Goosebumps HorrorTown

{{Video_game_infobox
|title1 = Goosebumps HorrorTown
|image1 = Goosebumps_HorrorTown_logo.png
|developed_by = Pixowl
|published_by = Scholastic
|platforms = Mobile
|release_date = November 26th, 2017 <small>(Australia)</small><br>May 30th, 2018 <small>(US/UK)</small>
|genre = Fantasy, Horror
}}'''''Goosebumps HorrorTown''''' is a mobile game based on the [[Goosebumps (franchise)|''Goosebumps'' franchise]].<ref>[http://licensingexpo.vporoom.com/Pixowl/PIXOWL-TO-CREATE-THRILLING-NEW-GOOSEBUMPS-MOBILE-GAME-GOOSEBUMPS-HORRORTOWN PIXOWL TO CREATE THRILLING NEW GOOSEBUMPS® MOBILE GAME, GOOSEBUMPS HORRORTOWN]</ref> 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 ''[http://www.pixowl.com/%7C Pixowl]''

In the game, the player is in control of a town inhabited by humans and over 50 ''Goosebumps'' monsters, such as [[Slappy the Dummy|Slappy]], [[Prince Khor-Ru|The Mummy]], [[Murder the Clown (Uncle Theo)|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 ==
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Monsters=
The following outlines a list of monsters in order of appearance within the game:
* The [[Prince Khor-Ru|Mummy]] and [[Nila Rahmad]] from ''[[Return of the Mummy]]''
* [[Slappy the Dummy]] from the ''[[Night of the Living Dummy]]'' saga
* [[Lawn Gnomes]] from ''[[Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes]]''
* The [[Abominable Snowman]] from ''[[The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena]]''
* [[Blue Kerlew Hound]] from ''[[When the Ghost Dog Howls]]''
* [[Graveyard Ghouls]] from ''[[Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls]]''
* [[Andrew Craw]] from ''[[The Headless Ghost]]''
* [[Murder the Clown (Uncle Theo)|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]] 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]]'' (only during the ''Invasion of the Body Squeezers'' and ''Squeezers Revolution'' events)
* [[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 [[Ghostly Witches]], the [[Balloon Spider]], [[Gummy Bears]], the Inflatable Gargoyle, the Inflatable Madman, the Headless Horseman, and the Skeleton Weds from ''[[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]'' (only during the ''Haunted Halloween'' event)
* [[The Haunted Mask]] and [[The Unloved|the Unloved]] from the ''[[The Haunted Mask (book)|Haunted Mask]]'' saga
* Santa Claus from ''[[Santa's Helpers]]'' (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!]]'' 
* [[Werewolves]] from assorted books
* [[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]]'' (only during the ''Welcome to Camp Nightmare'' event)
* [[Mr. Wood]] from ''[[Night of the Living Dummy]]''
* [[Fifi the Vampire Poodle]] and [[Countess Yvonne]] from ''[[Please Don't Feed the Vampire!]]'' (only during the ''Please Don't Feed the Vampire'' event)
* [[Dark Falls]] Citizens from ''[[Welcome to Dead House]]'' (only during the ''Welcome to Dead House'' event)
* The [[HorrorLand (Theme Park)|HorrorLand]] [[Horrors]] from ''[[One Day at HorrorLand]]'' and the ''[[Goosebumps HorrorLand]]'' series (only during the ''HorrorLand Carnival'' event)
* [[Living Mannequins]] from ''[[Shop Till You Drop...Dead!]]'' (only during the ''Shop Til You Drop...Dead!'' event)
* [[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)
