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Series

Goosebumps

Published

09/20/2022

Slappy Beware! (Goosebumps Special Edition)

The untold true story of Slappy in a terrifying new special edition!

This is Slappy's world-- you only scream in it!
But where did he come from? And can he ever be destroyed?
Slappy the ventriloquist’s dummy has only one mission in his tiny, deranged mind: do evil every day, all day. His creator, powerful sorcerer Darkwell the Magician, has warned him that should he fail to cause chaos before the sun sets each day, he will sleep FOREVER.
Normally, this is a piece of poisonous cake for Slappy―but he may have met his match in the Carlton family. Each attempt at evil ends in disaster, and the dummy starts to panic.

Will Slappy’s scariest day yet bring an end to his reign of terror?This special edition features four full page pieces of original Slappy art!

Series

Goosebumps

Published

12/01/1997

Monster Blood IV

Evan can't stop thinking about Monster Blood. The evil, green slime that never stops growing. The slime that once turned him into a freakish giant. Now there is a new strain of Monster Blood in town, and it's blue and has very sharp teeth and keeps multiplying.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

11/01/1997

I Live In Your Basement

Don't do this! watch out for that! marco's mom thinks the whole world is a danger zone. She won't even let marco play softball but marco wants to have fun, so he sneaks off to a game and that's what it happens. He gets hit in the head with the baseball bat. Now things are really getting fuzzy because when marco gets home, he gets the strangest call from someone who says he lives in marco's basement.

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Goosebumps

Published

10/01/1997

Werewolf Skin

Despite warnings from his aunt and uncle to stay out of the woods and the creepy house next door, photography freak Alex Hunter can't resist going out late one night to take pictures during a full moon.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

09/01/1997

The Haunted School

Tommy Frazer's dad just got married. Now Tommy's got a new mom. And he's going to a new school -- Bell Valley Middle School.

Tommy doesn't hate school. But it's hard making friends. And his new school is so big, it's easy to get lost. Which is exactly what happens.

Tommy gets lost -- lost in a maze of empty classrooms. And that's when he hears the voices. Kids' voices crying for help. Voices coming from behind the classroom walls. . . .

Series

Goosebumps

Published

08/01/1997

Deep Trouble II

Billy Deep and his sister are in for another round of underwater scares in the Caribbean when they encounter evil scientists, two giant-sized goldfish, and a man-eating jellyfish.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

07/01/1997

My Best Friend Is Invisible

Science fiction buff Sammy Jacobs, a young boy who is a disappointment to his research scientist parents, is unable to make anyone believe him when an invisible boy named Matthew Armstrong disrupts his life.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

06/01/1997

The Curse Of Camp Cold Lake

Camp is supposed to be fun, but Sarah hates Camp Cold Lake. The lake is gross and slimy. And she's having a little trouble with her bunkmates. They hate her.

So Sarah comes up with a plan. She'll pretend to drown -- then everyone will feel sorry for her.

But things don't go exactly the way Sarah planned. Because down by the cold, dark lake someone is watching her. Stalking her. Someone with pale blue eyes. And a see-through body. . . .

Series

Goosebumps

Published

05/01/1997

The Blob That Ate Everyone

A famous horror writer. That's what Zackie Beauchamp wants to be. He's writing a story about a giant blob monster. A pink, slimy creature who eats up an entire town!

Then Zackie finds the typewriter. In a burned-down antiques store. He takes it home and starts typing.
 
But there's something really odd about that typewriter. Something really dangerous. Because now every scary word Zackie writes is starting to come true.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

04/01/1997

Don't Go To Sleep!

Young Matt does not know what to do when he spends a series of nights sleeping in the guest room, which propels him into a reality warp and causes him to wake up a different person every morning.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

03/01/1997

Chicken Chicken

Crystal and her brother, Cole, refuse to believe rumors that the black-lipstick-wearing Vanessa actually casts spells on people, until they accidentally make her mad and begin to transform into chickens.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

02/01/1997

How I Learned To Fly

Having learned how to fly, Jack Johnson and Wilson Schlame are targeted by scientists who are trying to figure out how they managed it, and while Wilson enjoys the attention, Jack considers giving up his power.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

01/01/1997

Beware, The Snowman

No melting allowed!

Jaclyn used to live with her aunt Greta in Chicago. But not anymore. They've moved to a place called Sherpia. It's a tiny village on the edge of the Arctic Circle.

