Goosebumps is a series of children's horror fiction novels by American author R L Stine, published by Scholastic Publishing.
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14 Facts About Goosebumps
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Goosebumps has spawned a television series and merchandise, as well as a series of feature films, starring Jack Black as Stine.
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Goosebumps series falls under the children's horror and thriller genres, although Stine characterizes the series as "scary books that are funny".
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The primary protagonists of a Goosebumps story are often situated in a remote location or somehow isolated from typical societal conventions.
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All Goosebumps books are written at a 3rd to 7th grade reading level.
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Fifty Give Yourself Goosebumps books were published from 1995 to 2000, starting with Escape from the Carnival of Horrors.
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The first book of the spin-off series Goosebumps Most Wanted, Planet of the Lawn Gnomes, was released in October 2012.
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Individual Goosebumps books appeared in the New York Times Best Seller list for children and the USA Today bestseller list.
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Goosebumps was a bestseller in many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia.
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Three books from the Goosebumps series have won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Book: Deep Trouble in 1995, the book Tales to Give You Goosebumps in 1996, and Deep Trouble II in 1998.
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Two reviewers of the Goosebumps books did not feel that the books were high quality literature.
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James Carter, writing in Talking Books: Children's Authors Talk About the Craft, Creativity and Process of Writing, stated "regarding Point Horrors and Goosebumps, I feel that anything that children read avidly is a good thing".
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Comic book series, titled Goosebumps Graphix, was written based on books from the original series.
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Goosebumps has spawned merchandise, including T-shirts, board games, puzzles, hats, fake skulls, dolls, bike helmets, fake blood, and boxer shorts.
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