Goosebumps (original series)

Goosebumps
Total entries	62
Original run	July 1992 - December 1997
Cover artists	Tim Jacobus (60 covers) Jim Thiesen (1 cover) Stanislaw Fernandes (1 cover)
Followed by	Goosebumps Series 2000

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. 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. Within just a few years, Goosebumps became the best selling children's book series of all time.

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, bookmarks, 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

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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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1. Welcome to Dead House

2. Stay Out of the Basement

3. Monster Blood

4. Say Cheese and Die!

5. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

6. Let's Get Invisible!

7. Night of the Living Dummy

8.The Girl Who Cried Monster

9. Welcome to Camp Nightmare

10. The Ghost Next Door

11. The Haunted Mask

12. Be Careful What You Wish For...

13. Piano Lessons Can Be Murder

14. The Werewolf of Fever Swamp

15. You Can't Scare Me!

16. One Day at HorrorLand

17. Why I'm Afraid of Bees

18. Monster Blood II

19. Deep Trouble

20. The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight

21. Go Eat Worms!

22. Ghost Beach

23. Return of the Mummy

24. Phantom of the Auditorium

25. Attack of the Mutant

26. My Hairiest Adventure

27. A Night in Terror Tower

28. The Cuckoo Clock of Doom

29. Monster Blood III

30. It Came from Beneath the Sink!

31. Night of the Living Dummy II

32. The Barking Ghost

33. The Horror at Camp Jellyjam

34. Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes

35. A Shocker on Shock Street

36. The Haunted Mask II

37. The Headless Ghost

38. The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena

39. How I Got My Shrunken Head

40. Night of the Living Dummy III

41. Bad Hare Day

42. Egg Monsters from Mars

43 The Beast from the East

44. Say Cheese and Die — Again!

45. Ghost Camp

46. How to Kill a Monster

47. Legend of the Lost Legend

48. Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns

49. Vampire Breath

50. Calling All Creeps!

51. Beware, the Snowman

52. How I Learned to Fly

53. Chicken Chicken

54. Don't Go to Sleep!

55. The Blob That Ate Everyone

56. The Curse of Camp Cold Lake

57. My Best Friend Is Invisible

58. Deep Trouble II

59. The Haunted School

60. Werewolf Skin

61. I Live in Your Basement!

62. Monster Blood IV

1. Welcome to Dead House
2. Stay Out of the Basement
3. Monster Blood
4. Say Cheese and Die!
5. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
6. Let's Get Invisible!
7. Night of the Living Dummy
8. The Girl Who Cried Monster
9. Welcome to Camp Nightmare
10. The Ghost Next Door
11. The Haunted Mask
12. Be Careful What You Wish For...
13. Piano Lessons Can Be Murder
14. The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
15. You Can't Scare Me!
16. One Day at HorrorLand
17. Why I'm Afraid of Bees
18. Monster Blood II
19. Deep Trouble
20. The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight
21. Go Eat Worms!
22. Ghost Beach
23. Return of the Mummy
24. Phantom of the Auditorium
25. Attack of the Mutant
26. My Hairiest Adventure
27. A Night in Terror Tower
28. The Cuckoo Clock of Doom
29. Monster Blood III
30. It Came from Beneath the Sink!
31. Night of the Living Dummy II
32. The Barking Ghost
33. The Horror at Camp Jellyjam
34. Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
35. A Shocker on Shock Street
36. The Haunted Mask II
37. The Headless Ghost
38. The Abominable Snowman Of Pasadena
39. How I Got My Shrunken Head
40. Night of the Living Dummy III
41. Bad Hare Day
42. Egg Monsters from Mars
43. The Beast from the East
44. Say Cheese and Die — Again!
45. Ghost Camp
46. How to Kill a Monster
47. Legend of the Lost Legend
48. Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns
49. Vampire Breath
50. Calling All Creeps!
51. Beware, the Snowman
52. How I Learned to Fly
53. Chicken Chicken
54. Don't Go To Sleep!
55. The Blob That Ate Everyone
56. The Curse of Camp Cold Lake
57. My Best Friend Is Invisible
58. Deep Trouble II
59. The Haunted School
60. Werewolf Skin
61. I Live in Your Basement!
62. Monster Blood IV

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 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.

