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Issues

1. This page needs to be moved to Goosebumps HorrorLand, with a capital L - the way it appears on the covers, even if the synopses can't get it right.

Just thought I'd reiterate this one - if possible, and I don't believe it would be difficult, the page should be located at Goosebumps HorrorLand, which is the official spelling used on and in the books and websites. Plenty of references, if they're needed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.136.156.205 (talk) 16:48, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Cheers, Clark4ever! 86.136.156.205 (talk) 09:50, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
Thank You I thought it would be a good idea to do the book the way R.L. Stine wanted it to be--Clark4ever (talk) 00:24, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

2. The plot synopses here need to be rewritten so as not to be a direct copy-paste - otherwise I believe they violate Wikipedia's copyright rules.

Done this one.

Lead Image

Perhaps we could have a picture of the Revenge of the Living Dummy cover uploaded, to illustrate the appearance and nature of the series? As a first impression it would be fairly informative. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.129.4.151 (talk) 15:47, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Addressed by the recent cover uploads.

I Found the Image for "Who's Your Mummy", and "My Friends Call me Monster". Just Go to Amazon.com.

If someone can upload these for the page, that'd be great.

Companion Rereleases

I should point out that, while we could predict at least eight out of the ten of these (we might also expect Attack of the Mutant for #5 and The Girl Who Cried Monster for #7), we do actually need sources that they're correct - entries on Scholastic's website or online retailers like Amazon, for example. If too many unsourced ideas for the companion rereleases go in, they'd have to be taken out, but we can live with just one for the short term. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.162.210.30 (talk) 13:59, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

It's a good assumption about #5, but that's all it is so far... Wikipedia is for facts, not opinions. And there are pleanty of books that could accompany #7 How to Kill a Monster, or The Beast From The East for example. Until the companion re-release is announced, it won't be put on Wikipedia. Alinblack (talk) 16:04, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
My point exactly. My concern is that adding The Haunted Mask as a companion rerelease might set a trend, because while we all know it's bound to be correct then it is also nothing but speculation at this point - no cover, no placeholder webpages, nothing. I think we can leave that one in with a tag of some sort (as I've done), but if any more get added they'd have to all come out. (Good ideas for #7, also.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.162.210.30 (talk) 09:02, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

There should be Welcome To Camp Nightmare for #9 and Let's Get Invisible! for #10. Then, One Day At Horrorland and Return To Horrorland for #11 and #12. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.242.123.215 (talk) 11:36, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

I kind of agree with you, but One Day at Horrorland is taken, bizarrely, as the companion rerelease for #5, Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz. At least, it's the fifth rerelease, anyway. So I don't know what they're going to do with some of the rest of them. This in itself should serve as a lesson not to speculate on Wikipedia pages, I guess. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 17:19, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
I'd actually guess "The Horror at Camp Jellyjam" for book 9. Stine names two new villains in the bonus material for "Night of the Living Dummy": Dr. Maniac (whom we already know is the villain of book 5) and "Mister Slither", who is rather obviously the villain of "Welcome to Camp Slither". The name is rather reminiscent of King Jellyjam in my mind for some reason. (It doesn't hurt that I'd like to see this one rereleased again anyway: it's one of a handful I'm lacking in my collection.)
For the other rereleases, "The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb" for "Who's Your Mummy?" and "Say Cheese and Die" for "Say Cheese and Die Screaming" are obvious picks. Book 7, I haven't a clue. The last rerelease... I can't guess which one it is. However, I can guess this: when it comes out, it'll hold a clue as to the true identity of the lead villain of the series. 68.63.95.67 (talk) 12:56, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
Since they rereleased One Day At HorrorLand for Book #5, I wouldn't be surprised if books #7 and #10 got something fairly random... but then again, they had to rerelease ODAH eventually, so maybe #7 and #10's rereleases will be really obvious in retrospect, like they're secretly sequels to classic series books. "Mister Slither" does sound vaguely Jellyjam-ish, if only in the sense that he's got to be a monster, and the camp is named after him. I'm hoping we get some concrete synopses for the rest of the series soon; I'm curious to know if they'll ditch the original protagonists of the Mummy and Say Cheese And Die series like they did with Monster Blood - or for that matter, keep one of the old mummies or introduce a new one. I wouldn't be surprised if they used new protagonists for Say Cheese And Die (as in Monster Blood, they should should know better by now) but kept the ones from the Mummy series (they faced different enemies each time, like in the Deep Trouble series, and it's not like they go looking for trouble). So the rereleases contain hints about the rest of the series, huh? Looks like I'll actually have to get those, then. (I haven't actually read any of the new books yet; they haven't been released in my region so far.) I hope the lead villain of the series is actually a classic villain and not just a giant Horror or something. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 16:36, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
Having now read the books, I can say that a reissue of Let's Get Invisible! is practically a certainty - probably for #10. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 19:34, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
  • The reissue for book 7 has been revealed on Amazon. It's "Be Careful What You Wish For...". And I have no idea why they picked this one, of all titles, to go with a book involving a monster. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 19:46, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Check that... it may not tie in directly with the theme of the book, but "Be Careful What You Wish For..." definitely ties in with the series. Check out the latest installment of the HorrorLand Guidebook on EscapeHorrorland.com, and you'll see what I mean. (Short version: the wish-granting woman from this book has a connection to the "Madame Doom" machine in HorrorLand.) (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 20:03, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
I hadn't thought of the connection to Madame Doom; that figures. Given how One Day at HorrorLand was reissued for Dr. Maniac, I guess for the books that aren't directly tied to a classic book they're reissuing books that link more to the HorrorLand aspect. One more reason to expect a Let's Get Invisible! reissue. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 06:55, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Nope, cause Reissues #11 and #12 have been announced on scholastic's website.They are: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp and A Night in Terror Tower (But they say Night in Terror Town).Whoa!Things are really getting exciting now! Abillity Man 2 (talk) 21:02, 29 December 2008 (UTC)Abillity Man 2Abillity Man 2 (talk) 21:02, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Hey, what gives?! My new Classic copy of Night of the Living Dummy cuts the last chapter! It ends with Barky running in front of the steamroller! What the Hell? 81.152.11.8 (talk) 18:01, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Must be a misprint. My copy has all 25 chapters. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 22:10, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm going to complain about that to Scholastic, if I can find an e-mail address. This isn't the first time I've had to point out to publishers that they've left things out of a U.K. book edition. I'll wait 'til I get the next three reissues, though, in case they have the same issues. 81.152.11.8 (talk) 08:08, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm now pretty sure that they edit the books for the U.K. market, so perhaps the final chapter got lost in that process. Somehow. It seems premature to call censorship, but you never know... I sent an e-mail to Scholastic's inquiries address, but I haven't got an answer back yet. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 17:55, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Early release

Earlier today (February 27, 2008), I visited a local Borders and found that they had the first two books in the series on the shelves. Whether it was just an oversight by that particular store or Scholastic has actually decided to release them over a month early, I don't know. But I do think this should be noted. 71.230.221.73 (talk) 22:01, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I think EnterHorrorLand said that Revenge of the Living Dummy would come out in March. They wouldn't be the first books to come out months early, anyway; Garth Nix's Lady Friday did as well. That was published by Scholastic, too; they must send books out to stores way too early. In some places they don't send them out until right before the day of release. I'm inclined to assume oversight, anyway, but I'll see if it can be noted, although a verifiable source would help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.42.224.209 (talk) 14:06, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
Just checked Amazon.com, and they're on sale there. Must be an early release. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.42.224.209 (talk) 14:09, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Another early release: It's April 20th, and I visited the same Borders. They had the Horrorland editions of "Night of the Living Dummy" and "Deep Trouble" on the shelf. 68.63.95.67 (talk) 22:28, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

I guess maybe they just don't care about HorrorLand enough to ensure the releases are on time - or rather, they don't think anyone else would care enough. Fortunately, I don't think we're particularly bothered by the release dates of the classic series rereleases, either - for informational purposes, all that really matters is which books they are. Maybe Scholastic will be more careful with the final books. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 16:42, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Since One Day At Horrorland was taken, A Shocker On Shock Street could take place as #11.This is for Companion Rereleases. We could expect Monster Blood For Breakfast! early along with Scream Of The Haunted Mask. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.242.123.215 (talk) 06:01, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Inventory searches of a couple of local Borders today have revealed that yes, Monster Blood for Breakfast is in stock. I have yet to confirm this in person though. 68.63.95.67 (talk) 20:33, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

A month or two early again? I guess they're just not bothering to keep to any kind of release schedule. Except the books as soon as they're done printing, then. Perhaps we should just scrap the release date boxes and replace them with Q1, Q2 etc. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 10:04, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
I realize I'm a day or so late, but I have indeed confirmed that Monster Blood For Breakfast was in stock. We can probably expect the reprint of Monster Blood some time in May. 68.63.95.67 (talk) 06:58, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. Couldn't get an online reference for that, could you? Just a listing saying it's available (I tried for Amazon, but they're still asking for pre-orders). 86.136.156.205 (talk) 17:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
Go to www.bordersstores.com, enter "Goosebumps Monster Blood" (without the quotations) in the search engine using the "search by Title" option, and then check the inventory of the stores nearest you. If all else fails, check the ones in New Jersey. Incidentally, the one I went to says they're not in stock, but they still had it in the store. Go figure. 68.63.95.224 (talk) 22:28, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

A few days ago, I saw Monster Blood For Breakfast!, too! It must have been early!

