Goosebumps HorrorTown

Goosebumps HorrorTown
Developed by	Pixowl
Published by	Scholastic
Platforms	Mobile
Release date	November 26th, 2017 (Australia) May 30th, 2018 (US/UK)
Genre	Fantasy, Horror

Goosebumps HorrorTown is a mobile game based on the Goosebumps franchise. The game was released on November 26, 2017, in Australia and later on May 30, 2018, in both the United States and United Kingdom by the game developer company Pixowl

In the game, the player is in control of a town inhabited by humans and over 50 Goosebumps monsters, such as Slappy, The Mummy, Murder the Clown, and The Haunted Mask. The monsters can interact with the human citizens. The goal of the game is to build the largest town with the most complete collection of Goosebumps monsters.

Characters

• Monsters
• Heroes
• Neighbors
• NPCs

The following outlines a list of monsters in order of appearance within the game.

• The Mummy of Prince Khor-Ru and Nila Rahmad from Return of the Mummy
• Slappy the Dummy from the Night of the Living Dummy saga
• The Lawn Gnomes from Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
• The Abominable Snowman from The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena
• The Blue Kerlew Hound from When the Ghost Dog Howls
• The Graveyard Ghouls from Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls
• Andrew Craw from The Headless Ghost
• Murder the Clown and the Koko's Klown Academy clowns from A Nightmare on Clown Street
• Professor Shock and Cyborgs from The Creepy Creations of Professor Shock
• The Masked Mutant from Attack of the Mutant
• The Pumpkin Heads and Jack from Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns
• The Creeps from Calling All Creeps!
• Cronby the Troll, the Fish Monster, and a Muglani from Deep in the Jungle of Doom
• The Shaggedy from Here Comes the Shaggedy
• Dr. Brewer's Mutant Plants from Stay Out of the Basement
• The Body Squeezers from Invasion of the Body Squeezers
• The Scarecrows from The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight
• The Lord High Executioner from A Night in Terror Tower
• The Evil Knight from The Knight in Screaming Armor
• Annihilator 3000 Robots from Toy Terror: Batteries Included
• The Magic Rabbit Monsters from Bad Hare Day (only during the That's No Easter Bunny! event)
• The Ghostly Witches, the Balloon Spider, Gummy Bears, and the Skeleton Weds from Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (only during the Haunted Halloween and Trick or Trap events)
• The Headless Horseman from Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
• The Haunted Mask and the Unloved from the Haunted Mask saga
• The Christmas Presents (only during the Attack of the Christmas Presents event)
• The Snowman and Wolfsbane from Beware, the Snowman
• The Sleep Master from It's Only a Nightmare!
• Madame Doom from Help! We Have Strange Powers!
• The Werewolves from assorted books
• The Mud Monsters from You Can't Scare Me!
• Captain Long Ben One-Leg and Zombie Pirates from Creep from the Deep
• Sabre from Welcome to Camp Nightmare
• Mr. Wood from Night of the Living Dummy
• Fifi the Vampire Poodle and Countess Yvonne from Please Don't Feed the Vampire!
• The Dark Falls Citizens from Welcome to Dead House (only during the Welcome to Dead House event)
• The HorrorLand Horrors from One Day at HorrorLand and the Goosebumps HorrorLand series (only during the HorrorLand Carnival event)
• The Living Mannequins from Shop Till You Drop...Dead! (only during the Shop Til You Drop...Dead! event)
• The Beasts from The Beast from the East (only during the Beast Beneath the Sink! event)
• Spyder from It Came from the Internet (only during the It Came from the Internet event)
• The Phantom from Phantom of the Auditorium (only during the Phantom of the Auditorium event)
• Jenna from Scream of the Evil Genie (only during the Phantom of the Auditorium event)
• Sparkles the Dragon and Jekels from Be Afraid — Be Very Afraid!
• The Giant Praying Mantises, Wolf Boy, and Wolf Girl from A Shocker on Shock Street (only during the A Shocker on Shock Street event)
• R.B. Farraday from Fright Camp (only during the A Shocker on Shock Street event)
• The Class of 1947 and Mr. Chameleon from The Haunted School (only during the Haunted School event)
• Skelly, Boo, and Nightshade
• Lillian from Trick or Trap
• Chicken Monsters
• Aaron, Abe, and Ned Marcus from The 12 Screams of Christmas
• The Gronk from "Don't Sit on the Gronk" (only during the The 12 Screams of Christmas event)
• The Egg Monsters from Egg Monsters from Mars
• The Cake Golem and Book Monsters
• Mary-Ellen from Bride of the Living Dummy
• Katie and Amanda Zinman from Bride of the Living Dummy

The following is a list of the main characters - known as "Heroes" - in order of appearance.

