A new Geesebumps on this day? On all days!? You better believe it. We are looking upon R.L. Stine's The Cuckoo Clock of Doom (Goosebumps #28). It's not about what you think it is, because you didn't think it's about time travel. Talking points include frog suits, origin of the word fib, 2023 predictions, and not wanting to be a cowboy. Time is a fl…

There are robots among us, perhaps even in this podcast, discussing the finer points or R.L. Stine's work! On this episode we have the severe pleasure of discussing Haunted Mask 2 (Goosebumps #36) by old Jovial Bob Stine himself, and we have, against all odds, loved it. Talking points include ChatbotGPT, existential death by aging, the untold histo…

Gravity tried very hard to stop this episode from coming to be, but we sure showed them. It's time to talk about The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena (Goosebumps #38) care of horror master R.L. Stine. Our initial verdict: it's a mess. Talking points include: the war on gravity, fake fake outs, main character grown-ups, and goosebumps roads not taken.…

Twitter has been reclaimed by nature in the same way that we were reclaimed by Goosebumps books to which we say silly things. It's time to discuss R.L. Stine's It Came from Beneath the Sink! (Goosebumps #30). Talking points include turning in your twitter gun, nonsense escalation, potato movement, and messing around with the kitchen sink. It's dead…

Originally, this was to be out on Halloween, and also this was to be titled how Jesse Thorn stole food from my children's mouths, but in fact, we have pushed through to the other side to discuss the latest piece of R.L. Stine written literary art: a collection of short spooky stories called Stinetinglers. It's absolutely great and you should all go…

With a name like A Night in Terror Tower, you'd think they'd spend like...a night there. It's time for R.L. Stine's 27th Goosebumps title wherein everything you think you know about towers, nights, time, and existential dread are all questioned and found wanting. Also, Joe didn't read the book and feels really vulnerable about it so back off. Enjoy…

We found our password. After a very short and totally reasonable hiatus, we're back talking about the works of R.L. Stine, in particular Goosebumps #29, Monster Blood III. We hope you enjoy this goofy fun episode and thank you for not taking us off notifications. Talking points include big boy problems, Joker's special drink, babysitting costs, and…

We are back with another Geesebumps style adventure taking place in the extend RLSCU, the R.L. Stine cinematic universe, as we are tackling Mr. Stine's superhero magnum opus from the original Goosebumps run, Attack of the Mutant (Goosebumps #25). We discuss the finer points of hero names, realistic character dialog, and Joe does his laundry. Excels…

We enjoy a bit of culture today of the musical variety as we partake in one of the few unabashed homages in Goosebumps canon. It's R.L. Stine's Phantom of the Auditorium (Goosebumps #24)! It's like a certain musical, and also became a musical, and also drives us to listening to Danielle providing a synopsis. Watch for falling chandeliers. You can c…

The mummy is back for five dollar footlongs. It's Geesebumps time once again friends, and this time we are making an auditory sandwich feast of R.L. Stine's Return of the Mummy (Goosebumps #23). We talk nonsensical runs through a tomb, the hottest villain in Goosebumps canon, and how there's a hook for that. Laugh! We command it! You can check out …

Hi ya'll! We've had a bit of trouble getting our episodes together, so Danielle is gonna ramble about Creepshow 2 for a while. Back next week, (or possibly the week after)! You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspo…

We're back on the train of Goosebumps fun here in Geesebumps town, and it's been exactly as fun as it has always been. This time we're going through R.L. Stine's Ghost Beach (Goosebumps #22). It's the story of similarly named heroes Jerry and Terry as they deal with neither ghosts nor beaches. We really make a feast of NFTs as well. Enjoy! You can …

Welcome to 2022! The year of the scary stuff! On this episode, Joe-Joe, Jeff, and Danielle, following the end of 2021, have decided to kick off the new year by leveraging the skills we have as the foremost R.L. Stine scholars to create an outline for a Goosebumps book that does not exist: Beware the Burning Box, a fake outline for a book that could…

