The Complete List of Goosebumps Books In Order (Including Spin-Offs) (1992 - Present)
The Complete List of Goosebumps Books In Order (Including Spin-Offs) (1992 - Present)
Goosebumps isn’t just a book series. It’s a rite of passage. It’s the reason a whole generation side-eyes ventriloquist dummies, theme parks and basements that are “totally fine, honey, go play down there.” R.L. Stine basically built a kid-friendly horror factory that ran on cliffhangers, creepy cover art and the pure chaos of “What if your teacher was… also a monster.” And so I've compiled the complete list of Goosebumps Books (& Spin-Offs) (1992 - Present) so you can get every single title in the Goosebumps universe.
This page is the Books deep dive. It’s designed as your one-stop “Wait, how many Goosebumps books are there?” reference, with a complete primary list of the major series and titles, plus a shorter secondary section for the extra stuff (collections, editions and other Goosebumps-adjacent chaos). The title lists below are pulled from Wikipedia’s series listings and the consolidated Goosebumps bibliography pages. If you're looking for The Ultimate Guide to Goosebumps, go here!
How the Goosebumps books work (and why they’re so addictive)
The “secret sauce” to this long running franchise is that Goosebumps books read fast, hit hard and almost always end with a twist that makes you go, “Okay, one more chapter,” until it’s suddenly 2 a.m. and you’re negotiating with your ceiling fan about whether it can protect you from a haunted mask.
The franchise expanded into multiple sub-series over time, each aimed at slightly different kinds of readers:
The original Goosebumps run is the foundation of the franchise. Give Yourself Goosebumps is interactive “choose your own nightmare.” Goosebumps Series 2000 is like the original run’s slightly meaner cousin. HorrorLand, Most Wanted, SlappyWorld and House of Shivers are the modern era lines, with recurring monsters and bigger arcs.
If you want a simple “where should I start” rule: start with the original run, then branch into whichever monster flavor you like most.
Every Main Goosebumps Book Series Title
Goosebumps (Original Series) (1992–1997)
(62 books)
Welcome to Dead House
Tales to Give You Goosebumps (1994–1997)
(6 short-story collections)
Tales to Give You Goosebumps
More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
Even More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
Still More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps
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Give Yourself Goosebumps (1995–2000)
(Main run: 42 books)
Trapped in Bat Wing Hall
The Deadly Experiments of Dr. Eeek
Night in Werewolf Woods
Beware of the Purple Peanut Butter
Under the Magician’s Spell
The Curse of the Creeping Coffin
The Knight in Screaming Armor
Diary of a Mad Mummy
Deep in the Jungle of Doom
Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum
Scream of the Evil Genie
The Creepy Creations of Professor Shock
Please Don’t Feed the Vampire!
Secret Agent Grandma
Little Comic Shop of Horrors
Attack of the Beastly Babysitter
Escape from Camp Run For Your Life
Toy Terror: Batteries Included
The Twisted Tale of Tiki Island
Return to the Carnival of Horrors
Zapped in Space
Lost in Stinkeye Swamp
Shop Till You Drop…Dead!
Alone in Snakebite Canyon
Checkout Time at the Dead End Hotel
Night of a Thousand Claws
Invaders from the Big Screen
You’re Plant Food!
The Werewolf of Twisted Tree Lodge
It’s Only a Nightmare
It Came from the Internet!
Elevator to Nowhere
Hocus Pocus Horror
Ship of Ghouls
Escape from Horror House
Into the Twister of Terror
Scary Birthday to You
Zombie School
Danger Time
All-Day Nightmare
Give Yourself Goosebumps Special Editions
(8 Books)
Return to Terror Tower
Trapped in the Circus of Fear
One Night in Payne House
The Curse of the Cave Creatures
Revenge of the Body Squeezers
Trick or…Trapped!
Weekend at Poison Lake
Goosebumps Presents (1996–1998)
(18 TV tie-in reprints)
The Cuckoo Clock of Doom
Welcome to Camp Nightmare
Return of the Mummy
Night of the Living Dummy II
My Hairiest Adventure
The Headless Ghost
Be Careful What You Wish For
Go Eat Worms!
Bad Hare Day
Let’s Get Invisible!