Jaclyn can't believe she's stuck out in Nowheresville. No movie theaters. No malls. No nothing. Plus, there's something really odd about the village.

At night there are strange howling noises. And in front of every house there's a snowman. A creepy snowman with a red scarf. A deep scar on his face. And a really evil smile. . . .

Series

Goosebumps

Published

12/01/1996

Calling All Creeps!

In an attempt to get back at the bossy editor-in-chief of the school paper, ex-staff member Ricky Beamer plays a prank that backfires and results in him getting phone calls from local bullies who are really lizards in disguise.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

11/01/1996

Vampire Breath

Tough. That's Freddy Martinez and his friend, Cara. They're not afraid of anything. But that was before they went exploring in Freddy's basement. Before they found the secret room. Before they found the bottle of Vampire Breath.
Poor Freddy and Cara. They should have never opened that bottle of Vampire Breath. Because now there's a vampire in Freddy's basement. And he's very, very thirsty....

Series

Goosebumps

Published

10/01/1996

Attack Of The Jack-O'-Lanterns

Drew and her best friend Walker have planned the perfect Halloween trick--the ultimate payback to the nasty kids in their neighborhood.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

09/01/1996

Legend Of The Lost Legend

Justin and Marissa Clarke accompany their father on a trip to the mysterious land of Brovania, where they attempt to locate The Lost Legend, an ancient manuscript that has been missing for nearly five hundred years.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

08/01/1996

How To Kill A Monster

Hating to stay with their deaf grandfather and baking-crazed grandmother, Gretchen and her stepbrother, Clark, fear the strange growling noises that they hear coming from the room on the second floor.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

07/01/1996

Ghost Camp

Hoping to fit in at Camp Spirit Moon despite its weird traditions, brothers Harry and Alex participate in several bizarre rituals, until tricks that are played by their fellow campers escalate out of control.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

06/01/1996

Say Cheese And Die - Again!

Sourball. That's what Greg calls his English teacher, Mr. Saur. He's a real grouch. And he just gave Greg a big fat "F" on his oral report. He didn't believe Greg's story. About the camera Greg found last summer. About the pictures it took. About the evil things that happened. 

Poor Greg. He just wanted to prove old Sourball wrong. But now that he's dug up the camera, bad things are happening. Really bad things. Just like the first time....

Series

Goosebumps

Published

05/01/1996

The Beast From The East

Getting lost in the woods with her identical twin brothers, Ginger Wald wonders why their portion of the woods contains such bizarre flora and fauna, until a group of furry blue monsters invites them to play a deadly game.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

04/01/1996

Egg Monsters From Mars

Disgusted by his bratty kid sister's demand for an egg hunt as part of a birthday celebration, Dana Johnson is amazed when he finds a football-sized, purple-veined egg that hatches a terrifying surprise.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

03/01/1996

Bad Hare Day

Hoping to be a real magician someday, Tim Swanson practices the tricks performed by his idol, Amaz-O, but when Tim attends one of Amaz-O's shows, he is disappointed to learn that his hero is a grump and decides to steal his bag of tricks.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

02/01/1996

Night Of The Living Dummy III

Trina O'Dell's dad used to have a ventriloquist act. That's why he has all those dummies in the attic. He calls it his Dummy Museum. There's a dummy with freckles. And one with a sneer just like Rocky. Trina and her brother, Dan, think the dummies are pretty cool.

But now there are voices in the attic. And dummies keep showing up in the strangest places.

No way those dummies could be alive...right?

Series

Goosebumps

Published

01/01/1996

How I Got My Shrunken Head

What has two eyes, a mouth, and wrinkly green skin? Mark's shrunken head! It's a present from his Aunt Benna. A gift from the jungle island of Baladora.
And Mark can't wait to show the kids at school!
But late one night the head starts to glow. Because it's actually no ordinary head. It gives Mark a strange power. A magical power. A dangerous power...

Series

Goosebumps

Published

12/01/1995

The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena

Jordan Blake and his sister, Nicole, are sick of the hot weather in Pasadena, California. Just once they'd like to have a real winter with real snow.

And then it happens.

The Blakes are taking a trip to Alaska! Mr. Blake has been asked to photograph a mysterious snow creature there. Poor Jordan and Nicole. They just wanted to see snow.

