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|ISBN = ISBN-10: 0590568736
  
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ISBN-13: 9780590568739
  
ISBN-13: 9780590568739
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'''''The Haunted Mask II''''' is the thirty-sixth book in the original [[Goosebumps (original series)|''Goosebumps'']] book series, and is a sequel to ''[[The Haunted Mask (Book)|The Haunted Mask]]''. It was first published in [[1995]].
  
'''''The Haunted Mask II''''' is the thirty-sixth book in the original [[Goosebumps (original series)|''Goosebumps'']] book series, and is a sequel to ''[[The Haunted Mask (Book)|The Haunted Mask]]''. It was first published in [[1995]].
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The story takes place a year after the events of ''The Haunted Mask''. The main protagonist of the story is the obnoxious prankster [[Steve]]. Steve and his friend [[Chuck Greene]] harassed [[Carly Beth Caldwell]] relentlessly in the initial installment.
  
The story takes place a year after the events of ''The Haunted Mask''. The main protagonist of the story is the obnoxious prankster [[Steve]]. Steve and his friend [[Chuck Greene]] harassed [[Carly Beth Caldwell]] relentlessly in the initial installment.
   
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The cover illustration shows Steve Boswell in an old man mask on the steps of a house.
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The cover illustration shows Steve Boswell in an [[The Old Man Mask|old man mask]] on the steps of a house. [[Tim Jacobus]]'s signature can be seen on the porch floor in front of Steve's foot.
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[[Tim Jacobus]]'s signature can be seen on the porch floor in front of Steve's foot.
  
   
 
==Blurb==
  
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<span style="font-family: Futura Condensed, Medium Condensed, Oswald; color: #224797; font-size:18pt;">''JUST CALL HIM PRUNE FACE!''</span>
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<big>''Just Call Him Prune Face!''</big>
  
   
 
Steve Boswell will never forget Carly Beth's Halloween mask. It was so gross. So terrifying. But this year Steve wants to have the scariest costume on the block. So he gets a mask from the same store where Carly Beth got hers. It looks like a creepy old man. With stringy hair. A wrinkled face. And spiders crawling out of the ears! Steve's definitely got the scariest mask around. Too bad he's starting to feel so old. And so tired. And so evil...
  
Steve Boswell will never forget Carly Beth's Halloween mask. It was so gross. So terrifying. But this year Steve wants to have the scariest costume on the block. So he gets a mask from the same store where Carly Beth got hers. It looks like a creepy old man. With stringy hair. A wrinkled face. And spiders crawling out of the ears! Steve's definitely got the scariest mask around. Too bad he's starting to feel so old. And so tired. And so evil...
   
 
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As punishment for setting a squirrel loose in the girl's locker room, [[Steve Boswell]] is forced to coach a first-grade soccer team — The Walnut Avenue Hogs — every day after school. Steve hates the first graders, going as far as calling them animals. The Hogs are chaotic, and constantly torment him with cruel pranks and insults. Steve decides he needs to get some payback, and his best friend, [[Chuck Greene |Chuck Green ]] agrees. Chuck decides the best way to get them back is to scare them, as Halloween is just around the corner. Steve is initially reluctant, but upon seeing all belongings in his book bag have been glued with feathers, decides he needs to do something really mean as his revenge. Steve gets a spark of an idea when he sees [[Carly Beth Caldwell]], and her best friend [[Sabrina Mason]] outside.
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As punishment for setting a squirrel loose in the girl's locker room, [[Steve Boswell|Seve Boswell]] is forced to coach a first-grade soccer team — The Walnut Avenue Hogs — every day after school. Steve hates the first graders, going as far as calling them animals. The Hogs are chaotic, and constantly torment him with cruel pranks and insults. Steve decides he needs to get some payback, and his best friend, [[Chuck Greene |Chuck Green ]] agrees. Chuck decides the best way to get them back is to scare them, as Halloween is just around the corner. Steve is initially reluctant, but upon seeing all belongings in his book bag have been glued with feathers, decides he needs to do something really mean as his revenge. Steve gets a spark of an idea when he sees [[Carly Beth Caldwell]], and her best friend [[Sabrina Mason]] outside.
   