  • Just checked the entry for the "Monster Blood" rerelease at Bordersstores.com, and its status has changed from "Pre-order" to "Order", meaning we can probably expect it to arrive in stores within one to six weeks. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 23:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Now if only the team in charge of the companion websites would figure out everything's being released a month early. But then again, they recently forgot to update EscapeHorrorLand for nearly a fortnight after they were meant to. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 09:53, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Progress report: It's May 23, and according to Bordersstores.com, "Monster Blood" is now available in a couple of stores in my area. I'll probably be checking in at least one of them tomorrow to confirm this... (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 01:58, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
The Scream of the Haunted Mask is officially meant to be out in August; if that's a month early, it'll coincide with the release of the first four books in the U.K. on July 7th. Unless they get released early, too... 86.136.156.205 (talk) 13:08, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
"Monster Blood" is definitely in some stores now - I bought a copy earlier today. At this rate, we can expect "The Scream of the Haunted Mask" to appear in stores in mid to late June, and "The Haunted Mask" in mid to late July. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 20:12, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Scream of the Haunted Mask has now gone from "Pre-order" to "Order" on Bordersstores.com. We can probably expect it in stores within a week or so, if the pattern holds true. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 09:08, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Amazon.co.uk has it up for order - in fact, I've just ordered it myself. I should have it in about a week, but the U.K. was meant to get it a month early anyway. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 09:51, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Just got mine today. It's awesome, but it might not count, as the U.K. was meant to get it a month early... although it's still been released earlier than that. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 18:36, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Scream of the Haunted Mask is finally in stock here, according to Bordersstores.com. All I have to say is, it's about time. I'm going to head over and pick up a copy now. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 17:42, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
I have my book now. All is good. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 19:20, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Congratulations. It's the best yet, in my opinion. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 06:55, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
  • The Haunted Mask has gone from "Pre-order" to "Order" on Bordersstores.com. Hopefully this time it'll be in before the month is out, unlike last time. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 18:21, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Yep... it's out. I finally have my copy as well. Took 'em long enough... of course, the site may be experiencing delays. Or possibly my local store just got them in today. Here's hoping the next one doesn't take nearly as long. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 14:50, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
I'm going to order my copies once four or five are already out... It's not really worth it until then. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 13:06, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
  • Dr. Maniac has gone to Order on bordersstores.com. Looks like somebody's finally getting things back on track on one end of things. (Strangely, "The Haunted Mask" is still on Order, even though I KNOW it's in the store. Go figure.) (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 03:23, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
They're not hanging about, are they? Still, no complaints. As Dr. Maniac is the first truly original book in HorrorLand, I'm interested to see how it'll work. Meanwhile, a synopsis has been added for Say Cheese and Die Screaming! (edit: by you - nice work), and I see that it stars a new protagonist. That's really a good idea; the old ones didn't really have any excuse to come back. They should have learnt their lesson by now. I wonder if it's the same camera, though? 86.136.156.205 (talk) 18:29, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. Did my best. Meanwhile, regarding SC&DS's content, something tells me that if the old protagonists had returned, it would have disregarded the previous sequel, as "Creep From the Deep" and "The Scream of the Haunted Mask" both seem to have done. As for the camera, if it's not the same one as before, I will be very surprised. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 01:21, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
That was my impression, too - that the original sequels are being discarded. Probably for the best - some of them were distinctly... well, The Haunted Mask II didn't even have the same mask; I see TSotHM as a great improvement. And the only problem I envision with all the new characters is that that leaves a few too few returning protagonists from the original series - it must just be Billy, Sheena, Carly-Beth and Sabrina, unless Camp Slither brings back old protagonists (and I can't imagine why it would). Still, Lizzie and Luke might yet turn up in the books as well as online. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 11:39, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Yep... doesn't mean I wouldn't want to buy and read them all anyway, just for the sake of completing my collection. I'm especially annoyed that they discontinued that one reprint series (the one that started back in '03) before they could rerelease the last six books. Especially Monster Blood IV. As for old characters, I wouldn't have minded seeing Evan and Andy from "Monster Blood" again though. (Maybe this time they could actually tell us Andy's last name - they never told us what it was in the first three books, and I don't have part 4 to check if it's in there.) The kids from "Say Cheese and Die" would have been interesting to see again, but I'm not TOO disappointed with their absence. As for the Morris siblings, something tells me they won't be missing out on this chance to return to HorrorLand, if only to try and bring an end to the nightmarish plot that's going on behind the scenes there. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 12:11, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
My only recollection of most of the original characters is from Blogger Beware, which I know you follow. I wonder if R.L. Stine is actually slightly reluctant to recycle old characters - he had to use Billy and Sheena as the Deep Trouble books didn't have a recurring antagonist, and it would have been difficult to have a Haunted Mask book with new protagonists. As for Lizzie and Luke, I always think of Return to HorrorLand as setting the stage for the HorrorLand crossovers - it mentions Monster Blood, and Amaz-O - but that sequel's probably been ignored, too (just as it ignored the Escape from HorrorLand PC game). It looks like a fair few of the new protagonists are on their own, though - Matt, and the upcoming Robbie, Michael and Julie - so I guess to some degree that'll balance out the lack of returning older characters. I do hope Lizzie and Luke come back, though. EscapeHorrorLand makes it seem like they might, and it's only right - the other kids have just dealt with their own personal demons, and it's only the Morris siblings that have fought HorrorLand and won. I doubt they'll be content to just sit back and write their blog. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 12:49, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
Indeed... you read that page too, I take it? I've certainly found it an interesting read. Regarding Luke and Lizzie, if they don't make it back to HorrorLand one more time, I'll be very surprised. Their friend Clay on the other hand... if he doesn't go back with them this time, he'll probably end up taking over the blog while they're in Horrorland. (And if not him, hopefully one of the other older characters the siblings make contact with, such as others who have encountered certain familiar villains in the past.) Regarding Return to Horrorland, who knows if they include that one in this latest continuity? We'll probably find out eventually, hopefully when book 10 (at the earliest) comes out. Now, if only they'd hurry up and release more information on "Welcome to Camp Slither"... (Until next time, Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 15:05, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
I don't think Clay was in Return to HorrorLand, but he's been mentioned on EscapeHorrorLand, and new readers will of course know him from the ODaHL reissue, so certainly it'd be possible for him to look after the blog for a while. He'd probably be happy to do anything if it meant he didn't have to go back.
I don't have the book myself, but my online sources indicate he was present in there, at least toward the beginning. And yes, he certainly would be happy to avoid going back. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 12:10, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

When i checked bordrersstores.com it said October 1st. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.215.11.160 (talk) 01:58, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