But now they're being chased by a monstrous creature. A big furry-faced creature known as the Abominable Snowman!

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Goosebumps

Published

11/01/1995

The Headless Ghost

Loving Hill House, an enormous tourist attraction that is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a thirteen-year-old headless boy, Duane and Stephanie decide to search for the ghost's head and get the biggest scare of their lives.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

10/01/1995

The Haunted Mask II

Deciding to go to the same Halloween costume store where his friend Carly Beth got her face rearranged the previous year, Steve Boswell searches for the perfect mask and finds it, unaware that the mask is even scarier than it appears.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

09/01/1995

A Shocker On Shock Street

Erin Wright and her best friend, Marty, love horror movies. Especially Shocker on Shock Street movies. All kinds of scary creatures live on Shock Street. The Toadinator. Ape Face. The Mad Mangler.

But when Erin and Marty visit the new Shocker Studio Theme Park, they get the scare of their lives. First their tram gets stuck in The Cave of the Living Creeps. Then they're attacked by a group of enormous praying mantises!

Series

Goosebumps

Published

08/01/1995

Revenge Of The Lawn Gnomes

Two pink flamingos. A whole family of plaster skunks. Joe Burton's dad loves those tacky lawn ornaments.

But then he brings home two ugly lawn gnomes. And that's when the trouble starts. Late at night, When everyone's asleep. Someone's creeping in the garden. Whispering nasty things. Smashing melons. Squashing tomatoes. No way two dumb old lawn ornaments could be causing all the trouble? Is there?

Series

Goosebumps

Published

07/01/1995

The Horror At Camp Jellyjam

Camp Jellyjam is no ordinary sports camp. The counselors seem a little TOO happy. And why are they so obsessed with winning? It might have something to do with the hideous, slimy discovery lurking in the darkness....

Series

Goosebumps

Published

06/01/1995

The Barking Ghost

Cooper, a nervous newcomer to the town, and his friend Margaret are targeted by two evil dogs who cast a spell to switch bodies with the children as a way of wreaking further havoc.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

05/01/1995

Night Of The Living Dummy II

Amy's ventriloquist dummy, Dennis, has lost his head…for real. So Amy begs her family for a new dummy. That's when her dad finds Slappy in a local pawnshop. Slappy's kind of ugly, but at least his head stays on!

Amy loves practicing her new comedy routine. It's like this dummy knows what she's thinking. Like he can move by himself. And it's a lot of fun…until Slappy starts a routine of his own. A nasty horrible, routine that isn't funny at all.

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Goosebumps

Published

04/01/1995

It Came From Beneath The Sink

An evil, living creature called The Sponge appears to be an ordinary kitchen sponge, but thrives on human bad luck, which it deliberately causes and then sucks up while refusing to do the dishes.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

03/01/1995

Monster Blood III

When Evan swallows Monster Blood and turns into a hulking giant, he must find an antidote or spend the rest of his life trying not to step on his friends.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

02/01/1995

The Cuckoo Clock Of Doom

When his father brings home an antique cuckoo clock, Michael is cautioned not to touch it, but he turns back the hands and suddenly he is getting younger by the minute--a year younger to be exact.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

01/01/1995

A Night In Terror Tower

Sue and her brother, Eddie, are visiting London when they run into a little problem. They can't find their tour group.

Still, there's no reason to panic. No way their tour guide would just leave them. All alone. In a gloomy old prison tower. No way they'd get locked inside. After dark. With those eerie sounds. And a strange dark figure who wants them...dead.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

12/01/1994

My Hairiest Adventure

Finding a discarded bottle of tanning lotion that claims to give its users an instant tan, Larry applies the product and is amazed when he sprouts dark, spikey hair on his hands and face that keeps growing back despite all his efforts.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

11/01/1994

Attack Of The Mutant

Realizing that he has become lost in a strange part of town, Skipper Matthews, a ravenous comic book collector who's favorite character is an evil super-villain, discovers a building just like the secret headquarters of his idol.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

10/01/1994

Phantom Of The Auditorium

Brooke's best friend, Zeke, has been given the lead role in the school play, "The Phantom." Zeke's totally into it. He loves dressing up in the grotesque phantom costume. And scaring the other members of the cast. Brooke thinks Zeke's getting a little too into it.

