“R.L. Stine rode a wave of kid popularity, partly fueled by the fledgling Internet, to become perhaps the best-selling children’s author of the 20th century.”
Stephen King
Entertainment Weekly, August 17, 2007
Press Releases
Scholastic Media Announces Eerily Extensive Media and Marketing Campaign for GOOSEBUMPS This Halloween
October 12, 2009
Scholastic Audio Delivers Thrills and Chills with the Debut of the News Goosebumps Audiobook Series
July 30, 2008
Goosebumps Horrorland for Wii, Nintendo DS and Playstation2 Coming this Fall from Scholastic Interactive
July 22, 2008
Scholastic Media Readies Licensing Program for Global Childrens Franchise Goosebumps
May 19, 2008
Sony Gets Goosebumps—Scholastic’s Bestselling Book Series to Be Adapted Into Feature Film by Columbia Pictures
May 15, 2008
Scholastic Launches Bone-Chilling New Book Series by World-Wide Bestselling Author R.L. Stine—Goosebumps Horrorland
January 21, 2008
Overview
Goosebumps is one of the best-selling children’s series of all-time—with more than 300 million books sold in 32 languages. A global megabrand, Goosebumps can be seen on television on the Cartoon Network and is available on DVD, on audio, in a new multi-platform video game, across numerous merchandising vehicles and on the official website scholastic.com/goosebumps.
Books
In April 2008, Scholastic Paperbacks launched Goosebumps HorrorLand, an all-new original twelve-book Goosebumps series from R.L. Stine—featuring Stine’s hallmark combination of humor and horror. The 2003 Guinness Book of World Records named Stine the world’s bestselling children’s book series author of all time. For more about the author and the series, check out these PDFs: Questions and Answers with R.L. Stine, R.L. Stine Bio, Stine-Tingling Facts.
Audio
Scholastic Audio launched Goosebumps HorrorLand on audio in August 2008. Goosebumps HorrorLand Audiobooks #1–#5 are available throughout the fall. The entire Goosebumps HorrorLand collection is also available for download on audible.com, audiblekids.com and iTunes.com.
Video Game
Debuting this fall from Elastic, and imprint of Scholastic Interactive, is a pulse-pounding Goosebumps HorrorLand adventure video game for the Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Playstation®2. Learn more about the game at goosebumpsvideogame.com.
Television
The award-winning television show returned to television last October on the Cartoon Network—reaching 91 million households. This year, it will begin airing October 6th, Monday—Thursday, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A Halloween “Nightmare-athon” of Goosebumps episodes will air on Friday, October 31st, 2008. The live-action series, which originally aired from 1995–1998, tells the spookily outrageous and funny tales of ordinary kids who find themselves in extraordinary and scary situations.
DVD/Home Video
Three new DVD titles, One Day at Horrorland, Night in Terror Tower and Monster Blood released domestically by distributor Fox Home Video in Fall 2008 with all new packaging. New titles are set to release in Spring 2009 as well.
Merchandising
Scholastic Media partnered with Party City in Fall 2008 for an exclusive Halloween promotion that features Goosebumps books, audiobooks and Halloween costumes from Disguise—as well as a sweepstakes overlay to win a Goosebumps HorrorLand Video Game. Additional licensees are lined up for 2009 and beyond.
Feature Film
In May 2008, Sony Columbia Tri-Star acquired rights to turn the Goosebumps book series into a feature film. The film will be produced by Deborah Forte and Neal H. Moritz.
Multimedia
Video Game Trailer 16 MB .mov
Television Commercials for DVD/Home Video 10 MB .mov
Audio Clip from Goosebumps HorrorLand #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy 5 MB .mp3
Image Downloads
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Book Covers
Goosebumps HorrorLand #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy
Published April 2008
Audiobook published August 2008
Goosebumps HorrorLand #2: Creep from the Deep
Published April 2008
Audiobook published September 2008
Goosebumps HorrorLand #3: Monster Blood for Breakfast
Published June 2008
Goosebumps HorrorLand #4: The Scream of the Haunted Mask
Published August 2008
Goosebumps HorrorLand #5: Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz
Published October 2008
Goosebumps HorrorLand #6: Who’s Your Mummy
Published January 2009
Goosebumps HorrorLand #7: My Friends Call Me Monster
Published January 2009
Goosebumps HorrorLand #8: Say Cheese—And Die Screaming!
Published March 2009
Goosebumps HorrorLand #9: Welcome to Camp Slither
Published April 15, 2009
Goosebumps HorrorLand #10: Help! We Have Strange Powers!
Published April 15, 2009
Goosebumps HorrorLand #11: Escape from HorrorLand
Published June 2009
Goosebumps HorrorLand #12: Streets of Panic Park
Published July 2009
Video Game Cover
Available for the Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Playstation®2
Author PHOTO
R.L. Stine. Photo credit: Dan Nelken