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Welcome to HorrorLand: A Survival Guide is a bonus book in the Goosebumps HorrorLand book series. The book was released between books 12 and 13 (serving as a divider between the two arcs) in October 2009. This book is unnumbered, but is sometimes referred to as book 12.5 or book 0; in the Goosebumps HorrorLand 1-20 boxed set, it is referred to as book 20.

There is no consistent plot in this book. It is just a humorous book that describes the creatures and attractions of HorrorLand.

The cover illustration depicts Slappy the Dummy and a female HorrorLand Horror riding together on a roller coaster in HorrorLand.

Blurb

Don't worry, there's nothing to be frightened of—as long as you have this guide full of behind-the-scenes info. Take an inside peek at:

THE STAGGER INN DOOM SERVICE MENU
WEREWOLF PETTING ZOO RULES AND REGULATIONS
RATINGS FOR THE SCARIEST RIDES IN HORRORLAND
TIPS ON HOW TO AVOID TOP EGYPTIAN CURSES
MONSTER JOB APPLICATION AND FRIGHT RESTRICTIONS

PLUS MANY MORE FRIGHTENING FACTS!

Synopsis

The setup of this book is very different from the others in the series. The book is split into twelve main sections; each section describes a different facility of the park, like restaurants, rides, and hotels.

Most of the locations, people, Horrors, and attractions in this books are given gag names, such as Howard U. Likeapunchindanose, Les Chompem, and Clem Muncie.

The last few pages of this book contain bonus material and several interviews with characters from the Goosebumps series and Goosebumps HorrorLand. It also foreshadows the second arc of the series with an article about Jonathan Chiller.

International releases

Trivia

Just like the promotional book Write Your Fright!, this book has no consistent plot.
This book makes no mention of R.L. Stine on the cover or copyright page, meaning that he likely didn't write any of it. The only author credited on the copyright page is Matthew D. Payne, who is credited as the writer of the "Behind the Screams" section of the book.
In the Arthur episode The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Book Club, the Scare-Your-Pants-Off books parody Goosebumps. Buster mentions a book called The Curse of the Mummy's Breath, a reference to The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb and Vampire Breath. This title would later be used as a subheading in this book.
This book references several popular novels, such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, and The Invisible Man, as well as these books' main antagonists. Moreover, this book makes references to other Goosebumps books and characters. This book also references The Addams Family and Dumb and Dumber.

Goosebumps HorrorLand series

#01 Revenge of the Living Dummy	#8 Say Cheese — and Die Screaming!	#15 Heads, You Lose!
#02 Creep from the Deep	#9 Welcome to Camp Slither	#16 Weirdo Halloween
#03 Monster Blood for Breakfast!	#10 Help! We Have Strange Powers!	#17 The Wizard of Ooze
#04 The Scream of the Haunted Mask	#11 Escape from HorrorLand	#18 Slappy New Year!
#05 Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz	#12 The Streets of Panic Park	#19 The Horror at Chiller House
#06 Who's Your Mummy?	#13 When the Ghost Dog Howls	N/A Welcome to HorrorLand: A Survival Guide
#07 My Friends Call Me Monster	#14 Little Shop of Hamsters	N/A Write Your Fright!