 
Steve remembers that [[The Haunted Mask (Book)|last Halloween]], Carly Beth wore a terrifying mask as revenge for Chuck and Steve's constant torment and attempts to scare her. Now, nothing seems to scare Carly Beth, and Steve decides what he needs is a mask of his own. Steve approaches Carly Beth and questions her as to where she got the mask. Carly Beth tells Steve she doesn't remember, and Sabrina refuses to reveal anything. To get an answer, Steve steals the plaster head Carly Beth has been carrying, and tosses it around with Chuck. Eventually, Carly Beth gives in and tells him she got the mask from the old party store in town. She warns Steve not to go there, and to stay away from the masks. Carly Beth tells the two that the mask she wore that Halloween was evil, and became stuck to her face, controlling her actions. Steve doesn't believe her and laughs off her story. Ignoring Carly Beth's warning, Steve and Chuck decide to go to the party store after he's finished coaching soccer practice. 
  
Steve remembers that [[The Haunted Mask (Book)|last Halloween]], Carly Beth wore a terrifying mask as revenge for Chuck and Steve's constant torment and attempts to scare her. Now, nothing seems to scare Carly Beth, and Steve decides what he needs is a mask of his own. Steve approaches Carly Beth and questions her as to where she got the mask. Carly Beth tells Steve she doesn't remember, and Sabrina refuses to reveal anything. To get an answer, Steve steals the plaster head Carly Beth has been carrying, and tosses it around with Chuck. Eventually, Carly Beth gives in and tells him she got the mask from the old party store in town. She warns Steve not to go there, and to stay away from the masks. Carly Beth tells the two that the mask she wore that Halloween was evil, and became stuck to her face, controlling her actions. Steve doesn't believe her and laughs off her story. Ignoring Carly Beth's warning, Steve and Chuck decide to go to the party store after he's finished coaching soccer practice. 
   
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Upon approaching the store, they discover it is closed. Disappointed, Steve heads home, but not before he sees an opening to the store's basement in a nearby alley. Without a second thought, Steve makes his way down the basement steps. Chuck is reluctant to enter, but eventually joins Steve in searching the basement of the shop. To Steve's joy, he finds boxes filled with party supplies that have not been moved yet. The two search the boxes for leftover masks, and eventually begin pulling out a series of grotesque masks just as terrifying as the one Carly Beth wore. To their shock, the masks are unnaturally warm, like human skin. Steve stumbles upon a disgusting, and foul smelling mask that resembles the face of an old man. It has stringy yellow hair and scabbed skin. A single tooth pokes out of a twisted, evil grin, and the ears are crawling with realistic looking spiders. Their search is cut short by footsteps, which sends Chuck running off.
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Upon approaching the store, they discover it is closed. Disappointed, Steve heads home, but not before he sees an opening to the store's basement in a nearby alley. Without a second thought, Steve makes his way down the basement steps. Chuck is reluctant to enter, but eventually joins Steve in searching the basement of the shop. To Steve's joy, he finds boxes filled with party supplies that have not been moved yet. The two search the boxes for leftover masks, and eventually begin pulling out a series of grotesque masks just as terrifying as the one Carly Beth wore. To their shock, the masks are unnaturally warm, like human skin. Steve stumbles upon [[The Old Man Mask|a disgusting, and foul smelling mask that resembles the face of an old man]]. It has stringy yellow hair and wrinkled, scabby skin. A single tooth pokes out of a twisted, evil grin, and the hair and ears are crawling with realistic looking spiders. Their search is cut short by footsteps, which sends Chuck running off.
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Steve turns to face a [[The Shopkeeper|mysterious man in a black cape]]. The man immediately demands to know what Steve is doing here, as the store is closed. Steve struggles to answer, assuring the man that he's not there to steal. Steve tells the man he's looking for a mask, and wants to buy one of the ones he found. The man tells him the masks are not for sale, as they are special, and too real to be worn. Steve pleads, but the man refuses, leading to Steve making a run out of the shop, carrying the old man mask. He and Chuck successfully escape, but Steve decides to keep the mask a secret, hiding it in his jacket. 
  
Steve turns to face a [[The Shopkeeper|mysterious man in a black cape]]. The man immediately demands to know what Steve is doing here, as the store is closed. Steve struggles to answer, assuring the man that he's not there to steal. Steve tells the man he's looking for a mask, and wants to buy one of the ones he found. The man tells him the masks are not for sale, as they are special, and too real to be worn. Steve pleads, but the man refuses, leading to Steve making a run out of the shop, carrying the old man mask. He and Chuck successfully escape, but Steve decides to keep the mask a secret, hiding it in his jacket. 
   
