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|original_run=July 1992 - December 1997
 
|original_run=July 1992 - December 1997
 
|cover_artists=[[Tim Jacobus]] (60 covers)
 
|cover_artists=[[Tim Jacobus]] (60 covers)
 
Jim Thiesen (1 cover)<br \>
 
Jim Thiesen (1 cover)
 
 
 
Stanislaw Fernandes (1 cover)
 
Stanislaw Fernandes (1 cover)
 
|followed_by=''[[Goosebumps Series 2000]]''
 
|followed_by=''[[Goosebumps Series 2000]]''
 
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'''''Goosebumps''''' is a series of children's horror fiction books created and authored by [[R.L. Stine]].
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'''''Goosebumps''''' (commonly referred to as "the original series") is a series of children's horror fiction books created and authored by [[R.L. Stine]].
   
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The first three books in the series debuted in July 1992. Sales were initially slow, and there were talks of ending the series after the sixth book.<ref>[https://youtu.be/v_3r_k6sVH8?t=165 Goosebumps Illustrator Tim Jacobus (Live Panel, Astronomicon) (2:48)]</ref> However, sales picked up soon after and demand for the series increased, leading to the books being published bi-monthly by the ninth book. R.L. Stine was able to write a single ''Goosebumps'' book in just under 10 days.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/stine.html CNN - "R.L. Stine - A chat with the best-selling children's author" <small>(October 28, 1999)</small>]</ref> Within just a few years, ''Goosebumps'' became the best selling children's book series of all time.<ref>[https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20000417/38445-pw-outsourcing-the-books.html Publishers Weekly - "Outsourcing the Books" <small>(April 17, 2000)</small> ]</ref>
The series consists of 62 books and was the first series in the [[Goosebumps (franchise)|''Goosebumps'']] franchise.
 
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A [[Goosebumps Fan Club and Collectors Club|''Goosebumps'' fan club]] subscription service was created in 1995, with pages in the back of the books detailing a forum to sign up for the service. Signing up for the fan club would gain you a monthly newsletter and various forms of merchandise. The books themselves would even contain various goodies, such as cardboard cut-out masks, fake tattoos, calendars, posters, trading cards, and more.
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The series would inspire multiple [[:Category:Book Series|spin-off book series]], a [[Goosebumps (television series)|television show]], [[:Category:Video_games|video games]], [[Goosebumps (comic series)|comics]], and [[Goosebumps (film)|films]].
   
 
==Books==
 
==Books==
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===Original series===
 
===Original series===
 
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| style="background:#ae0162;" | ''[[Welcome to Dead House|<span style="color:#efe1e1;">Welcome to Dead House</span>]]''
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| style="background:#45022a;" | ''[[Welcome to Dead House|<span style="color:#efe1e0;">Welcome to Dead House</span>]]''
 
| July 1992
 
| July 1992
 
| 123
 
| 123
 
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| 2
 
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| style="background:#4f2080;" | ''[[Stay Out of the Basement|<span style="color:#bfdf43;">Stay Out of the Basement</span>]]''
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| style="background:#1a0b2a;" | ''[[Stay Out of the Basement|<span style="color:#c0df43;">Stay Out of the Basement</span>]]''
 
| July 1992
 
| July 1992
 
| 122
 
| 122
 
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| 3
 
| 3
| style="background:#1d3a9d;" | ''[[Monster Blood (book)|<span style="color:#f3c01d;">Monster Blood</span>]]''
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| style="background:#0a1332;" | ''[[Monster Blood (book)|<span style="color:#f4c01e;">Monster Blood</span>]]''
 
|July 1992
 
|July 1992
 
| 128
 
| 128
 
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| 4
 
| 4
| style="background:#b41e1c;" | ''[[Say Cheese and Die!|<span style="color:#b5c2c9;">Say Cheese and Die!</span>]]''
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| style="background:#530e0d;" | ''[[Say Cheese and Die!|<span style="color:#b5c2ca;">Say Cheese and Die!</span>]]''
 
|November 1992
 
|November 1992
 
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| 5
 
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| style="background:#065b77;" | ''[[The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb|<span style="color:#dacadb;">The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb</span>]]''
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| style="background:#272427;" | ''[[The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb|<span style="color:#d8cadb;">The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb</span>]]''
 
| January 1993
 
| January 1993
 
| 132
 
| 132
 
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| 6
 
| 6
| style="background:#124930;" | ''[[Let's Get Invisible!|<span style="color:#dcdcde;">Let's Get Invisible!</span>]]''
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| style="background:#122218;" | ''[[Let's Get Invisible!|<span style="color:#dcdcdc;">Let's Get Invisible!</span>]]''
 
| March 1993
 
| March 1993
 
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| 7
 
| 7
| style="background:#c51019;" | ''[[Night of the Living Dummy|<span style="color:#d8d12d;">Night of the Living Dummy</span>]]''
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| style="background:#770a0f;" | ''[[Night of the Living Dummy|<span style="color:#d8d02d;">Night of the Living Dummy</span>]]''
 
| May 1993
 
| May 1993
 
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| style="background:#278548;" | ''[[Monster Blood II|<span style="color:#fbb63c;">Monster Blood II</span>]]''
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| style="background:#0b2715;" | ''[[Monster Blood II|<span style="color:#fbb53c;">Monster Blood II</span>]]''
 
|April 1994
 
|April 1994
 
|121
 
|121
 
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| 19
 
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| style="background:#353c8e;" | ''[[Deep Trouble|<span style="color:#fddfab;">Deep Trouble</span>]]''
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| style="background:#131532;" | ''[[Deep Trouble|<span style="color:#fddfab;">Deep Trouble</span>]]''
 
|May 1994
 
|May 1994
 
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| style="background:#005524;" | ''[[Monster Blood III|<span style="color:#f6cabd;">Monster Blood III</span>]]''
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| style="background:#08231b;" | ''[[Monster Blood III|<span style="color:#f9ed7f;">Monster Blood III</span>]]''
 