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+}}'''''Welcome to HorrorLand: A Survival Guide''''' is a bonus book in the ''[[Goosebumps HorrorLand]]'' book series. The book was released between books [[The Streets of Panic Park|12]] and [[When the Ghost Dog Howls|13]] (serving as a divider between the two arcs) in October [[2009]]. This book is unnumbered, but is sometimes referred to as book 12.5 or book 0; in the ''Goosebumps HorrorLand'' 1-20 boxed set, it is referred to as book 20.
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-'''Welcome to HorrorLand: A Survival Guide''' is a bonus book in the [[Goosebumps HorrorLand|''Goosebumps HorrorLand'']] book series. The book was released between books [[The Streets of Panic Park|12]] and [[When the Ghost Dog Howls|13]] (serving as a divider between the two arcs). This book is unnumbered, but is sometimes referred to as book 12.5 or book 0. And in the Goosebumps Horrorland 1-20 Boxed Set, it is referred to as book 20.
+There is no consistent plot in this book. It is just a humorous book that describes the creatures and attractions of HorrorLand.
-The cover shows [[Slappy the Dummy]] and a female [[Horrors|HorrorLand Horror]] riding together on a roller coaster in [[HorrorLand (Theme Park)|HorrorLand]].
+The cover illustration depicts [[Slappy the Dummy]] and a female [[Horrors|HorrorLand Horror]] riding together on a roller coaster in [[HorrorLand (theme park)|HorrorLand]].
+==Blurb==
+<span style="color:#34b355;">'''Don't worry, there's nothing to be frightened of—as long as you have this guide full of behind-the-scenes info. Take an inside peek at:'''</span>
+*<span style="color: white; font-family:Creepster; font-size:14pt;black;letter-spacing:1px;">THE STAGGER INN DOOM SERVICE MENU</span>
+*<span style="color: white; font-family:Creepster; font-size:14pt;letter-spacing:1px;">WEREWOLF PETTING ZOO RULES AND REGULATIONS</span>
+*<span style="color: white; font-family:Creepster; font-size:14pt;letter-spacing:1px;">RATINGS FOR THE SCARIEST RIDES IN HORRORLAND</span>
+*<span style="color: white; font-family:Creepster; font-size:14pt;letter-spacing:1px;">TIPS ON HOW TO AVOID TOP EGYPTIAN CURSES</span>
+*<span style="color: white; font-family:Creepster; font-size:14pt;letter-spacing:1px;">MONSTER JOB APPLICATION AND FRIGHT RESTRICTIONS</span>
+<center><span style="color:#bf280d; font-family:Direwolfexpand; font-size:15pt;">PLUS MANY MORE FRIGHTENING FACTS!</span></center>
 ==Synopsis==
-The set up of this book is very different from others in the book series. Instead of being split into three parts, there were just chapters/sections, like an actual guide to a park. Each section described a different thing of the park, like restaurants, rides, or hotels. In each section, there are advertisements and information about things in the park.
+The setup of this book is very different from the others in the series. The book is split into twelve main sections; each section describes a different facility of the park, like restaurants, rides, and hotels.
-Most of the locations, people, Horrors, and attractions named in this book are examples of puns or word-play. (For example; ''Howard U. Likeapunchindanose'')
+Most of the locations, people, Horrors, and attractions in this books are given gag names, such as Howard U. Likeapunchindanose, Les Chompem, and Clem Muncie.
 The last few pages of this book contain bonus material and several interviews with characters from the ''[[Goosebumps]]'' series and ''Goosebumps HorrorLand''. It also foreshadows the second arc of the series with an article about [[Jonathan Chiller]].
-==Plot==
+==Contents==
-There is no consistent plot in this book. It is just a humorous book that describes the creatures and attractions of HorrorLand.
+# Stagger Inn
+# Black Lagoon Water Park
+# Monster Police
+# Zombie Plaza
+# Werewolf Village
+# Rides & Entertainment
+# Monster Resources
+# Park Upkeep & Improvements
+# V.I.V.'s: Very Important Villains
+# The Power of 10
+# Vampire Village
+# Eyeballs, Spiders, Mirrors, and More!
 ==International releases==
 <gallery>
-Welcome_To_HorrorLand_Chinese.jpg|Chinese
+Welcome_To_HorrorLand_Chinese.jpg|Chinese release.
 </gallery>
 == Trivia ==
+* Just like the promotional book ''[[Write Your Fright!]]'', this book has no consistent plot.
 * This book makes no mention of [[R.L. Stine]] on the cover or copyright page, meaning that he likely didn't write any of it. The only author credited on the copyright page is Matthew D. Payne, who is credited as the writer of the "Behind the Screams" section of the book.
+* In the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_(TV_series) Arthur]'' episode ''[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/The_Scare-Your-Pants-Off_Club The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Book Club]'', the ''Scare-Your-Pants-Off'' books parody ''Goosebumps''. Buster mentions a book called ''The Curse of the Mummy's Breath'', a reference to ''[[The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb]]'' and ''[[Vampire Breath]]''. This title would later be used as a subheading in this book.
+* This book references several popular novels, such as ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', ''Frankenstein'', and ''The Invisible Man'', as well as these books' main antagonists. Moreover, this book makes references to other ''Goosebumps'' books and characters. This book also references ''The Addams Family'' and ''Dumb and Dumber''.
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