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The following day during his coaching, Steve tells his team that he's planning a Halloween celebration for them. He says he's going to take them trick-or-treating, and to meet him in front of the old Carpenter Mansion. The kids are reluctant, as Carpenter Mansion is said to be haunted, but after some teasing by Steve, they agree. Afterwards, Steve goes back home to try on the mask, and decides he needs to test it out by scaring Chuck, as revenge for him running away from the basement. Steve puts on the mask, and is excited to see the mask looks just as terrifying and realistic as he imagined. However, Steve feels his face growing hot, and the mask melds to his skin.
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The following day during his coaching, Steve tells his team that he's planning a Halloween celebration for them. He says he's going to take them trick-or-treating, and to meet him in front of the old Carpenter Mansion. The kids are reluctant, as Carpenter Mansion is said to be haunted, but after some teasing by Steve, they agree. Afterwards, Steve goes back home to try on the mask, and decides he needs to test it out by scaring Chuck, as revenge for him running away from the basement. Steve puts on the mask, and is excited to see the mask looks just as terrifying and realistic as he imagined. Suddenly, the mask grows hot and tightens around his face before melding to his skin.
   
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To his horror, Steve sees there is no line to mark where the mask and his head begin. There are no visible eyeholes, and he's starting to feel frail and tired. His voice has changed to that of an old man, and out of nowhere, he hears himself cackling. Steve realizes the mask has turned him into an old man, and finds himself too weak to try and scare Chuck. Steve's mother approaches his bedroom door and tells him she brought his favorite black and white cookies. Steve responds in the voice of an old man that he's not feeling well, and shuts himself in his room. He realizes the only person who can help him get the mask off his face is Carly Beth, as she managed to remove hers. Steve calls Carly Beth, and her father picks up. Suspicious at the sound of Steve's voice, Carly Beth's father passes the call off as a prank, and hangs up, despite Steve's pleas.
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Steve suddenly starts feeling like an old man. He looks in the mirror and is stunned by how real and gross the mask looks. He tries to reassure himself that it's just an ordinary mask, but is frightened when he hears an old man's cackling. He suddenly feels something grab his leg, and as he turns around, he sees his dog Sparky biting him. Steve tries to reassure Sparky that it's him, but his voice inside the mask sounds like an old man, which scares Sparky, causing him to run away. Steve decides he has to take the mask off, but when he examines the neck of the mask in the mirror, he is shocked to discover that no line exists between the mask and his skin. He desperately tries to pull the mask off, but is unable to remove it. Steve realizes the mask has turned him into an old man, and finds himself too weak to try and scare Chuck. Steve's mother approaches his bedroom door and tells him she brought his favorite black and white cookies. Steve responds in the voice of an old man that he's not feeling well, and shuts himself in his room. He realizes the only person who can help him get the mask off his face is Carly Beth, as she managed to remove hers. Steve calls Carly Beth, and her father picks up. Suspicious at the sound of Steve's voice, Carly Beth's father passes the call off as a prank, and hangs up, despite Steve's pleas.
   
 
On Halloween night, Steve leaves his room, and his parents think he's just wearing a costume. Steve's father loves it, but his mother is disgusted, and can't stand to look at it. Steve exits his house, and goes to find the first graders, ready to execute his plan. Steve knows Carly Beth is still his only chance of removing the mask, and decides he needs to visit her after he's done scaring the kids. To Steve's disgust, the kids are not scared of him, and instead act kindly, even pitying Steve in his old man form. The children help him in getting to Carly Beth's, and at first glance, she turns him away. However, Steve reveals his identity, and Carly Beth stops her ongoing Halloween party in attempts to help him remove the mask.
  
On Halloween night, Steve leaves his room, and his parents think he's just wearing a costume. Steve's father loves it, but his mother is disgusted, and can't stand to look at it. Steve exits his house, and goes to find the first graders, ready to execute his plan. Steve knows Carly Beth is still his only chance of removing the mask, and decides he needs to visit her after he's done scaring the kids. To Steve's disgust, the kids are not scared of him, and instead act kindly, even pitying Steve in his old man form. The children help him in getting to Carly Beth's, and at first glance, she turns him away. However, Steve reveals his identity, and Carly Beth stops her ongoing Halloween party in attempts to help him remove the mask.
   
