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[[WMG: The Masked Mutant was created by the typewriter in ''The Blob That Ate Everyone''.]]
Or alternately, [[spoiler:since the power was in Zackie's mind, not the typewriter]], he was born from the imagination of another lightning-strike victim.
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[[WMG: The Masked Mutant will make a surprise appearance in TheMovie.]]
He'll turn out to be disguised as one of the Protagonists.
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* . Who ever said horror parody can't be scary, let's remember ''Scream'' is both horror parody and scary horror film.

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* . * Who ever said horror parody can't be scary, let's remember ''Scream'' is both horror parody and scary horror film.



** Also, the various Crazy scientists seen throughout the series (Brewer, Deep, Hawlings, The Shopkeeper) are secretly researching weapons for the government to combat these supernatural menaces. After all, a bunch of deflatable green ogres wouldn't last 10 minutes against genetically engineered, carnivorous super plants.

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** * Also, the various Crazy scientists seen throughout the series (Brewer, Deep, Hawlings, The Shopkeeper) are secretly researching weapons for the government to combat these supernatural menaces. After all, a bunch of deflatable green ogres wouldn't last 10 minutes against genetically engineered, carnivorous super plants.

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* So that makes TV Slappy a CompositeCharacter of the book version and Mr. Wood?



** Also, the various Crazy scientists seen throughout the series(Brewer,Deep,Hawlings,The Shopkeeper) are secretly researching weapons for the government to combat these supernatural menaces. After all, a bunch of deflatable green ogres wouldn't last 10 minutes against genetically engineered, carnivorous super plants.

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** Also, the various Crazy scientists seen throughout the series(Brewer,Deep,Hawlings,The series (Brewer, Deep, Hawlings, The Shopkeeper) are secretly researching weapons for the government to combat these supernatural menaces. After all, a bunch of deflatable green ogres wouldn't last 10 minutes against genetically engineered, carnivorous super plants.
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** Also, the various Crazy scientists seen throughout the series(Brewer,Deep,Hawlings,The Shopkeeper) are secretly researching weapons for the government to combat these supernatural menaces. After all, a bunch of deflatable green ogres wouldn't last 10 minutes against a team of plant based super soldiers.

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** Also, the various Crazy scientists seen throughout the series(Brewer,Deep,Hawlings,The Shopkeeper) are secretly researching weapons for the government to combat these supernatural menaces. After all, a bunch of deflatable green ogres wouldn't last 10 minutes against a team of plant based genetically engineered, carnivorous super soldiers.plants.
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[[WMG: The world in ''Welcome To Camp Nightmare'' is the real setting of the entire series.]]
The Goosebumps series takes place in a [[CrapsackWorld horrifying]] AlternateUniverse where various supernatural beings and mutants struggle for control of Earth.
''Camp Nightmare'' takes place in the future, where humanity has finally become aware of these dangers, and hyperspace travel to alternate earths is accessible. Camps such as Nightmoon are organized so children can prepare to look for a better world.
**Also, the various Crazy scientists seen throughout the series(Brewer,Deep,Hawlings,The Shopkeeper) are secretly researching weapons for the government to combat these supernatural menaces. After all, a bunch of deflatable green ogres wouldn't last 10 minutes against a team of plant based super soldiers.
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* . Who ever said horror parody can't be scary, lets remember scream! Is both horror parody and scary horror film.

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* . Who ever said horror parody can't be scary, lets let's remember scream! Is ''Scream'' is both horror parody and scary horror film.film.



The wizard character created a reality warping card game and book which sucks unsuspecting individuals inside when they start to play the card game, and when it reaches a certain point, he gives the card and book set to someone else to keep the story going. The book gets longer or shorter depending on how many people are inside and whether or not they survive. For no other reason than ForTheEvulz.]]

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The wizard character created a reality warping card game and book which sucks unsuspecting individuals inside when they start to play the card game, and when it reaches a certain point, he gives the card and book set to someone else to keep the story going. The book gets longer or shorter depending on how many people are inside and whether or not they survive. For no other reason than ForTheEvulz.]]
ForTheEvulz.