|March 1995
 
|March 1995
 
|126
 
|126
 
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| style="background:#7f1c19;" | ''[[It Came from Beneath the Sink!|<span style="color:#dbd80a;">It Came from Beneath the Sink!</span>]]''
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| style="background:#3f130f;" | ''[[It Came from Beneath the Sink!|<span style="color:#dad830;">It Came from Beneath the Sink!</span>]]''
 
|April 1995
 
|April 1995
 
|126
 
|126
 
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| style="background:#01b84f;" | ''[[Night of the Living Dummy II|<span style="color:#f888b3;">Night of the Living Dummy II</span>]]''
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| style="background:#003719;" | ''[[Night of the Living Dummy II|<span style="color:#f788b2;">Night of the Living Dummy II</span>]]''
 
|May 1995
 
|May 1995
 
|120
 
|120
 
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| style="background:#eb2025;" | ''[[The Barking Ghost|<span style="color:#e8e7ea;">The Barking Ghost</span>]]''
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| style="background:#6f0e0c;" | ''[[The Barking Ghost|<span style="color:#e2e3e4;">The Barking Ghost</span>]]''
 
|June 1995
 
|June 1995
 
|117
 
|117
 
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| style="background:#229386;" | ''[[The Horror at Camp Jellyjam|<span style="color:#abaec6;">The Horror at Camp Jellyjam</span>]]''
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| style="background:#1c1d22;" | ''[[The Horror at Camp Jellyjam|<span style="color:#32a598;">The Horror at Camp Jellyjam</span>]]''
 
|July 1995
 
|July 1995
 
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|128
 
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| style="background:#ec612e;" | ''[[Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes|<span style="color:#f6fa80;">Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes</span>]]''
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| style="background:#431c01;" | ''[[Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes|<span style="color:#eced41;">Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes</span>]]''
 
|August 1995
 
|August 1995
 
|119
 
|119
 
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| style="background:#96a59b;" | ''[[A Shocker on Shock Street|<span style="color:#fce970;">A Shocker on Shock Street</span>]]''
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| style="background:#212627;" | ''[[A Shocker on Shock Street|<span style="color:#fcee45;">A Shocker on Shock Street</span>]]''
 
|September 1995
 
|September 1995
 
|117
 
|117
 
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| style="background:#224797;" | ''[[The Haunted Mask II|<span style="color:#fa9739;">The Haunted Mask II</span>]]''
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| style="background:#011c35;" | ''[[The Haunted Mask II|<span style="color:#ec9a00;">The Haunted Mask II</span>]]''
 
|October 1995
 
|October 1995
 
|124
 
|124
 
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| 37
 
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| style="background:#5d3265;" | ''[[The Headless Ghost|<span style="color:#f84f8c;">The Headless Ghost</span>]]''
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| style="background:#301a34;" | ''[[The Headless Ghost|<span style="color:#f84e8c;">The Headless Ghost</span>]]''
 
|November 1995
 
|November 1995
 
|113
 
|113
 
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| style="background:#8e4f2e;" | ''[[The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena|<span style="color:#8ac2d6;">The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena</span>]]''
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| style="background:#2d190f;" | ''[[The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena|<span style="color:#6db2d2;">The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena</span>]]''
 
|December 1995
 
|December 1995
 
|127
 
|127
 
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| 39
 
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| style="background:#0b332a;" | ''[[How I Got My Shrunken Head|<span style="color:#e8ee4d;">How I Got My Shrunken Head</span>]]''
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| style="background:#021a1c;" | ''[[How I Got My Shrunken Head|<span style="color:#eae62d;">How I Got My Shrunken Head</span>]]''
 
|January 1996
 
|January 1996
 
|119
 
|119
 
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| 40
 
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| style="background:#606c46;" | ''[[Night of the Living Dummy III|<span style="color:#fcf2bd;">Night of the Living Dummy III</span>]]''
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| style="background:#1a2304;" | ''[[Night of the Living Dummy III|<span style="color:#f0e2b5;">Night of the Living Dummy III</span>]]''
 
|February 1996
 
|February 1996
 
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|125
 
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| style="background:#ca9000;" | ''[[Bad Hare Day|<span style="color:#ece9ea;">Bad Hare Day</span>]]''
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| style="background:#3b2a00;" | ''[[Bad Hare Day|<span style="color:#e7e5e6;">Bad Hare Day</span>]]''
 
|March 1996
 
|March 1996
 
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| style="background:#a61c3f;" | ''[[Egg Monsters from Mars|<span style="color:#fbed02;">Egg Monsters from Mars</span>]]''
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| style="background:#3f0d19;" | ''[[Egg Monsters from Mars|<span style="color:#f9ee1a;">Egg Monsters from Mars</span>]]''
 
|April 1996
 
|April 1996
 
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|115
 
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| 43
 
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| style="background:#2d1687;" | ''[[The Beast from the East|<span style="color:#cfd9e4;">The Beast from the East</span>]]''
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| style="background:#100830;" | ''[[The Beast from the East|<span style="color:#cfd9e5;">The Beast from the East</span>]]''
 
|May 1996
 
|May 1996
 
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|118
 
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| style="background:#51a771;" | ''[[Say Cheese and Die — Again!|<span style="color:#c9b9c7;">Say Cheese and Die — Again!</span>]]''
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| style="background:#112419;" | ''[[Say Cheese and Die — Again!|<span style="color:#bab0d5;">Say Cheese and Die — Again!</span>]]''
 
|June 1996
 
|June 1996
 
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| style="background:#9e591e;" | ''[[Ghost Camp|<span style="color:#d74426;">Ghost Camp</span>]]''
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| style="background:#511205;" | ''[[Ghost Camp|<span style="color:#f04f2e;">Ghost Camp</span>]]''
 
|July 1996
 
|July 1996
 
|118
 
|118
 
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| style="background:#14698e;" | ''[[How to Kill a Monster|<span style="color:#fc84a8;">How to Kill a Monster</span>]]''
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| style="background:#30161d;" | ''[[How to Kill a Monster|<span style="color:#fd789b;">How to Kill a Monster</span>]]''
 
