Goosebumps Books in Order: Every Series & Spin-Off

For a lot of readers, Goosebumps was the book fair series. The covers were creepy, the titles were loud, and the stories were scary enough to feel dangerous without being too much. So if you’re trying to read the Goosebumps books in order, this guide sorts the original series, the spin-offs, the gamebooks, the graphic novels, the special editions, and the movie and TV tie-ins.

The tricky part is that Goosebumps is not one clean series anymore. The original run has 62 books, but R.L. Stine kept the brand going through Give Yourself Goosebumps, Goosebumps 2000, HorrorLand, SlappyWorld, House of Shivers, short-story collections, adaptations, and more.

Jump to:

• How to Read Goosebumps Books in Order
• Original Goosebumps Books in Order
• Give Yourself Goosebumps Books
• Goosebumps 2000 Books
• Goosebumps Graphic Novels and Graphix Books
• Goosebumps HorrorLand Books
• Goosebumps Most Wanted Books
• Goosebumps Short Story Collections
• Goosebumps SlappyWorld Books
• More Goosebumps Series, Specials, and Tie-Ins
• Goosebumps TV Shows and Movies
• What is Goosebumps About?
• Goosebumps Books FAQ

How to Read Goosebumps Books in Order

Most Goosebumps books work as standalones, so you don’t have to read every book in strict order. That said, publication order is still the cleanest path if you want to see the series grow from the original 1990s books into the later spin-offs.

Start with the original 62-book series if you want the classic version of Goosebumps. After that, move into the branch that interests you most. Give Yourself Goosebumps is the choose-your-own-path branch. Goosebumps 2000 is the late-1990s follow-up. HorrorLand, Most Wanted, SlappyWorld, and House of Shivers are later relaunches with their own identities.

For collectors, parents, or returning fans, the lists below keep each branch separate. That’s the easiest way to avoid mixing original books, reprints, graphic adaptations, TV tie-ins, and special editions together.

Original Goosebumps Books in Order

The original Goosebumps series ran for 62 books from 1992 to 1997. These are the classic paperbacks most readers remember, and this is the best place to start if you want the core Goosebumps experience.

1. Welcome to Dead House (1992)
2. Stay Out of the Basement (1992)
3. Monster Blood (1992)
4. Say Cheese and Die! (1992)
5. The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1993)
6. Let’s Get Invisible! (1993)
7. Night of the Living Dummy (1993)
8. The Girl Who Cried Monster (1993)
9. Welcome to Camp Nightmare (1993)
10. The Ghost Next Door (1993)
11. The Haunted Mask (1993)
12. Be Careful What You Wish For… (1993)
13. Piano Lessons Can Be Murder (1993)
14. The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (1993)
15. You Can’t Scare Me! (1993)
16. One Day at HorrorLand (1994)
17. Why I’m Afraid of Bees (1994)
18. Monster Blood II (1994)
19. Deep Trouble (1994)
20. The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight (1994)
21. Go Eat Worms! (1994)
22. Ghost Beach (1994)
23. Return of the Mummy (1994)
24. Phantom of the Auditorium (1994)
25. Attack of the Mutant (1994)
26. My Hairiest Adventure (1994)
27. A Night in Terror Tower (1994)
28. The Cuckoo Clock of Doom (1995)
29. Monster Blood III (1995)
30. It Came from Beneath the Sink! (1995)
31. Night of the Living Dummy II (1995)
32. The Barking Ghost (1995)
33. The Horror at Camp Jellyjam (1995)
34. Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes (1995)
35. A Shocker on Shock Street (1995)
36. The Haunted Mask II (1995)
37. The Headless Ghost (1995)
38. The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena (1995)
39. How I Got My Shrunken Head (1995)
40. Night of the Living Dummy III (1996)
41. Bad Hare Day (1996)
42. Egg Monsters from Mars (1996)
43. The Beast from the East (1996)
44. Say Cheese and Die – Again! (1996)
45. Ghost Camp (1996)
46. How to Kill a Monster (1996)
47. Legend of the Lost Legend (1996)
48. Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns (1996)
49. Vampire Breath (1996)
50. Calling All Creeps! (1996)
51. Beware, the Snowman (1997)
52. How I Learned to Fly (1997)
53. Chicken Chicken (1997)
54. Don’t Go To Sleep! (1997)
55. The Blob That Ate Everyone (1997)
56. The Curse of Camp Cold Lake (1997)
57. My Best Friend is Invisible (1997)
58. Deep Trouble II (1997)
59. The Haunted School (1997)
60. Werewolf Skin (1997)
61. I Live in Your Basement! (1997)
62. Monster Blood IV (1997)

Give Yourself Goosebumps Books

Give Yourself Goosebumps turns the series into interactive gamebooks. Instead of following one straight story, you make choices and jump to different pages, with plenty of bad endings waiting if you pick wrong.