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Carly Beth reveals the mask he is wearing, along with the one she wore, is one of the unloved, a series of lab grown human faces that ended up horrifying rather than beautiful. She reveals the way she removed her mask was through a symbol of love, which for her, was the plaster head made by her mother out of love for Carly Beth. Steve thinks he knows a symbol of love that can remove his mask, and leads Carly Beth to his house to find it. He tells her he's thinking of the cookies his mom specially bought for him. Unfotunately, all of them were eaten by Steve's dog, Sparky. Carly Beth theorizes that it is Sparky, not the cookies, that is Steve's symbol of love. Steve hugs his dog, and to his frustration, the mask remains on his face.
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Carly Beth reveals the mask he is wearing, along with the one she wore, is one of the unloved, a series of lab grown human faces that ended up horrifying rather than beautiful. She reveals the way she removed her mask was through a symbol of love, which for her, was the plaster head made by her mother out of love for Carly Beth. Steve thinks he knows a symbol of love that can remove his mask, and leads Carly Beth to his house to find it. He tells her he's thinking of the cookies his mom specially bought for him. Unfortunately, all of them were eaten by Steve's dog, Sparky. Carly Beth theorizes that it is Sparky, not the cookies, that is Steve's symbol of love. Steve hugs his dog, and to his frustration, the mask remains on his face.
 
Carly Beth realizes that maybe the way of removal for each of the masks is different. The two go back to the party shop in hopes of finding the man in the black cape for help. 
  
Carly Beth realizes that maybe the way of removal for each of the masks is different. The two go back to the party shop in hopes of finding the man in the black cape for help. 
 
However, the man is nowhere to be found, and they enter the basement. Looking through the boxes, Carly Beth discovers an old suit crawling with spiders. She realizes the suit must go with the mask, and holds it up. The mask on Steve's face lifts off his head, and joins the suit. The two break into a happy fit of laughter now that the mask is finally removed.
  
However, the man is nowhere to be found, and they enter the basement. Looking through the boxes, Carly Beth discovers an old suit crawling with spiders. She realizes the suit must go with the mask, and holds it up. The mask on Steve's face lifts off his head, and joins the suit. The two break into a happy fit of laughter now that the mask is finally removed.
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==Reprints and rereleases==
  
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36 Haunted Mask II UK cover.jpg|'''No:''' 36<br />'''Title:''' ''The Haunted Mask II'' <br />'''Country:''' United Kingdom<br />'''Language:''' English<br />'''Release date:''' January 17, 1997<br />'''Publisher:''' Scholastic
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thehauntedmaskii-italian.jpg|'''No:''' 36<br />'''Title:''' ''La maschera maledetta n° 2'' <br />'''Translated title:''' ''La maschera maledetta n° 2'' <br />'''Country:''' Italy<br />'''Language:''' Italian<br />'''Release date:''' September 1997 <br />'''Publisher:''' Mondadori
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thehauntedmaskii-spanish.png|'''No:''' 27<br />'''Title:''' ''La máscara maldita II'' <br />'''Translated title:''' ''The Damn Mask II'' <br />'''Country:''' Spain<br />'''Language:''' Spanish<br />'''Release date:''' 1997 <br />'''Publisher:''' Ediciones B
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thehauntedmaskii-german.jpg|'''No:''' 24<br />'''Title:''' ''Wer die Geistermaske trägt'' <br />'''Translated title:''' ''Who Wears the Ghost Mask'' <br />'''Country:''' Germany<br />'''Language:''' German<br />'''Release date:''' August 1998<br />'''Publisher:''' Omnibus Verlag
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thehauntedmask2-portuguese.jpeg|'''No:''' 37<br />'''Title:''' ''A Máscara Maldita II'' <br />'''Translated title:''' ''The Damn Mask II'' <br />'''Country:''' Portugal<br />'''Language:''' Portuguese<br />'''Release date:''' September 1997 <br />'''Publisher:''' Abril
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ThehauntedmaskII-greek.jpg|'''No:''' 30<br />'''Title:''' ''Η ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΩΜΕΝΗ ΜΑΣΚΑ ΙΙ'' <br />'''Translated title:''' ''The Complete Mask II'' <br />'''Country:''' Greece<br />'''Language:''' Greek<br />'''Release date:''' 1997 <br />'''Publisher:''' ΚΕΔΡΟΣ
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ThehauntedmaskII-french1.jpg|'''No:''' 23<br />'''Title:''' ''Le Retour Du Masque Hante '' <br />'''Translated title:''' ''The Return of the Haunted Mask'' <br />'''Country:''' France<br />'''Language:''' French<br />'''Release date:''' December 1996<br />'''Publisher:''' Bayard Poche
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The Haunted Mask II - Danish Cover - Den forheksede maske II.jpg|'''No:''' 36<br />'''Title:''' ''Den forheksede masken 2'' <br />'''Translated title:''' ''The Enchanted Mask 2'' <br />'''Country:''' Denmark<br />'''Language:''' Danish<br />'''Release date:''' 2001<br />'''Publisher:''' Borgen
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The Haunted Mask - Hebrew Cover - המסיכה המקוללת .jpg|'''No:''' 42<br />'''Title:''' ''המסיכה המקוללת 2'' <br />'''Translated title:''' ''The Cursed Mask 2''<br />'''Country:''' Israel<br />'''Language:''' Hebrew<br />'''Release date:''' 2001<br />'''Publisher:''' Maariv
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Haunted Mask II Chinese cover 7544830268.jpg|'''No:''' N/A<br />'''Title:''' ''N/A'' <br />'''Translated title:''' ''N/A''<br />'''Country:''' China<br />'''Language:''' N/A<br />'''Release date:''' July 2013 <br />'''Publisher:''' Relay Press
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thehauntedmask2-chinese.jpg|'''No:''' 30<br />'''Title:''' ''魔鬼面具2 '' <br />'''Translated title:''' ''Devil Mask 2'' <br />'''Country:''' China<br />'''Language:''' Chinese<br />'''Release date:''' June 30, 2016<br />'''Publisher:''' Shang Zhou Publishing
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==Adaptations==
  