|August 1996
 
|August 1996
 
|112
 
|112
 
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| 47
 
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| style="background:#823226;" | ''[[Legend of the Lost Legend|<span style="color:#d8ed5f;">Legend of the Lost Legend</span>]]''
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| style="background:#2d100d;" | ''[[Legend of the Lost Legend|<span style="color:#d6ec5d;">Legend of the Lost Legend</span>]]''
 
|September 1996
 
|September 1996
 
|123
 
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| style="background:#36ae36;" | ''[[Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns|<span style="color:#feff7b;">Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns</span>]]''
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| style="background:#0b2a09;" | ''[[Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns|<span style="color:#f5f877;">Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns</span>]]''
 
|October 1996
 
|October 1996
 
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|113
 
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| 49
 
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| style="background:#302d79;" | ''[[Vampire Breath|<span style="color:#eca43b;">Vampire Breath</span>]]''
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| style="background:#151329;" | ''[[Vampire Breath|<span style="color:#eab64d;">Vampire Breath</span>]]''
 
|November 1996
 
|November 1996
 
|114
 
|114
 
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| 50
 
| 50
| style="background:#676f78;" | ''[[Calling All Creeps!|<span style="color:#ed50a2;">Calling All Creeps!</span>]]''
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| style="background:#272427;" | ''[[Calling All Creeps!|<span style="color:#ff45a0;">Calling All Creeps!</span>]]''
 
|December 1996
 
|December 1996
 
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|116
 
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| style="background:#dc1f12;" | ''[[Beware, the Snowman|<span style="color:#b0c1f0;">Beware, the Snowman</span>]]''
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| style="background:#6b0901;" | ''[[Beware, the Snowman|<span style="color:#a5bbf4;">Beware, the Snowman</span>]]''
 
|January 1997
 
|January 1997
 
|113
 
|113
 
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| style="background:#9d481f;" | ''[[How I Learned to Fly|<span style="color:#dbd4de;">How I Learned to Fly</span>]]''
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| style="background:#2a1308;" | ''[[How I Learned to Fly|<span style="color:#dbd3de;">How I Learned to Fly</span>]]''
 
|February 1997
 
|February 1997
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| style="background:#1a097b;" | ''[[Chicken Chicken|<span style="color:#afe1d6;">Chicken Chicken</span>]]''
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| style="background:#090323;" | ''[[Chicken Chicken|<span style="color:#b3e8f8;">Chicken Chicken</span>]]''
 
|March 1997
 
|March 1997
 
|112
 
|112
 
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| style="background:#aa39a1;" | ''[[Don't Go to Sleep!|<span style="color#d8f26a;">Don't Go to Sleep!</span>]]''
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| style="background:#23081d;" | ''[[Don't Go to Sleep!|<span style="color#ddf15a;">Don't Go to Sleep!</span>]]''
 
|April 1997
 
|April 1997
 
|118
 
|118
 
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| style="background:#335e7d;" | ''[[The Blob That Ate Everyone|<span style="color:#eddfb8;">The Blob That Ate Everyone</span>]]''
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| style="background:#0c161f;" | ''[[The Blob That Ate Everyone|<span style="color:#efe3c1;">The Blob That Ate Everyone</span>]]''
 
|May 1997
 
|May 1997
 
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|114
 
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| style="background:#191a4e;" | ''[[The Curse of Camp Cold Lake|<span style="color:#fcfddd;">The Curse of Camp Cold Lake</span>]]''
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| style="background:#09091c;" | ''[[The Curse of Camp Cold Lake|<span style="color:#e6e7ca;">The Curse of Camp Cold Lake</span>]]''
 
|June 1997
 
|June 1997
 
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|114
 
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| style="background:#e37912;" | ''[[My Best Friend Is Invisible|<span style="color:#f3ea8b;">My Best Friend Is Invisible</span>]]''
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| style="background:#351d07;" | ''[[My Best Friend Is Invisible|<span style="color:#f0ed84;">My Best Friend Is Invisible</span>]]''
 
|July 1997
 
|July 1997
 
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| style="background:#b64287;" | ''[[Deep Trouble II|<span style="color:#ddece5;">Deep Trouble II</span>]]''
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| style="background:#2b101f;" | ''[[Deep Trouble II|<span style="color:#d2e0da;">Deep Trouble II</span>]]''
 
|August 1997
 
|August 1997
 
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| style="background:#82c03e;" | ''[[The Haunted School|<span style="color:#efcb41;">The Haunted School</span>]]''
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| style="background:#141b09;" | ''[[The Haunted School|<span style="color:#e4bd40;">The Haunted School</span>]]''
 
|September 1997
 
|September 1997
 
|120
 
|120
 
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| 60
 
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| style="background:#284e8a;" | ''[[Werewolf Skin|<span style="color:#fab86f;">Werewolf Skin</span>]]''
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| style="background:#0c141f;" | ''[[Werewolf Skin|<span style="color:#fdc475;">Werewolf Skin</span>]]''
 
|October 1997
 
|October 1997
 
|125
 
|125
 
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| 61
 
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| style="background:#890e78;" | ''[[I Live in Your Basement!|<span style="color:#dab50f;">I Live in Your Basement!</span>]]''
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| style="background:#1c071f;" | ''[[I Live in Your Basement!|<span style="color:#f9d621;">I Live in Your Basement!</span>]]''
 
|November 1997
 
|November 1997
 
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| 62
 
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| style="background:#2a4aaf;" | ''[[Monster Blood IV|<span style="color:#f0b0b1;">Monster Blood IV</span>]]''
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| style="background:#0f1429;" | ''[[Monster Blood IV|<span style="color:#fc91a3;">Monster Blood IV</span>]]''
 
|December 1997
 
|December 1997
 
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=== Reprints ===
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===Reprints===
 
====2003 - 2007 series====
 
====2003 - 2007 series====
From 2003 to 2007, 57 out of the 62 of the original ''Goosebumps'' books were reprinted with a new cover base and used different colors. Some of the covers were also mirrored and given new taglines. Two books, ''[[Stay Out of the Basement]]'' and ''[[Be Careful What You Wish For...]]'', were given new cover art created by [[Tim Jacobus]], as he did not make the originals for those two. The series of reprints were discontinued shortly after ''[[Classic Goosebumps]]'' was introduced.
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From 2003 to 2007, fifty-seven out of the sixty-two of the original ''Goosebumps'' books were reprinted with a new cover base and used different colors. Some of the covers were also mirrored and given new taglines. Two books, ''[[Stay Out of the Basement]]'' and ''[[Be Careful What You Wish For...]]'', were given new cover art created by [[Tim Jacobus]], as he did not make the originals  for the two. The series of reprints were discontinued shortly after ''[[Classic Goosebumps]]'' was introduced in 2008.
   