1. Escape from the Carnival of Horrors (1995)
2. Tick Tock, You’re Dead! (1995)
3. Trapped in Bat Wing Hall (1995)
4. The Deadly Experiments of Dr. Eeek (1996)
5. Night in Werewolf Woods (1996)
6. Beware of the Purple Peanut Butter (1996)
7. Under the Magician’s Spell (1996)
8. The Curse of the Creeping Coffin (1996)
9. The Knight in Screaming Armor (1996)
10. Diary of a Mad Mummy (1996)
11. Deep in the Jungle of Doom (1996)
12. Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum (1997)
13. Scream of the Evil Genie (1997)
14. The Creepy Creations of Professor Shock (1997)
15. Please Don’t Feed the Vampire! (1997)
16. Secret Agent Grandma (1997)
17. Little Comic Shop of Horrors (1997)
18. Attack of the Beastly Baby-Sitter (1997)
19. Escape from Camp Run-For-Your-Life (1997)
20. Toy Terror: Batteries Included (1997)
21. The Twisted Tale of Tiki Island (1997)
22. Return to the Carnival of Horrors (1997)
23. Zapped in Space (1997)
24. Lost in Stinkeye Swamp (1997)
25. Shop Till You Drop … Dead! (1998)
26. Alone in Snakebite Canyon (1998)
27. Checkout Time at the Dead-End Hotel (1998)
28. Night of a Thousand Claws (1998)
29. Invaders from the Big Screen (1998)
30. You’re Plant Food! (1998)
31. The Werewolf of Twisted Tree Lodge (1998)
32. It’s Only a Nightmare! (1998)
33. It Came from the Internet (1999)
34. Elevator to Nowhere (1999)
35. Hocus-Pocus Horror (1999)
36. Ship of Ghouls (1999)
37. Escape from Horror House (1999)
38. Into the Twister of Terror (1999)
39. Scary Birthday to You! (1999)
40. Zombie School (1999)
41. Danger Time (2000)
42. All-Day Nightmare (2000)

Give Yourself Goosebumps Special Edition Books

The special editions use the same choose-your-own-path format, but they were published as a separate numbered run.

1. Into the Jaws of Doom (1998)
2. Return to Terror Tower (1998)
3. Trapped in the Circus of Fear (1998)
4. One Night in Payne House (1998)
5. The Curse of the Cave Creatures (1999)
6. Revenge of the Body Squeezers (1999)
7. Trick or…Trapped! (1999)
8. Weekend at Poison Lake (1999)

Goosebumps 2000 Books

Goosebumps 2000 followed the original series and leaned into a slightly updated, late-1990s version of the brand. It still has the same basic Goosebumps feel, but it belongs in its own section rather than being mixed into the original 62 books.

1. Cry of the Cat (1998)
2. Bride of the Living Dummy (1998)
3. Creature Teacher (1998)
4. Invasion of the Body Squeezers, Part 1 (1998)
5. Invasion of the Body Squeezers, Part 2 (1998)
6. I Am Your Evil Twin (1998)
7. Revenge R Us (1998)
8. Fright Camp (1998)
9. Are You Terrified Yet? (1998)
10. Headless Halloween (1998)
11. Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls (1998)
12. Brain Juice (1998)
13. Return to HorrorLand (1999)
14. Jekyll and Heidi (1999)
15. Scream School (1999)
16. The Mummy Walks (1999)
17. The Werewolf in the Living Room (1999)
18. The Horror of the Black Ring (1999)
19. Return to Ghost Camp (1999)
20. Be Afraid – Be Very Afraid! (1999)
21. The Haunted Car (1999)
22. Full Moon Fever (1999)
23. Slappy’s Nightmare (1999)
24. Earth Geeks Must Go! (1999)
25. Ghost in the Mirror (2000)

Goosebumps Graphic Novels and Graphix Books

There are two different graphic-novel buckets here. The older Goosebumps Graphix books collect graphic adaptations from multiple artists, while the newer graphic novels adapt individual Goosebumps stories in a more direct series format.

Goosebumps Graphix Books

1. Creepy Creatures (2006)
2. Terror Trips (2007)
3. Scary Summer (2007)
4. Slappy’s Tales of Horror (2015)

Goosebumps Graphic Novels

1. The Haunted Mask (2024)
2. Monster Blood (2025)
3. Stay Out of the Basement (2026)

Goosebumps HorrorLand Books

Goosebumps HorrorLand brought the series back with a bigger connected setup. The first 12 books build toward HorrorLand itself, while the later books continue the relaunch with new scares and returning Goosebumps energy.