But then really scary things start happening. A message appears on a piece of scenery: "The Phantom Strikes!" A stage light comes crashing down.

Is someone trying to ruin the play? Or is there really a phantom living under the stage?

Series

Goosebumps

Published

09/01/1994

Return Of The Mummy

After last year's scary adventure, Gabe's a little nervous about being back in Egypt. Back near the ancient pyramids. Back where he saw all those creepy mummies.

Then he learns about an Egyptian superstition. A secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies back to life. Gabe's uncle says it's just a hoax.

But now it sounds like something's moving in the mummy's tomb. No way a couple of dumb words can wake the dead. Can they?

Series

Goosebumps

Published

08/01/1994

Ghost Beach

Jerry can't wait to explore the dark, spooky old cave he found down by the beach. Then the other kids tell him a story. A story about a ghost who is three hundred years old. A ghost who comes out when the moon is full. A ghost . . . who lives deep inside the cave!

Jerry knows it's just another silly made-up ghost story . . . isn't it?!

Series

Goosebumps

Published

07/01/1994

Go Eat Worms!

Discovering the creatures of his basement worm farm in unlikely and unwanted places, like his bed, his toothbrush, and his spaghetti, worm-obsessed Todd finds himself grossed out by the very things with which he used to torture his sister.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

05/02/1994

The Scarecrow Works At Midnight

Jodie loves visiting her grandparents' farm. Okay, so it's not the most exciting place in the world. Still, Grandpa tells great scary stories. And Grandma's chocolate chip cookies are the best.

But this summer the farm has really changed. The cornfields are sparse. Grandma and Grandpa seem worn out. And the single scarecrow has been replaced by twelve evil-looking ones.

Then one night Jodie sees something really odd. The scarecrows seem to be moving. Twitching on their stakes. Coming alive . .

Series

Goosebumps

Published

05/01/1994

Deep Trouble

In DEEP TROUBLE, find out why Billy Deep and his sister, Sheena, are afraid of dark lagoons, coral reefs, and anything that appears to be half-human, half-fish!

Series

Goosebumps

Published

04/01/1994

Monster Blood II

In the sequel to Monster Blood, Evan Ross has another terrifying experience when the scary green glob he discovered last summer turns a classroom hamster into a huge rodent with teeth.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

03/01/1994

Why I'm Afraid Of Bees

Right brain. Wrong body. Gary Lutz needs a vacation . . . from himself.

Bullies are constantly beating him up. His only friend is his computer. Even his little sister doesn't like him. But now Gary's dream is about to come true. He's going to exchange bodies with another kid for a whole week.

Gary can't wait to get a new body. Until something horrible happens. And Gary finds out his new body isn't exactly human . . . .

Series

Goosebumps

Published

02/01/1994

One Day At Horrorland

Werewolf Village. The Doom Slide. The Coffin Cruise. These are just a few of the terrifying attractions that await Luke and Lizzy Morris at HorrorLand.

Step right up and join the Morris family as they ride each ride--and scream each scream--for the very first time. Because it might also be their last.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

01/01/1994

You Can't Scare Me!

Courtney is a total show-off. She thinks she's so brave; and she's always making Eddie and his friends look like wimps. But now Eddie's decided he's had enough. He's going to scare Courtney once and for all. And he's come up with the perfect plan to do it.

Eddie's going to lure Courtney down to Muddy Creek. Because he knows that she actually believes those silly rumors about the monsters. That there are Mud Monsters living deep inside the creek.

It's just too bad that Eddie doesn't believe the rumors, too. Because they just might be true....

Series

Goosebumps

Published

12/01/1993

The Werewolf Of Fever Swamp

There is something weird happening in Fever Swamp. Something really horrible. It started with the strange howling at night. Then there was the rabbit, torn to shreds.

Everyone thinks Grady's new dog is responsible. After all, he looks just like a wolf. And he seems a little on the wild side. But Grady knows his dog is just a regular old dog. And most dogs don't howl at the moon. Or disappear at midnight. Or change into terrifying creatures when the moon is full.

Or do they?

Series

Goosebumps

Published

11/01/1993

Piano Lessons Can Be Murder

Convinced that there is something creepy about his new piano teacher, Jerry soon hears terrifying stories about Dr. Shreek's music school and students who never completed their lesson alive.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

10/01/1993

Be Careful What You Wish For

Samantha Byrd is a klutz. An accident waiting to happen. And that makes her the least popular member of the girls' basketball team.