It's the season of snow, gifts, and giving, so in honor of that we here at Geesebumps have thrown a white elephant dirty santa bonanza. The gift we stole? R. L. Stine's Beware, The Snowman (Goosebumps #51) a spooky little winter horror tale that is at least an A-Tier Goosebumps adventure and just a nice funny little book in its own right. We hope y…

We're back and Geesebumpier than ever for this Thanksgiving as we dig into R.L. Stine's take on gatekeeping in Go Eat Worms! (Goosebumps #21). We are thankful for R.L. for allowing us to wrack our brains over how, possibly, this could be any creepier or unsettling. Enjoy and have a fun and safe holiday! You can check out our other activities, merch…

We gave ourselves goosebumps for your entertainment this day. On today's episode, we actual-read (which is like an actual play, but for books I guess) R.L. Stine's Escape From the Carnival of Horrors (Give Yourself Goosebumps #1). There's page turning, and we explore the dank (420blazeit) recesses of Danielle's mind. It's utterly unhinged. You can …

Happy Halloween everyone! We hope you are having a very fun and safe holiday! On this eve of all hallows where ghosts and such are on the prowl, we here at Geesebumps will regale you with a fun pseudoquiz as to the plots of some of the buckwild things we've read on this show, and trust us, it's weird to hear all about these books after so many year…

By request, the Geesebumps gang has taken a weary stab at R.L. Stine's most buckwild vampire tale: Vampire Breath (Goosebumps #49). We don't know what it is you believe a vampire story is supposed to have, but with a little help from our friends Deleuze and Guattari, we're gonna take this book all the way out the the thousand plateaus and leave it …

The reports of our demise were greatly overstated. We're back for I guess a season two as we dig into one of the lost Goosebumps reprints, R.L. Stine's Legend of the Lost Legend (Goosebumps #47). Far and away one of the most troubling literary experiences we've ever dealt with. It's the worst version of Baudrillard's Simulacra, AND WE DIDN'T EVEN M…

Slappy's back, pardners! It's R.L. Stine's Night of the Living Dummy II (Goosebumps #31). It's almost an amazing psychological horror character study about a potentially millennial ventriloquist, but turns out to be a Goosebumps book. Also, this episode is extra-sized because it's been a full year! Enjoy friends! You can support Geesebumps by shari…

We intended to do a new Fear Street book today but we didn't anticipate it was 500 pages or whatever so we instead did R.L. Stine's The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight (Goosebumps #20). Also, we've been doing this for about a year now, and our attitude on Goosebumps has...changed. You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us …

Spoilers: We talk about Space Jam: A New Legacy. Today we are discussing the second of 4 Monster Blood books in the main Goosebumps Series: Monster Blood 2 (or Monster Blood II) by R.L. Stine (Goosebumps #18). After this book we concluded that most people like the idea of Goosebumps more than anything else. Also, like most sequels, we rehash all of…

Netflix produced a trilogy of films based on the Fear Street saga by R.L. Stine, and these films have a really elaborate name. Today, we are discussing Parts one, two, and three of the Fear Street saga overall, with more focus paid to the last like half-hour of 1666 because it's best. Spoilers ahoy! Our next episode will come out on July 28th! You …

R.L. Stine's Fear Street trilogy was changed into a movie series by Leigh Janiak for Netflix, and at the time of this episode, only Fear Street Part One: 1994 and Fear Street Part Two: 1978 have been released. It seems to us that all of the Fear Street films are expected to be watched and absorbed as a single experience of "content," we are going t…

Another main Goosebumps book is usually a cause for celebration, but not this day. We're putting ourselves through R.L. Stine's Why I'm Afraid of Bees (Goosebumps #17). We discuss the weird, cyberpunk future of Goosebumps land, a strange Total Recall moment in the middle, a bunch of bee facts, and the unassailable weirdness teleportation. Our next …

