The Girl Who Cried Monster was originally published in May 1993 (Spine #8) and the series adaptation aired on Saturday, November 11, 1995 (runtime: 22 minutes). The ultimate escape from authority, responsibility and school, summer break is as precious to kids as any holiday, birthday or celebratory excursion combined. It’s a time of imagination and […]
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R.L. Stine is back on the big screen with Zombie Town this week, a family-friendly horror movie that’ll be playing exclusively in movie theaters on September 1, 2023. Matthew Therrien designed the film’s official poster, which you’ll find below. Therrien writes over on Facebook this afternoon, “As a lifelong Stine fan, I can’t even begin […]
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The prolific horror legend R.L. Stine is back this Halloween season with brand new novel Slime Doesn’t Pay!, a Goosebumps-style tale that’s geared to Middle Grade readers. Slime Doesn’t Pay will release on September 26, 2023! “In this family-friendly scare fest, Amy and her friend, Lissa, don’t know what to do about Arnie’s bullying behavior, […]
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The next R.L. Stine adaptation that’s headed our way is Zombie Town, a tale of teens battling the undead that’s based on a 2012 book written by Stine. Bloody Disgusting has learned this week that Viva Pictures will be releasing Zombie Town in theaters on September 1. Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase star in the film, which looks to […]
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The next R.L. Stine adaptation that’s headed our way is Zombie Town, a tale of teens battling the undead that’s based on the Stine-penned horror book from back in 2012. Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase lead the cast of the “mystery teen romancer based on author R.L. Stine’s book of the same name,” and the film has been rated PG-13 […]
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Deep Trouble was originally published in May 1994 (Spine #19) and Deep Trouble II was originally published in August 1997 (Spine #58). The series adaptation aired on Monday, November 16, 1998 (runtime: 22 minutes x 2). Ever since Jaws (1975) hit the silver screen, peak summertime terror has been synonymous with crowded beaches and abnormally hungry […]
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Launched last year, R.L. Stine’s adult horror comic book series Stuff of Nightmares is back this year with Stuff of Nightmares: Red Murder, announced by Fangoria this week. From BOOM! Studios, Stuff of Nightmares: Red Murder will be unleashed in September. In the new terror tale, “Comic creator Alex Oxaca has been out of the […]
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Welcome to Camp Nightmare was originally published in July 1993 (Spine #9). The series adaptation aired on Friday, November 17, 1995 (runtime: 22 minutes x 2). One of the many reasons why Goosebumps so effortlessly endures is that the series has always concerned itself with the universal truths and experiences of childhood. From Halloween masks to […]
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For Halloween 2021, Disney+ entered the world of R.L. Stine with “Just Beyond,” an 8-episode anthology series based on Stine’s line of comic books. The series never got a second season, with Disney+ leaving its fate hanging in the balance these past two years. Unfortunately, we’ve learned this week that Stine’s “Just Beyond” will be […]
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In the wake of the original wave of books in the 1990s, the Goosebumps franchise has consistently spit out various different lines, including “HorrorLand,” “Hall of Horrors” and “SlappyWorld.” Up next, author R.L. Stine is launching Goosebumps: House of Shivers! Titled “Scariest. Book. Ever.” (click-bait isn’t reserved only for websites, it seems), Goosebumps: House of […]
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The House of No Return was originally published in October 1994 (Special Edition Spine #1). The series adaptation aired on Saturday, September 13, 1997 (runtime: 22 minutes). Collecting is rooted deep in my marrow and for that I blame Goosebumps. Their numbered spines and matching artwork demand to be catalogued in order and to completion, and […]
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The Ghost Next Door was originally published in August 1993 (Spine #10). The two-part series adaptation aired on Monday, September 28 & Tuesday, September 29, 1998 (runtime: 22 minutes and 22 minutes). From whispers in the hallways and stories told at recess, when word of it first reached me as a kid, I felt like […]
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Welcome to Dead House was originally published in July 1992 (Spine #1). The series adaptation aired on Sunday, June 29, 1997 (runtime: 22 minutes and 22 minutes). Before there were dummies, creatures lurking beneath the sink and everything eating blobs, there was a house. Derelict and towering, the structure came bathed in moody blue, accented only […]
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Out of all the popular Universal monsters, werewolves may have appeared the most often in ‘90s children’s literature. There was something about these hirsute creatures of the night that appealed to young readers back then. Through adult eyes, werewolves are a duality of man and beast, day and night, and good and evil. For kids, […]
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Of all the many Fear Street stories he’s written, author R. L. Stine managed to narrow his personal favorites down to eight books. And if someone wasn’t familiar with Stine’s fondness for humor, they might be surprised to see Silent Night as one of his top picks. The second volume in the spinoff series Fear […]
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