Goosebumps, Books 1-4

by R.L. Stine

- Welcome to Dead House
- Stay Out of the Basement
- Monster Blood
- Say Cheese and Die!

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Childrens, Young Adult, Suspense, Mystery, Chapter Books

558 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1993

About the author

Robert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.

R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.

Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.

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Reviews

[Ravenous Raven of Mordor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay so I couldn't find 'stay out of the basement' book by itself so I use this.
So my review will only be for Goosebumps #2 (Also there will be a lot of referencing the TV show as nostalgia hits me like a truck)

This books mystery was brilliant, as far as I could tell, I had no idea who was who at the end. And to axe me to play the guess who game, I would have certainly lost. (maybe I am just too trustworthy)

But we all know that there are no winners in goosebumps, and there are many twists and turns along the way.

The show follows the book with ease and brings the scares to life. However all in all this one wasn't so terrifying. Sorry guys.

All in all.
3.5 Stars

[Margoween · Rating 3 out of 5]

Margaret is less annoying in the book than in the goosebumps episode. Same with Casey.

[☯Meera☯ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Right now I'm on a Goosebumps "read" spree.

I forgot to add these books. I forgot I even read them.

They're slow-paced, and the plot is predictable and quick. It zooms by so fast that there's no emotion or suspense/horror. They try going for a scary build-up, which just fails miserably in the suspense and horror department. I finished one of these in twenty minutes. The extra-large font screams, "I want this book to be long by stretching out pages with sudden chapters and big writing; that way..................

Actually, I'm not sure what the author was going for. But...I don't recommend these books unless you like tacky horror.

[Caitlin Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

review: There is something lurking in the basement and not sure what it is. Is it a jacket that just looks weird, or is it a witches hand. He steps down into the basement and never wants to return.
use: If children like the goosebumps this lets them keep reading with it being chapter book.

[Elizabeth L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is so scary. I had to read it in the daytime. I as just as this book to anyone who like to be scary.

[Derek Dix · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've always been a big fan of the Goosebumps series. My wife blesses me each year with some Goosebump books. Eventually I will have a bookcase full of the series.

[Nicholas R · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading R.L Stine’s Welcome to Deadhouse, it’d personally give it a 4/5 stars.First of all, a true example of why I like this book so much is when Amanda realizes the truth of what has really happened, she thinks to herself, "Then I realized something else. I realized we had never really left the Dead House at all" (Stine 124). This is an example of the fearful theme because Amanda realizes that they are trapped in their unescapable and threatening house that they could never leave. Secondly, I like when Amanda first describes the new house, she says, "The house looked old and creepy, like something out of a nightmare" (Stine 5). This serves to paint Amanda as somebody who is uncomfortable and scared of her surroundings, just like myself, this characterization makes the book relatable and we see her character remain the same throughout the story, making her a static character. For example, I really appreciate that during the biggest climatic moment, Amanda realizes the terrifying truth when she says, “It was too late. They were coming for us” (Stine 135). This marks the point where the danger they were in becomes unstoppable, and the climax reaches its peak as Amanda and Josh face the horrors of the Dead House, this marks the biggest climatic moment. Moreover, I like the eerie and scary atmosphere/tone of the story being shown off when Amanda walks into her room and describes, “A cold chill ran down my spine as I stepped into the room, the air thick with something foggy” (Stine 45). This quote highlights the book's horror genre, setting a creepy and suspenseful tone, which I very much enjoyed. Lastly, a moment of irony is shown after moving into what they thought found a way out of the Deadhouse, Amanda says,“I thought they were offering us a way out, but it was only a trap” (Stine 112). Personally, I don’t like this moment of irony, It feels a bit too predictable. The idea that things can’t get worse, only for them to do just that, is common in horror stories. It makes Amanda's character seem a bit bland. Overall, this book was an amazing read and it deserves it’s 4/5 stars.



Catalogue of 5 words I didn’t understand:
Obediently
Granite
Shrubs
Morbid
Banister

[Riley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stine's masterful storytelling kept me on the edge of my seat when I was a kid, all of the Goosebumps stories did. Blending suspense and mystery with a dash of the supernatural. The tension builds gradually, and when I was younger I found myself flipping pages late into the night eager to uncover the secrets of Dark Falls. Stine's ability to create a sense of dread and anticipation is truly remarkable, especially in a manner that's not unhealthy for a younger audience. The story expertly plays on the fear of the unknown, making it a perfect introduction to the world of "Goosebumps."

