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**''Slappy Birthday to You'' possibly alluding to the ''[[Give Yourself Goosebumps]]'' book ''[[Scary Birthday to You]]''. |
**''Slappy Birthday to You'' possibly alluding to the ''[[Give Yourself Goosebumps]]'' book ''[[Scary Birthday to You]]''. |
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**''Attack of the Jack!'' possibly alluding to ''[[Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns]]''. |
**''Attack of the Jack!'' possibly alluding to ''[[Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns]]''. |
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− | **''I Am Slappy's Evil Twin'' possibly alluding to the [[Goosebumps Series 2000]] book ''[[I Am Your Evil Twin]]''. |
+ | **''I Am Slappy's Evil Twin'' possibly alluding to the ''[[Goosebumps Series 2000]]'' book ''[[I Am Your Evil Twin]]''. |
** ''Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo'' possibly alluding to ''[[Please Don't Feed the Vampire!]] ''or ''[[Please Don't Feed The Bears]].'' |
** ''Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo'' possibly alluding to ''[[Please Don't Feed the Vampire!]] ''or ''[[Please Don't Feed The Bears]].'' |
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** ''Escape from Shudder Mansion'' starts with the phrase "Escape from"; this phrase is incredibly common in the ''[[Goosebumps (franchise)|Goosebumps]]'' franchise, and it has appeared in the titles of many books. The first book to bear this title was the [[Give Yourself Goosebumps]] book, ''[[Escape from the Carnival of Horrors]]''.[[File:The_Invisible_Boy's_Revenge.png|thumb|''The Invisible Boy's Revenge'' - As it appears in the movie]] |
** ''Escape from Shudder Mansion'' starts with the phrase "Escape from"; this phrase is incredibly common in the ''[[Goosebumps (franchise)|Goosebumps]]'' franchise, and it has appeared in the titles of many books. The first book to bear this title was the [[Give Yourself Goosebumps]] book, ''[[Escape from the Carnival of Horrors]]''.[[File:The_Invisible_Boy's_Revenge.png|thumb|''The Invisible Boy's Revenge'' - As it appears in the movie]] |
Revision as of 23:03, 27 November 2019
- "THIS IS SLAPPY'S WORLD— YOU ONLY SCREAM IN IT!"
- ―The series' slogan
- "The evil dummy comes to life to tell his own twisted tales and scary stories!"
- ―Official description
Goosebumps SlappyWorld is the current main Goosebumps book series. It is the successor to Goosebumps Most Wanted. The series focuses on Slappy the Dummy, telling his own "twisted tales" and "scary stories". The first book in the series, Slappy Birthday to You, was released on February 28th, 2017.
The series was first announced by R.L. Stine on March 1, 2016 during a small Q&A session on Facebook hosted by the organization Save the Children.[1] Stine later confirmed the series on Facebook in July 2016.[2]
Slappy's design is based on his appearance in the Goosebumps film.
Books
No. | Book | Publish date | Pages |
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1 | Slappy Birthday to You | February 28, 2017 | 139 |
2 | Attack of the Jack! | June 27, 2017 | 137 |
3 | I Am Slappy's Evil Twin | September 26, 2017 | 129 |
4 | Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo | February 27, 2018 | 135 |
5 | Escape from Shudder Mansion | June 26, 2018 | 136 |
6 | The Ghost of Slappy | August 28, 2018 | 133 |
7 | It's Alive! It's Alive! | February 26, 2019 | 134 |
8 | The Dummy Meets the Mummy! | July 9, 2019 | 142 |
9 | Revenge of the Invisible Boy | October 1, 2019 | 132 |
10 | Diary of a Dummy[3] | March 3, 2020 | 160 |
11 | They Call Me the Night Howler![4] | July 7, 2020 | 160 |
12 | My Friend Slappy[5] | October 6, 2020 | 160 |
According to Scholastic's website, there will be at least 14 books in the series.[6]
List of characters
Villains/Enemies/Antagonists
- Slappy the Dummy
- Abigail the Doll
- Living Dolls
- Captain Jack the Knife
- Captain Billy Bottoms
- Snappy the Dummy
- Robby (the Weirdo)
- Mia
- The Beast
- Margo
- Shudder House monsters (The Dancing Skeleton)
- Annalee
- Francine
- Mrs. B
- Arragotus
- Ari Goodwyn
Children/Protagonists
- Ian Barker
- Molly Barker
- Jonny Harding
- Vinny Harding
- Violet Packer
- Shawn Packer
- Luke Harrison
- Kelly Harrison
- Jordan Keppler
- Karla Keppler
- Riley Shiner
- Scarlet Shiner
- Shep Mooney
- Livvy Jones
- Gates Warwas
- Aaron Riggles
- Cathy O'Connor
- Shannon O' Connor
- Frankie Miller
- Melody Richmond
- Eduardo Martinez
- Zoey McGee
- Billy McGee
- Barton Suggs
- Lizzie Hellman
Other characters
- Hannah Barker
- Mr. Barker
- Donny Harding
- Marie Harding
- Dr. Klausmann
- Mr. Fancypants
- Farmer Joe
- Admiral Jim Finnegan (Uncle Jim)
- Celeste the Cat
- Danny Lubbins
- Mad Madeline
- Salty and Pepper Magee
- Chuckles the Chimpanzee
- Captain Pip
- Franz Mahar
- Kanduu
- Buster Bailey
- Seth Johnson
- Jamal
- Mr. Ferber
- Carter Burwasser
- Cheng Lee
- Danitia
- Patti Mooney
- Carlos Jackson
- Chaz Fremont
- Rosa Romero
- Ben Jones
- Mrs. Jones
- Dr. Richard Klopfer
- Colin O'Conner
- Mystical Marvin
- Mr. Miller
- Donna Miller
- Uncle Siggy
Videos
Trivia
- This is the first Goosebumps series to focus on one specific character.
- To no surprise, this series features the most sequels to the Living Dummy saga at six books currently, as well as the most sequels to a single saga in a single series.
- Most books in this series may have their titles referencing to other Goosebumps books:
- Slappy Birthday to You possibly alluding to the Give Yourself Goosebumps book Scary Birthday to You.
- Attack of the Jack! possibly alluding to Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns.
- I Am Slappy's Evil Twin possibly alluding to the Goosebumps Series 2000 book I Am Your Evil Twin.
- Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo possibly alluding to Please Don't Feed the Vampire! or Please Don't Feed The Bears.
- Escape from Shudder Mansion starts with the phrase "Escape from"; this phrase is incredibly common in the Goosebumps franchise, and it has appeared in the titles of many books. The first book to bear this title was the Give Yourself Goosebumps book, Escape from the Carnival of Horrors.
- Diary of a Dummy possibly alluding to the Give Yourself Goosebumps book Diary of a Mad Mummy.
- They Call Me the Night Howler possibly alluding to the Goosebumps HorrorLand book My Friends Call Me Monster.
- Even though Slappy is the narrator of the stories in this series, he refers to himself in the third person during the books he appears in.
- The title Revenge of the Invisible Boy! is a possible reference to the ending of the first Goosebumps Movie, despite not starring the same invisible boy.
References
Goosebumps series | ||
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Main series | Original series • Series 2000 • HorrorLand • Hall of Horrors • Most Wanted • SlappyWorld | |
Spin-off series | Tales to Give You Goosebumps • Give Yourself Goosebumps • Goosebumps Presents • Triple Header | |
Other series | Collector's Caps books • Goosebumps Gold • Classic Goosebumps • Goosebumps film books |