i ''completely' agree. well...with the first part. i HATED the twist, but the rest was pretty good.
dibkyle
Seeing as there have been plans for a "Goosebumps" movie(with Darren Lemke as scriptwriter), what do you guys think the film's plot will be?
Let's Hop to It!
Oh geez, I wouldn't have much of a clue. Those books covered so many different types of scares that it could be just about anything. Ideally, though, it wouldn't just be some sort of mishmash thing, but actually be focused on one particular type of scare.
last i checked, plans for the movie were up in the air. anyway, i think it should be sort of self aware, and know exactly what it's adapting, and have fun with it
The best Goosebumps film adaptation I can imagine would just be a film adaptation of "The Mysterious Matter Of I. M. Fine". (Yes, I'm aware that it's not a Goosebumps book, and yes, I'm aware that it wasn't even written by R. L. Stine.)
By the way, if you like Goosebumps (or dislike it, but liked it as a kid) and haven't read that book, I seriously suggest you check it out.
edited 24th Feb '13 12:47:33 PM by DAStudent
I'd say I'm being refined Into the web I descend Killing those I've left behind I have been Endarkened
Would anyone like to add to the character page?
Samurai Troper
I always liked "Welcome to Dead House."
Swordplay and writing blog. Purveyor of weeaboo fightin' magic.
As for the character page, could any of you guys add the ones you think were that memorable?
There weren't any memorable characters. It's Goosebumps.
I'd say I'm being refined Into the web I descend Killing those I've left behind I have been Endarkened
There were some recurring characters, though not many. Basically, any book that got multiple sequels. Slappy the dummy, for example, or Evan and Andy from the Monster Blood series.
Billy is the best non-sequel character. He's from welcome to camp nightmare and he's a badass. plus, there are plenty memorable non "villain" people, like Stanley from Scarecrow walks at midnight for example.
What's Billy like? I don't remember that book.
when most GB character sense danger, they run like pussies. Billy, acts. when his friends vanish he demands answers from the camp staff. he searches for clues but finds nothing. odd things happen, and billy tries to keep it straight but at the end, he stops running around, and mans up. when uncle al ask the campers to hunt and tranquilize 2 runaway girls, billy says NO. he says he;'s tired of all this bullshit, campers "dying" and no one caring. so he grabs the riffle al had handed him to hunt the girls, and aims it at him. and..suck of his shit, he .fires.
BAD. ASS.
fine, it turns out it was all a test to see if he had what it takes to go on a mission with his parents, BUT it's due to how he learned to be badass that he passed this test!
Nice. Definitely one of the better books in the series. I'd forgotten all about it.
dibkyle
I added Billy (from Deep Trouble) because I think he had much better characterization than the rest of the protagonists. Billy wasn't a whiny dork like Evan Ross, he was an brash,impulsive, yet surprisingly noble boy who had to put aside his dreams of being an explorer to help a soul in danger.(Although it sucks how he's reduced to your standard Goosebumps protagonist in the Horrorland series) I've been wondering whether Deep Trouble was ghostwritten, given how different it is from the majority of the books.
dibkyle
Seems the Goosebumps movie got a director: Ron Letterman, director of [[Monsters Vs Aliens.]]
Just out of curiousity, which book would you guys like to see on the bigscreen?
Personally, i'd love to see Deep Trouble. Mermaids fighting Sharks...in 3D! 
edited 23rd Mar '13 7:19:57 PM by dibkyle
The Ghost Next Door.
On the one hand, it's not scary (nor is it really intended to be). On the other hand, it's a damn good story.
edited 23rd Mar '13 9:47:22 PM by KnownUnknown
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
dibkyle
As I mentioned before, I liked Deep Trouble even though Troy Steele denounced it as "boring." While I do like his blog, I would just like to ask you guys: Was there any book in the series you liked but Blogger Beware didn't?
I would think an anthology movie similar to Creepshow would be a better idea than a movie based on a single book.
edited 12th Apr '13 3:40:41 PM by Kostya
^^ Several. The guy dislikes most of the Goosebumps books.
edited 12th Apr '13 4:06:08 PM by KnownUnknown
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
- cracks knuckles* Egg monster from mars, deep trouble, haeadles halloween,. monster blood 1return of the mummy, girl who cried monster, one day at horrorland....
I haven't read many of his reviews but I liked Beast from the East. He really seemed to hate that.
dibkyle
As for the recurring characters, would someone like to fill in their entries?
dibkyle
Regarding some of the twist endings, a lot of people call A Shocker On Shock Street a copout. Personally, I think this one actually made sense in the context of the story. The father was a technician, so it does make sense that his "kids" are actually his creations. Also,the robot girl was malfunctioning and her sense of reality was blurring, so naturally things kept getting weirder and weirder. It's a much better, creepier twist than say, Welcome To Camp Nightmare or The Girl Who Cried Monster. There was no buildup at all with those two.
edited 20th May '13 10:08:35 AM by dibkyle
In his retrospective on the series, Blogger Beware made a list of "10 Worst Goosebumps Books." I'd agree with most of these choices, but I didn't think "Egg Monsters from Mars" was that bad. It had an interesting take on martian life, and the twist in the end ties in nicely with the events of the story.