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''The Haunted Mask II'' was adapted into a two-part episode of the [[Goosebumps (television series)|''Goosebumps'' TV series]]. It is the eleventh and twelfth episode of [[Goosebumps (television series)#Season 2|season two]], and the thirteenth and thirty-first episode overall.
  
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*This book seemingly contradicts its sequel, ''[[The Scream of the Haunted Mask]]''. Both books take place the year after the events in ''[[The Haunted Mask (book)|The Haunted Mask]]'' occur.
  
*This book seemingly contradicts its sequel, ''[[The Scream of the Haunted Mask]]''. Both books take place the year after the events in ''[[The Haunted Mask (book)|The Haunted Mask]]'' occur.
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*When Steve gets drenched in mud by his soccer team, Chuck tells him he looks just like a "Mud Monster". This is likely a reference to [[Mud Monsters|the creatures]] featured in ''[[You Can't Scare Me!]]'', the fifteenth Goosebumps book. Curiously, Chuck says "You look Mud Monster", rather than ''a'' Mud Monster.
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* [[R.L. Stine]] said he would enjoy seeing a film adaptation of ''[[The Haunted Mask (book)|The Haunted Mask]]'', possibly even one that combines ''The Haunted Mask'' and ''The Haunted Mask II''.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/horror/2019/01/17/goosebumps-movie-adaptation-r-l-stine-the-haunted-mask/ R.L. Stine Wants 'The Haunted Mask' to Get the 'Goosebumps' Movie Treatment] {{M|http://archive.fo/UEPrP}}</ref>
  
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*[[R.L. Stine]] said he would enjoy seeing a film adaptation of ''[[The Haunted Mask (book)|The Haunted Mask]]'', possibly even one that combines ''The Haunted Mask'' and ''The Haunted Mask II''.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/horror/2019/01/17/goosebumps-movie-adaptation-r-l-stine-the-haunted-mask/ R.L. Stine Wants 'The Haunted Mask' to Get the 'Goosebumps' Movie Treatment] {{M|http://archive.fo/UEPrP}}</ref>
 
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*An [[Walter|Ogre Mask]] based off the Old Man Mask appears in the film ''[[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]'' as the secondary antagonist.
   
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The Haunted Mask II is the thirty-sixth book in the original Goosebumps book series, and is a sequel to The Haunted Mask. It was first published in 1995.

