Goosebumps

Welcome to Dead House creeped me out when I was younger because I live near place named Shady Oasis, the people there pretty much fit the bill of Welcoming but strange and when you are young your brain can be a bit imaginative on as to why that is.

That is a very strange coincidence.

Just curious, where did Stine say the Abominable Snowman would appear? What other monsters did he mention?

Speaking of the Snowman, I know Blogger Beware hated his book. I actually read the comic adaptation, and found it oddly amusing. Sure, the execution is corny, but the idea of a California-dwelling Yeti with a sweet-tooth for trail mix that generates ice and snow is just so ridiculous it veers into being awesome. I also liked how the creature is depicted as Morally-ambiguous(he saves a girl from freezing), rather than a sadistic, child eating brute like the Horrorland monsters or the Beasts from the East. The real threat comes from the father's reckless pursuit of fame, and the children's desire for adventure.

If he turns up in the film, maybe he'll be an ally to the heroes.

Ah, I do remember Goosebumps. Those stories are very cheesy though. And the TV show was an unintentional comedy at times.

I doubt anyone's as excited about the movie as I am.

By the way, here's some leaked screenshots!

We get a scream shot of Black and the gang, our first look at Slappy, as well as a few other villains.

Do any of you recognize them?

(Geez,am I the only one who still watches this thread?)

edited 27th Jul '14 11:23:23 AM by Snailfish

Slappy looks great, but seeing "Stine" in the movie, it really doesn't look like him. I know the real R.L. Stine can't act (as we could plainly see by his cameo appearances in Goosebumps specials back in the day), but still, couldn't they have tried harder?

I gave the show another look for the first time in years; I guess the movie piqued my curiosity about how well it held up.

Pretty well, actually. Or at least, better than I expected. Supremely uneven, though. Some episodes bettered their book counterparts. In some cases, they would almost have to to be remotely palatable onscreen.

Some episodes were far better than the original books? Like, how?

As long as he's still writing, I wish Stine would spend more time exploring the worlds he sets up in his books, rather than throwing out more God-awful Living Dummy sequels.

I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I personally think Slappy is one of the most, boring, obnoxious, overrated, and poorly-written children's villains ever. He hardly ever poses a credible threat to the heroes, his motivation is beyond stupid(Seriously,what would a ventriloquist dummy do with "slaves"?), and he's pretty much a huge example of writers confusing "being an overbearing, offensive shithead" with actually being a good villain.

The formula of his books never change: Kid finds dummy. Dummy does stuff that gets kid in trouble. Kid gets rid of dummy. At least most of the other monsters were unique in their bizarre, surreal nature and actually managed to be dangerous(King Jellyjam, anyone?). Slappy is just a watered-down ripoff of Chucky, and those kids would have a lot less trouble if they just punted his smug ass into a fireplace.

His movie incarnation was descent, I'll admit, but that's mainly because he was an almost entirely different character from his book counterpart.

Been a while since someone posted here, but I was wondering:

I read I Live In Your Basement again, and I swear there's a strong queer subtext here - can anyone else see it?

It reads - with the reveal in mind - like Keith is a gay or bi pre-teen desperately crushing on Marco, with his dream representing his fears of how he might come off if he confessed, or how Marco might respond to him. The paperweight dream for example might be Keith's fear that Marco would react violently to learning another boy likes him.

Plus, the fact he's forbidden from interacting with humans and must stay in the basement has a lot of similarity to "stay in the closet".

According to Variety, Disney+ has picked up the distribution rights to an upcoming live-action series. From the sound of it, it's fashioned similar to the world of the recent films, rather than anthology adaptation of the books like the original series.

So, after only knowing about the events of the TV episode, I finally got to reading the original Don't Go To Sleep. So what do I think?

I liked it.

It was certainly a step-up from the Narm the episode had, that's for sure. I felt way more bad for Matt who got nothing but harassment despite being a kid that just want to be left alone. There was also a lot more depth to the various realities Matt was trapped in besides a bunch of segments that only last a few moments to fit an episodic timeslot.

But...there's one thing I didn't like; the ending.

But I don't hate what the ending has. Moreso, I hate how the ending is incredibly abrupt. The last few lines made me want more, but nothing was there. It was probably intentional on the author's part, but something just makes it feel...unfinished. It's a shame there wasn't a sequel (if it doesn't exist).