• Shaeron
• Brooke Buchenberg
• Chuck Reed
• Megan Standish
• Jordan Jones
• Courtney King from You Can't Scare Me!
• Emily
• Selma Fredericks
• Sonny Quinn, Sarah Quinn, and Sam Carter from Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
• Billy Deep from the Deep Trouble saga
• Nat and Pat (based off Nat and Pat Wald from The Beast from the East; only during the Beast Beneath the Sink event)
• Rachael from It Came from the Internet (only during the It Came from the Internet event)
• Connor Buckley from Be Afraid — Be Very Afraid!
• Lizzy Morris from One Day at HorrorLand
• Jillian Zinman from Bride of the Living Dummy

The following heroes listed also appear as Monsters:

• Marty Ricardo
• Ricky Beamer from Calling All Creeps!
• Will Blake from The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
• Synthia Jones
• Carly Beth Caldwell from the Haunted Mask saga
• Evan Ross from the Monster Blood saga
• Mark from It Came from the Internet (only during the It Came from the Internet event)
• Erin Wright from A Shocker on Shock Street (only during the A Shocker on Shock Street event)
• Greg Mikkelsen
• Vanessa from Chicken Chicken (Only during the Chicken Chicken event)
• Susie Snowflake from "A Holly Jolly Holiday"
• Count Nightwing from Vampire Breath
• Lucy Del Rio
• Dustin Williams
• Eric Tyler

The following is a list of the residents in HorrorTown - known as "Neighbors."

• Firefighter Flores
• Dr. Fritz Fredericks from Say Cheese and Die!
• Dr. Dany Kim
• Diamond Eddie
• Officer Ramone
• Andy (based off Andy from the Monster Blood saga)
• Dr. Bronstein from It Came from the Internet (only during the It Came from the Internet event)
• Zeke Matthews from Phantom of the Auditorium
• Mr. Zarwid from Be Afraid — Be Very Afraid!
• Mr. Piccolo from The 12 Screams of Christmas
• Dr. Gray from Egg Monsters from Mars
• Eric Affabee (only during the "Horrific Anniversary" event)

The following Neighbors also appear as Monsters:

• Mr. Mortman and Mrs. Dark from The Girl Who Cried Monster
• Mrs. Maaargh from the Creature Teacher saga
• Amaz-O and Magic Assistant from Bad Hare Day (only during the That's No Easter Bunny! event)
• Dr. Brewer's Clone from Stay Out of the Basement
• Mr. Fleshman from Invasion of the Body Squeezers
• Walter from Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
• Kris (only during the Attack of the Christmas Presents and Shop Til You Drop...Dead! events)
• Conrad from Beware, the Snowman
• Uncle Sader
• Clarissa from Be Careful What You Wish For...
• Compton Dawes from Welcome to Dead House
• Jonathan Chiller from the Goosebumps HorrorLand series (only during the HorrorLand Carnival event)
• Granny from Secret Agent Grandma
• Reggie Mayfield from Shop Till You Drop...Dead! (only during the Shop Til You Drop...Dead! and The 12 Screams of Christmas events)
• Ellie (Only during the Valentine's at Poison Lake event)
• Trigger and Cuddles the Hamster from the Monster Blood saga (only during the Monster Blood and Trick or Trap event
• Thalia Halpert-Rodis from The Haunted School (only during the Haunted School event)
• Curly the Skeleton and Drool from the Tales to Give You Goosebumps covers
• Crystal Mikkelsen (based off Crystal from Chicken Chicken; only during the Chicken Chicken event)
• Mrs. Eakins from Full Moon Fever

The following is a list of characters who appear in the game, but are not "playable."

• The Flying Jack-O'-Lanterns from Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
• The Gargoyle from It's Only a Nightmare!
• Mrs. Smith
• The Inflatable Madman
• The Sea Monster from Deep Trouble
• The Shrunken Head from How I Got My Shrunken Head
• Jack-O
• Sir Eqeuiel
• Derek and Margo Strange from Return to HorrorLand
• Jimmy O'James from Bride of the Living Dummy

Storylines

Main storylines

• The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
• The Girl Who Cried Monster
• Night of the Living Dummy
• Creature Teacher
• Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls
• ​​​The Headless Ghost
• The Blob That Ate Everyone
• Say Cheese and Die!
• The Creepy Creations of Professor Shock
• Be Careful What You Wish For...
• Calling All Creeps!
• The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight
• Toy Terror: Batteries Included
• Beware, the Snowman
• The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
• You Can't Scare Me!
• Deep Trouble
• Vampire Breath

Side storylines

• Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
• Return of the Mummy
• The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena
• A Nightmare on Clown Street
• The Ghost Next Door
• Stay Out of the Basement
• Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns
• Horrors of the Black Ring
• Attack of the Mutant
• Deep in the Jungle of Doom
• How I Got My Shrunken Head
• Creep from the Deep
• Weekend at Poison Lake

