in Return to HorrorLand. It was when Derek and Margo Strange interview Evan, who retells the events of Monster Blood II.

Goosebumps film

Cuddles appears in the second draft of the Goosebumps film as the "pet" of Slappy the Dummy. He is first seen attacking Clem the Horror after the Monster Police failed to capture R.L. Stine.

List of appearances

Title	Role	Date	Series	Type
Monster Blood II	Antagonist	1994	Goosebumps	Book
Monster Blood III	Mentioned	1995
Monster Blood IV		1997
Return to HorrorLand		1999	Goosebumps Series 2000

Gallery

Artwork

Regional depictions

Cuddles as depicted on the UK cover of Monster Blood II.

Cuddles as depicted on the French cover of Monster Blood II.

Cuddles (replaced with Killer the Rat) as depicted on the Dutch cover of Monster Blood II.

Merchandise

Goosebumps Collectibles figure.

Dread Head in package.

Dread Head (unpackaged).

Freaky Face.

Horror/Cuddles Flip Face.

Cuddles Inkster in box.

Cuddles inkster (unpackaged) with disappearing ink.

Key ring.

Finger Frights finger ring.

Pencil sharpener catalog image.

Ravenous Pencil Sharpener in package.

Pencil Sharpener (unpackaged).

Spooky Sharpener.

Desk caddy.

Ghoulish Sippers.

Cuddly Stapler catalog image.

Cuddly Stapler in package.

Cuddly Stapler (unpackaged).

Radical Ruler in package.

Radical Ruler (unpackaged).

Ring-binder.

Cuddles flashlight (packaged).

Flashlight (unpackaged).

Folder.

Fright Faces plush pillow.

Beware! beach towel..

Scary Stamper.

Gruesome Pen.

Haunted Eraser in package.

Haunted Eraser front and back.

Backpack.

Gurglin' Ghouls stress ball.

Gurglin' Goosebumps Keychain.

Poster.

Notebook.

Jean Tattoo.

Jean Tattoos (unpackaged).

Sandylion metallic stickers.

Pocket Scream Machine.

Mousepad.

Tin.

Diners Club wallet card.

Greeting Card (front).

Greeting Card (inside).

2003 Red Mill Corn Snacks.

Make & Paint Creepy Caskets box.

Pudding toy catalog image (probably unreleased).

Zeon wristwatch.

Pencil case.

Italian eraser.

Bookmarks

Bone-Chilling Bookmark.

Antioch Shapemark bookmark.

Antioch tasseled bookmark.

Goosemark bookmark.

Goosemark bookmark in package.

Trading cards and stickers

Topps Puzzle trading card.

Topps Monster Magic card.

Topps foil sticker.

Frito-Lay Glow-in-the-dark trading card.

Glow in the dark trading card (back).

Kellogg's sticker.

Merlin sticker.

Merlin sticker.

Merlin sticker.

Apparel

Halloween costume.

'Turn Up the Scare' long-sleeve t-shirt.

'Turn Up the Scare' t-shirt detail.

'Turn Up the Scare' black t-shirt.

'Turn Up the Scare' t-shirt detail.

Sweatshirt.

Purple line art long sleeve shirt.

T-shirt.

Long underwear.

Trivia

• Despite only appearing in one book (not counting the video footage in Return to HorrorLand), Cuddles has grown to be a very popular character in the Goosebumps franchise, given the fact the character has been used a lot in promotional material and merchandising.