In ''Slappy's Nightmare'', another dummy, Wally, is introduced as his twin for Jimmy O'James to use for his show while Slappy tries to learn AnAesop about doing something nice for a change. Same cold blue eyes, same expression, looks exactly like him, except his hair color is ''never'' mentioned. In the first book, aside from their different outfits and the trademark chip on Slappy's lip, the only thing that could differentiate them otherwise is their hair color. Slappy is a brunette; Mr. Wood is a redhead. Therefore, it is possible that it's the same dummy, different name (and his brief appearance can be due either to the 2000 books being a separate different series or [[spoiler:the AllJustADream ending]]).

And a little on that note...]]

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In ''Slappy's Nightmare'', another dummy, Wally, is introduced as his twin for Jimmy O'James to use for his show while Slappy tries to learn AnAesop about doing something nice for a change. Same cold blue eyes, same expression, looks exactly like him, except his hair color is ''never'' mentioned. In the first book, aside from their different outfits and the trademark chip on Slappy's lip, the only thing that could differentiate them otherwise is their hair color. Slappy is a brunette; Mr. Wood is a redhead. Therefore, it is possible that it's the same dummy, different name (and his brief appearance can be due to either to the 2000 ''Goosebumps 2000'' books being a separate different series series, or [[spoiler:the AllJustADream ending]]).

And a little on that note...]]
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As noted above, Mr. Wood is a redhead, and Slappy is a brunette. Note that there has never been an episode made for ''Night of the Living Dummy''; it just starts with the second book. I have yet to find confirmation, but it's possible that there was meant to be an episode for the first book, but it was cancelled for some reason (possibly because Mr. Wood is notably the more violent twin), and the puppet built to be Mr. Wood was just recycled as Slappy. The creators of the show were just too lazy to give it a quick paint job to be more accurate to the book.]]

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As noted above, Mr. Wood is a redhead, and Slappy is a brunette. Note that there has never been an episode made for ''Night of the Living Dummy''; it just starts with the second book. I have yet to find confirmation, but it's possible that there was meant to be an episode for the first book, but it was cancelled for some reason (possibly because Mr. Wood is notably the more violent twin), and the puppet built to be Mr. Wood was just recycled as Slappy. The creators of the show were just too lazy to give it a quick paint job to be more accurate to the book.]]
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The wizard character created a reality warping card game and book which sucks unsuspecting individuals inside when they start to play the card game, and when it reaches a certain point, he gives the card and book set to someone else to keep the story going. The book gets longer or shorter depending on how many people are inside and whether or not they survive. For no other reason than ForTheEvulz.

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The wizard character created a reality warping card game and book which sucks unsuspecting individuals inside when they start to play the card game, and when it reaches a certain point, he gives the card and book set to someone else to keep the story going. The book gets longer or shorter depending on how many people are inside and whether or not they survive. For no other reason than ForTheEvulz. \n]]
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[[WMG: Wally is actually Mr. Wood.]]

In ''Slappy's Nightmare'', another dummy, Wally, is introduced as his twin for Jimmy O'James to use for his show while Slappy tries to learn AnAesop about doing something nice for a change. Same cold blue eyes, same expression, looks exactly like him, except his hair color is ''never'' mentioned. In the first book, aside from their different outfits and the trademark chip on Slappy's lip, the only thing that could differentiate them otherwise is their hair color. Slappy is a brunette; Mr. Wood is a redhead. Therefore, it is possible that it's the same dummy, different name (and his brief appearance can be due either to the 2000 books being a separate different series or [[spoiler:the AllJustADream ending]]).

And a little on that note...]]

[[WMG: Slappy is a redhead in the show because the puppet was really intended to be Mr. Wood.]]

As noted above, Mr. Wood is a redhead, and Slappy is a brunette. Note that there has never been an episode made for ''Night of the Living Dummy''; it just starts with the second book. I have yet to find confirmation, but it's possible that there was meant to be an episode for the first book, but it was cancelled for some reason (possibly because Mr. Wood is notably the more violent twin), and the puppet built to be Mr. Wood was just recycled as Slappy. The creators of the show were just too lazy to give it a quick paint job to be more accurate to the book.]]
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The mascot Curly can [[InteractiveNarrator travel between worlds]] a la [[TheTwilightZone Rod Sterling]]. He was the voice saying "Goosebumps, viewer beware you're in for a scare" in the opening theme of the TV show.