The story takes place a year after the events of The Haunted Mask. The main protagonist of the story is the obnoxious prankster Steve. Steve and his friend Chuck Greene harassed Carly Beth Caldwell relentlessly in the initial installment.

The cover illustration shows Steve Boswell in an old man mask on the steps of a house. Tim Jacobus's signature can be seen on the porch floor in front of Steve's foot.

Blurb

JUST CALL HIM PRUNE FACE!

Steve Boswell will never forget Carly Beth's Halloween mask. It was so gross. So terrifying. But this year Steve wants to have the scariest costume on the block. So he gets a mask from the same store where Carly Beth got hers. It looks like a creepy old man. With stringy hair. A wrinkled face. And spiders crawling out of the ears! Steve's definitely got the scariest mask around. Too bad he's starting to feel so old. And so tired. And so evil...

Plot

As punishment for setting a squirrel loose in the girl's locker room, Seve Boswell is forced to coach a first-grade soccer team — The Walnut Avenue Hogs — every day after school. Steve hates the first graders, going as far as calling them animals. The Hogs are chaotic, and constantly torment him with cruel pranks and insults. Steve decides he needs to get some payback, and his best friend, Chuck Green agrees. Chuck decides the best way to get them back is to scare them, as Halloween is just around the corner. Steve is initially reluctant, but upon seeing all belongings in his book bag have been glued with feathers, decides he needs to do something really mean as his revenge. Steve gets a spark of an idea when he sees Carly Beth Caldwell, and her best friend Sabrina Mason outside.

Steve remembers that last Halloween, Carly Beth wore a terrifying mask as revenge for Chuck and Steve's constant torment and attempts to scare her. Now, nothing seems to scare Carly Beth, and Steve decides what he needs is a mask of his own. Steve approaches Carly Beth and questions her as to where she got the mask. Carly Beth tells Steve she doesn't remember, and Sabrina refuses to reveal anything. To get an answer, Steve steals the plaster head Carly Beth has been carrying, and tosses it around with Chuck. Eventually, Carly Beth gives in and tells him she got the mask from the old party store in town. She warns Steve not to go there, and to stay away from the masks. Carly Beth tells the two that the mask she wore that Halloween was evil, and became stuck to her face, controlling her actions. Steve doesn't believe her and laughs off her story. Ignoring Carly Beth's warning, Steve and Chuck decide to go to the party store after he's finished coaching soccer practice. 

Upon approaching the store, they discover it is closed. Disappointed, Steve heads home, but not before he sees an opening to the store's basement in a nearby alley. Without a second thought, Steve makes his way down the basement steps. Chuck is reluctant to enter, but eventually joins Steve in searching the basement of the shop. To Steve's joy, he finds boxes filled with party supplies that have not been moved yet. The two search the boxes for leftover masks, and eventually begin pulling out a series of grotesque masks just as terrifying as the one Carly Beth wore. To their shock, the masks are unnaturally warm, like human skin. Steve stumbles upon a disgusting, and foul smelling mask that resembles the face of an old man. It has stringy yellow hair and wrinkled, scabby skin. A single tooth pokes out of a twisted, evil grin, and the hair and ears are crawling with realistic looking spiders. Their search is cut short by footsteps, which sends Chuck running off.

Steve turns to face a mysterious man in a black cape. The man immediately demands to know what Steve is doing here, as the store is closed. Steve struggles to answer, assuring the man that he's not there to steal. Steve tells the man he's looking for a mask, and wants to buy one of the ones he found. The man tells him the masks are not for sale, as they are special, and too real to be worn. Steve pleads, but the man refuses, leading to Steve making a run out of the shop, carrying the old man mask. He and Chuck successfully escape, but Steve decides to keep the mask a secret, hiding it in his jacket. 

The following day during his coaching, Steve tells his team that he's planning a Halloween celebration for them. He says he's going to take them trick-or-treating, and to meet him in front of the old Carpenter Mansion. The kids are reluctant, as Carpenter Mansion is said to be haunted, but after some teasing by Steve, they agree. Afterwards, Steve goes back home to try on the mask, and decides he needs to test it out by scaring Chuck, as revenge for him running away from the basement. Steve puts on the mask, and is excited to see the mask looks just as terrifying and realistic as he imagined. Suddenly, the mask grows hot and tightens around his face before melding to his skin.

