Graveyard Ghouls

Graveyard Ghouls
Appearances
First appearance	Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls (1998)
Latest appearance	Goosebumps Dead of Night (2020)
General information
Alignment	Evil
Status	Undead
Physical information
Species	Ghouls
Gender	Male/Female (depends on individual)

The Graveyard Ghouls are zombie-like monsters from the eleventh Goosebumps Series 2000 book, Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls.

History

When Spencer Kassimir knocks over the headstone, the zombie-like ghoulish figure of Oswald was back from the dead where he ends up pushing Spencer out of his body and possesses it, leaving Spencer in the spirit world with other souls who tell Spencer about how evil Oswald and Martin were when they were living. Spencer tries to get back home and confront Oswald by possessing several bodies. After failing to convince him, Spencer seeks Audra's help. But there, it is revealed that Audra's body was already possessed by Martin when they first visited the grave. After finding Audra, she and Spencer try to stop the two ghoulish brothers. After doing a special ghoul dance, Martin and Oswald die and Audra and Spencer get their bodies back. However they end up in each other's bodies.

Other appearances

• The Graveyard Ghouls make an appearance in the 2015 Goosebumps film where they are portrayed by: Melissa Cowan (credited as "Monster #5"), Kevin Galbraith (credited as "Monster #9"), Larry Mainland (credited as "Monster #18), Justin Natic (credited as "Monster #20"), and Ashley Jo Sizemore (credited as "Monster #24").
• A female Graveyard Ghoul appears in Goosebumps Night of Scares and Dead of Night as an enemy.

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art for a Graveyard Ghoul from Goosebumps.

Artwork by Rod Hunt for Where's the Creature game.

Promotional artwork for the Goosebumps film soundtrack

Regional depictions

Oswald Manse as he appeared on the Dutch cover of Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls.

A Graveyard Ghoul as depicted on the French cover of Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls.

Film

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The Graveyard Ghouls with R.L. Stine as seen in the Goosebumps film.

The Graveyard Ghouls in the film's end credits.

A Graveyard Ghoul.

A male Graveyard Ghoul.

A male Graveyard Ghoul.

Some Graveyard Ghouls walking with the Bog Monster, a Pumpkin Head, Murder the Clown, a Scarecrow, and the Snake Lady.

Games

A female Graveyard Ghoul on the Goosebumps Night of Scares loading screen.

A female Graveyard Ghoul on the Goosebumps Dead of Night loading screen.

A female Graveyard Ghoul attacking the player in Goosebumps Night of Scares and Goosebumps Dead of Night.

Graveyard Ghouls attacking in Goosebumps HorrorTown.

Trivia

• Some of the actors for the Graveyard Ghouls played zombies on AMC's The Walking Dead.
• According to Monster Survival Guide, their favorite T-shirt slogan is "Get a Life!"
• While the ghouls' depiction in the book are closer to ghosts (this is especially seen on the Classic Goosebumps cover), their depiction on the original book cover and in subsequent media look and act like zombies.