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The mascot Curly can [[InteractiveNarrator travel between worlds]] a la [[TheTwilightZone [[Series/TheTwilightZone Rod Sterling]]. He was the voice saying "Goosebumps, viewer beware you're in for a scare" in the opening theme of the TV show.
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[[WMG: "Be Afraid - Be Very Afraid" is a never-ending loop because the book and card game are a trap.]]
The wizard character created a reality warping card game and book which sucks unsuspecting individuals inside when they start to play the card game, and when it reaches a certain point, he gives the card and book set to someone else to keep the story going. The book gets longer or shorter depending on how many people are inside and whether or not they survive. For no other reason than ForTheEvulz.
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*. Who ever said horror parody can't be scary, lets remember scream! Is both horror parody and scary horror film.
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[[WMG: All ''Goosebumps'' titles exist in a multiverse like ''TheDarkTower''.]]

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[[WMG: All ''Goosebumps'' titles exist in a multiverse like ''TheDarkTower''.''Franchise/TheDarkTower''.]]
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Whole doctoral theses will be written on how these stories are masterpieces of the horror genre ranking with Edgar Allan Poe's work and TheMartianChronicles.

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Whole doctoral theses will be written on how these stories are masterpieces of the horror genre ranking with Edgar Allan Poe's work and TheMartianChronicles.Literature/TheMartianChronicles.
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She fits the description of Sarah a lot better along with being perfectly opaque, unlike see-through Della. And the surface looks like clammy cold white skin more than bone. Perhaps Sarah was killed by the snake, her body dumped in the lake to hide the evidence, but whatever magic was in the lake kept her from decomposing too much and somehow her soul stayed with her body/corpse and we got what we see on the cover today. As a result, she'll either be HighOctaneNightmareFuel or FetishFuel or perhaps just CreepySexy/UglyCute in her own way.

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She fits the description of Sarah a lot better along with being perfectly opaque, unlike see-through Della. And the surface looks like clammy cold white skin more than bone. Perhaps Sarah was killed by the snake, her body dumped in the lake to hide the evidence, but whatever magic was in the lake kept her from decomposing too much and somehow her soul stayed with her body/corpse and we got what we see on the cover today. As a result, she'll either be HighOctaneNightmareFuel NightmareFuel or FetishFuel or perhaps just CreepySexy/UglyCute in her own way.
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[[WMG: The body-switch agency in "Why I'm Afraid of Bees" does actually illegal experiments with humans.]]
The reason there is no money involved is that they just want to test the switching method to make money later on. Of course this is forbidden, so they aim on kids who are naive enough not to ask and of course don't ask for their parent's permission.
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The creator of the Masked Mutant is physically tuned to the Mutant's universe. The Masked Mutant created an interdimensional portal which sent him to Skipper's world.

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The creator of the Masked Mutant is physically psychically tuned to the Mutant's universe.universe, what he thought was his imagination was actually events that really happened. The Masked Mutant created an interdimensional portal which sent him to Skipper's world.
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The creator of the Masked Mutant created an interdimensional portal which sent him to the "real world".

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The creator of the Masked Mutant is physically tuned to the Mutant's universe. The Masked Mutant created an interdimensional portal which sent him to the "real world".Skipper's world.
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[[WMG: The world where "Attack of the Mutant" takes place is in [[TheDCU Earth-Prime]].]]

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[[WMG: The world where "Attack of the Mutant" takes place is in [[TheDCU Earth-Prime]].]]
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She fits the description of Sarah a lot better along with being perfectly opaque, unlike see-through Della. And the surface looks like clammy cold white skin more than bone. Perhaps Sarah was killed by the snake, her body dumped in the lake to hide the evidence, but whatever magic was in the lake kept her from decomposing too much and somehow her soul stayed with her body/corpse and we got what we see on the cover today. As a result, she'll either be HighOctaneNightmareFuel or FetishFuel or perhaps just CreepySexy/UglyCute in her own way.