''[[Phantom of the Auditorium]]'', ''[[Legend of the Lost Legend]]'', ''[[Werewolf Skin]]'', ''[[I Live in Your Basement!]]'', and ''[[Monster Blood IV]]'' were the only books not reprinted in this series. However, ''Werewolf Skin'' did recieve a digital rerelease, ''Phantom of the Auditorium'' was later reprinted in the ''Classic Goosebumps'' series, and ''Legend of the Lost Legend'' is included in the ''Goosebumps 25th Anniversary Retro Set''.
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''[[Phantom of the Auditorium]]'', ''[[Legend of the Lost Legend]]'', ''[[Werewolf Skin]]'', ''[[I Live in Your Basement!]]'', and ''[[Monster Blood IV]]'' were the only books not reprinted in this series. However, ''Werewolf Skin'' did receive a digital rerelease, ''Phantom of the Auditorium'' was later reprinted in the ''Classic Goosebumps'' series, and ''Legend of the Lost Legend'' is included in the ''Goosebumps 25th Anniversary Retro Set''. ''I Live in Your Basement!'' and ''Monster Blood IV'' are the only books in the original series that have yet to receive a reprint.
   
 
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|<p style="text-align: center;">''Monster Edition #1''</p>
 
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<p style="text-align: center;">Greeting wail</p>
 
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|<center><div style="font-family: Futura Condensed, Medium Condensed, Oswald; color: #41a4fd; font-size:18pt;">''IT'S THREE SCREAMS IN ONE!''</div></center>
   
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This GOOSEBUMPS MONSTER EDITION includes three of the very GOOSEBUMPS books ever.
[[File:Monsteredition1.jpg|center|160px]]
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[Welcome to Dead House]]'' (Goosebumps #1) Amanda and John moves to the town of Dark Falls where the kids in the neighborhood aren't exactly alive...</p>
| <center>October 1995</center>
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[Stay Out of the Basement]]'' (Goosebumps #2) Margaret and Casey's dad is conducting a strange experiment in the basement. Could he really be turning people into plants?</p>
*''[[Welcome to Dead House]]''
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[Say Cheese and Die!]]'' (Goosebumps #4) Greg's new camera is taking some awfully weird pictures — pictures that predict a horrifying future!</p>
*''[[Say Cheese and Die!]]''
 
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<p style="text-align: center;">Light-up eyes</p>
 
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|<center><div style="font-family: Futura Condensed, Medium Condensed, Oswald; color: #4b2e7f; font-size:18pt;">''IT'S THREE DUMMIES IN ONE!''</div></center>
   
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<span style="font-size:10pt;">This GOOSEBUMPS MONSTER EDITION includes three GOOSEBUMPS books starring the scariest dummy ever.</span>
[[File:Monsteredition2.jpg|center|160px]]
 
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| <center>October 1996</center>
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[Night of the Living Dummy]]'' (Goosebumps #7) Lindy names the old ventriloquist's dummy she finds in the trash, Slappy. He's lots of fun. Until all kinds of nasty things start happening...</p>
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*''[[Night of the Living Dummy]]''
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[Night of the Living Dummy II]]'' (Goosebumps #31) Amy's dad finds Slappy in a local pawnshop. Now Amy's about to learn a very important lesson — you can't teach an old dummy new tricks!</p>
*''[[Night of the Living Dummy II]]''
 
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*''[[Night of the Living Dummy III]]''
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[Night of the Living Dummy III]]'' (Goosebumps #40) Trina O'Dell's dad has a dummy museum in his attict. He's got tweleve dummies to be exact. But now Mr. O'Dell's brought home dummy number thirteen. This dummy's got a cracked head. And his real name is Slappy!</p>
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|<p style="text-align: center;">''Fright Light Edition''</p>
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| <p style="text-align: center;">''Fright Light Edition''</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Booklight</p>
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|<center><div style="font-family: Futura Condensed, Medium Condensed, Oswald; color: #59411a; font-size:18pt;">''IT'S THREE FRIGHTS IN ONE!''</div></center>
   
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This GOOSEBUMPS FRIGHT LIGHT EDITION includes three spooky GOOSEBUMPS books -- all about camp!
[[File:Monsteredition-frightlightedition.jpg|center|160px]]
 
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| <center>May 1997</center>
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[Welcome to Camp Nightmare]]'' (Goosebumps #9) Billy's off to camp for the first time. He's pretty excited, until his fellow campers start disappearing. One by one...</p>
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*''[[Welcome to Camp Nightmare]]''
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[The Horror at Camp Jellyjam]]'' (Goosebumps #33) Wendy and her brother, Elliot, discover that winning at sports camp isn't everything. Staying alive is!</p>
*''[[The Horror at Camp Jellyjam]]''
 
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*''[[Ghost Camp]]''
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[Ghost Camp]]'' (Goosebumps #45) Harry and Alex see a lot of strange things at Camp Spirit Moon. But what they ''don't'' see is even worse! They're camping out with ghosts!</p>
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|<p style="text-align: center;">''Monster Edition #3''</p>
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| <p style="text-align: center;">''Monster Edition #3''</p>
 
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<p style="text-align: center;">Greeting wail</p>
 