We have emerged from our comedy chrysalis and are ready to discuss all the great phobias that exist. There's a lot of them, and if you wanted to listen to a comedy podcast where two people with a ton of education say immature words, you have come to the most right place you can imagine. Enjoy the goofs! And there's dinosaurs in this one! Our next e…

A deceptive Goosebumps book is our target on this fine day. We're reading R.L. Stine's You Can't Scare Me (Goosebumps #15) and reveling in the joy of a story where nothing happens the entire time. Enjoy the discussion of the Final Fantasy 14, vilifying the only good character in the book, and our refusal to allow this book to be reviewed in one sit…

We are joined by Mike, Nate, and Jimmy from The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast (https://drunkguysbookclub.com) to revel in the joy of werewolf stuff, and experience Serena Valentino's lycanthropic handbook masterpiece How to Be A Werewolf. Unleash your inner lycan, friends. Our next episode will come out on June 16th, and we'll be reading R.L. Stine'…

Jeff's got a fever. A werewolf fever. Look, today we are reading the R.L. Stine's The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, Goosebumps #14, and it's not a very good book. Key talking points for this episode is Darell Jenkins Khalid, goofy bad parenting, dog mask off, and big florida energy. Enjoy the goofs, and swamp you! Our next episode will come out on June …

Stay exactly where you are, Marvel Comics. We had just enough time to pop into a more recent Goosebumps experience: R.L. Stine's They Call Me the Night Howler! (Slappyworld #11) which reads less like a horror story and more like the first 4 chapters of a Stinematic hero universe. It's bonkers. Beware blue strawberries, and watch out for spoilers in…

Oh we're, back bb. Today's episode we're crushing on Piano Lessons Can Be Murder, R.L. Stine's audio masterpiece about ghost robots and also happens to be Goosebumps #13! Potential goofs in this one include, but are not limited to: which famous person smells, Jeff's creativity, snifting milk, fat robots, and how toughs is hands. Our next episode wi…

Howdy! Joe-Joe here! We didn't have a chance to get together to discuss Piano Lessons Can Be Murder this week and will have that ready to go on 5/19. It'll be worth the wait, we know. In the meantime, please enjoy this episode of our Dungeon's and Dragons 5th edition actual play podcast, The Rolls We Made. It's the first episode of our most recent …

Jeff read a book by M.D. Payne titled Who Is R.L. Stine and decided to drop a trivia contest on us for this week's minibump. How did you do!? Let us know in the comments if you know more about R.L. than the people who are on a podcast exclusively about his work. Our next episode will come out on May 12th, and we'll be reading R.L. Stine's Piano Les…

It's Wednesday and that means we're talking Goosebumps! On today's episode we're looking at R.L. Stine's The Ghost Next Door (Goosebumps #10). Talking points for this particular episode include the Ghost spaces, podcast interview questions, Bill and Herb's excellent adventures, and what happens after you die. Our next episode will come out on May 1…

It's 4/20, so we're going to blaze in the sense that we're going to talk about spooky stories told around the campfire in an effort to remain the campfire story mindset of R.L. Stine's Welcome to Camp Nightmare. In case you're curious what it would be like if Danielle tried to teach Jeff or I something, it's pretty much the brain equivalent of a me…

Welcome to Camp Nightmoon! Today the Geesebumps bunch is taking a look at one of the most Shamalan-esque Goosebumps books thus far: R.L. Stine's Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Goosebumps #9). We're talking camp stories, weird food, and characters who can be reduced to a single accessory. There's also something in there about April Fool's day. Enjoy! Th…

We take a trip to Egypt, we guess, on today's episode of Geesebumps where we discuss R.L. Stine's desert mummy adventure, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb. On this episode we discuss super cool mummy facts, whether new Coke was from the 90s, and the pointlessness of character origins. Enjoy our slow descent into madness as we fail to grasp what even this …