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She fits the description of Sarah a lot better along with being perfectly opaque, unlike see-through Della. And the surface looks like clammy cold white skin more than bone. Perhaps Sarah was killed by the snake, her body dumped in the lake to hide the evidence, but whatever magic was in the lake kept her from decomposing too much and somehow her soul stayed with her body/corpse and we got what we see on the cover today. As a result, she'll either be HighOctaneNightmareFuel or FetishFuel or perhaps just CreepySexy/UglyCute in her own way.way.

[[WMG: The world where "Attack of the Mutant" takes place is in [[TheDCU Earth-Prime]].]]
The creator of the Masked Mutant created an interdimensional portal which sent him to the "real world".
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* OH god, no...
* You overlooked the fact that they are not even a quarter of good enough for that.
* Your on to something. Maybe this leads to the future in ''Idiocracy''.

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* OH god, no...
* You overlooked the fact that they are not even a quarter of good enough for that.
* Your on to something. Maybe this leads to the future in ''Idiocracy''.



* You mean except of course when the stories actually are scary, right? Fridge Horror is quite common. The earlier stories are more of the type with an emphasis on direct horror. And there are the CYOA "Give Yourself Goosebumps" that in the same book may be a parody with one ending, a subversion with another, a double-subverted discussed parody that then subverts its parody nature by becoming a DangerouslyGenreSavvy ending...and even just a couple endings that are played perfectly straight. Not to mention the use of ghostwriters, meaning canonical dissonance.

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* You mean except Except of course when the stories actually are scary, right? Fridge Horror is quite common. The earlier stories are more of the type with an emphasis on direct horror. And there are the CYOA "Give Yourself Goosebumps" that in the same book may be a parody with one ending, a subversion with another, a double-subverted discussed parody that then subverts its parody nature by becoming a DangerouslyGenreSavvy ending...and even just a couple endings that are played perfectly straight. Not to mention the use of ghostwriters, meaning canonical dissonance.



She fits the description of Sarah a lot better along with being perfectly opaque, unlike see-through Della. And the surface looks like clammy cold white skin more than bone. Perhaps Sarah was killed by the snake, her body dumped in the lake to hide the evidence, but whatever magic was in the lake kept her from decomposing too much and somehow her soul stayed with her body/corpse and we got what we see on the cover today. As a result, she'll either be HighOctaneNightmareFuel or FetishFuel or perhaps just CreepySexy/UglyCute in her own way.
* Gee, thanks for giving me new nightmares of my ''favourite'' Goosebumps book (sabrina_diamond)

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She fits the description of Sarah a lot better along with being perfectly opaque, unlike see-through Della. And the surface looks like clammy cold white skin more than bone. Perhaps Sarah was killed by the snake, her body dumped in the lake to hide the evidence, but whatever magic was in the lake kept her from decomposing too much and somehow her soul stayed with her body/corpse and we got what we see on the cover today. As a result, she'll either be HighOctaneNightmareFuel or FetishFuel or perhaps just CreepySexy/UglyCute in her own way.
* Gee, thanks for giving me new nightmares of my ''favourite'' Goosebumps book (sabrina_diamond)
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[[WMG: The girl on the front of The Curse of Camp Cold Lake is meant to be Sarah, not Della]]
She fits the description of Sarah a lot better along with being perfectly opaque, unlike see-through Della. And the surface looks like clammy cold white skin more than bone. Perhaps Sarah was killed by the snake, her body dumped in the lake to hide the evidence, but whatever magic was in the lake kept her from decomposing too much and somehow her soul stayed with her body/corpse and we got what we see on the cover today. As a result, she'll either be HighOctaneNightmareFuel or FetishFuel or perhaps just CreepySexy/UglyCute in her own way.

