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Goosebumps
The Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine has 62 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Welcome to Dead House (1992).
- Books
- 62 books
- First published
- 1992
- Status
- completed
- Last checked
Start here: Welcome to Dead House (1992) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Welcome to Dead House
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Stay Out of the Basement
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Monster Blood
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Say Cheese and Die!
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The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
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Let's Get Invisible!
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Night of the Living Dummy
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The Girl Who Cried Monster
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Welcome to Camp Nightmare
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The Ghost Next Door
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The Haunted Mask
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Be Careful What You Wish For...
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Piano Lessons Can Be Murder
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The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
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You Can't Scare Me!
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One Day at HorrorLand
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Why I'm Afraid of Bees
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Monster Blood II
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Deep Trouble
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The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight
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Go Eat Worms!
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Ghost Beach
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Return of the Mummy
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Phantom of the Auditorium
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Attack of the Mutant
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My Hairiest Adventure
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A Night in Terror Tower
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The Cuckoo Clock of Doom
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Monster Blood III
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It Came from Beneath the Sink!
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Night of the Living Dummy II
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The Barking Ghost
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The Horror at Camp Jellyjam
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Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
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A Shocker on Shock Street
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The Haunted Mask II
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The Headless Ghost
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The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena
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How I Got My Shrunken Head
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Night of the Living Dummy III
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Bad Hare Day
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Egg Monsters from Mars
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The Beast from the East
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Say Cheese and Die—Again!
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Ghost Camp
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How to Kill a Monster
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Legend of the Lost Legend
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Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns
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Vampire Breath
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Calling All Creeps!
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Beware, the Snowman
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How I Learned to Fly
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Chicken Chicken
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Don't Go to Sleep!
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The Blob That Ate Everyone
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The Curse of Camp Cold Lake
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My Best Friend Is Invisible
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Deep Trouble II
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The Haunted School
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Werewolf Skin
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I Live in Your Basement!
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Monster Blood IV
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About the Goosebumps series
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: short chapters that all end on a cliffhanger, twist endings that recontextualize everything you just read, and a tone that's genuinely spooky without ever being too much for its 7-11 year old audience -- scary enough to deliver real thrills, safe enough that most kids sleep fine afterward. Sixty-two books landed in just five years (1992-1997), an output pace that made Goosebumps inescapable in school libraries and made Stine one of the best-selling authors alive.
The original series is where the Goosebumps phenomenon started, before spinning off into Goosebumps 2000, HorrorLand, and dozens of other sub-series, plus multiple TV adaptations and two feature films. For sheer influence on how an entire generation encountered horror fiction, it has few rivals in children's publishing.
How to read this series
Every book is completely standalone -- different narrator, different town, different monster -- so there's no reading order to worry about. Publication order (numbers 1-62, used on this page) is really just a collector's reference; pick whichever cover or premise grabs you and start there.
A small number of entries are direct sequels to an earlier book (Monster Blood has four installments, Night of the Living Dummy has three, and a few others like Deep Trouble and Say Cheese and Die! got single follow-ups) -- for those, read the original before its numbered sequel, but everything else can be read in any order. After the original 62, Stine continued the brand with follow-up series like Goosebumps 2000 and HorrorLand, best explored once you've worked through favorites here.
Frequently asked questions
How many original Goosebumps books are there?
62 books, published from Welcome to Dead House (1992) through Monster Blood IV (1997).
What order should I read Goosebumps in?
Any order -- nearly every book is a standalone story. The main exception is direct numbered sequels (like the four Monster Blood books), which are best read in their own sequence.
Is the original Goosebumps series finished?
Yes, the original run concluded in 1997, though R.L. Stine has continued the Goosebumps brand across many later spin-off series.
What's the difference between Goosebumps and Goosebumps 2000?
Goosebumps 2000 is a separate, later spin-off series (also by R.L. Stine) that continued after the original 62-book run ended.
What age group is Goosebumps for?
Roughly ages 7-11; the scares are designed to be thrilling but age-appropriate for upper-elementary readers.
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