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</tabber>|name = Tales to Give You Goosebumps|author = [[R.L. Stine]]|artist = [[Tim Jacobus]]|publisher = Scholastic
  
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Parachute Press Inc.|media = Print|date = October 1994|series = [[Tales to Give You Goosebumps]]|seriesnumber = 1|next = [[More Tales to Give You Goosebumps]]|pages = 144|pre = }}'''''Tales to Give You Goosebumps''''' is the first book in the [[Tales to Give You Goosebumps|''Goosebumps'' series of the same name]].
  
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|name = Tales to Give You Goosebumps
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|author = [[R.L. Stine]]
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|artist = [[Tim Jacobus]]
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|publisher = Scholastic
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Parachute Press Inc.
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|media = Print (paperback)
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|date = October 1994
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|ISBN = 0590489933 (book) <br> 0590628364 (pack)
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|series = ''[[Tales to Give You Goosebumps]]''
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'''''Tales to Give You Goosebumps''''' is the first book in the [[Tales to Give You Goosebumps|''Goosebumps'' series of the same name]]. It was first published in [[1994]], and was originally sold with a ''Goosebumps'' book light.
   
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Four of the ten short stories in this book were adapted for television. The stories were [[The House of No Return]], [[Teacher's Pet (short story)|Teacher´s Pet]], [[Strained Peas]], and [[Click]].
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Four of the ten short stories in the book were adapted for television. Those stories being "[[The House of No Return]]", "[[Teacher's Pet]]", "[[Strained Peas]]", and "[[Click]]".
   
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==Blurb==
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==Featured Stories==
  
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<big>'' Reader Beware-- You're In For Ten Scares!''</big>
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* '''[[The House of No Return]]''' - Three children dare a new boy into entering a house where a couple had died upon losing their baby daughter.
  
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* '''[[Teacher's Pet (short story)|Teacher's Pet]]''' - Two friends get a new teacher who has an interest in snakes.
  
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* '''[[Strained Peas]]''' - A boy receives a baby sister that is not what it seems.
  
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* '''[[Strangers In The Woods|Strangers in the Woods]]''' - While staying with her great-aunt, a girl notices some unusual stuff happening.
  
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* '''[[Good Friends]]''' - Two friends plan to scare the sister of one of them with a prank.
  
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* '''[[How I Won My Bat]]''' - A boy gains a magical baseball bat.
  
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* '''[[Mr. Teddy]]''' - A young girl discovers that her new teddy bear is alive.
  
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* '''[[Click]]''' - A boy gets a remote control that controls everything around him.
  
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* '''[[Broken Dolls (short story)|Broken Dolls]]''' - A girl with dolls discover that her young brother is acting strangely.
  
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* '''[[A Vampire in the Neighborhood]]''' - A group of middle school students think the new girl at school is a vampire.
  
   
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From an evil baby sister, to a remote control that can control more than just the television set, to a teacher who's obsessed with snakes, to a cute, cuddly, teddy bear gone bad, here are ten creepy, spooky stores guaranteed to give you ''Goosebumps'' all night long!
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== Cover Art Gallery ==
  
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===Regional===
  
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==Featured stories==
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<gallery>
  
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* "[[The House of No Return]]" - Three children dare a new boy into entering a house where a couple had died upon losing their baby daughter.
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* "[[Teacher's Pet]]" - Two friends get a new teacher who has an interest in snakes.
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* "[[Strained Peas]]" - A boy receives a baby sister that is not what it seems.
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* "[[Strangers in the Woods]]" - While staying with her great-aunt, a girl notices some unusual stuff happening.
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* "[[Good Friends]]" - Two friends plan to scare the sister of one of them with a prank.
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* "[[How I Won My Bat]]" - A boy gains a magical baseball bat.
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* "[[Mr. Teddy]]" - A young girl discovers that her new teddy bear is alive.
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* "[[Click]]" - A boy gets a remote control that controls everything around him.
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* "[[Broken Dolls]]" - A girl with dolls discover that her young brother is acting strangely.
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* "[[A Vampire in the Neighborhood]]" - A group of middle school students think the new girl at school is a vampire.
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==Reprints and rereleases==
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|<p style="text-align: center;">1997 reprint</p>
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[[File:tales-to-give-you-goosebumps-reprint.jpg|center|180px]]
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| style="text-align: center;" |1997
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| style="text-align: center;" |Standalone
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| style="text-align: center;" |Paperback
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|-
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|<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:8pt;">''[[Goosebumps (original series)#Goosebumps Collection|30 Tales to Give You Goosebumps]]''</span></p>
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[[File:30_Tales_to_Give_You_Goosebumps.jpg||center|180px]]
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| style="text-align: center;" |April 2004
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| style="text-align: center;" |Collection
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| style="text-align: center;" |Hardcover / paperback
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|}</onlyinclude>
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==International releases==
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{{CGalleryButton|<gallery bordercolor="#007a00" hideaddbutton="true">
 
