''Goosebumps Series 2000'' is a spin-off of the original Goosebumps series by
R. L. Stine
Robert Lawrence Stine (; born October 8, 1943), sometimes known as Jovial Bob Stine and Eric Affabee, is an American novelist, short story writer, television producer, screenwriter, and executive editor.
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. The cover design of the ''Series 2000'' books was different from the original books, though the cover art was again by the same person,
Tim Jacobus
Tim Jacobus (; born April 21, 1959) is an American artist best known for illustrating the covers for nearly 100 books in R. L. Stine's ''Goosebumps
''Goosebumps'' is a series of children's horror fiction novels by American author R. L. Stin ...
. There was no back tagline anymore, and the paragraphs at the back were excerpts from the book rather than a short summary of the story as the original books' back covers had. There was another difference with back covers too, as the "Reader Beware, You're In For A Scare!" of the original series was changed to "2000 Times The Scares!" and "Welcome to the new millennium of fear". Only 25 books were printed because of a dispute that R.L. Stine had with Scholastic. A 26th book, called "The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader" was planned and while it was canceled, Stine retooled it into a standalone book called "The Adventures of Shrink Man".
The main subject of the covers, the title, and R. L. Stine were printed in raised print, something only ''
Goosebumps HorrorLand
''Goosebumps HorrorLand'' is a horror novella series by R.L. Stine, a spin-off of his popular ''Goosebumps'' books. There was an almost ten-year gap between the publication of the initial installment in the ''Goosebumps Horrorland.''
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'' has other than ''Series 2000''.
Sequels to ''Goosebumps'' books
A few of the ''Series 2000'' books are sequels to original Goosebumps books. Below is a list of those books:
* ''Bride of the Living Dummy'' and ''Slappy's Nightmare'' (sequels to ''Night of the Living Dummy III'')
* ''Return to HorrorLand'' (sequel to ''One Day at HorrorLand'')
* ''Return to Ghost Camp'' (sequel to ''Ghost Camp'')
Episodes in the TV series
The first two books, ''Cry of the Cat'' and ''Bride of the Living Dummy'', were adapted for the
Goosebumps television show, with the former being a two-part episode.
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