[Umma Shifa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is a good book. its spooky if u like spooky things u will love it. It's basically about how they inheritance an new house in a different state and have to move. That house is scary and haunted. Amanda keeps seeing a boy in her room. and she keeps having scary dreams. She told her parents what she saw they thought her brother (josh) was scaring her. But josh revealed that he was also having scary dreams how a boy and girl was trying to hurt him.

[SourPatchKid99 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I couldn't find an individual page for Welcome to the Dead House so I decided to go with this one.

Overall, I enjoyed Welcome to the Dead House. It's surprisingly gory for a kids' book, which was enjoyable, and I got Coraline vibes from it (which is why I didn't give it five). Excellent book to listen to while driving to and from work.

[Adrian Salazar · Rating 5 out of 5]

What i thought of the book goosebumps was mosly just like the movie but this ws more indept and it was talking about a group of kids ruining away from the mask around haloween


I would ecommend this book to alomost everybody espeacilly around halowween time i really liked it tbhhh

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

real rating close to 5

they are fantastic.

[Dana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This as been my favorite since as a kid!
Love both!
The book & the episode!

I love all the Books!

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the book stay out of the basement, it is really good. And it is pretty scary. Those kids are very lucky that they fiqured out that that one "dad" was their fake dad, not the real one.

[Kamron m · Rating 4 out of 5]

its goood but it was a bit short

[Ross McCurry · Rating 4 out of 5]

9r old in 4th grade really enjoyed this.

[Tristin]

decent

[Rafay Shiraz]

Good ! Better ! Best !!!!!!!

[Cecelia]

I've read everything in this set and their sequels.

[Damar]

noting

[ZARAH · Rating 5 out of 5]

I HAVENT READ IT YET BUT I AM A HUGE FAN OF RL STINE

[Brighton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the book. It tells about Dr.Brewer is doing a little plant testing in is basement.

[John Gates · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent fun reading when I was a kid.

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only read book 1 as part of a "Fall Bucket List", seeing that I had never read a Goosebumps book. I wish I had read these in childhood.

[LeoGe · Rating 4 out of 5]

结尾多加一星

[Veronique Botha · Rating 4 out of 5]

23 September 2021: Welcome to the Dead House
24 September 2021: Stay Out of the Basement
27 September 2021: Monster Blood
29 September 2021: Say Cheese and Die!

[Shreyans · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not about the book but about the experience.
Nostalgic

[Josue · Rating 5 out of 5]

That the goosebumps live in a kids house when the mom leave the kid in the house he always hears noises in the basement or at the atik and kid always check what is happening and the kid does it see the goosebumps the goosebumps always take out his hand and scratch the door and sometime the kid always gets scared.

[MaCkenzie Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are good chapter books for older children. I love these books I read all of them and I miss the feeling these books gave me. These are probably the reason I fell in love with books. If a child likes spooky, creepy, and weird short-chapter books, these are definitely the way to go.

[Elijah A · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love goosebumps books there what really got me into horror especially theses books I read 2 out of the 4 but it was years ago since my dad owns a lot of books and I had to read a lot and I would have to say my favorite one in this piece has to be say cheese and die it always had one of the most interesting monster/creature everyone thought it was just some funky Camara distorting what you took but it was actually just a camera that showed disaster before hand and in every say cheese they all believed that the camara is cursed and try there best to get rid of it which is very hard to do I think that it’s a very good book and that a lot of people should get to enjoy this book it is one my favorites the dead house is more confusing and harder to understand but I get the book it’s not one of my favorites I like more horror elements in it there are things leading up to the main conflict but otherwise I think that the first book welcome to the dead houses is the less interesting out of the 4 stay out the basement I don’t have the best memory of it since not that much happened like say cheese and die but I do remember there father was doing very strange things in the basement after he lost his job he just wasn’t the same as he used ands i honestly thought monster blood was disgusting because the green substance and imagining it was nasty