There is a LOT of Goosebumps fan art floating around on the interwebs and while we won’t be able to cover them all we’re going to try at capture at least some of the highlights. Today’s picks might look familiar to some…they’re from If It Were Stine, a collection of Goosebumps-inspired faux covers by New […]
Goosebumps
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While Goosebumps is primarily known for its large cast of monsters, aliens and mutant offspring, there’s only creature (aside from Stine himself, har-har) who’s actually achieved the title of “de-facto spokesperson and mascot” for the franchise: Curly the Skeleton. As the face skull of numerous Goosebumps merchandise during the mid-90s—from plush pillows to watches, Halloween […]
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[EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week, we brought you a post on Goosebumps for Grown-Ups because, let’s face it, the books were written for pre-teens. Does that mean we can’t still find a way to enjoy them as adults, though? Hell no! Take Dune Reads Goosebumps for instance…”the internet’s leading bootleg Goosebumps audiobook podcasts” featuring a host […]
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[EDITOR’S NOTE: In celebration of all things Goosebumps, we’ve invited our fiendish severed head of a friend—and my co-host on Monsters & Metal Postcast‘s “What’s Crackle’n” segment—Decapitated Dan to join us all October long! In this piece, Dan takes a look at five of creepiest covers from the Goosebumps franchise to see how well these […]
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Lost Signals: Goosebumps (1995)
“Reader Beware! You’re In for a Scare!” As one of the most popular horror authors of the decade, author R.L. Stine had a humongous influence on kids everywhere during the 1990’s—introducing many to the joys of spine-tingling horror and tongue-in-cheek mystery—his Goosebumps books a hallmark of school book fairs and local libraries across the country. […]
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Goosebumps for Grown-ups
I’ll never forget what my first Goosebumps book was: “The Haunted Mask.” I discovered it while on a trip to K-Mart with my mom; its cover (something the series would become known for), featured a young girl holding a terrifying monster mask in front of her face. I was immediately drawn in. I held the book in […]
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As you might’ve guessed from the gruesomely awesome site banner (by Phil Postma) we’ve had hanging since early September, Strange Kids Club has officially got GOOSEBUMPS all October long! Now, those scratching their heads might be wondering what that means (exactly)…and I’ll be glad to elaborate. In addition to our usual hell-raising Halloween mischief, we’ve […]
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I’ve been trying really hard to avoid anything remotely Halloween-related recently. That may seem strange (go figure, right?) but it’s really to prevent an early burnout before the boogey season even begins. That proved difficult, however, when I heard about THE BARN—a new indie film set on Halloween 1989 that comes across as part Night […]
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Hitting theaters on October 16th, I (shamefully) admit that I keep forgetting about Sony’s upcoming GOOSEBUMPS movie. But NO MORE—not after seeing this trailer! The concept for the film, which burrows from Jumanji‘s “magical item unleashing another world” plot device, finds teenager Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) inadvertently unleashing ALL of R.L. Stine’s (Jack Black) monstrous […]