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|<center><div style="font-family: Futura Condensed, Medium Condensed, Oswald; color: #55008c; font-size:18pt;">''IT'S THREE WAILS IN ONE!''</div></center>
   
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This GOOSEBUMPS MONSTER EDITION includes three chilling GOOSEBUMPS ghost tales.
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| <center>September 1997</center>
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[The Ghost Next Door]]'' (Goosebumps #10) Hannah just made friends with the new kid on the block. Weird thing is, he keeps disappearing right before her eyes!</p>
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*''[[The Ghost Next Door]]''
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[Ghost Beach]]'' (Goosebumps #22) Jerry and Terri can't wait to explore the dark old cave they found by the beach...until they find out it's haunted!</p>
*''[[Ghost Beach]]''
 
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*''[[The Barking Ghost]]''
 
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<p style="line-height:130%;">In ''[[The Barking Ghost]]'' (Goosebumps #32) scardey-cat Casper is being chased by two evil-looking dogs. What could be worse? Finding out the dogs are really barking ghosts!</p>
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====<span style="color:#c5cf33;">''Goosebumps Retro Collector's Tins''</span>====
 
====<span style="color:#c5cf33;">''Goosebumps Retro Collector's Tins''</span>====
The ''Goosebumps Retro Collector's Tins'' include five of the all-time best selling books in the series. The lids of the tins features a raised, ''Goosebumps'' logo, with the cover art from three of the books included behind it. The sides of the base of the tin feature the covers of the books repeated through out. Under the base of the tins features the [[File:Goosebumps_g.png|30px]] splat.
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The ''Goosebumps Retro Collector's Tins'' include five of the all-time best selling books in the series. The lids of the tins features a raised, ''Goosebumps'' logo, with the cover art from three of the books included behind it. The sides of the base of the tin feature the covers of the books repeated through out. Under the base of the tins features the [[File:Goosebumps_g.png|30px|link=]] splat.
 
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|<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#c5ce35;">''Retro Scream Collection''</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">''Retro Scream Collection''</p>
 
 
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|<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#7f4996;">''25th Anniversary Retro Set''</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">''25th Anniversary Retro Set''</p>
 
 
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* ''[[The Beast from the East]]''
 
* ''[[The Beast from the East]]''
 
* ''[[Legend of the Lost Legend]]''
 
* ''[[Legend of the Lost Legend]]''
 
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|<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#de6f27;">''Retro Fear Set'' <ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Goosebumps-Retro-Fear-Set-Limited/dp/1338683926/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=goosebumps&qid=1586838754&sr=8-7 Amazon: Goosebumps Retro Fear Set: Limited Edition Tin listing]</ref></span></p>
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* ''[[Stay Out of the Basement]]''
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* ''[[Piano Lessons Can Be Murder]]''
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* ''[[The Werewolf of Fever Swamp]]''
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* ''[[The Cuckoo Clock of Doom]]''
 
* ''[[The Haunted School]]''
 
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While the books do sport the original cover art and design, there are some differences from the original prints, which include the following:
 
While the books do sport the original cover art and design, there are some differences from the original prints, which include the following:
 
*The ''Goosebumps'' logo on the front covers is not raised.
 
*The ''Goosebumps'' logo on the front covers is not raised.
 
*The logo and chapter designs in the books use the ''[[Classic Goosebumps]]'' designs, rather than the originals.
 
*The logo and chapter designs in the books use the ''[[Classic Goosebumps]]'' designs, rather than the originals.
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*The blurbs for these prints are in bold, unlike the original books' blurbs.
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*The back covers for these prints don't feature the next book in the series.
 
*The books are thinner and more "floppy" than the originals.
 
*The books are thinner and more "floppy" than the originals.
 
*The Scholastic logo is featured under the book title instead of being at the bottom left.
 
*The Scholastic logo is featured under the book title instead of being at the bottom left.
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*A little more of the cover art is shown in these prints than the originals.
*The cover for ''Why I'm Afraid of Bees'' uses white text for the tagline. The original cover used black text.
 
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*The cover art of these prints is significantly darker than the originals'.
 
 
*The cover for ''[[Why I'm Afraid of Bees]]'' uses white text for the tagline. The original cover used black text.
===Graphic novels===
 
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*Books from the first nineteen releases now have the ''Goosebumps'' logo on the spine.
: Main article: ''[[Goosebumps Graphix]]''
 
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*There are no book numbers on the spine.
Ten ''Goosebumps'' books were adapted into graphic novels via ''Goosebumps Graphix.'' The four ''Goosebumps Graphix'' books were titled ''Creepy Creatures'', ''Terror Trips'', ''Scary Summer'', and ''Slappy's Tales of Horror''.
 
   
 
==List of characters==
 
==List of characters==
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*[[Compton Dawes]]
 
*[[Compton Dawes]]
 
*[[Ray Thurston]]
 
*[[Ray Thurston]]
*The Undead Residents of Dark Falls
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*[[Dark Falls#Residents|The Undead Residents of Dark Falls]]
 
*[[Dr. Brewer's Clone]]
 
*[[Dr. Brewer's Clone]]
 
*[[Dr. Brewer's Mutant Plants]]
 
*[[Dr. Brewer's Mutant Plants]]
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*[[Blue Monster Blood]]
 
*[[Blue Monster Blood]]
 
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===Children/Protagonists===
 
===Children/Protagonists===
 
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*Jeremy Goodman
 
*Jeremy Goodman
 
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===Other characters===
 
===Other characters===
 
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*[[Kathryn|Aunt Kathryn]]
 
*[[Kathryn|Aunt Kathryn]]
 
*[[Ben Hassad]]
 
*[[Ben Hassad]]
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*[[Mrs. Dark]]
 
*Larry Dark
 
*Larry Dark
 
*[[Larry]]
 
*[[Larry]]
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*Mr. Hawkins
 
*Mr. Hawkins
 
*Adele Hawkins
 
*Adele Hawkins
*Michael F. Tucker
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*[[Michael Tucker and Mrs. Tucker]]
 
*[[Swamp Hermit|The Swamp Hermit]]
 
*[[Swamp Hermit|The Swamp Hermit]]
 
*Carl Morris
 
*Carl Morris
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The ''[[Classic Goosebumps]]'' reprints used new, digital cover art created by Brandon Dorman. Some of the new covers created by Dorman were based on covers from the original series.
 