Steve suddenly starts feeling like an old man. He looks in the mirror and is stunned by how real and gross the mask looks. He tries to reassure himself that it's just an ordinary mask, but is frightened when he hears an old man's cackling. He suddenly feels something grab his leg, and as he turns around, he sees his dog Sparky biting him. Steve tries to reassure Sparky that it's him, but his voice inside the mask sounds like an old man, which scares Sparky, causing him to run away. Steve decides he has to take the mask off, but when he examines the neck of the mask in the mirror, he is shocked to discover that no line exists between the mask and his skin. He desperately tries to pull the mask off, but is unable to remove it. Steve realizes the mask has turned him into an old man, and finds himself too weak to try and scare Chuck. Steve's mother approaches his bedroom door and tells him she brought his favorite black and white cookies. Steve responds in the voice of an old man that he's not feeling well, and shuts himself in his room. He realizes the only person who can help him get the mask off his face is Carly Beth, as she managed to remove hers. Steve calls Carly Beth, and her father picks up. Suspicious at the sound of Steve's voice, Carly Beth's father passes the call off as a prank, and hangs up, despite Steve's pleas.

On Halloween night, Steve leaves his room, and his parents think he's just wearing a costume. Steve's father loves it, but his mother is disgusted, and can't stand to look at it. Steve exits his house, and goes to find the first graders, ready to execute his plan. Steve knows Carly Beth is still his only chance of removing the mask, and decides he needs to visit her after he's done scaring the kids. To Steve's disgust, the kids are not scared of him, and instead act kindly, even pitying Steve in his old man form. The children help him in getting to Carly Beth's, and at first glance, she turns him away. However, Steve reveals his identity, and Carly Beth stops her ongoing Halloween party in attempts to help him remove the mask.

Carly Beth reveals the mask he is wearing, along with the one she wore, is one of the unloved, a series of lab grown human faces that ended up horrifying rather than beautiful. She reveals the way she removed her mask was through a symbol of love, which for her, was the plaster head made by her mother out of love for Carly Beth. Steve thinks he knows a symbol of love that can remove his mask, and leads Carly Beth to his house to find it. He tells her he's thinking of the cookies his mom specially bought for him. Unfortunately, all of them were eaten by Steve's dog, Sparky. Carly Beth theorizes that it is Sparky, not the cookies, that is Steve's symbol of love. Steve hugs his dog, and to his frustration, the mask remains on his face. Carly Beth realizes that maybe the way of removal for each of the masks is different. The two go back to the party shop in hopes of finding the man in the black cape for help.  However, the man is nowhere to be found, and they enter the basement. Looking through the boxes, Carly Beth discovers an old suit crawling with spiders. She realizes the suit must go with the mask, and holds it up. The mask on Steve's face lifts off his head, and joins the suit. The two break into a happy fit of laughter now that the mask is finally removed.

On their way home, the two are scared by Chuck, who wears a purple skinned mask. He reveals he took it the night he ran out of the store, and was hoping to surprise them. Chuck then reveals he has a problem — he is having trouble removing his mask, and needs their help getting it off.

Reprints and rereleases

Differences

  • The number two in the Classic Goosebumps title was changed to a Cardinal numeral. The blurb was also changed.
    • The Beauty and the Beast reference is removed.

International releases


Adaptations

TV series

Goosebumps g For the television adaptation, visit the episode page.

Audiobook

Audiobook Release date Length Narrated by Published by
36 Haunted Mask II Audiobook box front
 November 1996 60 minutes Ted Kryczko Walt Disney Records

Gallery

Trivia

  • This book seemingly contradicts its sequel, The Scream of the Haunted Mask. Both books take place the year after the events in The Haunted Mask occur.
  • When Steve gets drenched in mud by his soccer team, Chuck tells him he looks just like a "Mud Monster". This is likely a reference to the creatures featured in You Can't Scare Me!, the fifteenth Goosebumps book. Curiously, Chuck says "You look Mud Monster", rather than a Mud Monster.
  • This book references K-Mart, Milky Way, Orlando Magic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, and Beauty and the Beast.
  • R.L. Stine said he would enjoy seeing a film adaptation of The Haunted Mask, possibly even one that combines The Haunted Mask and The Haunted Mask II.[1]

References in other Goosebumps media

References

  1. ↑ R.L. Stine Wants 'The Haunted Mask' to Get the 'Goosebumps' Movie Treatment (mirror)
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