Comments on blogger beware: the goosebumps blog: #06 Let's Get Invisible!

Hans, are you trying to say that the "creepy, hack...

2009-09-17T23:10:25.193-07:00

Hans, are you trying to say that the "creepy, hackish writer" you mentioned is really R. L. Stine? And, Troy, your "Let's Get Invisible book" joke really made me laugh. Let's Get Invisible is the longest book. Welcome to Camp Nightmare has 136 pages and the Curse of Mummy's Tomb is, I think, 132 pages long.

The first nine books are considerably longer than ...

2009-08-08T19:03:03.557-07:00

The first nine books are considerably longer than the rest of the series, but I think there's another title that's 140+... maybe the first mummy book or Welcome to Camp Nightmare?

I re-read this book for the first time in ages aft...

2009-08-08T18:50:31.814-07:00

I re-read this book for the first time in ages after finding it amidst the crap in my basement today. It was pretty good - it has the creepy atmosphere that I like in the older Goosebumps books, a fair helping of cheesy prose, and some of the later scenes are really creepy though if you think about it the end makes no sense. It's 139 friggin' pages long though - is this the longest Goosebumps book ever?

This was one of the few Goosebumps titles that act...

2009-04-08T20:48:00.000-07:00

This was one of the few Goosebumps titles that actually scared me, because of the mirror world imagery and the fact that the reflections had trapped Erin and April and possessed their bodies. I loved the suspense in it, and the twist was confusing and eerie, I give it 9/10 stars, but I wish RL Stine put more description into the story

The second one I ever read. Troy, you're a comedic...

2008-10-23T10:31:00.000-07:00

The second one I ever read. Troy, you're a comedic genius.

"Max doesn't believe he really let's got invisible...

2008-06-16T14:37:00.000-07:00

"Max doesn't believe he really let's got invisible."

Def. lol worthy.

This was one of my favourites. The way they take l...

2008-05-28T17:09:00.000-07:00

This was one of my favourites. The way they take longer to reappear each time, and the bit where invisible Zack stops answering them, are genuinely kinda creepy.

PS, anonymous, the earring thing was a change they made for the TV episode. I guess they figured the haircut would look stupid. Good call, I'm inclined to say.

The movie will be the chilling tale of a creepy, h...

2008-05-15T16:10:00.000-07:00

The movie will be the chilling tale of a creepy, hackish writer and his sinister quest to steal money from innocent children and parents.
And even if it's not, it still will be. In that case, just put quotes around "chilling."

What would the plot of a Goosebumps movie be, anyw...

2008-05-15T06:51:00.000-07:00

What would the plot of a Goosebumps movie be, anyway? They couldn't just adapt one of the books; they'd have to go for something more... well, epic, to fit with the famous name. And of course Slappy would be involved. Pretty much the same sort of thing Stine is doing with Goosebumps HorrorLand right now.

There was meant to be a Goosebumps movie a while ago, I heard, but it turned out to be a completely separate spooky project.

For those execs lurking the blog, I'll come out an...

2008-05-14T23:53:31.139-07:00

For those execs lurking the blog, I'll come out and say it: I'm the writer you're looking for.

LOOK:http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/columbi...

2008-05-14T23:33:00.000-07:00

LOOK:

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/columbia-pictures-has-goosebumps-for-r-l-stine

Oh, dear god...You have to blog about this.http://...

2008-05-14T23:28:00.000-07:00

Oh, dear god...

You have to blog about this.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=45026

Columbia Pictures Acquires Goosebumps Rights
Source: Variety
May 15, 2008

Variety reports that Columbia Pictures has acquired rights from Scholastic Media to bring R.L. Stine's young-adult "Goosebumps" series to the big screen. The series has sold 300 million books, second only Scholastic's "Harry Potter" books.

Scholastic's Deborah Forte is producing alongside Neal Moritz via his Sony-based Original Film. Sony and Scholastic see the property as a potential franchise.

The studio is fast-tracking the project and is focusing on finding a writer.

Moritz said they likely will cast unknown child actors and then pepper the film with well-known actors in supporting roles.

First published in 1992, the original "Goosebumps" series comprises more than 50 books and has been published in 32 languages. The series also spawned a live-action TV show that aired on the Fox Kids Network in the 1990s.

Actually in the tv version the mirror repairs itse...

2008-05-14T16:03:00.000-07:00

Actually in the tv version the mirror repairs itself,So its implied that max could go get lefty if he wanted to.

I seriously wonder if R.L. Stine created this titl...

2008-05-13T21:32:00.000-07:00

I seriously wonder if R.L. Stine created this title as a pun on "Let's Get Physical." I can actually see that happening.

Also, the Tommy Wiseau reference was amazing.

I haven't read this book in over 10 years, but I still remember when Max crossed over to the "shadow world" and saw all the trapped souls wailing in horror. It wasn't "crap your pants" scary, but that image definitely made a lasting impression. (And it was why I never read this one again, because it made me sad that his little brother was trapped in that world forever.)

The second shot of Olivia Newton-John totally sell...

2008-05-13T21:18:00.000-07:00

The second shot of Olivia Newton-John totally sells both.

I'll admit it: I had to Google Search "Phil Anselm...

2008-05-13T20:20:17.413-07:00

I'll admit it: I had to Google Search "Phil Anselmo."

I think the half-buzzed/half-combed haircut should...

2008-05-13T20:05:00.000-07:00

I think the half-buzzed/half-combed haircut should get a Questionable Phil Anselmo designation. Also I much preferred the darker sequel of this book, The Entity. Wucka Wucka

I could have sworn Max figured out something was w...

2008-05-13T17:29:00.000-07:00

I could have sworn Max figured out something was wrong with his friend because his earring was on the wrong ear, not because of a haircut.

Whatever.

Wow, that was cool and lame at the same time. I m...

2008-05-13T16:59:00.000-07:00

Wow, that was cool and lame at the same time. I mean, come on, you find a mirror that makes you invisible, and the best thing you can think of doing with it is floating objects and having "invisibility contests". I can think of better things, but then again, this is a children's horror book.

Hey troy are you ever gonna do the tv show,or at l...

2008-05-13T15:55:00.000-07:00

Hey troy are you ever gonna do the tv show,or at least the tv books?

good stuff. I remember the ending when he's like ...

2008-05-13T14:48:00.000-07:00

good stuff. I remember the ending when he's like OMGGGGGGG you're throwing with the wrong hand!!!!1!!

lol @ "the Terminator movie." Wouldn't it be easie...

2008-05-13T02:56:00.000-07:00

lol @ "the Terminator movie." Wouldn't it be easier just to say "Terminator"?

Just wanted to say that I love this blog. Also I got the buttons in the mail today. OMG. They are everything I could have ever dreamed of, and more.

I read this one really early on, it wasn't the fir...

2008-05-13T02:44:00.000-07:00

I read this one really early on, it wasn't the first one I read (that honor goes to Stay Out of the Basement) but it could have very well been the second...

I only remembered that one of the kids had an asymmetrical hair cut and they main character new someting because the haircut had switched

Amazing entry as always...

This was my favorite Goosebumps back in the day, s...

2008-05-13T00:29:00.000-07:00

This was my favorite Goosebumps back in the day, so I'm glad to see you covering it :) Although reading your summary now, I can't remember what I thought was particularly good about it. Might have to go with "The Ghost Next Door" instead.

I totally thought of Olivia Newton-John when I saw...

2008-05-13T00:16:00.000-07:00

I totally thought of Olivia Newton-John when I saw the title. amazing.