But all of that is about to change. Sam's met someone who can grant her three wishes.

Too bad Sam wasn't more careful when she asked for each one...

Series

Goosebumps

Published

09/01/1993

The Haunted Mask

Carly Beth thinks she's found the best Halloween mask ever. With yellow-green skin and long animal fangs, the mask terrifies the entire neighborhood.

Before long, it has a surprising effect on Carly Beth, too.

She tries to take it off . . . but it won't budge!

Series

Goosebumps

Published

08/01/1993

The Ghost Next Door

Hannah's neighborhood has gotten a little--weird. Ever since that new boy moved in next door. But when did he move in? Wasn't the house empty when Hannah went to sleep the night before? Why does it still look so deserted?

Hannah can't get any answers from her new neighbor. He just keeps disappearing in the oddest ways.

And he's so pale... Is Hannah being haunted by... ...the ghost next door?

Series

Goosebumps

Published

07/01/1993

Welcome To Camp Nightmare

The food isn't great. The counselors are a little strange. And the camp director seems demented. Billy can handle all that.

But then strange things start to happen after dark, his parents won't answer his letters, and his fellow campers start to disappear.

What's going on? Camp Nightmoon is turning into Camp Nightmare! And Billy might be next.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

05/02/1993

The Girl Who Cried Monster

When Lucy observes the summer librarian eating flies and turning into a grotesque creature, she is certain that he is a real, live monster.

Series

Goosebumps

Published

05/01/1993

Night Of The Living Dummy

HE'S NO DUMMY!

Lindy names the ventriloquist's dummy she finds Slappy. Slappy is kind of ugly, but he's a lot of fun. Lindy's having a great time learning to make Slappy move and talk. But Kris is jealous of all the attention her sister is getting. It's no fair.

Why does Lindy have all the luck? Kris decides to get a dummy of her own. She'll show Kris.

Then weird things begin to happen. Nasty things. Evil things. No way a dummy can be causing all the trouble. Or is there?

Series

Goosebumps

Published

03/01/1993

Let's Get Invisible

On Max's birthday, he finds a kind of magic mirror in the attic. It can make him invisible.

So Max and his friends start playing ""now you see me, now you don't."" Until Max realizes that he's losing control. Staying invisible a little too long. Having a harder and harder time coming back.

Getting invisible is turning into a very dangerous game. The next time Max gets invisible, will it be...forever?

Series

Goosebumps

Published

01/01/1993

The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb

Gabe is exploring the tunnels of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.

Unfortunately, Gabe is also lost! And Gabe is not alone. Someone else is in the pyramid, too.

Someone. Or something. . .

Series

Goosebumps

Published

11/01/1992

Say Cheese And Die

Greg thinks there is something wrong with the old camera he found. The photos keep turning out . . . different.

When Greg takes a picture of his father's brand-new car, it's wrecked in the photo. And then his dad crashes the car.

It's like the camera can tell the future--or worse. Maybe it makes the future!

Series

Goosebumps

Published

09/01/1992

Monster Blood

While staying with weird great-aunt Kathryn, Evan visits a funky old toy store and buys a dusty can of monster blood. It's fun to play with it at first. And Evan's dog, Trigger, likes it so much, he eats some!

But then Evan notices something weird about the green slimy stuff-it seems to be growing. And growing. And growing. And all that growing has given the monster blood a monstrous appetite....

Series

Goosebumps

Published

07/02/1992

Stay Out Of The Basement

Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, really. But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they...meet...some of the plants he is growing down there.

Then they notice that their father is developing plantlike tendencies. In fact, he is becoming distinctly weedy-and seedy.

Is it just part of their father's "harmless" experiment? Or has the basement turned into another little shop of horrors?

Series

Goosebumps

Published

07/01/1992

Welcome To Dead House

Enter at your own Risk: The first ever Goosebumps.

11-year-old Josh and 12-year-old Amanda just moved into the oldest and weirdest house on the block--the two siblings think it might even be haunted! But of course, their parents don't believe them. You'll get used to it, they say.Go out and make some new friends.

But the creepy kids are not like anyone Josh and Amanda have ever met before. And when they take a shortcut through the cemetery one night, Josh and Amanda learn why.