Goosebumps
Synopsis of Saturday Morning Show
Author R.L. Stine created a grade school literary phenomenon with the debut of his Goosebumps books in 1992. A horror series for kids aged 8-11, the Goosebumps books were scary enough to give young readers a chill, but tame enough that they didn’t have to go into therapy. By 1994, Stine had released dozens of successful Goosebumps titles, with over 45 million copies in print. The next fall (only four days before Halloween), the series moved to television.
The premiere episode, “The Haunted Mask,” featured a Halloween mask with a mind of its own. In the 69 episodes that followed, viewers chilled to tales of werewolves, zombies, ghosts, and endless haunted locales. Among the more popular segments—all of which were adapted from Stine’s books—were “Fever Swamp,” "Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes," “A Night in Terror Tower,” and the “Camp Nightmare” series.
The Goosebumps magic carried over from book to television, and the series became a multi-season hit. The show finally finished its original run in the closing months of 1998, but the books continued strong, selling upwards of 220 million copies and eclipsing such literary stalwarts as The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. The series has continued into the 00’s, releasing chilling tales under the Goosebumps 2000 line.
Release History
10/27/95 - 11/16/98 FoxTV Sub Categories
live-actionsci-fi/fantasy
action/adventure