This is a list of books from the ''
Goosebumps
''Goosebumps'' is a series of children's horror fiction novels by American author R. L. Stine, published by Scholastic Publishing. The protagonists in these stories are tweens or young teens who find themselves in scary circumstances usually i ...
'' book series written 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.
Stine has been referred to as the "St ...
and published by
Scholastic. The first book, ''
Welcome to Dead House
''Welcome to Dead House'' is the first book in the original ''Goosebumps'' book series. It was first published in July 1992 along with ''Stay Out of the Basement'' and ''Monster Blood'', the second and third books. Additionally, it was re-releas ...
'', was published in July 1992. Numerous spin-off series were written by Stine, including ''
Goosebumps Series 2000
''Goosebumps Series 2000'' is a spin-off of the original Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine. 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. There ...
'' (published from 1998 to 2000), ''Goosebumps Gold'' (which was never released), ''
Give Yourself Goosebumps
''Give Yourself Goosebumps'' is a children's horror fiction gamebook series by R. L. Stine. After the success of the regular ''Goosebumps'' books, Scholastic Press decided to create this spin-off series in 1995. In fact, Stine had written gameb ...
'' (1995 to 2000), ''
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.''
Overvi ...
'' (2008 to 2012) and ''
Goosebumps Most Wanted
''Goosebumps Most Wanted'' is a line of ''Goosebumps'' books by author R.L. Stine, described as "a brand new take on terror."
Description
This line features a new recurring story arc, the 4th since the two-arc Goosebumps HorrorLand
''Goosebum ...
'' (2012 to 2016). More than 400 million ''Goosebumps'' books have been sold,
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''. Retrieved on November 25, 2010. making it the best-selling series of all time for several years.
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Greenwood Press
Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (GPG), also known as ABC-Clio/Greenwood (stylized ABC-CLIO/Greenwood), is an educational and academic publisher (middle school through university level) which is today part of ABC-Clio. Established in 1967 as Gr ...
, 2002. p. 222. At one point, ''Goosebumps'' sold 4 million books a month. A
film based on the books was released on October 16, 2015.
''Goosebumps'' (1992–1997)
Some titles are now out-of-print, but most of the original series books (all but five: 24, 47, 60, 61 and 62) were reprinted by
Scholastic between September 2003 and June 2007 in a new cover style. In addition, 22 books were reissued from May 2008 to November 2011 as part of the ''Classic Goosebumps'' series to accompany the ''
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.''
Overvi ...
'' series.
''Tales to Give You Goosebumps'' (1994–1997)
''Give Yourself Goosebumps'' (1995–2000)
''Goosebumps Presents'' (1996–1998)
The books in the
original ''Goosebumps'' series that were made into episodes of the ''
Goosebumps
''Goosebumps'' is a series of children's horror fiction novels by American author R. L. Stine, published by Scholastic Publishing. The protagonists in these stories are tweens or young teens who find themselves in scary circumstances usually i ...
'' television series were subsequently rereleased in a series called ''Goosebumps Presents''. The main difference between the books in this series and their original publications is that the ''Goosebumps Presents'' editions contained photos from the corresponding episodes. 18 books were released from 1996 - 1998.
''Goosebumps Haunted Library'' (1996)
''Goosebumps Autobiographies'' (1997–1998)
''Goosebumps Triple Header'' (1997–1998)
''Goosebumps Series 2000'' (1998–2000)
''Goosebumps Gold'' (Unreleased)
''Goosebumps Gold'' was the intended follow-up of ''Goosebumps Series 2000'' but was cancelled before any book was published. One of two book series by R.L. Stine that were planned to be released some time in 2001 (the other being ''
The Nightmare Room
''The Nightmare Room'' is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived children's book series that went by the same title created by ''Goosebumps'' author, R. L. Stine. ''The Nig ...
''), these books appeared on series illustrator Tim Jacobus's website
and marketing sites but unlike ''The Nightmare Room'' series, were never released. In this series, Stine intended to write a sequel to ''The Haunted Mask II'' (''The Haunted Mask Lives!''), a sequel to ''Welcome to Dead House'' (''Happy Holidays from Dead House'') and a sequel to ''Slappy's Nightmare'' (''Slappy New Year!'', a title later used for a ''
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.''
Overvi ...
'' book, though Stine has stated that the plot of the ''Gold'' and ''Horrorland'' books is completely different).
''Goosebumps Graphix'' (2006–2015)
This series features artists' interpretations of select books into graphic novels. This series began when R.L Stine starting receiving letters from fans asking him to write more ''Goosebumps'' books.
''Goosebumps HorrorLand'' (2008–2012)
''Goosebumps Most Wanted'' (2012–2016)
''Goosebumps'' movie adaptations (2015–2018)
These books were released as tie-ins to the ''Goosebumps'' film series.
''Goosebumps SlappyWorld'' (2017–present)
''Misc. Goosebumps books''
''Goosebumps Monster Editions'' (1995–1997)
References
External links
* at
Scholastic Press
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