R.L. Stine has continued to create amazing horror books for kids, and one such book came out on March 2nd under the Goosebumps SlappyWorld imprint, Monster Blood is Back! I know what you're thinking: what's SlappyWorld? Well, don't worry about it. Just know that this book could have easily been Monster Blood 5. Watch us attempt to do the work of a …

The Horror at Camp Jellyjam (Goosebumps #33) holds the amazing honor of being one of the cover of any R.L. Stine's book. If only this wasn't one of the most buckwild books in the Stineverse. On today's episode, the Geesebumps crew discuss snails, weaponized soccer, shocking party favors, and Danielle's mastery of karate. He stink so bad him die. Th…

We record a lot. A whole lot. Most of it is for warm-up purposes, lots of our funniest bits don't get to go into our episodes in any way. Enjoy this peek behind the curtain of the Geesebumps experience and the raw, uncut humor that should hopefully brighten your day. Conversations in this episode include: Frank Miller's oeuvre, Metal Gear conspirac…

We've heard tell that Netflix is making a series of films about R.L. Stine's Fear Street Saga, so in preparation for that, we decided to read the very first chapter of that trilogy, The Betrayal. We talk witch mystery bags, pan selling, hat fetishes, and head going pop. It's a joyous and funny time. The next full episode of Geesebumps will be out o…

The R.L. Stin-e-verse is vast and many others are talking about it. Sadly, they are doing a not-so-good job. We take a look at three articles allegedly about R.L. Stine and the Goosebumps phenomena. We endeavor to prove them wrong, and often succeed. We also tell jokes in here because this is a comedy show. Our next full episode is due to be out Ma…

We're back after a week of no-goofs with an episode absolutely flavor-blasted with humor! We're discussing R.L. Stine's nautical masterpiece, Deep Trouble (Goosebumps #19)! Significant concepts we bring up this time around include: Danielle's love of anime, what real-live grown-ups sound like, and the evils of late-market capitalism as told by chil…

Another week, another minibump! This week we're going over some news on Netflix's Fear Street saga movie series, and if you think it's news you could have gathered from context clues, you're wrong! Then we spend some time predicting what Deep Trouble will bring us. It's a delightful diversion from modern day life! Our next full episode is due to be…

It's January, which means summer is here I guess, and what better way to celebrate than by going to the scariest theme park in the world, Horrorland! Join the gang as they discuss coconuts, blowing up cars, and general safety standards in a haunted theme park as we dive into R.L. Stine's One Day At Horrorland (Goosebumps #16). Our next mini-bump is…

We thought we were done talking about Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps #4) but we were wrong. We met up to discuss some of the finer points about Say Cheese and Die! we missed out on the first time. You don't need to have listened to the first one, but it would help because it's filled with goofs for your enjoyment. We discuss the finer points of My…

It's the first real episode of Geesebumps in 2021! We're looking at R.L. Stine's most powerful, camera based story, Say Cheese and Die! We discuss the power of cameras, telling people you won't do something, and what the evil camera's stats are. Fun fact: its's a camera! Our next mini-bump is due to be out January 19th, and our next full episode is…

It's a new year, so why not take the time to look back at all the stuff we made in the previous year! It's some of the greatest bits we have done since the show began. It's a good little clip show that will fill you with joy about all the great goofs we do in this show. It's great. The next episode comes out on January 11th, 2021! We're going to be…

Today on Geesebumps we are looking at R.L. Stine's Night of the Living Dummy, which is not about Slappy the dummy, takes place over multiple nights, and is barely about anything substantive. Also, did you know that it's Dumpster, not dumpster? Also, enjoy our Andrew Dice Clay dummy impressions, oh! The next episode comes out on January 5nd, 2021! H…

This year, 2020, the year that refuses to stop, R.L. Stine released the first entry in a new Garbage Pail Kids children's book series, Welcome to Smellville. We have made grim plans to read this particular R.L. Stine joint, but until such time, we are going to play a little game I'm calling the Garbage Pail Kid-nundrum. Can you do better than us? T…