Timeline
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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.

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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.

No.	Book and feature	Publish date	Blurb
1	Monster Edition #1 Greeting wail	October 1995	IT'S THREE SCREAMS IN ONE! This GOOSEBUMPS MONSTER EDITION includes three of the very GOOSEBUMPS books ever. 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... 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? In Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps #4) Greg's new camera is taking some awfully weird pictures — pictures that predict a horrifying future!
2	Monster Edition #2 Light-up eyes	October 1996	IT'S THREE DUMMIES IN ONE! This GOOSEBUMPS MONSTER EDITION includes three GOOSEBUMPS books starring the scariest dummy ever. 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... 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! 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!
3	Fright Light Edition Booklight	May 1997	IT'S THREE FRIGHTS IN ONE! This GOOSEBUMPS FRIGHT LIGHT EDITION includes three spooky GOOSEBUMPS books -- all about camp! 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... 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! 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!
4	Monster Edition #3 Greeting wail	September 1997	IT'S THREE WAILS IN ONE! This GOOSEBUMPS MONSTER EDITION includes three chilling GOOSEBUMPS ghost tales. 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! 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! 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!

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.

No.	Book	Publish date	Stories contained
1	The Campfire Collection	August 2003	The Curse of Camp Cold Lake Ghost Camp Welcome to Camp Nightmare
2	Monster Blood Collection	August 2003	Monster Blood Monster Blood II Monster Blood III
3	30 Tales to Give You Goosebumps	July 2004	Tales to Give You Goosebumps More Tales to Give You Goosebumps Even More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
4	Living Dummy Collection	January 2005	Night of the Living Dummy Night of the Living Dummy II Night of the Living Dummy III

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.

No.	Book	Publish date	Stories contained
1	Hair-Raising Collection	November 2004	Welcome to Dead House Stay Out of the Basement Monster Blood
2	Vanishing Collection	November 2004	Say Cheese and Die! The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb Let's Get Invisible!

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 splat.

No.	Book	Publish date	Books contained
1	Retro Scream Collection	October 27, 2015	Welcome to Dead House Say Cheese and Die! Night of the Living Dummy The Haunted Mask One Day at HorrorLand
2	25th Anniversary Retro Set	September 26, 2017	Monster Blood Why I'm Afraid of Bees A Night in Terror Tower The Beast from the East Legend of the Lost Legend
3	Retro Fear Set	September 1, 2020	Stay Out of the Basement Piano Lessons Can Be Murder The Werewolf of Fever Swamp The Cuckoo Clock of Doom The Haunted School

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.
• Legend of the Lost Legend's front tagline is no longer in italics.
• Books from the first nineteen releases now have the Goosebumps logo on the spine.
• There are no book numbers on the spine.
• The text is changed to reflect the differences found in the Classic Goosebumps reprints and ebook versions.

