Stay Out of the Basement
- Published
- 1 January 1992
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN-13
- 9780545298384
- Type
- novel
About this book
Stay Out of the Basement is the second entry in the Goosebumps series, written by R. L. Stine and published in 1992 at 128 pages. It follows Welcome to Dead House and precedes Monster Blood in the reading order.
Key facts about Stay Out of the Basement
R. L. Stine wrote Stay Out of the Basement, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1992. The book has 128 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780545298384 to find the main one.
Stay Out of the Basement is book 2 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
Stay Out of the Basement is book 2 in the Goosebumps series. It follows Welcome to Dead House. It is followed by Monster Blood. 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…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780624037095
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780439568456
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781407157481