Special storylines

• Bad Hare Day
• Welcome to Dead House
• Please Don't Feed the Vampire!
• Haunted Halloween
• Monster Blood
• Be Afraid — Be Very Afraid!
• Attack of the Christmas Presents
• Shop Till You Drop...Dead!
• The Beast from the East
• It Came from the Internet
• Phantom of the Auditorium
• Invasion of the Body Squeezers
• It Came from Beneath the Sink!
• A Shocker on Shock Street
• The Haunted School
• Trick or Trap
• Chicken Chicken
• The 12 Screams of Christmas
• Full Moon Fever
• Egg Monster from Mars
• Return to Horrorland
• Bride of the Living Dummy

Locations

Suppliers

The following is a list of the shops and utilities, in order of appearance, that provide collectible items for crafting goods.

• Newspaper Stand (+1 Newspaper)
• Garbage Dumpster (+1 Cockroach)
• Waste Container (+2 Cans)
• Margot's Food Stall (+1 Canned Roaches)
• Grocery Store (+1 Grocery Bag)
• School Supplies Store (+1 Pencil Case)
• Toy's Store (+1 Yo-Yo)
• Carl's Leftover Stand (+1 Leftover Stew)
• Arcade (+1 Robot)
• Blob Monolite (+1 Blob)
• Ed's BBQ Caravan (+1 Grilled Blob)
• Comics Store (+1 Masked Mutant Comic Book)
• Hardware Store (+1 Components Kit)
• Chemical Fountain (+1 Chemical-Z)
• Bakery (+1 Bread)
• Flowers Kiosk (+1 Bouquet)
• Record's Store (+1 Compact Disk)
• Magic Tree (+1 Enchantment Words)
• Books Store (+1 Book)
• Haberdashery (+1 Sewing Kit)

Crafting locations

The following is a list premises within HorrorTown where users can craft items. These are used for various storylines, or can be sold at the pawn shop for experience and coins.

The Monster Diner Roaches Snack Canned Roaches Roaches To-Go Roaches Salad Leftover Stew Grilled Blob Blob Borsch Blob Kebab Roaches Bruschetta Blob Sandwich Roaches Ice Cream (only during the "Bad Hare Day" event) Ghostly Smoothie (only during the "Bad Hare Day" event) Ice Cream with Blob (only during the "Bad Hare Day" event) Ice Cream Sandwich (only during the "Bad Hare Day" event) The Many Mysteries Club Investigation File Tin Can Telephone Evidence Record Fingerprint Registry Spyglass Binoculars Cardboard Periscope Suspect Picture Expedient Folder Ultrasonic Scanner Night Vision Binoculars Oozy Stuff Volcano Monsters Database Cyborg Sonar The Mad Laboratory Chemical-Z Electron Transfuser Frederick's Camera X-trange Seeds Unstable Blob Sample Dionaea Hominopula Cyborg Hacker Blattodea Prodigium The Witch Cabin Shrunken Head Petals Sample Enchantment Words "Love Me Too" Potion Zoomorphic Curse "Unleash Beast" Potion Flower Oil "Turn Me Invisible" "24-h Bad Luck" Cookie

​Gallery

To see the full image gallery, please view Goosebumps HorrorTown/Gallery.

Slappy the Dummy, Murder the Clown, Carly Beth Caldwell's Haunted Mask form, Mrs. Maaargh, Dr. Brewer's Clone, Mr. Mortman, and a Lawn Gnome.