The ''[[Classic Goosebumps]]'' reprints used new, digital cover art created by Brandon Dorman. Some of the new covers created by Dorman were based on covers from the original series.
   
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==Adaptations==
==Follow-ups and spin-offs==
 
After the success of the original series, various spin-off series were made. The first spin-off series debuted in 1994 with the release of ''[[Tales to Give You Goosebumps (book)|Tales to Give You Goosebumps]]''. It spawned five sequels, and each book featured 10 short stories. The other spin-off series was the ''[[Give Yourself Goosebumps]]'' gamebook series, which debuted in 1995.
 
 
After the original series was discontinued in December 1997, it was followed up by ''[[Goosebumps Series 2000]]'' the month after.
 
 
==Other media==
 
 
===TV series===
 
===TV series===
 
: Main article: [[Goosebumps (television series)|''Goosebumps'' (television series)]]
 
: Main article: [[Goosebumps (television series)|''Goosebumps'' (television series)]]
''Goosebumps'' was adapted into a TV series in 1995. The show started out adapting the original series of books, then eventually several stories from ''[[Tales to Give You Goosebumps]]'', and ''[[Goosebumps Series 2000]]''. The show ceased production in 1998 with a total of 58 episodes made, or 74 if counting the two-part episodes as separate episodes. R.L. Stine would sometimes make appearances at the beginning and end of some episodes, mainly the earlier ones. Only [[:Category:Original series books not adapted into a TV episode|19 books]] from the original series didn't receive a TV adaptation.
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''Goosebumps'' would inspire a television anthology series of the same name, which permiered its first season on October 27, 1995 with a two-part adaptation of ''The Haunted Mask''. Most of the episodes made for the show are based on the original series, with 43 books receiving adaptations. The show ceased production with its fourth season in late 1998, with a total of 74 episodes made (58 if two-part episodes are counted as one). Only [[:Category:Original series books not adapted into a TV episode|19 books]] from the original series didn't receive a TV adaptation.
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===Audiobooks===
 
: Main article: [[Goosebumps audiobooks|''Goosebumps'' audiobooks]]
   
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Walt Disney Records released six abridged ''Goosebumps'' audiobook cassette tapes in late 1996 and one in 1997. Other than a few UK Audiobooks, these were the only original series audiobooks available until 2015 when Scholastic released fifteen new unabridged ''Goosebumps'' audiobooks based on the ''Classic Goosebumps'' series in anticipation of the first [[Goosebumps (film)|''Goosebumps'']] film's release. The Scholastic audiobooks are available digitally, and can be streamed from services such as Spotify.<ref>[https://goosebumps.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:37915 Goosebumps Wiki - Thread:37915: "Goosebumps audiobooks free on Spotify?"]</ref>
===Film===
 
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: Main article: [[Goosebumps (film)|''Goosebumps'' (film)]]
 
 
===Graphic novels===
A feature film based on the [[Goosebumps (franchise)|''Goosebumps'' franchise]] was released by Sony and Columbia Pictures on October 16th, 2015. The film includes many references to the original books, and various monsters and villains from the franchise make an appearance. [[Slappy the Dummy]], the [[Abominable Snowman]], [[Will Blake]] (werewolf form), the [[Lawn Gnomes]] and the [[Giant Praying Mantises|Giant Praying Mantis]] are among the more notable monsters in the film. There were also quite a few background monsters, many of which come from the original series.
 
 
: Main article: ''[[Goosebumps Graphix]]''
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In 2006, Scholastic laucnhed a series of graphic novels titled ''Goosebumps Graphix''. The series adapts books from the original series into graphic novel format. Ten stories have been adapted across four books.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*During the 1990s, Stine revealed several titles for books that never ended up coming to fruition. These titles include: ''The Good, The Bad, And The Very Itchy'', ''Feeding Frenzy'', and ''43 Freakout Street''.<ref name=":0" />
 
*During the 1990s, Stine revealed several titles for books that never ended up coming to fruition. These titles include: ''The Good, The Bad, And The Very Itchy'', ''Feeding Frenzy'', and ''43 Freakout Street''.<ref name=":0" />
 
** The title of ''[[Brain Juice]]'' was first teased in 1996 — prior to the release of ''[[Beware, the Snowman]]''.<ref>"[[The Bumps]]" — [https://web.archive.org/web/20020322230353/http://members.aol.com:80/TheBump/email1.htm "Brain Juice, but that will be something over #60." (archived)]</ref> However, at the time, Stine had difficulties coming up with a plot.<ref name=":0">"[[The Bumps]]" — [https://web.archive.org/web/19980504154726/http://thebumps.simplenet.com:80/askrl11.htm "Ask R.L. Stine!" October 14 (archived)]</ref> The book was reportedly finished by March of 1998,<ref>"[[The Bumps]]" — [https://web.archive.org/web/19980504154144/http://thebumps.simplenet.com:80/askrl.htm "Ask R.L. Stine!" March 16 (archived)]</ref> making it a part of ''[[Goosebumps Series 2000]]'' rather than the original series.
 