*The Dragon and The Jekels from ''[[Be Afraid — Be Very Afraid!]]'' (only during the ''Be Afraid — Be Very Afraid!'' event)
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Heroes=
The following is a list of the main characters - known as "Heroes" - in order of appearance.
*Lucy Del Rio
*Dustin Williams
*Shaeron
*Marty Ricardo
*Brooke Buchenberg
*Eric Tylor
*Chuck Reed
*Megan Standish
*Greg Mikkelsen
*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 Wald]] from ''[[The Beast from the East]]''
*[[Andy]] from the ''[[Monster Blood (book)|Monster Blood]]'' saga
*Rachael from ''[[It Came from the Internet]]'' (only during the ''It Came from the Internet'' event)
*[[Connor Buckley]] from ''[[Be Afraid — Be Very Afraid!]]''
The following heroes listed also appear as Monsters:
*[[Ricky Beamer]] from ''[[Calling All Creeps!]]''
*[[Will Blake]] from ''[[The Werewolf of Fever Swamp]]''
*Synthia Jones
*[[Carly Beth Caldwell]] from the ''[[The Haunted Mask (book)|Haunted Mask]]'' saga
*[[Evan Ross]] from the ''[[Monster Blood (book)|Monster Blood]]'' saga
*Mark from ''[[It Came from the Internet]]'' (only during the ''It Came from the Internet'' event)
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Neighbors=
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
*Dr. Bronstein from ''[[It Came from the Internet]]''
*[[Zeke Matthews]] from ''[[Phantom of the Auditorium]]'' (only during the ''Phantom of the Auditorium'' event)
*Mr. Zarwid from ''[[Be Afraid — Be Very Afraid!]]'' (only during the ''Be Afraid — Be Very Afraid!'' 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]] 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]]'' (only during the ''Invasion of the Body Squeezers'' and ''Squeezers Revolution'' events)
*[[Walter]] from ''[[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]'' (only during the ''Haunted Halloween'' and ''Welcome to Camp Nightmare'' events)
*[[Conrad]] from ''[[Beware, the Snowman]]''
*Uncle Sader
*The [[Magnificent Molecule Man]] from ''[[Attack of the Mutant]]''
*[[Clarissa]] from ''[[Be Careful What You Wish For...]]''
*[[Compton Dawes]] from ''[[Welcome to Dead House]]'' (only during the ''Welcome to Dead House'' event)
*[[Jonathan Chiller]] from the ''[[Goosebumps HorrorLand]]'' series (only during the ''HorrorLand Carnival'' event)
*Granny from ''[[Secret Agent Grandma]]'' (only during the ''Squeezers Revolution'' Event)
*Reggie Mayfield from ''[[Shop Till You Drop...Dead!]]'' (only during the ''Shop Til You Drop...Dead!'' event)
*[[Ellie]]
*[[Trigger]] and [[Cuddles the Hamster]] from the ''[[Monster Blood (book)|Monster Blood]]'' saga
*Mayor Louise Johnson
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NPCs=
The following is a list of characters who appear in the game, but are not "playable"
* [[Curly the Skeleton]] as the narrator of the character storylines
* The Goldsmith
* [[Shrunken Head]] from ''[[How I Got My Shrunken Head]]''
* [[Sea Monster]] from ''[[Deep Trouble]]''
* Jack-O & Sir Eqeuiel 
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==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]]''

===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]]''
*''[[The Beast from the East]]''
*''[[It Came from Beneath the Sink!]]''
*''[[Monster Blood (book)|Monster Blood]]''
*''[[It Came from the Internet]]''
*''[[Phantom of the Auditorium]]''
*''[[Be Afraid — Be Very Afraid!]]''