  • Well, the official word is out: Dr. Maniac is, according to the computers at the local Borders, supposed to be arriving in stores on September 25th. Looks like they're finally starting to comply with the schedule originally set by Scholastic. Needless to say, I'm somewhat annoyed... ANOTHER BLOODY MONTH OF WAITING! Pardon the all caps, but I was really looking forward to this one. (And all the others.) In other news, the Haunted Mask rerelease STILL says it's not in stores, despite my having seen and bought it. Oy... (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 19:07, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
Amazon.co.uk indicates that #6, #7 and the ODaHL reissue won't be out here until February; it's the wait after Dr. Maniac that's the real nightmare. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 08:40, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Ah. I'm in the U.S., where the #5 reissue is scheduled for November. Books 6 and 7 are in January, reissues 6 and 7 in February, and book 8 in March. Everything else has yet to be mentioned anywhere besides the International Rights page. But as far as I'm concerned, any wait is annoying. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 12:10, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
  • I stopped in a local Barnes & Noble while I was out today (September 8), and found copies of Dr. Maniac in stock. Woohoo! Needless to say, I have my copy now. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 00:48, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Excellent! I'm excited to read Dr. Maniac myself; it's the first new mini-series, as it were, so of course I don't really know what to expect. Looks like I'll probably have to wait 'til October, though. (I'm hoping to get Classic #1-4 at the same time.) 86.136.34.65 (talk) 09:08, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
  • "One Day at Horrorland" has gone to Order status on Bordersstores.com. Now we're getting somewhere... and if we're lucky, it'll be out by the end of the month. I hope. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 07:10, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
Good luck! It doesn't come out in the U.K. until next year, apparently. After Dr. Maniac next month, I've got a long wait. 81.152.11.8 (talk) 16:31, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
"One Day at HorrorLand" is in stores, and reveals some interesting new information: a list of all twelve HorrorLand books, including the "Collector's Edition" rereleases, the bonus chapters to be posted at "EscapeHorrorLand", and the villains to be defeated on "EnterHorrorLand". (Books 10 and 12 don't actually identify their villains - they say you must defeat "a powerful villain" and "a menacing supervillain", respectively.) Especially notable in this list are the title changes for books 11 and 12: book 11 is "Escape from HorrorLand", and book 12 has taken the "Streets of Panic Park" title. And as I noted, the rereleases for books 9 and 10 have been revealed: "The Horror at Camp Jellyjam" (as I predicted), and "How I Got My Shrunken Head" (which nobody predicted), respectively. Needless to say, I've updated the main page with this information. (Actually, someone beat me to posting the names of the rereleases, but I added references to them.) (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 00:59, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
Wow. Just... WTF. How I Got My Shrunken Head? Really? ...Why? Is this to do with the Mind Stealer doll? (I remember checking back on HIGMSH to see if they were from the same place, but apparently not.) Okay, that's my bet, #10 will have the Mind Stealer doll make a return. Weird as anything that there's no reissue to tie in with the mirror subplot, but maybe the mirror doppelgangers from Let's Get Invisible! aren't in the new mirrors and Stine/Scholastic didn't want readers to be misled. I agree, though, The Horror at Camp Jellyjam seems more like what Camp Slither will be about, given that it has a Mr. Slither. I'm not entirely surprised by the title changes, given that some of the plots had changed from the entries on Scholastic's International Rights site, although it certainly raises questions (for example, is "Panic Park" somewhere entirely different? Like, say, the mirror HorrorLand?). ...Also, I kinda hope that Escape from HorrorLand will have some shout-outs to the video game of the same name. Anyway, I'm guessing what happened is that in practice the plotlines went on for farther than Stine expected in his plans, so #11 was all escaping from HorrorLand and no Panic Park, while #12 turned into the only Panic Park book. EnterHorrorLand's #12 enemy being a "menacing supervillain" makes me worry a little that Dr. Maniac will end up stealing the limelight (or even a surprise return for the Masked Mutant), but I'm sure Stine knows better. That and I suspect that EnterHorrorLand's plot will be increasingly divergent in the final maps.
Can I make a request? Could you please post some of those other lists - the EscapeHorrorLand chapters and the EnterHL villains? I don't want to have to wait 'til January (when One Day at HorrorLand comes out here) to find out. I'll still buy the reissues - I got #2 in the post just now, and #3 and #4 are on the way - I just want a four-month advance on the spoilers. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 11:33, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
Will do. I'll be adding that section at the bottom of this page in just a few minutes. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 15:56, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
Heh, I just read Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz, and I see that some of my predictions were entirely correct - when I first found the title list, I figured Panic Park was just another part of HorrorLand, but my more recent guess, that it's the "MirrorLand," was completely right. There's more plot and more mystery here than I gave Goosebumps credit for. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 12:42, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
  • New release dates on Amazon! We already knew that book 8's companion reissue was due out on April 1, but now, Books 9 and 10 are scheduled for April 15, and their companion reissues are listed for May 1. I've added links to these on the main page. Now, only time will tell how early they show up, or when books 11 and 12 are due. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 20:57, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
I assume we can expect pages for #11 and #12 to go up in a month and two months, respectively... but it might be later. What I'm more interested in is the cover art. We must have gotten the art for Say Cheese - And Die Screaming! about six months before its release date, so hopefully we can expect new art in about a month. Say Cheese and Die! should be along soon, too.
As for the newly-released synopses... "Heather" and "Hither" sound suspiciously similar, but that might not actually be relevant. Jillian and Jackson's telepathy reminds me of the Mind Stealer doll, which I see as the link to How I Got My Shrunken Head. As for the traitor in the trapped kids, I imagine it's got to be Sheena, and maybe Britney and Molly, on the Let's Get Invisible! principle (although that just makes it weirder that that one didn't get a reissue). However, it could also be any of the following: Carly Beth controlled subconsciously by the Haunted Mask (doesn't seem likely, though, as the Mask may not even be in HorrorLand and said it wouldn't resurface 'til the next Hallowe'en); Robby willingly or unwillingly helping Dr. Maniac, The Scarlet Starlet and Taylor; Michael Munroe being a monster himself; Julie messing around with that blasted camera; something to do with the twins and the Mind Stealer doll.
I so hope the British releases get less messy next year... current listings have everything one month behind its U.S. release. Except One Day at HorrorLand, which for some reason is taking five months to bring over here. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 15:20, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Well, now that the actual descriptions are up (and I could have sworn they weren't on the Amazon pages when I first found them), things are getting more and more interesting... and I'm really looking forward to the next couple of books. By the way, I checked the audio editions just on a hunch, and the CD of Camp Slither identifies the camp by that name, and the kids as Joel and Zoey. The CD of book 10 calls Jillian "Jilly". The others don't have any real differences.
As for a traitor among the kids... who's willing to bet that one's a red herring? Or someone we haven't met yet. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr. Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Could be a red herring, but I hope not, as it'd actually be interesting for one of the kids to be betraying their fellows. More so if they're doing it intentionally. Best of all if Luke and Lizzy came back and it was one of them. You're totally right that it could be, say, Byron, for example. And... the audio version Amazon page uses different names for everything in #9? *weeps* I'm going to stick with the ones from the book article. I'm going to assume the audio synopses are from earlier drafts and that the names have since changed. Oh, that'd be something to note once #9 comes out, actually, like how Robby and Sam were originally switched around, and #4 had a completely different plot (and how I'm guessing #7 features no "evil curse" as I can't imagine how that would come in).
Also, what is up with the villain of #9 literally just being a bunch of snakes? I'm curious to see how that one will work out in practice. Although obviously Mister Slither will secretly be a giant snake or something. I'm really looking forward to all of the next books, actually; they all sound strange and unusual in their own way. The only one I don't think I'm very interested in is #7, which is a shame as it has a rockin' title. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 21:13, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Could be that Mister Slither is actually a collective consciousness, and all the snakes roaming around are actually parts of him. Just a theory though. And I too am looking forward to all the upcoming books. Then again, I've been looking forward to them since the series was announced. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 22:54, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
I like that idea, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's true. Certainly he'll have control over the snakes, anyway, so it's got to be a variation on that. And something occurred to me last night: We were told the last three books would take place entirely in HorrorLand, but the synopsis of #10 sounds like it has the same structure as the regular books, with a normal non-HorrorLand story before it. This'd kinda figure with how Streets of Panic Park got bumped up the running order. Don't be surprised if the series yet turns into a thirteen-parter! And I'm really looking forward to the more strange or unusual-sounding books. #7 sounds kinda ordinary to me, but maybe it'll have an amazing Enter HorrorLand segment to make up. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 07:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

THEY'RE BACK! Escape From HorrorLand "Not long ago, Luke and Lizzy Morris dared to spend one day at HorrorLand, the terrifying theme park where nightmares come to life. They thought that NOTHING could lure them back, but their travel plans are about to change.... Who--or WHAT--is summoning ordinary kids to HorrorLand and trapping them there? Luke and Lizzy are determined to find out. They've gathered every clue, and they even launched their own secret website at EscapeHorrorLand.com. This time, Luke and Lizzy are prepared to face any danger--and any villain. Or so they thought... " Awesome. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 07:58, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

All right! Looks like things are really heating up in HorrorLand... can't wait for the next installment! (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr. Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 09:08, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