Attack of the Mutant
Ghost Beach
You Can’t Scare Me!
Monster Blood
Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns
Calling All Creeps!
Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
Goosebumps Series 2000 (1998–2000)
(25 books, plus 2 cancelled)
Be Afraid – Be Very Afraid!
Goosebumps HorrorLand (2008–2012)
(Main line: 19 books + 2 companion books)
Companion books:
Welcome to HorrorLand: A Survival Guide
Goosebumps HorrorLand: Write Your Fright
Main line:
(19 books)
Revenge of the Living Dummy
Creep from the Deep
Monster Blood for Breakfast!
The Scream of the Haunted Mask
Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz
Who’s Your Mummy?
My Friends Call Me Monster
Say Cheese and Die Screaming!
Welcome to Camp Slither
Help! We Have Strange Powers!
Escape from HorrorLand
The Streets of Panic Park
When the Ghost Dog Howls
Little Shop of Hamsters
Heads You Lose!
Weirdo Halloween (Special Edition)
The Wizard of Ooze
Slappy New Year!
The Horror at Chiller House
Hall of Horrors
(6 Books)
Claws!
Night of the Giant Everything
The Five Masks of Dr. Screem (Special Edition)
Why I Quit Zombie School
Don’t Scream!
The Birthday Party of No Return
Goosebumps Most Wanted (2012–2016)
(Main line: 10 + Special Editions: 4)
Main line
Planet of the Lawn Gnomes
Son of Slappy
How I Met My Monster
Frankenstein’s Dog
Dr. Maniac Will See You Now
Creature Teacher: The Final Exam
A Nightmare on Clown Street
Night of the Puppet People
Here Comes the Shaggedy
Lizard of Oz
Special Editions
Zombie Halloween
The 12 Screams of Christmas
Trick or Trap
The Haunter
Goosebumps SlappyWorld (2017–2023)
(19 books + 2 specials listed on the master bibliography page)
Slappy Birthday to You
Attack of the Jack
I Am Slappy’s Evil Twin
Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo
Escape from Shudder Mansion
The Ghost of Slappy
It’s Alive! It’s Alive!
The Dummy Meets the Mummy
Revenge of the Invisible Boy
Diary of a Dummy
They Call Me the Night Howler!
My Friend Slappy
Monster Blood Is Back
Fifth Grade Zombies
Judy and the Beast
Slappy in Dreamland
Haunting with the Stars
Night of the Squawker
Friiight Night
Specials (as listed alongside the SlappyWorld run)
Slappy, Beware!
Goosebumps House of Shivers (2023– )
(Current line; titles through March 2026 on the master list)
Scariest. Book. Ever.
Goblin Monday
Night of the Living Mummy
Say My Name! Say My Name!
The Last Sleepover
One Night at Camp Bigfoot
Secondary short section: the “extra Goosebumps stuff” people forget exists
This is the section where Goosebumps starts to feel less like a series and more like a fully operational Halloween aisle.
Goosebumps also includes one-off and specialty releases like Goosebumps Haunted Library (a promotional mini-story collection), autobiographical tie-ins (including titles credited to R.L. Stine and illustrator Tim Jacobus), and anthology-style releases like Goosebumps Triple Header.
There is also Goosebumps Graphix, which adapts select books into graphic novel collections, including Creepy Creatures, Terror Trips, Scary Summer, and Slappy’s Tales of Horror.
And then, because the brand is incapable of sitting still, there are film tie-in books connected to the Goosebumps movies, including novelizations and related releases listed in the master Goosebumps bibliography.
Check out our Ultimate Guide to Goosebumps here!
FAQ (for humans, not monsters)
Do I need to read Goosebumps in order?
You can, but you do not have to. The original run is mostly standalone, so you can jump around by whatever cover freaks you out the most.
What’s the “best” Goosebumps series?
The correct answer is “whichever one got you hooked.” The original run is the most iconic, Give Yourself Goosebumps is the most chaotic, and the modern lines (HorrorLand onward) are great if you like recurring characters and connected threads.
How many Goosebumps books are there total?
A lot. Enough that your local used bookstore can accidentally become a Goosebumps museum if you stop monitoring yourself for five minutes.
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