** The title of ''[[Brain Juice]]'' was first teased in 1996 — prior to the release of ''[[Beware, the Snowman]]''.<ref>"[[The Bumps]]" — [https://web.archive.org/web/20020322230353/http://members.aol.com:80/TheBump/email1.htm "Brain Juice, but that will be something over #60." (archived)]</ref> However, at the time, Stine had difficulties coming up with a plot.<ref name=":0">"[[The Bumps]]" — [https://web.archive.org/web/19980504154726/http://thebumps.simplenet.com:80/askrl11.htm "Ask R.L. Stine!" October 14 (archived)]</ref> The book was reportedly finished by March of 1998,<ref>"[[The Bumps]]" — [https://web.archive.org/web/19980504154144/http://thebumps.simplenet.com:80/askrl.htm "Ask R.L. Stine!" March 16 (archived)]</ref> making it a part of ''[[Goosebumps Series 2000]]'' rather than the original series.
* Early first edition copies of books 1-6 feature no number on the spine. 
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* First edition copies of books 1-6 feature no number on the spine. 
* The spines of the first 19 books in the series feature the ''Goosebumps'' title in a standard font. From book 20 onwards, this was replaced with the ''Goosebumps'' slime logo.
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* The spines of the first 19 books in the series feature the ''Goosebumps'' title in a standard font. From book 20 onward, this was replaced with the ''Goosebumps'' slime logo.
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** From book 20 onward, the top of the spine would also feature ooze in the color of the secondary color of the book cover.
 
* When ignoring punctuation and capitalization, there are 16 books in the original series where the title appears as a line that's worked into the story. 
 
* When ignoring punctuation and capitalization, there are 16 books in the original series where the title appears as a line that's worked into the story. 
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* ''Stay Out of the Basement'', ''Say Cheese and Die'', ''Night of the Living Dummy'', ''The Ghost Next Door'', ''Go Eat Worms'' and all four ''Monster Blood'' books are the only books to be written in the third person.
   
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Goosebumps (commonly referred to as "the original series") is a series of children's horror fiction books created and authored by R.L. Stine.

The first three books in the series debuted in July 1992. Sales were initially slow, and there were talks of ending the series after the sixth book.[1] However, sales picked up soon after and demand for the series increased, leading to the books being published bi-monthly by the ninth book. R.L. Stine was able to write a single Goosebumps book in just under 10 days.[2] Within just a few years, Goosebumps became the best selling children's book series of all time.[3]

A Goosebumps fan club subscription service was created in 1995, with pages in the back of the books detailing a forum to sign up for the service. Signing up for the fan club would gain you a monthly newsletter and various forms of merchandise. The books themselves would even contain various goodies, such as cardboard cut-out masks, fake tattoos, calendars, posters, trading cards, and more.

The series would inspire multiple spin-off book series, a television show, video games, comics, and films.

Books

Original series

No. Book Publish date Pages
1 Welcome to Dead House July 1992 123
2 Stay Out of the Basement July 1992 122
3 Monster Blood July 1992 128
4 Say Cheese and Die! November 1992 132
5 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb January 1993 132
6 Let's Get Invisible! March 1993 139
7 Night of the Living Dummy May 1993 134
8 The Girl Who Cried Monster May 1993 137
9 Welcome to Camp Nightmare July 1993 136
10 The Ghost Next Door August 1993 124
11 The Haunted Mask September 1993 121
12 Be Careful What You Wish For... October 1993 121
13 Piano Lessons Can Be Murder November 1993 124
14 The Werewolf of Fever Swamp December 1993 123
15 You Can't Scare Me! January 1994 120
16 One Day at HorrorLand February 1994 123
17 Why I'm Afraid of Bees March 1994 117
18 Monster Blood II April 1994 121
19 Deep Trouble May 1994 117
20 The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight May 1994 122
21 Go Eat Worms! July 1994 119
22 Ghost Beach August 1994 119
23 Return of the Mummy September 1994 118
24 Phantom of the Auditorium October 1996 126
25 Attack of the Mutant November 1994 117
26 My Hairiest Adventure December 1994 122
27 A Night in Terror Tower January 1995 129
28 The Cuckoo Clock of Doom February 1995 118
29 Monster Blood III March 1995 126
30 It Came from Beneath the Sink! April 1995 126
31 Night of the Living Dummy II May 1995 120
32 The Barking Ghost June 1995 117
33 The Horror at Camp Jellyjam July 1995 128
34 Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes August 1995 119
35 A Shocker on Shock Street September 1995 117
36 The Haunted Mask II October 1995 124
37 The Headless Ghost November 1995 113
38 The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena December 1995 127
39 How I Got My Shrunken Head January 1996 119
40 Night of the Living Dummy III February 1996 125
41 Bad Hare Day March 1996 117
42 Egg Monsters from Mars April 1996 115
43 The Beast from the East May 1996 118
44 Say Cheese and Die — Again! June 1996 115
45 Ghost Camp July 1996 118
46 How to Kill a Monster August 1996 112
47 Legend of the Lost Legend September 1996 123
48 Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns October 1996 113
49 Vampire Breath November 1996 114
50 Calling All Creeps! December 1996 116
51 Beware, the Snowman January 1997 113
52 How I Learned to Fly February 1997 125
53 Chicken Chicken March 1997 112
54 Don't Go to Sleep! April 1997 118
55 The Blob That Ate Everyone May 1997 114
56 The Curse of Camp Cold Lake June 1997 114
57 My Best Friend Is Invisible July 1997 114
58 Deep Trouble II August 1997 113
59 The Haunted School September 1997 120
60 Werewolf Skin October 1997 125
61 I Live in Your Basement! November 1997 111
62 Monster Blood IV December 1997 118

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Reprints

2003 - 2007 series

From 2003 to 2007, fifty-seven out of the sixty-two of the original Goosebumps books were reprinted with a new cover base and used different colors. Some of the covers were also mirrored and given new taglines. Two books, Stay Out of the Basement and Be Careful What You Wish For..., were given new cover art created by Tim Jacobus, as he did not make the originals  for the two. The series of reprints were discontinued shortly after Classic Goosebumps was introduced in 2008.

Phantom of the Auditorium, Legend of the Lost Legend, Werewolf Skin, I Live in Your Basement!, and Monster Blood IV were the only books not reprinted in this series. However, Werewolf Skin did receive a digital rerelease, Phantom of the Auditorium was later reprinted in the Classic Goosebumps series, and Legend of the Lost Legend is included in the Goosebumps 25th Anniversary Retro SetI Live in Your Basement! and Monster Blood IV are the only books in the original series that have yet to receive a reprint.