Goosebumps HorrorLand First Arc

1. Revenge of the Living Dummy (2008)
2. Creep from the Deep (2008)
3. Monster Blood for Breakfast! (2008)
4. The Scream of the Haunted Mask (2008)
5. Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz (2008)
6. Who’s Your Mummy? (2009)
7. My Friends Call Me Monster (2009)
8. Say Cheese – And Die Screaming! (2009)
9. Welcome To Camp Slither (2009)
10. Help! We Have Strange Powers! (2009)
11. Escape from HorrorLand (2009)
12. The Streets of Panic Park (2009)

Goosebumps HorrorLand Second Arc

1. When the Ghost Dog Howls (2010)
2. Little Shop of Hamsters (2010)
3. Heads, You Lose! (2010)
4. Weirdo Halloween (2010)
5. The Wizard of Ooze (2010)
6. Slappy New Year! (2010)
7. The Horror at Chiller House (2011)

Goosebumps Most Wanted Books

Goosebumps Most Wanted is another later relaunch, this time built around villains, monsters, and fan-favorite Goosebumps ideas. The main series has 10 books, followed by four special editions.

1. Planet of the Lawn Gnomes (2012)
2. Son of Slappy (2013)
3. How I Met My Monster (2013)
4. Frankenstein’s Dog (2013)
5. Dr. Maniac Will See You Now (2013)
6. Creature Teacher: The Final Exam (2014)
7. A Nightmare on Clown Street (2015)
8. Night of the Puppet People (2015)
9. Here Comes the Shaggedy (2016)
10. Lizard of Oz (2016)

Goosebumps Most Wanted Special Edition Books

1. Zombie Halloween (2014)
2. The 12 Screams of Christmas (2014)
3. Trick or Trap (2015)
4. The Haunter (2016)

Goosebumps Short Story Collections

These short-story collections are separate from the main novels. They’re useful for completionists because they add dozens of smaller Goosebumps stories, including the two Triple Header books.

1. Tales to Give You Goosebumps (1994)
2. More Tales to Give You Goosebumps (1995)
3. Even More Tales to Give You Goosebumps (1996)
4. Still More Tales to Give You Goosebumps (1996)
5. More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps (1997)
6. More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps (1997)
7. Triple Header Book 1: Three Shocking Tales of Terror (1997)
8. Triple Header Book 2: Three Shocking Tales of Terror (1998)

Goosebumps SlappyWorld Books

Goosebumps SlappyWorld puts Slappy front and center as the face of the series. The books still work as quick, kid-friendly horror reads, but the branding is much more focused on Goosebumps’ most famous villain.

1. Slappy Birthday to You (2017)
2. Attack of the Jack (2017)
3. I Am Slappy’s Evil Twin (2017)
4. Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo (2018)
5. Escape From Shudder Mansion (2018)
6. The Ghost of Slappy (2018)
7. It’s Alive! It’s Alive! (2019)
8. The Dummy Meets the Mummy! (2019)
9. Revenge of the Invisible Boy (2019)
10. Diary of a Dummy (2020)
11. They Call Me the Night Howler! (2020)
12. My Friend Slappy (2020)
13. Monster Blood Is Back (2021)
14. Fifth-Grade Zombies (2021)
15. Judy and the Beast (2021)
16. Slappy in Dreamland (2022)
17. Haunting with the Stars (2022)
18. Night of the Squawker (2023)
19. Friiight Night (2023)

More Goosebumps Series, Specials, and Tie-Ins

This is the cleanest place for the Goosebumps books that don’t fit neatly into the bigger sections above. That includes Hall of Horrors, House of Shivers, movie tie-ins, TV tie-ins, and a few special or companion-style books.

Goosebumps Hall of Horrors Books

Hall of Horrors is a short six-book run from the early 2010s. It’s separate from HorrorLand, even though the names make the Goosebumps timeline feel more confusing than it needs to be.

1. Claws! (2011)
2. Night of the Giant Everything (2011)
3. The Five Masks of Dr. Screem (2011)
4. Why I Quit Zombie School (2011)
5. Don’t Scream! (2012)
6. The Birthday Party of No Return! (2012)

Goosebumps House of Shivers Books

House of Shivers launched in 2023 as a newer Goosebumps relaunch, with fresh standalone scares for modern readers.