==''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.
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|-
| align="left" |
*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
**[[The Camera|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
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==Gallery==
:''To see the full image gallery, please view [[Goosebumps HorrorTown/Gallery]].''
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Goosebumps HorrorTown monsters.png|[[Slappy the Dummy]], [[Murder the Clown (Uncle Theo)|Murder the Clown]], [[Carly Beth Caldwell]]'s [[The Haunted Mask|Haunted Mask]] form, [[Mrs. Maaargh]], [[Dr. Brewer's Clone]], [[Mr. Mortman]], and a [[Lawn Gnomes|Lawn Gnome]].
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==Trivia==
*Many of the character designs are a combination of assorted books, the [[Goosebumps (television series)|television series]], other video games, and [[Goosebumps (film)|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 [[Invasion of the Body Squeezers|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 event with little to no connections with any book, although this event did serve as the introduction to the [[The Werewolf of Fever Swamp]] questline.
**"Welcome to Camp Nightmare" is a Summer-themed event based off the [[Welcome to Camp Nightmare|book of the same name]].
**"Please Don't Feed the Vampire!" is an event based off the ''[[Give Yourself Goosebumps]]'' [[Please Don't Feed the Vampire!|book of the same name]].
**"Welcome to Dead House" is an event based off the [[Welcome to Dead House|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 off of the ''Give Yourself Goosebumps'' [[Shop Till You Drop...Dead!|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 themed event based off of the ''Monster Blood'' saga.
** "It Came from the Internet!" is an event based off of the ''Give Yourself Goosebumps'' [[It Came from the Internet|book of the same name]].
** "The Phantom of the Auditorium" is an event based off of the [[Phantom of the Auditorium|book of the same name]], as well as the ''Give Yourself Goosebumps'' ''[[Scream of the Evil Genie]]''.
** ''Be Afraid-Be Very Afraid'' is an event based off of the [[Be Afraid — Be Very Afraid!|book of the same name]] from ''Goosebumps Series 2000''.
** ''A Shocker on Shock Street'' is an event based on the [[A Shocker on Shock Street|book of the same name]], as well as ''[[Fright Camp]]''.
*The Fish Monster was oddly mistaken for a Piranha Person from ''[[A Shocker on Shock Street]]''.
*The [[Flying Jack-O'-Lanterns]] from the second film only appear in the loading screen for the ''Haunted Halloween'' event.
*The ''Shop Til You Drop...Dead'' event was designed by fan [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTh6BqVOaFngveIm1lJ2SXA Grimokan]. Additionally, the character design of Jack-O is based off of his avatar. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShyRbsNeSGk YouTube - Gail Gameplay - Goosebumps HorrorTown - Event 12 Reveal Overview | Pt.0]</ref>
* The ''Haunted Halloween'' event and its quests reference many pieces of classic horror media:
** It is mentioned that the school has a janitor named Mr. Kruger, a reference to [[wikipedia:Freddy Krueger|Freddy Krueger]].
** Greg mentions hiring a nanny named Laurie Strode, a reference to the protagonist of the [[wikipedia:Halloween(franchise)|''Halloween'' franchise]].
** Mortman references authors [[Wikipedia:Stephen King|Stephen King]], [[Wikipedia:Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe]], [[Wikipedia:Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]], [[Wikipedia:H. P. Lovecraft|H.P. Lovecraft]], and [[R.L. Stine]]
** [[Wikipedia:Jason Vorhees|Jason Vorhees]] and the [[Wikipedia:Candyman (character)|Candyman]] are directly mentioned.
** Murder tells a clown named Pennywise that he was "demonic", a reference to the antagonist of Stephen King's ''It''.
* There are various pop culture references in the game
** Two of items in the ''It Came From the Internet'' event are red and blue pills, a reference to the [[wikipedia:The_Matrix_(franchise)|''Matrix'' franchise]].
** In the same event, one of Mark's animations has him riding a hoverboard, and it is called "Ride back to the future," a reference to the [[wikipedia:Back to the Future (franchise)|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 ''[[wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''.
* While the images representing the story-lines mostly sport [[Tim Jacobus]]'s artwork, the image for the ''Ghost Next Door'' storyline uses the ''[[Classic Goosebumps]]'' artwork made by [[Brandon Dorman]].
** Similarly, the image for the ''Creature Teacher'' storyline uses the artwork for ''[[Creature Teacher: The Final Exam]]'' whereas the image for the ''Monster Blood'' storyline uses the artwork for ''[[Monster Blood II]]''.
* Characters that were initially only available during events, such as Sam Carter and Madame Doom, eventually become permanent additions in later updates.

==References==
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