According to edits on this page, #6 and #7 are out in some places. Time to start looking! If you live in America, anyway. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 09:07, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Will do... ever since Borders' site started acting all screwy (making my usual tracking method useless), I haven't been able to really keep track of the newest ones as well as I used to. I'll check the store itself tomorrow (work and weather are keeping me tied up today). (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 20:38, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
If it's true, I hope they come out early in the U.K., too. February is a long time from November, and realistically I could probably only expect January. Don't they want Christmas sales? 86.159.232.74 (talk) 19:19, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
Well, I checked my local Borders, but no sign of 'em yet. I'll keep an eye out for 'em though, and possibly see about sticking my nose in the local Barnes & Noble later this week. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 22:17, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
Good luck. It's possible they only shipped them early to a few places so far... I've seen it happen with other Scholastic books, they release months early in a few obscure corners and then slowly leak out everywhere else. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 09:58, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Just two nights after visiting the large Borders and finding nothing, I passed by the local Borders Express in our mall, and found both 6 and 7. Needless to say, I have them in my room right now. Token phrases will be posted momentarily. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 01:25, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
Glad to hear it. They sound pretty good... kinda. I despair at the return of aliens to the series rather than just a regular monster, but I guess there's no shortage of the latter, and aliens are a Goosebumps tradition too. I should really have been surprised if there weren't any. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 08:35, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
Not counting the GYSGB series and various short stories, aliens have only appeared nine times: "Welcome to Camp Nightmare", "Egg Monsters From Mars", "Attack of the Jack O'Lanterns", "Calling All Creeps", "My Best Friend is Invisible", "Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 1", "Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 2", "Brain Juice" and "Earth Geeks Must Go!". (And in three of those, it was only during the twist endings that their inclusion was revealed.) So I guess they are kind of regulars. But still, even I was surprised when Mrs. Hardesty turned out to be an alien. Truth be told, it's like a cross between "The Girl Who Cried Monster" and "Calling All Creeps". Oh well... next book, we're back to basics, with the return of the evil camera from "Say Cheese and Die!". (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 09:18, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
That's regular enough for me. It's that or a werewolf book, I guess (although they made cameos in #5/#6). And aliens don't seem to really fit the tone of HorrorLand, so I'd have been surprised, too. Aliens are usually too powerful - they're planet-threatening menaces, whereas most of the regular menaces just threaten a couple of kids. Still, I'm really looking forward to seeing how the evil camera gets used next. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 17:16, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
One more thing... I take it that #7 does not, as indicated in the original Scholastic synopsis, feature an "evil curse"? 86.159.232.74 (talk) 08:47, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
Nope, no actual curses. Just aliens that look like monsters and want to transform and subjegate the human race. And... eggs. --DarkfireTaimatsu (talk) 11:03, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Excuse me while I spend all day pressing Refresh on the Streets of Panic Park Amazon page waiting for them to add a synopsis... (I remember Anon e Mouse Jr. noting that the synopsis for H!WHSP! wasn't up when the page was first uploaded, so it may well really be a matter of being on the edge of one's seat for a day or so.) 86.159.232.74 (talk) 08:39, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh my gosh, it's here!
The kids who are trapped in HorrorLand thought they had reason enough to panic. That was before they reached Panic Park.
It seemed like the only way to escape the mysterious villain who's playing puppet-master with their lives. But Panic Park is a perilous place, and it makes HorrorLand seem like HappyLand!
Now they must face their greatest fears--and team up with the unlikeliest allies--in this shocking conclusion to the ride of a lifetime.
I'll write a non-copyright synopsis soon. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 19:49, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
This. Is. Awesome!
Now, what I want to know is, just what would prompt the earlier villains to willingly aid the kids? (Since they're obviously the "unlikeliest allies" our heroes will be teaming with, and if they're not... well, who else could it be?) (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 23:33, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
Dr. Maniac has an easy enough path to redemption - he's still Robby's brother, at the end of the day - and were it not for the fact that it doesn't appear to have joined the ride, I'd say Carly Beth could strike a deal with the Haunted Mask. There's the prospect that it's not just the kids who are being manipulated - their monster enemies are all part of the game, too. Slappy in particular would hate that; as a puppet he'd be very bitter at actually being puppeted. On the other hand entirely, the unlikely allies could be the kids' mirror-world doppelgangers - or they're who the kids and monsters are teaming up against. But I'm no reliable speculator, as I still want the big twist to be that R.L. Stine is behind it all. I need to dig through Goosebumps history and see if there's any other foe capable of knowing as much as the mysterious puppet-master does. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 09:05, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
Books 6 and 7 are definitely out,I ordered them on Amazon yesterday or the day before that.So there's a confirmation.Also, Books 9 and 10 can come out on April 15 and Reissue 8 can still come out on April 1.That works. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.215.11.160 (talk) 01:42, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and by the way. According to the UK Amazon, there's going to be a box set #1-4 for HorrorLand mid next year, which implies there might be box sets for #5-8 and #9-12. Haven't seen any listings for that on Amazon US, though. I wonder if there'll be any new art, or maybe I'm spoiled by the thousand and one uniquely-illustrated Lemony Snicket box sets. 86.136.33.14 (talk) 08:42, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Given that the books are coming out two months early in America and one month late in my country, I'm probably retiring from the article for the duration to avoid spoilers. See you in Panic Park. 86.134.250.16 (talk) 08:24, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

  • Finally, I have my copies of "Curse of the Mummy's Tomb" and "Be Careful What You Wish For"! It's about time... stopped in the local B&N (which I don't get to as often, since the local Borders is closer to my house) today (1/11/09), and there they were! (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 19:33, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

So did I! Weird... Say, I just got back from Oklahoma City after going to Norman. And Here's the latest info on these: Be Careful What You Wish For....../My Friends Call Me Monster: Wish You Were Madame Doom The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb/Who's Your Mummy?: Unwrap the Horrible Mummy. (Until next time... Dr. Jones)

Hey! At the local Borders computers in Norman, Oklahoma it says Book 8's release date is January 2009 and that Book 9's release date is March 2009. It also says that Book 8 is on it's way to the Borders in Norman, Oklahoma. It checked while I was there yesterday. Also, I have got a guess for the rest of the token messages, they are only guesses:

My Friends Call Me Monster/Say Cheese and Die Screaming!: Wish you Were ? Say Cheese and Die Screaming! and Welcome to Camp Slither: Shot in Flames!

No clue for the others, though. (Until nest time....Dr. Jones) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.215.11.160 (talk) 21:31, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I was doing my daily checking of the Borders and B&N websites, and apparently, Book 8 is now available from B&N, though it doesn't seem to be in stock from any of the local stores. I'll check on this in person later, and let you all know how it turned out. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 15:34, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Well, it's on order, but not in stock yet. I'll be checking back regularly to let you know when it's in. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 17:44, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Got my book now! (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 03:02, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

i got book eight from my local barnes and noble. the plot doesnt involve greg in any way. i also corrected the tokens on the page. wish you were here in horrorland and the new one is stay out of the... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.2.138.65 (talk) 01:20, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

  • The new edition of "Say Cheese and Die!" is now available from B&N online. Unfortunately, the "check if it's in the store" function doesn't seem to be on there anymore. I'll keep checking though. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 08:38, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
It's still listed as "Pre-Order" on the Borders site. But it was on the shelf at the local Borders Express, and as of now (the evening of February 28), it's on my shelf. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 02:46, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
Got my copies today. They were also in Borders, though they weren't noted as such on the website. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 19:51, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Just checking in for probably the last time before it's too dangerous to do so. Just read #10. Woah. That ending. Unfortunately, #11 isn't out here 'til July, along with the ninth and tenth reissues. And #12 isn't out until September! Just when it gets good the release schedule starts getting even more punishing over here. 86.141.136.81 (talk) 13:15, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, that one was pretty interesting... book 11 should clear things up a bit though. What annoys me is that I still haven't found reissues 9 and 10 in stores yet (though apparently reissue 10 is out at the local B&N - I just have to get over there and check today). Then book 11 is due out in June, and 12 in July... and in October, we're getting reissue 11 and the new "Welcome to HorrorLand" guide, apparently a print edition of the "Escape HorrorLand" website. Then reissue 12 is due out in December. After that, who knows? (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 14:06, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Well, I stopped in the local Borders Express, and found the two reissues. And in the bonus material, King Jellyjam's origins, both real and fictional, are revealed. Didn't have a bio for the Shrunken Head though. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 16:33, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Book 12 is now available for regular order from B&N's website. I'll be checking the site to see when it arrives in stores in my area. The end is in sight... (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 00:25, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Book 12 is in stores in my area, and I'll be picking it up tonight. Stay tuned. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 19:46, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

One month after Anon e Mouse Jr. went to pick up Book 12, I've only just read Book 11. And that's on a release earlier than predicted. Anyway: I should totally have predicted the Menace. Also, it's a little unclear what's going on with the returning monsters, since they're working with the Menace, but half of them were also operating legitimately within HorrorLand, which the Horrors don't want them to leave. So what's going on there? And will the plot of Book 10 ever be explained? (Or does Madame Doom routinely teleport about the country giving random kids magical powers?) It also strikes me that the title change for Books 11 and 12 seems to have been unnecessary; "The Streets of Panic Park" would have worked for Book 11. I also notice - I'm such a geek, this excited me so much that I had to close the book for a minute - that the Panic Park universe appears to be the same parallel world as appeared in The Haunted School, so of course neither that nor Let's Get Invisible are being reissued. 86.141.136.81 (talk) 07:56, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

I've finally read #12! I'll start editing this page again shortly. 86.176.136.14 (talk) 13:02, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Woohoo! So, what'd you think of it? (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 16:12, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
I think it either needed to be longer, or the series needed an extra book. I felt like some of the issues weren't really delved into in enough detail, like the other face in the Menace's head, or weren't given enough time to be satisfying, like the team-up with the villains, or the fact that the Horrors were trying to help the VSGs. It all felt a bit short. I mean, shortness is a characteristic of Goosebumps books, but here it was a definite failing. Also, what's up with Abby being opposed by a mummy? She helped them! 86.176.136.14 (talk) 19:37, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Covers

I saw the cover of Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Shwartz. Why can't anyone upload it?