Trivia

• Many of the character designs are a combination of assorted books, the television series, other video games, and the Goosebumps movies, along with some original designs.
• Many of the game's themed updates are each a reference to a specific piece of Goosebumps lore:
  • "That's No Easter Bunny" is an Easter-themed event based off Bad Hare Day.
  • "Invasion of the Body Squeezers" is an event based off the two-book story of the same name from Goosebumps Series 2000.
  • "Haunted Halloween" is a Halloween-themed event based off Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween.
  • "Attack of the Christmas Presents" is a Christmas-themed event based off More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps.
  • "Valentine Fever Night Fever" is a Valentine's Day-themed event with little to no connections with any book, yet serves as the introduction to the The Werewolf of Fever Swamp questline.
  • "Welcome to Camp Nightmare" is a Summer-themed event based off the book of the same name.
  • "Please Don't Feed the Vampire!" is an event based off the Give Yourself Goosebumps book of the same name.
  • "Welcome to Dead House" is an event based off the book of the same name.
  • "HorrorLand Carnival" is a Halloween-themed event based off the Goosebumps HorrorLand series.
  • "Squeezers Revolution" is an event based off the Give Yourself Goosebumps: Special Edition book Revenge of the Body Squeezers and the Give Yourself Goosebumps book Secret Agent Grandma.
  • "Shop Til You Drop...Dead!" is a Christmas-themed event based on the Give Yourself Goosebumps book of the same name.
  • "Valentine's at Poison Lake" is a Valentine's Day-themed event based off the Give Yourself Goosebumps: Special Edition book Weekend at Poison Lake.
  • "Beast Beneath the Sink!" is a St. Patrick's Day/Friday the 13th-themed event based off both The Beast from the East and It Came from Beneath the Sink!.
  • "Monster Blood" is an April Fool's Day-themed event based on the Monster Blood saga.
  • "It Came from the Internet!" is an event based on the Give Yourself Goosebumps book of the same name.
  • "The Phantom of the Auditorium" is an event based on the book of the same name and the Give Yourself Goosebumps book Scream of the Evil Genie.
  • "Be Afraid-Be Very Afraid" is an event based on the Goosebumps Series 2000 book of the same name.
  • "A Shocker on Shock Street" is a Summer-themed event based on the book of the same name and the Goosebumps Series 2000 book Fright Camp.
  • "The Haunted School" is a back-to-school-themed event based on the book of the same name.
  • "Trick or Trap!" is a Halloween-themed event based on the Goosebumps Most Wanted Special Edition book of the same name.
  • "Chicken Chicken" is a Thanksgiving-themed event based on the book of the same name.
  • "The 12 Screams of Christmas" is a Christmas-themed event based on the Goosebumps Most Wanted Special Edition book of the same name, as well as the short stories Don't Sit on the Gronk and A Holly Jolly Holiday from More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps.
  • The 2021 Halloween event did not have an official name, but is based on the Goosebumps Series 2000 book Full Moon Fever.
  • Egg Monsters from Mars is a late Easter event based on the book of the same name.
  • "Horrific Anniversary" is an event celebrating 30 years of the Goosebumps franchise.
  • Return to HorrorLand is a Halloween themed event based on the Goosebumps Series 2000 book of the same name.
  • Bride of the Living Dummy is a Valentine's themed event based on Goosebumps Series 2000 book of the same name.
  • Trapped in the Circus of Fear is an event based on the Give Yourself Goosebumps book of the same name.
  • My Hairy Valentine is a Valentine's themed event based on the Goosebumps Most Wanted book How I Met My Monster.
• The Fish Monster was oddly mistaken for a Piranha Person from A Shocker on Shock Street.
• The Shop Til You Drop...Dead event was designed by fan Grimokan. Additionally, the character design of Jack-O is based on his avatar.
• While the images representing the storylines mostly sport Tim Jacobus's artwork, the image for the Ghost Next Door storyline uses the Classic Goosebumps artwork made by Brandon Dorman.
  • The image for the Creature Teacher storyline uses the artwork for Creature Teacher: The Final Exam rather than Creature Teacher.
  • The image for the Monster Blood storyline uses the artwork for Monster Blood II rather than Jacobus' artwork for Monster Blood.
  • The image for Attack of the Christmas Presents uses the loading screen art for the event instead of the cover for More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
• Characters that were initially only available during events, such as Sam Carter, Walter and Sabre eventually become permanent additions in later updates.
• In 2018, a contest was held for fans to submit monster designs. The winners ended up having their designs used for Madame Doom and the Sleep Master.
• There are various pop culture references in the game, with the Haunted Halloween event and its quests in particular referencing many pieces of classic horror media:
  • It is mentioned that the school has a janitor named Mr. Kruger, a reference to Freddy Krueger.
  • Greg mentions hiring a nanny named Laurie Strode, a reference to the protagonist of the Halloween franchise.
  • Mortman references authors Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, H.P. Lovecraft, and of course R.L. Stine
  • Jason Vorhees and the Candyman are directly mentioned.
  • Murder tells a clown named Pennywise that he was "demonic", a reference to the antagonist of Stephen King's It.
  • Two of items in the It Came From the Internet event are red and blue pills, a reference to the Matrix franchise.
  • In the It Came From the Internet event, there is an animation of Mark riding a hoverboard called "Ride back to the future," a reference to the Back to the Future' series.
  • Mr. Zardwid's questline in the Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid! event is called "Yer a Wizard, Mr. Zardwid!", a reference to the line "Yer a Wizard, Harry" from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
  • One of the items in the Haunted School event is "The Wall" and the name of a mini quest you can do to get is "Leave the kids alone", a reference to Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall.
  • The Say Cheese and Die! questline has the kids trying to track down a gang called the "Jackson 5 Gang".
• When the events were later reintroduced as special books, some of the dialogue was reworked to remove references to other events and address events released afterwards. For example, Curly mentioning his dislike of dogs in Please Don't Feed the Vampire was changed to have him say he makes an exception for Drool.