Classic Goosebumps

Main article: Classic Goosebumps

Classic Goosebumps was a series of reprints originally made to coincide with the release of Goosebumps HorrorLand books. All of the Classic Goosebumps books featured new cover art by Brandon Dorman and a new Goosebumps logo. In addition, the font used for numbering chapters was redesigned and bonus features were added to the end of each book.

Collections

Monster Blood Pack

Monster Blood Pack is the first Goosebumps book collection ever released. It contains Monster Blood, Monster Blood II and Monster Blood III, plus a container of green slime. It was released in September 1995.

The official description reads: This Halloween won't be complete without this totally cool Goosebumps special item, which includes three top titles from the #1 bestselling kids' series-- Goosebumps #3: Monster Blood, #18: Monster Blood II and #29: Monster Blood III--plus a container of green slime.

Goosebumps Monster Edition

Between 1995 and 1997, Scholastic Inc. released four hardcover books under a series titled Goosebumps Monster Edition. Each book contained three Goosebumps books. The books also included special features, such as a greeting sound when opening the book, as with Monster Edition #1 and #3.

Monster Edition #1 and #3 were reprinted in 2003. The covers shown on the back of the books were updated to match their 2003 reprints look. Oddly enough however, the Monster Edition books' front covers were not updated to reflect the 2003 - 2007 reprints look.

Goosebumps Collection

Four hardcover books under a series titled Goosebumps Collection were released between 2003 and 2005. Each book contained three books from the Goosebumps franchise. The Campfire Collection, Monster Blood Collection, and Living Dummy Collection contained three stories from the original series. While the third book, 30 Tales to Give You Goosebumps, featured the first three books in the Tales to Give You Goosebumps series.

Goosebumps Bind-Up

Goosebumps Bind-Up is similar to the Goosebumps Collection series, in that they are collection books that contain three Goosebumps books. However, these books are only available in paperback, and the cover design is the same used for the 2003 - 2007 reprint series.

Goosebumps Retro Collector's Tins

The Goosebumps Retro Collector's Tins include five of the all-time best selling books in the series. The lids of the tins features a raised, Goosebumps logo, with the cover art from three of the books included behind it. The sides of the base of the tin feature the covers of the books repeated through out. Under the base of the tins features the Goosebumps g splat.

While the books do sport the original cover art and design, there are some differences from the original prints, which include the following:

  • The Goosebumps logo on the front covers is not raised.
  • The logo and chapter designs in the books use the Classic Goosebumps designs, rather than the originals.
  • The blurbs for these prints are in bold, unlike the original books' blurbs.
  • The back covers for these prints don't feature the next book in the series.
  • The books are thinner and more "floppy" than the originals.
  • The Scholastic logo is featured under the book title instead of being at the bottom left.
  • A little more of the cover art is shown in these prints than the originals.
  • The cover art of these prints is significantly darker than the originals'.
  • The cover for Why I'm Afraid of Bees uses white text for the tagline. The original cover used black text.
  • Books from the first nineteen releases now have the Goosebumps logo on the spine.
  • There are no book numbers on the spine.

List of characters

Villains/Enemies/Antagonists

Children/Protagonists

Other characters

Cover artists

The first two books in the Goosebumps series were illustrated by separate artists. The first book cover, Welcome to Dead House, was illustrated by artist Tim Jacobus. The next book cover, Stay Out of the Basement, was illustrated by artist Jim Thiesen. Scholastic Inc. eventually chose Jacobus as the main series artist because of his use of saturated colors. Of the 62 books in the original series, Jacobus illustrated 60 covers. With the exception of Stay Out of the Basement, the only other book to not be illustrated by Jacobus was the book Be Careful What You Wish For..., which was illustrated by Stanislaw Fernandes.

The first reprints of the Goosebumps series reused Jacobus's art. In addition to this, Jacobus illustrated new covers for the books Stay Out of the Basement and Be Careful What You Wish For....

The Classic Goosebumps reprints used new, digital cover art created by Brandon Dorman. Some of the new covers created by Dorman were based on covers from the original series.

Adaptations

TV series

Main article: Goosebumps (television series)

Goosebumps would inspire a television anthology series of the same name, which permiered its first season on October 27, 1995 with a two-part adaptation of The Haunted Mask. Most of the episodes made for the show are based on the original series, with 43 books receiving adaptations. The show ceased production with its fourth season in late 1998, with a total of 74 episodes made (58 if two-part episodes are counted as one). Only 19 books from the original series didn't receive a TV adaptation.

Audiobooks

Main article: Goosebumps audiobooks

Walt Disney Records released six abridged Goosebumps audiobook cassette tapes in late 1996 and one in 1997. Other than a few UK Audiobooks, these were the only original series audiobooks available until 2015 when Scholastic released fifteen new unabridged Goosebumps audiobooks based on the Classic Goosebumps series in anticipation of the first Goosebumps film's release. The Scholastic audiobooks are available digitally, and can be streamed from services such as Spotify.[5]

Graphic novels

Main article: Goosebumps Graphix

In 2006, Scholastic laucnhed a series of graphic novels titled Goosebumps Graphix. The series adapts books from the original series into graphic novel format. Ten stories have been adapted across four books.

Trivia

  • During the 1990s, Stine revealed several titles for books that never ended up coming to fruition. These titles include: The Good, The Bad, And The Very Itchy, Feeding Frenzy, and 43 Freakout Street.[6]
  • First edition copies of books 1-6 feature no number on the spine. 
  • The spines of the first 19 books in the series feature the Goosebumps title in a standard font. From book 20 onward, this was replaced with the Goosebumps slime logo.
    • From book 20 onward, the top of the spine would also feature ooze in the color of the secondary color of the book cover.
  • When ignoring punctuation and capitalization, there are 16 books in the original series where the title appears as a line that's worked into the story. 
  • Stay Out of the Basement, Say Cheese and Die, Night of the Living Dummy, The Ghost Next Door, Go Eat Worms and all four Monster Blood books are the only books to be written in the third person.

References

Not to be confused with the list of references and allusions in the Goosebumps franchise.