List of characters

Children/Protagonists

Amanda Benson Josh Benson Margaret Brewer Casey Brewer Diane Manning Evan Ross Andy Greg Banks Shari Walker Bird Arthur Michael Warner Terry Banks Gabe Sabry Sari Hassad Max Thompson Lefty Thompson Erin April Zack Kris Powell Lindy Powell Cody Matthews Alice Lucy Dark Aaron Messer Randy Dark  Billy Harlan Dawn Dori Mike Jay Colin Roger Tommy Chris Hannah Fairchild Danny Anderson Bill and Herb Fairchild Alan Miller Fred Drake Carly Beth Caldwell Sabrina Mason Steve Boswell Chuck Greene Noah Caldwell Samantha Byrd Cory Blinn Judith Bellwood Anna Frost Ron Byrd Jerry Hawkins Kim Li Chin Grady Tucker Emily Tucker Cassie O'Rourke Eddie Hat Molly Charlene Courtney King Denise Kevin Lizzy Morris Luke Morris Clay Gary Lutz Krissy Lutz Conan Barber Billy Deep Sheena Deep Jodie Mark Sticks Todd Barstow Danny Fletcher Regina Barstow Beth Baker Patrick MacKay Jerry Sadler Terri Sadler Brooke Rodgers Zeke Matthews Tina Powell Jeremy Rodgers Skipper Matthews Mitzi Matthews Libby Larry Boyd Lily Vonn Manny Jared Kristina Howie Hurwin Marissa Hurwin Sue Morgan Eddie Morgan Michael Webster Mona Kermit Majors Kat Merton Daniel Merton Carlo Amy Kramer Sara Kramer  Jed Kramer Margo Cooper Holmes Margaret "Fergie" Ferguson Mickey Holmes Wendy Elliot Alicia Dierdre Joe Burton Michael "Moose" McCall  Mindy Burton   Erin Wright Marty Duane Comack Stephanie Alpert Jordan Blake Nicole Blake Lauren Sax Kyle and Kara Miller Mark Rowe Jessica Rowe Trina O'Dell Dan O'Dell Zane O'Dell Tim Swanson Ginny Swanson Foz Martin Dana Johnson Anne Gravel Brandy Johnson Ginger Wald Nat and Pat Wald Harry Altman Alex Altman Gretchen Allen Clark Allen Justin Clarke Marissa Clarke Drew Brockman Walker Parkes Shane and Shana Martin Tabitha Weiss and Lee Winston Freddy Martinez Cara Simonetti Ricky Beamer Iris Candler  Tasha McClain Jaclyn DeForest Eli Browning Rolanda Browning Jack Johnson Mia Montez Ethan Polke Ray Crystal Cole Anthony Matt Amsterdam Greg Amsterdam Pam Amsterdam Zackie Beauchamp Alex Iarocci Adam Levin Sarah Maas Aaron Maas Briana Meg Jan Sammy Jacobs Roxanne Johnson Simon Jacobs Tommy Frazer Thalia Halpert-Rodis Ben Jackson Alex Hunter Hannah Stoneman Marco Gwynnie Evans Jeremy Goodman

Other characters

Jack Benson Penelope Benson Dr. Michael Brewer Mr. Ross Mrs. Ross Aunt Kathryn Ben Hassad Mrs. Dark Larry Dark Larry Mr. Chesney Kate Caldwell The Shopkeeper Mr. Hawkins Adele Hawkins Michael Tucker and Mrs. Tucker The Swamp Hermit Carl Morris Peggy Morris Ken Lutz Mr. Andretti Mr. Murphy Dr. D. The Mermaid Grandpa Kirk Grandma Miriam Stanley Agatha and Bradford Sadler Harrison Sadler Ms. Walker The Galloping Gazelle Dr. Murkin Morgred Mr. Starkes Herman Webster Mrs. Webster Dee Majors Sam Holmes Counselor Buddy Jeffrey Burton Marion Burton Mr. McCall Mr. Wright Otto Edna Garrison Blake Arthur Maxwell Aunt Benna Danny O'Dell Patty O'Dell Cal O'Dell Bill Swanson Mr. Malik Clark Johnson Grandpa Eddie Grandma Rose Richard Clarke Luka Cynthia Martinez Conrad Aunt Greta Ted Johnson Angela Montez Laura Amsterdam Liz Richard Norman Jacobs Mrs. Borden

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' 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 premiered 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.

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.
  • The title of Brain Juice was first teased in 1996 — prior to the release of Beware, the Snowman. However, at the time, Stine had difficulties coming up with a plot. The book was reportedly finished by March of 1998, making it a part of Goosebumps Series 2000 rather than the original series.
• 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, The Haunted Mask, 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.