I've wondered that too; is it on Amazon.com yet? I think they're usually uploaded after that. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 17:19, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
Another weird thing about HorrorLand #5; the first synopsis on Scholastic's website said it was Robby's older brother Sam who published the webcomic, but the more recent synopsis says Robby publishes it himself. I wonder if that synopsis was from an early draft? I've seen it happen before. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 17:22, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
I normally upload the covers once thay're posted on amazon... There's a thumbnail picture of #5, but it's pointless uploading that, so it's just easier to wait for them to get uploaded to amazon.Alinblack (talk) 13:12, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
There's a full cover for #5 on Amazon.co.uk right now: [1] 86.136.156.205 (talk) 07:59, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Amazon.com has both Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz and Classic One Day at HorrorLand covers up right now: [2] [3] 86.136.156.205 (talk) 21:15, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

::By the way, are you able to move the page to Goosebumps HorrorLand, with a capital L? That being how it's spelt in the books themselves, as far as I know (it'd be strange if it wasn't, given they spell it with a capital L on the covers and promotional sites). 86.136.156.205 (talk) 16:42, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Sweet, check out the badass and completely misleading cover to the new Say Cheese and Die!: [4] Awesome. Any idea how long ago the listing went up? I'm trying to predict how soon we'll get some cover art for CS and H!WHSP!, but I'd guess in about a month. *looks up* Yeah, the SCaD reissue listing was added about a month and a half ago, so I'd guess that's how long we'll have to wait between Amazon listings going up and new cover art being added that can be uploaded to the article. So maybe early December. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 14:06, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Covers for books 9, 10 and their rereleases are up on Amazon! (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr. Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 23:03, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
I know, I just saw them this morning! That was quick! Or maybe Say Cheese and Die! was slow. Amazon won't let me magnify the reissue covers, but they all look pretty cool. I like the fairly subtle Camp Slither cover, and it's interesting that Madame Doom seems to be alive on Help! (And it is her - you can just see a couple of the letters behind the Goosebumps header.) 86.142.103.226 (talk) 07:54, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
Oh, and Anon e, do me a favour, could you? For the purposes of my section down there on fixing the cover images - how many full stops does the title of your copy of Dr Maniac vs Robby Schwartz have? You know, Dr/Dr., vs/vs. The cover of mine has none, but I've seen too many variations on the Internet, and I want to check that they didn't change it for the EU edition (doubt it, but I'm pretty sure they localise the text). 86.142.103.226 (talk) 08:53, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
It's got two: "Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz". I checked the copyright on it just to be sure. And the "V" in "vs." is lowercase (I typically spell that one with a capitol, but apparently they don't). As for the covers... yep, they're looking pretty interesting. I thought that was Madame Doom on the cover of book 10... perhaps it's a hint that the actual Madame Doom will pop up at some point during that one (or one of the others). (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 09:32, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
Aw man, they definitely localised that for the U.K., then. It's even period-less when the title appears in the last chapter. Well, at least it means the cover the article has is accurate, unlike MBFB! As for the new covers, I'm looking forward to the reissue ones being uploaded to a site that lets me magnify them, as Jellyjam is looking particularly stylish. And a living Madame Doom would be interesting, considering her backstory in the Fear Files. But this is Goosebumps, so I've no problem with her coming to life at all. And she would have an interest in psychic powers. But I shouldn't read the cover too deeply for relevance to the plot - the covers for #1-5 have either never happened, or not been important! 86.142.103.226 (talk) 15:57, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

The cover for Escape From HorrorLand is out. [5] It's kinda lacklustre... interesting, but I expected more. 86.134.250.16 (talk) 08:05, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Yeah... it does seem kind of plain. But I think that's one of the employee-only tunnels underneath HorrorLand, first seen in book 7. That may well be the same boss villain Horror that's featured in the map of book 7 on EnterHorrorland.com , serving as their last obstacle when escaping to Panic Park. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 09:02, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
Despite not having read any books past Dr. Maniac, that would have been my guess, too. I hope for Streets of Panic Park they have a monster montage or something. Just an image with a bit more life in it. 86.134.250.16 (talk) 09:16, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

I've added and uploaded the cover to Book 9 from Amazon. KillerCroc101 (talk) 18:44, 21 December 2008 (UTC)KillerCroc101KillerCroc101 (talk) 18:44, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

And #10. Unfortunately, Amazon puts those terrible white bars at the sides of their images. I don't suppose you could crop the white bars off the sides and then re-upload? 86.134.250.16 (talk) 15:35, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
No,I suppose not.But please don't remove those two Images. KillerCroc101 (talk) 21:14, 22 December 2008 (UTC)Killer Croc101KillerCroc101 (talk) 21:14, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Of course not. They're far better than nothing, and it was good of you to upload them. (And, just as an aside, once all twelve covers are out we might want to think of putting together a 4x3/3x4 composite so we're technically using just one image in the article instead of twelve, in case there's another crackdown on image use.) 86.134.250.16 (talk) 21:19, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Could you add the cover of Book #11 to the article.It's already been uploaded.Please? KillerCroc101 (talk) 03:19, 26 December 2008 (UTC)KillerCroc101KillerCroc101 (talk) 03:19, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
If I remove the comment-out tags (the hyphens, arrow-brackets and exclamation mark), it just shows up as a red link. 86.134.250.16 (talk) 08:24, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Then leave it be.Also. the cover of Book 12 is up on Scholastic's offical website!I've uploaded it and just added it to the article.This keeps getting better and better......!Hooray!At least it's better than Amazon's cover. KillerCroc101 (talk) 18:45, 28 December 2008 (UTC)KillerCroc101KillerCroc101 (talk) 18:45, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, since it's actually a cover. Also I believe that there should be a list of villains for this series. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.215.11.160 (talk) 17:20, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Monster Blood For Breakfast "!"

I just wanted to clarify this here - on the release copy of Monster Blood For Breakfast, does the title have an exclamation mark or not? I know early covers and online pages had exclamation marks at the end of the title, then later versions of the cover didn't, but EnterHorrorLand's most recent update has an image of the book with an exclamation mark in the title. I want to know if they've got it wrong, or the stores have. (And speaking of EnterHorrorLand, at the time of writing, Map 3 seems to be broken; to get anywhere you have to go to the café, but the only thing clickable in there is a Monster Blood poster which sends you to a dead link. Or you can click on the river crocodiles, but that just loads a broken game screen.) (And this page still needs moving to Goosebumps HorrorLand.) 86.136.156.205 (talk) 09:59, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, there is an "!" on the actual book. I just checked my copy. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 05:51, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for that. I guess that means maybe another cover picture has to be dug up or scanned, since the one on this page doesn't have the "!". 86.136.156.205 (talk) 10:58, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
The entry on www.barnesandnoble.com has the "!" on the cover. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 01:10, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
I'll link to that copy on User:Alinblack's talk page; he's been handling a lot of Goosebumps image uploads that I've seen. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 13:08, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

I've got another issue like this one - my HorrorLand books give the title of Book #5, but one of them spells Robby's name as Robbie Schwartz, and another gives it as Robby Schwartz. But it's #3 that makes the mistake, and #4 that conforms with all the other online information, so it might just be a one-off typo. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 18:40, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

EscapeHorrorLand.com

Why was the June 23rd blog 3 days late? Anybody able to explain this???--Clark4ever (talk) 17:32, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Maybe the same reason the May 1st update was twelve days late. Quite often the blog updates have slipped a bit; I don't know if it's because Scholastic's web team just forget the site exists, or because the updates are taking a while to work through the system or something. I'd assume it's the web team's mistake - like when Map 3 of EnterHorrorLand first went up with a glitch that made it unplayable. I no longer assume that I'll see the blog updates up the day they say they'll be up. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 10:52, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
And their latest trick is not even telling us when the next update will be. Rings a bit hollow, given the conclusion of Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz - but on the other hand, that's another reason to expect an insightful update sometime soon. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 17:55, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Horrorland Tokens

I just noticed something odd on my books: starting with "Creep From the Deep", the second halves of the tokens don't match up. By putting "Creep From the Deep" and "Deep Trouble" together, you get one phrase. But combined with "Monster Blood for Breakfast", it says something completely different. Here's the full list so far:

  • Revenge of the Living Dummy/Creep From the Deep: Find This Token Online
  • RotLiving Dummy/Night of the Living Dummy: Find This Token Online
  • CFtD/Deep Trouble: Beware of Hungry Sharks
  • CFtD/Monster Blood For Breakfast: Beware of the Black Lagoon
  • MBfB/Monster Blood: Panic at the Sight of Blood
  • MBfB/The Scream of the Haunted Mask: Panic at the Sight of Mirrors
  • TSotHM/THM: Avoid the (second half not yet available)

Anyone else notice this yet? (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 19:34, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

