As well as every tv episode and each story in each short story collections, of what ive read at least. The goosebumps series falls under the childrens fiction, horror and thriller genres, although stine characterizes the series as scary books that are also funny. The cover for the final book in the original series, monster blood iv, depicts some ugly, slimy slug things with weirdly voluptuous lips leaving their viscous entrails all over the bathroom. Here are all 62 of the original goosebumps series, definitively ranked from 621. Ranking every goosebumps book in the original series. All 62 original goosebumps books ranked an online universe. Feb 24, 2020 cry of the cat was the very first book of goosebumps series 2000. Awesome, scary, spooky, slappy, wish there was snappy from later books.
Stines spookiest, scariest characters from his famous goosebumps books will come to life on the big screenand were over here with our fingers crossed that the following. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot. Slappys nightmare the major problem with this cover is simply the fact of it being a case of taking the title literally making it. Heres a list of ten of the best, along with a few that stine might have wanted to rewrite, if only hed had the time to do so. A definitive ranking of all original 62 goosebumps books. The number in brackets refers to the number of the entry in the series. Its a request from me that if you can afford these books and love to read them then please support the author of these novels by buying it. Also flagged as selfpromotional spam the authors accompanying message, which has surfaced on a plethora of lists in the last couple of hours alone. A total of 62 books are available in the series, with several spin off novels published as well following the explosive popularity of the original books. Its monster was a killer feline named rip, who had nine lives and intended on using all of them to terrorize any humans that got in his path.
I like the night of the living dummy books although i prefer the episodes over the books purpleparadise87. Just dont tell that to the people who made the goosebumps movie. At one point, goosebumps sold 4 million books a month. Just roll on the page and click on download button and save them for reading offlinelater. A ranked dissection of the original goosebumps if you were a thrill seeking child of the 90s, you were more than likely a fan of the goosebumps series. We ranked the original goosebumps books from least to most. The following is a list of all the goosebumps books, written by r. We ranked the original goosebumps books from least to most terrifying by joseph earp when i was a kid, i was pretty much scared of everything. These are 20 of the highest rated books on goodreads. Best diary of a wimpy kid books top ten list thetoptens. Theres a subculture of art school hipsters who claim this is the best goosebumps book of all time, and they might be right.
These scary reads for the 9 to 12 age group were well stocked in any schools library for kids brave enough to enter their spooky pages. Maybe sooner to cheer me up along with a few other side goosebumps projects. Feb 11, 2019 mashable is a global, multiplatform media and entertainment company. Like i said, i read all of the goosebumps books when i was a kid, but id. So if you want to curl up at home with these oldies but goodies, heres where to start.
Top 10 spinetingling goosebumps episodes horror movie. The first goosebumps book in my top ten list is also the first goosebumps book ever written in 1992 and is a classic by default. Jan 23, 2019 its hard to find time to read at this point in my life, so its taken me several years i believe i started in 20 to complete the task of reading and ranking every book in the original series. Complex participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means complex gets paid commissions on purchases made through. The best books, for whatever reason, have the best covers, as if artist tim jacobus directly channeled the quality of stines stories for his illustrations. But it also happens to be, in my opinion, one of the best goosebumps books out there. Over the course of 19921997 scholastic released a new goosebumps book at a rate of close to one every month, so author r. A definitive ranking of all original 62 goosebumps books dazed. Some titles are now outofprint, but most of the original series books all but five. Rip the cat cry of the cat cry of the cat is the only story on this list that was part of the.
You can print them and keep a checklist, if you like. Removed, for not actually being part of the goosebumps series. Mike coppolagetty images entertainment goosebumps author r. This was the first one i read and i instantly fell in love with it. Welcome to dead house is one of the most wellknown titles in the goosebumps book series, and the tv episode just so happens to be one of the best episodes of the show as well in the episode, a family moves to dark falls, which is inhabited by the undead that. Goosebumps are a series of horror stories for children written by best selling novelist r. Scholastic has sold over 400 million goosebumps books worldwide in 32 languages since the series introduction in 1992, earning critical acclaim and dominating global best seller lists. Published back in july 1992, this is the one that started it all. Slappys nightmare the major problem with this cover is simply the fact of it being a case of taking the title literally making it ridiculous. Sep 22, 2018 all g00sebumps books in this site are now available offline. The 9 best goosebumps books of all time heres a look back at our favorite frights from the original goosebumps. We all read r l klines goosebump books throughout our childhood, but which ones were actually the most scary.