1. Scariest. Book. Ever. (2023)
2. Goblin Monday (2024)
3. Night of the Living Mummy (September 3, 2024)
4. Say My Name! Say My Name! (March 4, 2025)
5. The Last Sleepover (August 5, 2025)
6. One Night at Camp Bigfoot (March 3, 2026)
7. What We Do at Night (August 4, 2026)
8. How to Train Your Dummy (March 2, 2027)

Goosebumps Special and Companion Books

These are the extra Goosebumps items that don’t belong in one of the main series lists above. Some are companion books, some are short or novelty items, and some are useful mainly for completionists.

1. Scaredy Caps Special (1995)
2. Goosebumps Haunted Library (1996)
3. It Came from Ohio!: My Life as a Writer (1997)
4. It Came from New Jersey!: My Life as an Artist (1998)
5. Welcome to HorrorLand: A Survivor Guide (2009)
6. Slappy, Beware! (2022)

Goosebumps Movie Books

These books tie into the theatrical Goosebumps movies rather than the original book continuity.

1. Goosebumps Movie Novel (2015)
2. Goosebumps The Movie 2 (2018)

Goosebumps Presents TV Books

Goosebumps Presents was a short-lived tie-in series based on the 1990s TV show. These books are episode novelizations rather than original entries in the main series, so they work best as extras for readers who want to go deeper. There were 18 published books, plus one advertised but unreleased follow-up, The Blob That Ate Everyone.

1. The Girl Who Cried Monster (1996)
2. The Cuckoo Clock of Doom (1996)
3. Welcome to Camp Nightmare (1996)
4. Return of the Mummy (1996)
5. Night of the Living Dummy II (1996)
6. My Hairiest Adventure (1996)
7. The Headless Ghost (1996)
8. Be Careful What You Wish For (1997)
9. Go Eat Worms! (1997)
10. Bad Hare Day (1997)
11. Let’s Get Invisible! (1997)
12. Attack of the Mutant (1997)
13. Ghost Beach (1997)
14. You Can’t Scare Me! (1997)
15. Monster Blood (1997)
16. Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns (1997)
17. Calling All Creeps! (1997)
18. Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes (1998)

Goosebumps TV Shows and Movies

Yes. The original live-action Goosebumps TV series premiered in 1995 and ran for four seasons. It adapted many of the classic books, including stories like The Haunted Mask, Night of the Living Dummy, Welcome to Camp Nightmare, and Stay Out of the Basement.

The first Goosebumps movie came out in 2015, with Jack Black playing a fictional version of R.L. Stine. A second movie, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, followed in 2018.

A newer Goosebumps TV series premiered on Disney+ and Hulu in 2023. Its second season, Goosebumps: The Vanishing, was released in 2025. Disney+ later canceled that version after two seasons, though Sony reportedly planned to look for another home for the property.

What is Goosebumps About?

Goosebumps is R.L. Stine’s children’s horror series about ordinary kids who run into monsters, cursed objects, haunted places, creepy neighbors, evil dummies, and strange experiments. The books are scary, but they’re also fast, funny, and built for younger readers.

The original series launched in 1992 with Welcome to Dead House and ran for 62 books. Most entries can be read on their own, though a few stories have sequels or recurring monsters.

That standalone format is a big reason the series has lasted. A reader can start with the first book, pick up a famous one like Night of the Living Dummy, or follow a later branch like SlappyWorld without needing a complicated backstory first.

Goosebumps Books FAQ

Do you need to read the Goosebumps books in order?

No. Most Goosebumps books are standalone stories. Reading in publication order is best for collectors and completionists, but casual readers can start with almost any book.

Where should you start with Goosebumps?

Start with the original series if you want the classic version. Welcome to Dead House is the first book, but Night of the Living Dummy, The Haunted Mask, and One Day at HorrorLand are also popular entry points.

What is the difference between Goosebumps and Classic Goosebumps?

Classic Goosebumps is a reprint line. Those books are usually older Goosebumps stories repackaged with new covers and new numbering, so the Classic Goosebumps number does not always match the original publication order.

Are Give Yourself Goosebumps books part of the main series?

No. Give Yourself Goosebumps is a separate gamebook spin-off. Those books let the reader make choices and follow different endings instead of reading one straight story.

Are the Goosebumps graphic novels new stories?

Most Goosebumps graphic novels are adaptations of existing stories. They’re a good option for visual readers, but they usually aren’t new Goosebumps adventures.

Was Goosebumps Gold ever published?

No. Goosebumps Gold was announced as a follow-up series, but it was canceled before publication. Since the books were never actually released, they don’t belong in the main reading lists.

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