I haven't purchased any of the Classic books yet, but I might start when it starts getting slow between releases. I didn't even realise the Classics had half-tokens... It's a pretty cool feature, and now that I think about it, it makes sense; the HorrorLand messages about the Black Lagoon and mirrors would be complete non-sequiturs for the original books. I guess for TSotHM we'll end up with something like Mask Shop / Haunted Theatre. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 06:55, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
That's strange: My copy of RotLD and NotLD form the message "Find this Dummy Online." 81.152.11.8 (talk) 08:08, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
72.215.11.160 reports that TSotHM and THM form the message: "Avoid the Trick-or Treaters". BTW, 72.215.11.160, it's impolite to edit other people's messages, but thanks for the info. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 13:41, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
And here's the latest info on these:
  • TSotHM/The Haunted Mask: Avoid the Trick-or-Treaters
  • TSotHM/Dr. Maniac Vs. Robbie Schwartz: Avoid the Tricky Theater
  • DMVRS/One Day at Horrorland: Luke and Lizzy (second half not yet available)
  • DMVRS/Who’s Your Mummy?: Luke and Lizzy (second half not yet available)
 Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr. Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 00:54, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Wow. I'd say Lizzie and Luke's chances of showing up just got better. I'd been wondering if they'd only be "canon" to the websites (although some of the ads and extra materials in the HorrorLand books only make sense if you've read the website, and vice-versa). 86.136.34.65 (talk) 09:08, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
New question: What is the #5 token meant to actually show? I've scrutinised the image for it on the downloadable map on EnterHorrorLand, but I can't make anything out except a lot of scratches and something that might be a rollercoaster. 86.136.34.65 (talk) 20:55, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
Judging by the back of the Dr. Maniac book, I'm pretty sure that's exactly what it is. Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 22:15, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. I looked at it again at a greater % (Map 5's final game works now), and it must be rollercoasters... which I guess makes it more about the HorrorLand reprint, really. Are they trying to separate the "new" enemies from the old ones? It's weird; they didn't seem to have any problems with the other tokens depicting non-HorrorLand things, and the ghost ship on the second token doesn't square with the reissue either. An odd choice, but maybe this is just what they're doing for the non-sequel books. So I guess that Token #7 will have a picture of Madame Doom or something. 86.136.34.65 (talk) 10:20, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Ya never know. It might have the creature hatching from the egg, or it could have Madame Doom, or it could be something completely different. Incidentally, is there a link to that map? I've only managed to complete the first map, and I didn't get the downloadable version at the time. And every time since then that I've tried completing one of the others, I got interrupted and had to quit. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 21:18, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Links for maps 1 through 5: [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] And when the next map comes out, theoretically all you have to do is edit the URL to replace the number with a 6, and so on. Might even be worth trying that sort of thing now and then - when Chapter 1 of the Fear File went up on EscapeHorrorLand, the images for Chapter 2 were already uploaded and could be viewed by the same method, although they usually only make these slips in the early days. And if you haven't completed the other maps, here's something you might not know: Map #4? The one wearing the Haunted Mask was Slappy. (And the player character is still Mr. Wood, however that works.) 86.136.34.65 (talk) 08:39, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the maps! Now, if only we could be sure Slappy doesn't turn out to be the lead villain in the series... bad enough that he popped up in the "Enter HorrorLand" segment of book 5 for a few moments. Hopefully they'll finish him off for good, preferably before the big final showdown of the series. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 09:11, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm less worried about the main series; I'm sure the mirror subplot is the main problem in Enter HorrorLand. Somehow. I don't know, maybe HorrorLand has been replaced by the mirror HorrorLand? It's hard to tell because it's unclear if the mirrors work like they did in Let's Get Invisible! - if they do, Sheena should have been replaced by her mirror world counterpart, right? Still, here's my continuing bet: The small building visible in the greyed-out Map 12 on EnterHorrorLand is a House of Mirrors. As for Slappy, it's kinda good to hear he turns up - I'd been wondering where he, and for that matter the zombie pirates, had gotten to. Although I'm most curious to hear how he got out of having his mind imprisoned in the Mind Stealer doll. 81.152.11.8 (talk) 16:31, 19 September 2008 (UTC) (Oh, apparently my IP has changed. *shrug*)
He survived, he's on scholastic's cover for Streets of Panic Park.He'll be riding the Wheel of Fire in Book #12.There's your confirmation that he's alive. KillerCroc101 (talk) 16:54, 29 December 2008 (UTC)KillerCroc101KillerCroc101 (talk) 16:54, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
  • Rerelease 5 is out... and with it, the second token half!

DMVRS/One Day at Horrorland: Luke and Lizzy Were Here

(Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 00:59, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

  • Books 6 and 7 are out, and here are the tokens:
DMVRS/Who’s Your Mummy?: Luke and Lizzy Are Here
WYM?/My Friends Call Me Monster: Unwrap the Horrors’ Mystery
MFCMM/Be Careful What You Wish For...: Wish You Weren't Here
: MFCMM/Say Cheese and Die Screaming!: Wish You Were (Second half not avalible)

(Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr. Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 01:29, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

For DMVRS/Who's Your Mummy? it's actually Luke and Lizzy are Near —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.83.34.24 (talk) 05:22, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Nice. Quite clever on the DMVRS messages. I assume that WYM?/TCotMT will be something like "Unwrap the Ancient Mummy"; the MFCMM messages will be something like... Wish You Weren't Here and Wish You Were some wish from BCWYWF. Thanks for all the new information. I wonder if the Token messages should be added to the main page? Some of them are plot-relevant. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 08:35, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, we probably should. Along with the images on them. I wasn't sure if I should include them, that's part of why I've been listing them here. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 09:18, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm going to try and work them in... (While doing so, it's occurred to me that "Panic at the Sight of Mirrors" is a pun on Panic Park. Nice.) What are the pictures on tokens #6 and #7? I can probably guess #6, but I'm not sure about #7. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 17:16, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
6 is a pyramid. 7 is the head (and by head, I don't mean "severed") of Clarissa the Crystal Woman from "Be Careful What You Wish For...". (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 01:10, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks; I've added those. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 08:43, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Darn Internet Watch Foundation and their shoddy U.K. censorship made editing this article look tricky for a while, but I'm back. Anyway, the Classic message for #6 has been reported on the article as "Unwrap the Mummy's History." While this would make huge amounts of sense and be quite clever, to my knowledge The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb reissue isn't out yet. Although it fits with the "months and months early" release schedule they have at the moment. Thoughts? 86.136.33.14 (talk) 14:00, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Monster Blood for Breakfast

when is an article going to be made about it--Clark4ever (talk) 19:23, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Whenever someone cares to. Personally, I'm more interested in seeing the capitalisation fixed on existing articles (and getting a cover of Monster Blood For Breakfast! that includes the exclamation mark). 86.136.156.205 (talk) 10:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

I already made one it needs work. Could someone please work on it? I did as best as I could. I also put in a ! cover of Monster Blood for Breakfast.--Clark4ever (talk) 22:40, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the ! cover! 86.136.156.205 (talk) 11:39, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Well if you need articles on books 4-6, I've made them. #5 needs more work and #6 needs a full plot summary and more work too and there's Book infobox template problem on Book 6's page too. --Welcome to HorrorLand, where nightmares come to life! 20:29, 27 January 2009 (UTC)Horrifico —Preceding unsigned comment added by Horrifico (talk • contribs)

Release Dates and EscapeHorrorland

I believe that in Febuary books #1 and #2 were released but they were supposed to come out in May?Anybody notice this?Also,at Borders it says that book #5 is coming out in August instead of October.It says there that The Haunted Mask reissue is to be released in August instead of September and Classic Goosebumps #5 says release date's September.Anybody Notice this?Also, Escape Horrorland July 1,June 23,and May 1 updates were late for some reason.

If you take a look at the discussions above, so far every HorrorLand and Classic book has come out at least a month early. The main page is a battle between the official release dates and the real ones. And EscapeHorrorLand is nearly always late updating, but usually it's just a day or two. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 13:04, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
The August 1st update's late! Satipo (talk) 13:50, 3 August 2008 (UTC)SatipoSatipo (talk) 13:50, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
What did I tell you? Nearly always late. Maybe Monday, Tuesday... hopefully not another twelve-day delay like back in, what was it, May? 86.136.156.205 (talk) 18:02, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

And when on Earth is there going to be a new EscapeHorrorLand update? It's been nearly two months now. Okay, more like one if you count the Fear File updates as well, but the blog posts have more character. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 21:15, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

By Jove, I've got it - Hallowe'en! ...Or rather, they'll say it's Hallowe'en, but it'll actually be like November 2nd. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 18:16, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Denied. I hope they haven't forgotten about the site... one sometimes gets that impression. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 08:09, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
They've not quite forgotten it, though they may have abandoned the blog for the time being. They did, however, just recently add the sixth chapter of the Visitor's Guide to the e-book section. So it's not totally abandoned, just a little... neglected. --DarkfireTaimatsu (talk) 21:30, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
Good. That update wasn't there yesterday; I'm pretty sure I checked. That's all I ask, that things don't drop out for months at a time... it scares me. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 08:43, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
They might have gone to Horrorland,maybe.Maybe not.But that's what I think what's taking so long for them to update.

Seventh chapter of the Guide is up, by the way. 86.134.250.16 (talk) 11:31, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

The eight part of the Guide is now up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Megadude96 (talk • contribs) 02:13, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Yell Phone

Anyone else find that the Yell Phone breaks EnterHorrorLand? I got a message saying I had a new, well, message on it, but the thing doesn't load and stops me from clicking on the maps. I'm wondering if I've been missing any important information that might need recording. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 13:41, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Actually, it seems to work again if I leave it a day or so. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 16:39, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
Funny, I don't have any emails. Yay217 (talk) 16:08, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism

We've had at least three major instances of vandalism in the past few days that I've had to revert. Would somebody please do something about whoever is doing this? (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) 68.63.95.67 (talk) 21:28, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

I've been away, or I'd help out more myself (not that I can do anything but revert, as an IP editor myself). I get the feeling this page isn't watched as much as, say, the main Goosebumps article for vandalism - persistent vandals to that page have been noted and banned in the past. 86.136.156.205 (talk) 11:46, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

"A Dummy's Guide to Goosebumps HorrorLand"

As promised, here's that one section of bonus material from the rerelease of "One Day at HorrorLand". This section has four pieces of information for each book: the title, the Goosebumps Collector's Edition (or rerelease) for the first ten books, the subject of the Bonus Chapter to be posted on EscapeHorrorLand.com, and the villain to be confronted in order to unlock the map at EnterHorrorLand.com.

