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Goosebumps Hall of Horrors
The Goosebumps Hall of Horrors series by R. L. Stine has 6 known books (6 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Claws! (2011).
- Books
- 6 known books (6 novels)
- Published
- 6
- First published
- 2011
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Horror
- Last checked
Start here: Claws! (2011) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Claws!
Claws! (March 2011) opens Hall of Horrors at 134 pages with a cat-swap gone wrong at a sinister pet store, the first tale told to the Story-Keeper in this six-book run.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Claws! - Book 2:
Night of the Giant Everything
Night of the Giant Everything (May 2011), 127 pages -- the shortest in the series -- follows a shrinking accident that turns a living room into a jungle of dust bunnies.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Night of the Giant Everything - Book 3:
The Five Masks of Dr. Screem: Special Edition
The Five Masks of Dr. Screem: Special Edition (July 2011) runs 173 pages, the longest entry so far, centered on an evil doctor collecting sacred masks.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Five Masks of Dr. Screem: Special Edition - Book 4:
Why I Quit Zombie School
Why I Quit Zombie School (October 2011) runs 139 pages as the fourth tale told to the Story-Keeper, closing out Hall of Horrors' first year within the same HorrorLand theme-park setting and framing device that carried over from the earlier nineteen-book line.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Why I Quit Zombie School - Book 5:
Don't Scream!
Don't Scream! (January 2012) opens the second and final year of Hall of Horrors at 137 pages, sitting between Why I Quit Zombie School and the series finale. Like every entry in this six-book sub-line, it's a fully standalone scare narrated to the Story-Keeper, requiring no familiarity with the earlier HorrorLand books.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Don't Scream! - Book 6:
The Birthday Party of No Return
The Birthday Party of No Return (April 2012) closes the six-book Hall of Horrors run at 132 pages -- the second-shortest entry in the series, just behind Night of the Giant Everything.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Birthday Party of No Return
About the Goosebumps Hall of Horrors series
Goosebumps Hall of Horrors is R.L. Stine's direct continuation of the HorrorLand theme-park conceit, picking up the same setting and framing device right where the numbered nineteen-book HorrorLand line left off. A new Horror called the Story-Keeper listens to a fresh group of kids recount their own brush with the park's dangers -- a cat-swap gone wrong at a sinister pet store, a shrinking accident that turns a living room into a jungle of dust bunnies, an evil doctor collecting sacred masks -- and each story is folded into the Hall of Horrors' growing archive of retellings.
Structurally, Hall of Horrors restarts its own numbering from one rather than continuing HorrorLand's count past nineteen, and it was marketed as its own distinct six-book sub-line even though it shares HorrorLand's cast conceit, setting, and Story-Keeper framing device throughout. Each entry is still a fully standalone scare story, so no familiarity with the earlier HorrorLand books is required, though returning readers will recognize the park's jokey, unsettling atmosphere immediately.
Published across 2011 and 2012, Hall of Horrors closed out the HorrorLand era of the Goosebumps brand before R.L. Stine moved on to the villain-spotlight format of Goosebumps Most Wanted later in 2012.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in Goosebumps Hall of Horrors?
6 books, published from Claws! (March 2011) through The Birthday Party of No Return (April 2012).
What order should I read Goosebumps Hall of Horrors in?
Publication order, used here, though every book is a standalone story told to the Story-Keeper by a new group of kids.
Is Goosebumps Hall of Horrors connected to Goosebumps HorrorLand?
Yes -- it directly continues HorrorLand's theme-park setting and its Story-Keeper framing device, but is numbered and marketed as its own separate six-book sub-line rather than as a continuation of HorrorLand's numbering.
Do I need to read Goosebumps HorrorLand first?
No. Each Hall of Horrors book is a standalone story, though returning HorrorLand readers will recognize the setting and framing immediately.
Is Goosebumps Hall of Horrors finished?
Yes, it concluded in April 2012, after which R.L. Stine moved on to the Goosebumps Most Wanted relaunch later that year.
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