Tales_to_Give_You_Goosebumps_-_UK_Cover.jpg|UK
  
Tales_to_Give_You_Goosebumps_-_UK_Cover.jpg|UK
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Special Edition 1 - German Cover - Das unheimliche Buch der Schauergeschichten.jpg|German
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Tales_to_Give_You_Goosebumps_-_Arabic_Cover_-_زائر_من_المريخ.jpg|Arabic
  
 
Tales to Give You Goosebumps - Spanish Cover - Historias de Pesadillas 1.jpg|Spanish
  
Tales to Give You Goosebumps - Spanish Cover - Historias de Pesadillas 1.jpg|Spanish
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Tales_to_Give_You_Goosebumps_-_Arabic_Cover_-_زائر_من_المريخ.jpg|Arabic
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Special Edition 1 - Indonesian Cover - Kisah-Kisah Hantu.jpg|Indonesian
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Goodfriends-french.jpg|French ("Good Friends")
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Click-french.jpg|French ("Click")
 
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|<p style="text-align: center;"><small>''Tales to Give You Goosebumps''</small></p>
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| style="text-align: center;"|United Kingdom
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English
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| style="text-align: center;"|''Tales to Give You Goosebumps''
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| style="text-align: center;"| October 1, 1995
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| style="text-align: center;"| Scholastic
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| style="text-align: center;"|1
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|<p style="text-align: center;">''Das unheimliche Buch der Schauergeschichten''</p>
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[[File:Special Edition 1 - German Cover - Das unheimliche Buch der Schauergeschichten.jpg|center|180px]]
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===Reprints===
  
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| style="text-align: center;"| Germany
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German
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| style="text-align: center;"| ''The Eerie Book of Horror Stories''
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| style="text-align: center;"| 1996
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| style="text-align: center;"| Omnibus Verlag
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| style="text-align: center;"|1
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|<p style="text-align: center;">''Historias de Pesadillas''</p>
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[[File:Tales to Give You Goosebumps - Spanish Cover - Historias de Pesadillas 1.jpg|center|180px]]
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| style="text-align: center;"|Spain
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Spanish
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| style="text-align: center;"|''Nightmare Stories''
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| style="text-align: center;"| 1999
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| style="text-align: center;"| Ediciones B
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| style="text-align: center;"|16
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|<p style="text-align: center;">''منزل بلا عودة''</p>
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[[File:Tales to Give You Goosebumps - Arabic Cover - زائر من المريخ.jpg|center|180px]]
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| style="text-align: center;"|N/A
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Arabic
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| style="text-align: center;"| ''The House of No Return''
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| style="text-align: center;"| N/A
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| style="text-align: center;"| N/A
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| style="text-align: center;"|1
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|<p style="text-align: center;">''Kisah-Kisah Hantu''</p>
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[[File:Special Edition 1 - Indonesian Cover - Kisah-Kisah Hantu.jpg|center|180px]]
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| style="text-align: center;"|Indonesia
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Indonesian
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| style="text-align: center;"| ''Ghost Stories''
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| style="text-align: center;"| N/A
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| style="text-align: center;"| Gramedia Pustaka Utama
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| style="text-align: center;"|3
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|<p style="text-align: center;">''On ne touche pas aux tarentules! (Good Friends)''</p>
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[[File:Goodfriends-french.jpg|center|180px]]
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| style="text-align: center;"|France
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French
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| style="text-align: center;"| ''Do not touch tarantulas!''
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| style="text-align: center;"| 2003
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| style="text-align: center;"| Bayard Poche
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| style="text-align: center;"|6
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|<p style="text-align: center;">''La Télécommande Diabolique (Click)''</p>
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[[File:Click-french.jpg|center|180px]]
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| style="text-align: center;"|France
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French
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| style="text-align: center;"| ''The Diabolical Remote Control''
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| style="text-align: center;"| 2003
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| style="text-align: center;"| Bayard Poche
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|}</onlyinclude>
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</tabber>
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==Merchandise==
 
<gallery>
  
<gallery>
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Gives me GB Curly 90s T-shirt Aus CPE.jpg|T-shirt
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tales-to-give-you-goosebumps-reprint.jpg|1997 reprint.
  
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Goosebumps Sport Skateboard Curly Tales 1.jpg|Skateboard
 
</gallery>
  
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== Trivia ==
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==Advertisement==
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* Originally, this book was sold packaged along with a booklight. The UK version was also sold with a booklight, but the packaging was different than the US version.
  
 
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Tales 1 Book + Light Pack March 1998 book order ad.jpg|Ad from Scholastic Arrow book orders
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Talestogiveyougoosebumps-booklight.png|US packaging for the book light.
  
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Talestogiveyougoosebumps-UKbooklight.png.jpg|UK packaging for the book light.
  