Note: to avoid copyright issues, I'm not directly quoting every line, but the information is still accurate.

GHL 1. Revenge of the Living Dummy
GCE 1. Night of the Living Dummy
Bonus Chapter: Stagger Inn
EHL villain: Slappy the Dummy

GHL 2. Creep from the Deep
GCE 2. Deep Trouble
Bonus Chapter: Black Lagoon Water Park
EHL villain: Captain Ben the pirate

GHL 3. Monster Blood for Breakfast!
GCE 3. Monster Blood
Bonus Chapter: The Monster Police
EHL villain: Monster Blood

GHL 4. The Scream of the Haunted Mask
GCE 4. The Haunted Mask
Bonus Chapter: The Haunted Theater
EHL villain: The Haunted Mask

GHL 5. Dr. Maniac vs. Robbie Schwartz
GCE 5. One Day at HorrorLand
Bonus Chapter: Werewolf Village
EHL villain: Dr. Maniac

GHL 6. Who's Your Mummy?
GCE 6. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
Bonus Chapter: HorrorLand's Top Ten Scariest Rides
EHL villain: Tuttan-Rha the mummy

GHL 7. My Friends Call Me Monster
GCE 7. Be Careful What You Wish For
Bonus Chapter: "Top-secret surprises"
EHL villain: "a hideous creature"

GHL 8. Say Cheese - And Die Screaming!
GCE 8. Say Cheese and Die
Bonus Chapter: "Tips and tricks"
EHL villain: "a deadly camera"

GHL 9. Welcome to Camp Slither
GCE 9. The Horror at Camp Jellyjam
Bonus Chapter: "Secret evidence"
EHL villain: "Slithery snakes"

GHL 10. Help! We Have Strange Powers!
GCE 10. How I Got My Shrunken Head
Bonus Chapter: The Doom Slide
EHL villain: "A powerful villain"

GHL 11. Escape from HorrorLand
Bonus Chapter: Vampire Village
EHL villain: "An army of vampires"

GHL 12. Streets of Panic Park
Bonus Chapter: The fate of Luke and Lizzie Morris.
EHL villain: "A menacing supervillain"

Other bonus information includes a short question and answer section with R.L. Stine, the "Fright Gallery" (which is a profile on the villain - this time around, it's the HorrorLand Horrors, who have become 100 percent pinch-proof since the "Attack of the Mad Pincher" at the end of "One Day at HorrorLand"), tips and tricks for "Goosebumps HorrorLand: The Video Game", and of course, the section listed above.

Until next time...

Anon e Mouse Jr. Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 16:31, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Awesome. Thanks so much for this information, Anon e. For the EnterHorrorLand information, I'm going to wager that Slappy will be wielding the deadly camera in Map #8, much as he was wearing the Haunted Mask. The Map #9 boss being snakes may work out the same as the Monster Blood in Map #3 (just hanging about in one place threatening to spread - not that these will be ordinary snakes). "An army of vampires"? Wow. I wonder if that'll carry through to the book as well, or if it's an alternative to "all the previous villains attack at once." Map #11's "silhouette" looks like it can probably take either; there's a real clutter of stuff in that area. Good to see that the Horrors are now pinch-proof, as that's a pretty crippling and silly weakness. And I'll now be quite surprised if Luke and Lizzie don't turn up in the series proper, although I expect no such appearance from Clay. I'm also wondering how many of the book villains will carry on to HorrorLand, as the Haunted Mask almost certainly hasn't, but other than the camera, the other villains should be okay. Hm, I'm going to go ref in Vampire Village as #11's featured area. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 09:59, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
That sounds a bit random. I assume that the actual villain of Book 7 isn't applicable to the website? Or there's some kind of mutation involved. By the time Map #7 goes up I guess even I'll have the book... assuming they haven't forgotten about EnterHL as well as EscapeHL, which hasn't been updated since August. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 08:35, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
According to the website information, the site map appears to be based more around the events of the "Enter HorrorLand" section of the book. The eight-foot Horror is included there - he was a member of the Monster Police. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 09:18, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
That would figure, yeah, for when the book monsters just aren't applicable. Not that there have been many situations like that so far... makes it interesting to reflect on the #10, #11 and #12 monsters. After all, there shouldn't even be a twelfth HorrorLand token on the books, but clearly they'll have something mocked up for the website. And the website can't really go to Panic Park, either, which presumably Streets of Panic Park will. 86.159.232.74 (talk) 17:16, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
I've added the titles of the bonus chapters to the article. KillerCroc101 (talk) 17:43, 27 December 2008 (UTC)KillerCroc101KillerCroc101 (talk) 17:43, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
I just got my copy. Aw man, the original Fear File Chapter 12 sounded so much cooler. My theory is that the original version would've been something like what we ended up with as the twist ending of #12, but Stine shuffled it. 86.178.91.112 (talk) 13:45, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
Oh, and also, I just realised. We can't really call them "Escape HorrorLand chapters" since two of them never came out on EscapeHorrorLand.com. "Survival Guide chapter," perhaps? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.178.91.112 (talk) 13:50, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Lack of book pages

I do not wish to sound rude or anything but i've noticed that although we have a page for Hl's one and two we seem to lack a page for any of the other released books which I find quite frustrating. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.72.45.198 (talk) 03:26, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Given the quality of most Goosebumps articles, does it matter? But maybe you're right. A full plot summary is very satisfying. One of these days when I have some free time I'll fix up the existing articles and put some material together for the remaining ones. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 08:25, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Fixing the cover images

I could've sworn we had accurate versions before. Alright, we need accurate versions of #3 and #5. #3 has an exclamation mark; #5 doesn't have period marks, at least not on my copy. An accurate version of #3 is here, someone with an account just needs to upload it. I can't find a period-less version of Dr Maniac; if I can't find one later, I'll scan my own copy. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 10:36, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Moving to clarify, actually, what US copies are like. My EU copy of #5 has no period marks - i.e., it's "Dr Maniac vs Robby Schwartz," no period after the Dr or vs. Of the covers on the marketing sites, though, I've seen some with period marks for both, or some with period marks just for Dr., but none without any. So I'm just checking to see if my EU copy is consistent with the "canon" US copy. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 18:39, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

#5 no longer an issue; my copy's been localised. A version of #3 with an exclamation mark still needs adding. Like I said, I could've sworn this had been done. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 16:03, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Discovered another issue with localised copies of the books. I just got Classic #10, How I Got My Shrunken Head. The eponymous head and title on the cover have been tinted blue rather than green, and the HorrorLand token on the back has no text on it (mirrored or otherwise). Does the U.S. release have these issues? (#7 HL also messed up the colour of the token on the spine - had it bright yellow instead of dark blue.) I haven't read it yet - let's see if it misses out the last chapter like Night of the Living Dummy did! (P.S. I messed up my dates, Escape From HorrorLand isn't out here until August. Argh.) 86.141.136.81 (talk) 10:47, 3 July 2009 (UTC) Edit: The book's fine, but I noticed the colour scheme on the spine and back cover is ripped from #8. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.141.136.81 (talk) 11:19, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Alright, update, Camp Jellyjam doesn't have text on the HorrorLand token either. UK Scholastic, how did you manage to recycle the US covers and leave things off? It's like they just got dummy versions of the covers which hadn't been completed yet, but thought they were the real thing. I've seen it happen with other US books published in the UK - the UK publishers get incomplete versions of the book and print them anyway because they don't have time to wait for the finished versions or don't know that they've got the wrong thing. 86.141.136.81 (talk) 10:35, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

The series

Because of the way this series is set up as a direct continuation to the last one, and they meet, could this entire series be considered a cross-over? Because it ties together classic series such as Night of the Living Dummy, Monster Blood, Welcome to Camp [WORD], wouldn't, at least the enter HorrorLand section be a cross-over?

I'm not sure it's so much a crossover as it is confirming that the various series(es) exist in the same fictional universe. --DarkfireTaimatsu (talk) 07:10, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
Camp Slither probably won't have much to say about other camp books, but the Deep books and the Haunted Mask are a more convincing example. Monster Blood was already confirmed as being in the HorrorLand continuity way back in Return to HorrorLand. But I agree with Darkfire Taimatsu; the books are all written by one author and all under one title, so it's a fictional universe situation more than it is a crossover, although there's some degree of overlap between the concepts, I think. 86.142.103.226 (talk) 18:18, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

The "Goosebumps series" line

It strikes me as a little perverse that for some of these we can just throw down an old title but for others we have to draw our own drawn-out allusions to previous Goosebumps volumes that aren't even being reissued. When I introduced the line, I assumed that books #5 and #7 would get thematically-appropriate reissues like Attack of the Mutant, but instead they got reissues relevant to Enter HorrorLand symbols... I assume; those of you who have read #7 can tell me if Madame Doom or wishes pop up in some way to justify a Be Careful What You Wish For reissue. I'd also like to stick on the safe side as far as things like original research go.