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[[WMG: The girl on the front of The Curse of Camp Cold Lake is meant to be Sarah, ''Sarah'', not Della]]
She fits the description of Sarah a lot better along with being perfectly opaque, unlike see-through Della. And the surface looks like clammy cold white skin more than bone. Perhaps Sarah was killed by the snake, her body dumped in the lake to hide the evidence, but whatever magic was in the lake kept her from decomposing too much and somehow her soul stayed with her body/corpse and we got what we see on the cover today. As a result, she'll either be HighOctaneNightmareFuel or FetishFuel or perhaps just CreepySexy/UglyCute in her own way.way.
* Gee, thanks for giving me new nightmares of my ''favourite'' Goosebumps book (sabrina_diamond)
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* You mean except of course when the stories actually are scary, right? Fridge Horror is quite common. The earlier stories are more of the type with an emphasis on direct horror. And there are the CYOA "Give Yourself Goosebumps" that in the same book may be a parody with one ending, a subversion with another, a double-subverted discussed parody that then subverts its parody nature by becoming a DangerouslyGenreSavvy ending...and even just a couple endings that are played perfectly straight. Not to mention the use of ghostwriters, meaning canonical dissonance.

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* You mean except of course when the stories actually are scary, right? Fridge Horror is quite common. The earlier stories are more of the type with an emphasis on direct horror. And there are the CYOA "Give Yourself Goosebumps" that in the same book may be a parody with one ending, a subversion with another, a double-subverted discussed parody that then subverts its parody nature by becoming a DangerouslyGenreSavvy ending...and even just a couple endings that are played perfectly straight. Not to mention the use of ghostwriters, meaning canonical dissonance.dissonance.

[[WMG: The girl on the front of The Curse of Camp Cold Lake is meant to be Sarah, not Della]]
She fits the description of Sarah a lot better along with being perfectly opaque, unlike see-through Della. And the surface looks like clammy cold white skin more than bone. Perhaps Sarah was killed by the snake, her body dumped in the lake to hide the evidence, but whatever magic was in the lake kept her from decomposing too much and somehow her soul stayed with her body/corpse and we got what we see on the cover today. As a result, she'll either be HighOctaneNightmareFuel or FetishFuel or perhaps just CreepySexy/UglyCute in her own way.
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* Your on to something. Maybe this leads to the future in Idiocracy

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* Your on to something. Maybe this leads to the future in Idiocracy
''Idiocracy''.
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It makes sense. Doesn't it?

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\nIt makes sense. Doesn't it?it?
* You mean except of course when the stories actually are scary, right? Fridge Horror is quite common. The earlier stories are more of the type with an emphasis on direct horror. And there are the CYOA "Give Yourself Goosebumps" that in the same book may be a parody with one ending, a subversion with another, a double-subverted discussed parody that then subverts its parody nature by becoming a DangerouslyGenreSavvy ending...and even just a couple endings that are played perfectly straight. Not to mention the use of ghostwriters, meaning canonical dissonance.
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It makes sense. doens't it?

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It makes sense. doens't Doesn't it?
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Curly can [[InteractiveNarrator travel between worlds]] a la [[TheTwilightZone Rod Sterling]].

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The mascot Curly can [[InteractiveNarrator travel between worlds]] a la [[TheTwilightZone Rod Sterling]].
Sterling]]. He was the voice saying "Goosebumps, viewer beware you're in for a scare" in the opening theme of the TV show.
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Curly can [[InteractiveNarrator travel between worlds]] a la [[TheTwilightZone Rod Sterling]].

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Curly can [[InteractiveNarrator travel between worlds]] a la [[TheTwilightZone Rod Sterling]].Sterling]].

[[WMG: The Series is meant to be a Parody of the Horror Genre]]

It makes sense. doens't it?

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The REAL Twist is that the ''Entire Series'' is AllJustADream by Keith. Anything written after that is just more dream scenes.

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\nThe REAL Twist is that the ''Entire Series'' is AllJustADream by Keith. Anything written after that is just more dream scenes.scenes.

[[WMG: All ''Goosebumps'' titles exist in a multiverse like ''TheDarkTower''.]]
Curly can [[InteractiveNarrator travel between worlds]] a la [[TheTwilightZone Rod Sterling]].

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