A 10,000 lakes tale added to the list by the author himself. Goosebumps filmlist of monsters goosebumps wiki fandom. Stines original goosebumps books from worst to best revisiting the tales that gave a generation something to scream about by matt melis and cos staff. Stine reveals the 1 thing he thinks ruins horror written by sam haysom. Many of the goosebumps books remain entertaining today. This book started the trilogy and got me into reading at school. So without further ado, i give you all 62 original goosebumps books ranked. It makes it worse for me considering this turned out to be the real last work that jacobus did for the series, besides the inaugural choose your own adventure book which i will do, too. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage indepth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Well, i finally put the lists together but now im in shock. In general, you can tell how good a goosebumps book will be based on its cover art.
More than 400 million goosebumps books have been sold, making it the bestselling series of all time for several years. Many, many readers have been asking for complete lists of. Slappy the dummy is a recurring villain throughout the goosebumps franchise. Amanda and josh think the old house they have just moved into is weird. Ranking all 62 of the og goosebumps books with bonus. Dolls coming to life is one of my worst fears, so this one was pretty freaky. Slappy is a living ventriloquists dummy who most frequently appears in the night of the living dummy books that comes to. This book is a classic, and i want everyone to have a chance to read it and post comments or give their.
The 10 scariest goosebumps books of all time glamour. Oct 11, 2018 of all the goosebumps books, the werewolf of fever swamp has garnered the most street cred, earning praise from usa today and being recognized as genuinely scary, childrens book. A movie based on the books came out october 16, 2015. Stines popular childrens horror book series was adapted for a television show. If youre looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our weekly recommendation thread, suggested reading page, or ask in rsuggestmeabook. In addition, 22 books were reissued from may 2008 to november 2011 as part of the classic goosebumps series to accompany the goosebumps horrorland series. From there in went on to read the rest of the books. Stay out of the basement is the story of an evil plant monster that. I guess you can say that i love scaring people here are the book lists. Ranking every book from every series some people have ranked the books but because im a madman who is still keeping up with these, i chose to rank each book in each series. Ranking all 62 of the og goosebumps books with bonus pithy commentary so the other day, my partner and i went grocery shopping, and i took a cursory look at the kids book section, out of some weird nostalgic impulse i guess, and let me just say. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
Oct 28, 2019 in that farflung time known as the 1990s, no author was getting kids more into reading than r. Stines greatest books of all time, from fear street to goosebumps. We rank every original goosebumps cover from worst to best. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. The primary protagonists are middle class and can be either male or female.
Its hard to find time to read at this point in my life, so its taken me several years i believe i started in 20 to complete the task of reading and ranking every book in the original series. Oct 07, 2018 with some help from the goosebumps wikia site, we compiled and ranked our top 10 goosebumps covers, taking into account uniqueness, scariness and memorability with the next goosebumps movie on the way, its the perfect time to revisit some of r. Rl stines original goosebumps books from worst to best. Oct 21, 2017 goosebumps is especially worth a watch for both its storytelling prowess and creepy atmosphere. The following is a list of all the monsters from the film goosebumps. Powered by its own proprietary technology, mashable is the goto source for tech, digital culture and entertainment content.
So here we go, lets rank the covers of all 25 of the goosebumps 2000 series. Welcome to dead house was the first ever goosebumps book released by r. A definitive ranking of 20 goosebump books, based on how scary. A definitive ranking of every goosebumps cover by creepiness. Stines original run of spooky childrens pageturners that we would be changed er, should i say, altered. Goosebumps is a series of childrens horror fiction novellas by american. The best books, for whatever reason, have the best covers. Goosebumps is a series of childrens horror fiction novels by american author r.
Stine, but the tv episode didnt premiere until season 2. Oct 11, 2018 little could we have known when the 10 of us gathered together to rank r. See the complete goosebumps series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Each book features different child characters and settings.