 
</gallery>
  
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==Trivia==
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*The ghost on this book's cover is considered to be an early prototype of what would later become [[Curly the Skeleton]].
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Tales to Give You Goosebumps is the first book in the Goosebumps series of the same name. It was first published in 1994, and was originally sold with a Goosebumps book light.

Four of the ten short stories in the book were adapted for television. Those stories being "The House of No Return", "Teacher's Pet", "Strained Peas", and "Click".

Blurb

Reader Beware-- You're In For Ten Scares!

From an evil baby sister, to a remote control that can control more than just the television set, to a teacher who's obsessed with snakes, to a cute, cuddly, teddy bear gone bad, here are ten creepy, spooky stores guaranteed to give you Goosebumps all night long!

Featured stories

  • "The House of No Return" - Three children dare a new boy into entering a house where a couple had died upon losing their baby daughter.
  • "Teacher's Pet" - Two friends get a new teacher who has an interest in snakes.
  • "Strained Peas" - A boy receives a baby sister that is not what it seems.
  • "Strangers in the Woods" - While staying with her great-aunt, a girl notices some unusual stuff happening.
  • "Good Friends" - Two friends plan to scare the sister of one of them with a prank.
  • "How I Won My Bat" - A boy gains a magical baseball bat.
  • "Mr. Teddy" - A young girl discovers that her new teddy bear is alive.
  • "Click" - A boy gets a remote control that controls everything around him.
  • "Broken Dolls" - A girl with dolls discover that her young brother is acting strangely.
  • "A Vampire in the Neighborhood" - A group of middle school students think the new girl at school is a vampire.

Reprints and rereleases

Book Release date Type Media

1997 reprint

Tales-to-give-you-goosebumps-reprint
 1997 Standalone Paperback

30 Tales to Give You Goosebumps

30 Tales to Give You Goosebumps
 April 2004 Collection Hardcover / paperback

International releases

No. Book Country Translated title Release date Publisher
1

Tales to Give You Goosebumps

Tales to Give You Goosebumps - UK Cover

Talestogiveyougoosebumps-UKbooklight.png

 United Kingdom

English

Tales to Give You Goosebumps October 1, 1995 Scholastic
1

Das unheimliche Buch der Schauergeschichten

Special Edition 1 - German Cover - Das unheimliche Buch der Schauergeschichten
 Germany

German

The Eerie Book of Horror Stories 1996 Omnibus Verlag
1

Historias de Pesadillas

Tales to Give You Goosebumps - Spanish Cover - Historias de Pesadillas 1
 Spain

Spanish

Nightmare Stories 1999 Ediciones B
16

منزل بلا عودة

Tales to Give You Goosebumps - Arabic Cover - زائر من المريخ
 N/A

Arabic

The House of No Return N/A N/A
1

Kisah-Kisah Hantu

Special Edition 1 - Indonesian Cover - Kisah-Kisah Hantu
 Indonesia

Indonesian

Ghost Stories N/A Gramedia Pustaka Utama
3

On ne touche pas aux tarentules! (Good Friends)

Goodfriends-french
 France

French

Do not touch tarantulas! 2003 Bayard Poche
6

La Télécommande Diabolique (Click)

Click-french
 France

French

The Diabolical Remote Control 2003 Bayard Poche

Merchandise

Trivia

  • The ghost on this book's cover is considered to be an early prototype of what would later become Curly the Skeleton.
Tales to Give You Goosebumps series
Tales to Give You Goosebumps The House of No Return • Teacher's Pet • Strained Peas • Strangers in the Woods • Good Friends • How I Won My Bat • Mr. Teddy • Click • Broken Dolls • A Vampire in the Neighborhood
More Tales to Give You Goosebumps The Werewolf's First Night • P.S. Don't Write Back • Something Fishy • You Gotta Believe Me! • Suckers! • Dr. Horror's House of Video • The Cat's Tale • Shell Shocker • Poison Ivy • The Spirit of the Harvest Moon
Even More Tales to Give You Goosebumps The Chalk Closet • Home Sweet Home • Don't Wake Mummy • I'm Telling! • The Haunted House Game • Change for the Strange • The Perfect School • For The Birds • Aliens in the Garden • The Thumbprint of Doom
Still More Tales to Give You Goosebumps Pumpkin Juice • Attack of the Tattoo • The Wish • An Old Story • The Scarecrow • Awesome Ants • Please Don't Feed The Bears • The Goblin's Glare • Bats About Bats • The Space Suit Snatcher
More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps The Haunted Guitar • Tune in Tomorrow • Live Bait • Something Strange About Marci • The Ghost Sitter • Fun With Spelling • Matt's Lunch Box • Stuck in 1957 • Mirror Mirror on the Wall • What's Cooking?
More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps Don't Sit on the Gronk • Nutcracker Nightmare • The Ice Vampire • A Holly Jolly Holiday • Why I Hate Jack Frost • Marshmallow Surprise • Monster on the Ice • The Double-Dip Horror • Santa's Helpers • Attack of the Christmas Present
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