Goosebumps · Book 39

How I Got My Shrunken Head

Published
1 January 1996
Pages
128
ISBN-13
9780613709774
Type
novel
Cover of How I Got My Shrunken Head

About this book

How I Got My Shrunken Head is the 39th book in R. L. Stine's original Goosebumps series, published in 1996 at 128 pages. It comes after The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena and before Night of the Living Dummy III.

Key facts about How I Got My Shrunken Head

How I Got My Shrunken Head is a novel by R. L. Stine. Readers have had it since 1996. It runs to 128 pages.

Our list holds 3 editions of How I Got My Shrunken Head. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780613709774 to find the main one.

How I Got My Shrunken Head is book 39 of 62 in the Goosebumps series. The series has 62 published books. However, the series starts with Welcome to Dead House (1992).

Additionally, R. L. Stine writes Fear Street, Goosebumps Series 2000 and The Nightmare Room, plus 8 more series. Those series sit on our horror and middle-grade comedy shelves. Meanwhile, What We Do at Night is the latest published R. L. Stine book on file, from 4 August 2026.

About R. L. Stine

R. L. Stine is an American author widely credited with turning horror fiction into a mainstream habit for young readers. See every R. L. Stine book in order.

Its place in Goosebumps

How I Got My Shrunken Head is book 39 in the Goosebumps series. It follows The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena. It is followed by Night of the Living Dummy III. See the full Goosebumps reading order.

R.L. Stine's original Goosebumps run is the book series that taught a generation of kids that horror could be fun. Each entry is a standalone tale of everyday suburban life gone wrong -- a haunted mask that won't come off, a ventriloquist dummy with a mind of its own, a summer camp hiding something monstrous, a video game that traps its players inside -- narrated by a kid protagonist facing down the supernatural with sarcasm, curiosity, and a healthy amount of screaming. Stine's formula was ruthlessly effective…

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