So anyway, my proposal is as follows: Excise the "Goosebumps series" line for books #5 and #7. If the publishers don't think it's relevant, we shouldn't. (#6 isn't a direct sequel, but it's clearly a mummy homage, as its reissue shows. Sequel or no, ditto for #8 and #9. #10 is sort of a role model here; it has a reissue that seems thematically appropriate, but nobody's felt the need to draw links to previous Goosebumps books in which the protagonists have developed strange powers and needed help.)

Alternative proposal: Get rid of the entry throughout, as it usually just rehashes the "Companion reissue" entry. Thoughts? Objections? 86.159.232.74 (talk) 16:03, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Since they've been removed, I'm preserving the "Series" data (plus a little extra that I added) here, in this section. Original research it may be, but it's still worth it to save in some form or another.

Title: Revenge of the Living Dummy

Goosebumps series: Night of the Living Dummy

Title: Creep From the Deep

Goosebumps series: Deep Trouble

Title: Monster Blood For Breakfast!

Goosebumps series: Monster Blood

Title: The Scream of the Haunted Mask

Goosebumps series: The Haunted Mask

Title: Dr. Maniac Vs. Robby Schwartz

Goosebumps series: This book is similar to “Attack of the Mutant”, about a comic book fan who discovers that the characters are real. The story also bears a resemblance (particularly the twist ending) to “The Blob That Ate Everyone”, in which the protagonist's story appears to be coming to life around him.

Title: Who’s Your Mummy?

Goosebumps series: “The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb” was the first of several “Goosebumps” books featuring mummies. The story also bears a resemblance to “Stay Out of the Basement!”, in which the characters find that a relative has been replaced by something not entirely human.

Title: My Friends Call Me Monster

Goosebumps series: The story bears a resemblence to “Creature Teacher” and “The Girl Who Cried Monster”, in which educational staff turn out to be monsters. It also features elements of “Calling All Creeps!”, in that the so-called “monsters” are actually aliens planning to turn others into beings like them.

Title: Say Cheese and Die Screaming!

Goosebumps series: Say Cheese and Die!

Title: Welcome to Camp Slither

Goosebumps series: There is a long tradition of “Goosebumps” books taking place at a camp, beginning with Welcome To Camp Nightmare. Other such books include “The Horror at Camp Jellyjam”, “Ghost Camp”, “The Curse of Camp Cold Lake”, “Fright Camp”, “Return to Ghost Camp”, “Escape from Camp-Run-For-Your-Life” (in the “Give Yourself Goosebumps” series) and various short stories in the “Tales To Give You Goosebumps” collections.

Title: Help! We Have Strange Powers!

Goosebumps series: Other Goosebumps books have featured the characters suddenly gaining or finding that they have odd powers, such as “How I Got My Shrunken Head”, “How I Learned to Fly” and “The Blob That Ate Everyone”.

(Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 18:49, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Good call. I agree that OR isn't the Devil to be driven out of all existence, and I'm glad it's here. My own personal opinion, asides from rules-ery, is that there are very interesting comparisons to be made (I am so looking forward to Who's Your Mummy? right now), but that the talk page is the best place to make them. 86.136.33.14 (talk) 20:33, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Video Game Help

To obtain a certain monster card I have to ride the cursed carriage around a certain amount of times in Vampire Village.How do I do that?It's so confusing!Help!Thanks. KillerCroc101 (talk) 18:09, 27 December 2008 (UTC)Killercroc101KillerCroc101 (talk) 18:09, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

You can't ride it; to get that card, you simply run your character around it in one direction (clockwise, I think? Clockwise or counterclockwise. One o' thems). --DarkfireTaimatsu (talk) 22:44, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

How do access the Dungeon of Doom in Vampire Village?What's that ride's fright restriction?How do you Get in there?Help!Thanks.

The only way to get into the Dungeon of Doom is to get caught by the Monster Police during one of the ticket searches. It's not a ride, and you can't access it otherwise. As a result, it's the only place in the game I haven't seen. --DarkfireTaimatsu (talk) 08:26, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Hey, I have two questions too! Question 1: How do you get in the rides with closed signs? The reasons don't look very trustable to me.

Question 2: How do you get the Horror Mask in Mad Labs on the DS game? How many tokens does it cost?

Please answer soon! Welcome to HorrorLand, where nightmares come to life! 17:11, 24 January 2009 (UTC)HorrificoWelcome to HorrorLand, where nightmares come to life! 17:11, 24 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Horrifico (talk • contribs)

Question 1: You don't. They're just there for decoration

Question 2: It costs 100 tokens —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.83.34.24 (talk) 19:16, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

And the Ghost Train is for a ticket piece. Look in the train's smokestack. --72.215.11.160 (talk) 15:46, 1 February 2009 (UTC)?????????

Has anyone actually beaten the game? If so, how do you beat the final ride (Certain Death)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.83.34.24 (talk) 05:07, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

To trigger the ending cutscene, I'm guessing one has to get gold on the ride (which I did on my first try, so I can't confirm if anything lower will do it).
--DarkfireTaimatsu (talk) 20:44, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

How do you get past the first lap (the skelaton keeps pushing my cart back every time!)?


Say Cheese -- and Die Screaming?

If the next book, Welcome to Camp Slither, isn't out yet, how can we possibly know the full Classic Message and the HorrorLand Message? Abc217 (talk) 23:03, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
P.S. The release date is March 1st, according to Chapters Indigo, unless that is the Canadian release date. Here:

Goosebumps our so cool there the best —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.181.74.197 (talk) 23:47, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes, yes they are. Abc217 (talk) 19:58, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

See cheese and die screaming stamps

does anyone get the stamps? i keep trying to figure them out, if they can. help? Yay217 (talk) 16:56, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

The stamps look to me like each refers to a different area of the park. They match the fonts used in each section of escapehorrorland.com's welcome guide. Left to right, starting from the top, they go: MP (for Monster Police), S (for Stagger Inn), Z (for Zombie Plaza), BL (for Black Lagoon Water Park, WV (for Werewolf Village), and the H for HorrorLand (the special stamp mentioned in section 8 of the welcome guide). --DarkfireTaimatsu (talk) 22:32, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
Makes sense....99.230.5.219 (talk) 20:35, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

"Welcome To HorrorLand: A Survival Guide"

Anyone seen this? [11] I assume that it's the e-book from EscapeHorrorLand.com in print. (Sorry for the lack of participation; I'm trying to avoid spoilers.) 86.162.211.63 (talk) 08:17, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

And not just that one: the eleventh prequel, "The Werewolf of Fever Swamp", is being released at the same time, in October. I'd be willing to bet the next (and presumably last) one is coming out in November, ending the HorrorLand run... unless they decide to start rereleasing all the rest in the same format next year. But there's no word on that happening, as far as I know. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 21:28, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm really disappointed in Scholastic for the way they're milking the reissues, but I suppose they must have sold quite well. 86.162.211.63 (talk) 22:28, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps. But who knows. If the current batch of reissues do well enough, it could lead into reissues of all of the earlier books, and possibly another series of new ones. This would give a new generation of fans the chance to see what came before, and allowing old fans (like myself) to catch up on what they might have missed. My collection is still lacking twelve of the original 62 (along with pretty much everything else Stine ever wrote for Goosebumps). Though one of them ("The Horror at Camp Jellyjam") will be coming out again pretty soon. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 01:04, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Cover's out: [12] And you were right, Anon e Mouse Jr.; they're continuing Classic Goosebumps through to at least #14. Scholastic International Rights confirms Welcome to Dead House and Welcome to Camp Nightmare. [13] 86.141.136.81 (talk) 15:48, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
And according to my search results, we may well be getting even more. More info will be added below momentarily. (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 18:44, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

New Release

Now, I know that the new books are coming out, and those people that think they're funny are going to put spoilers. So I advise that the page is blocked to new or unregestered users so they don't put any spoilers about the book. Maybe, like, the week before the book is out. I'd do it, but I am not an administrator. Or, perhaps someone could go here.   The Watch Dude 

The Story So Far.....

Several kids have received invitions to be Very Special Guests at Horrorland theme park. The park seems to be TOO scary! A horror named Byron might offer help, if they can find him! The VSG'S have learned about a place called Panic Park! They want to get there so they can get away from all the terrifying happenings in Horrorland! Now all the kids are locked up in a room at the bottom of the park! Why do they need to get to Panic Park? Are the horror's the bad one's or is there someone watching there every step? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alecisawesome12321 (talk • contribs) 18:10, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Have to say, the implication that the Horrors aren't so bad, along with the fact that Luke and Lizzie agree with them this time around, has to be the most interesting thing about the series at the moment. Even if it still turns out that Slappy was behind everything, I respect HorrorLand for that ambiguity. 86.141.136.81 (talk) 09:53, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
Not to spoil anything, but because of the 11th book, something suggests Slappy isn't it...   The Watch Dude 
Thank goodness! And thanks for not spoiling it; where I live, #11 isn't out until July. 86.141.136.81 (talk) 15:48, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
So then #12 comes out August?   The Watch Dude  12:22, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
September... so I'm mostly steering clear of the whole page. 86.141.136.81 (talk) 15:14, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
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