This episode takes place in the Transylvania of America: Vermont. Chad, Paul, and Kevin read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 Jekyll and Heidi. This is a story about a sensitive poet girl dealing with a dark family secret, town riots, and chugging monster potions. We also discover how the Springfield is the nexus of all realms. Enjoy!   OFF TOPICS: Unveiling Chris Pratt's Mario voice (and butt), Jortkinis   Book Discussion begins: 12:45   You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

We're going to the dangerous wilds of Michigan! Chad, Paul, and Kevin read Johnathan Rand's Michigan Chillers story Dinosaurs Destroy Detroit. This is a very accurate portrayal of The Great Lakes State, including that local time window that only opens for one week every fifty years. It's a bit of a tourist trap but it's also a really good place to sneak into the Cretacious Era and steal a dinosaur egg for your personal enjoyment.   OFF TOPICS: Goosebumps the Musical, Kevin the children's theater van driver, Chad's sad child play   Book Discussion begins: 11:15   You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Are you ready for some ghostly tales? They may not be scary but they're strange. Chad, Paul, and Kevin read through (Sir) Brian Jacques' Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales. We focus on three stories: Jamie and the Vampires, Allie Alma, and The Sad History of Gilly Bodkin. Each a different flavor evoking either the terrors of war, classism, or mother issues.   Off Topics: The Queen comes to America, new medieval knight rules, 2007: a dope year for video games   Book discussion begins: 15:15   You can support the show, get access to dozens of bonus Camp episodes, join our Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds   Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)  

Hey Goosebuddies! Paul, Kevin, and Chad are back for another Adventure! episode: R.L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps #23: Zapped In Space. We head on down to Madame Zapp's VR arcade-- a new tech business with so many games (two of them in total)! One's a progressive snow-woman story, the other a sci-fi panic with all sorts of bugs. Perhaps we get to play both of them? You'll have to listen and find out. Enjoy!   OFF TOPICS: Redwall feasts, bread dough as a toy.   Book Discussion Begins at 13:00   Buy Kevin's book at spacekings.space   You can support the show, get access to dozens of bonus Camp episodes, join our Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds   Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

We're back with R.L. Stine's Invasion of The Bodysqueezers Part 2. If you haven't listened to the previous Goosebumps 2000 episode you may want to catch up on this story of Jack Archer aka Saucerman as he is now God's Lone Soldier against the endless swarm of green goo invaders. Also Mr. Fleshman is there but he's busy watching TV as the world burns. This story includes one of R.L.'s cruelest twists in the franchise as he pulls off an Inverse Shyamalan. Enjoy! OFF TOPICS: Weightlifting butt fears, Inside Out Kid   Book Discussion Begins at 3:45   Buy Kevin's book at spacekings.space   You can support the show, get access to dozens of bonus Camp episodes, join our Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds   Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Kevin, Chad, and Paul tackle the first and only multi-book Goosebumps 2000: R.L. Stine's Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 1!  Despite the title, there is no squeezing in this book. But there are ominous asteroids, Gameboy aesthetics, and a reminder that 'Not all families are same.' We'll be back next episode with Part 2 and the conclusion of Jack Archer & Mr. Fleshman. OFF TOPICS: The Georgia Guidestones were destroyed, banana tech, there are two X-Men inside you; one is Wolverine and one is Cyclops Book discussion begins: 13:15 You can support the show, get access to dozens of bonus Camp episodes, join our Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds   Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Gather your bag of holding, Goosebuddies, we're going on an Adventure! We go through the 'Pick A Path' aka 'Endless Quest' of the Dungeons & Dragons book Dungeon of Dread. With Kevin as our Book Master, Paul and Chad journey through corridors upon corridors, befriend Loris the halfling, comprehend 'elf' as a class, and pledge themselves to a Toad God.  OFF  TOPICS: Chad's big Voltron idea to save the planet, The Rift Breaker, what IS Raid Shadow Legends?, Steve Jobs levels of wasteful, Mecha Toaster Book discussion begins: 12:45 You can support the show, get access to dozens of bonus Camp episodes, join our Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds   Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Drink up, buddies! Kevin, Chad, and Paul return to read R. L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Brain Juice. It's a story about genuinely dumb-dumb kids, a scientist who teaches via prank parables, and a rare 3rd party narration that changes our tale from horror to full on jovial farce. We also create the upcoming movement #HomeworkStrike. OFF TOPICS: fandom wikis, comment archaeologists, going down down like a louie la rah Book discussion begins at 10:30 You can support Goosebuds, get access to dozens of bonus Camp episodes, join our Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds   Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole)

Ghouls out for the summer, Goosebuddies! Paul and Kevin cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls. Chad missed out on this episode as this story is pretty forking rad! It's got body possession, teens knocking down mailboxes, and the power of dance! Enjoy the episode. OFF TOPICS: Crispy foods, The catholic views of honey bees, Kevin's sauce Book discussion begins: 08:45 You can support Goosebuds, get access to dozens of bonus Camp episodes, join our Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds   Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Grab your tickets; we're going back to HorrorLand! Chad, Kevin, and Paul are joined by 90s nostalgia scholar BrutalMoose to cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Return to HorrorLand. This story asks hard questions such as 'How much money would it take to sell your kids to a reality show?' Enjoy the park's new attractions; iconic rides such as Tooth Game... and Mummy Walk. Huh. HorrorLand claims to be under new management, but it's certainly up to its old tricks. OFF TOPICS: The Disney TM Raccoon Princess, anime cicadas Book discussion begins: 08:00 You can support Goosebuds, get access to dozens of bonus Camp episodes, join our Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Why are we watching an old Nick Jr show? Because it was written by Jovial Bob Stine! Before Goosebumps was a thing on bookshelves, R.L. Stine was head writer on this wacky, non-educational children's show Eureeka's Castle. Chad, Paul, and Kevin are joined by guest Josh Henderson (Pretend Friends, M-Class Podcast, Continue?) to cover the first two episodes (that couldn't be bothered to have proper titles).  We discuss the show's Lynchian b-roll, our favorite character Hose Boy, Batly's hipster status, and how Eureeka and her friends are all really servants of the giant. OFF TOPICS: Josh and Chad fall in love over Incubus, more quicksand debate, The Charlemagne Maneuver  TV discussion begins: 05:20 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

We swear we did our homework; a very nice A+ papier-mâché volcano but a galactic cruiser (stuck on shrink mode as often happens) crashed into our basement and things escalated from there.  Paul and Chad are joined by writer Marly Halpern-Graser (Thundercats Roar, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Mad) to talk about beloved Bruce Coville's first book in the miniseries known as Rod Allbright's Alien Adventures: Aliens Ate My Homework. This book has it all: martial arts aliens, Star Trek paralells, surprisingly good discussion about gender and pronouns, the tempation one feels to shake the tiny people in your lunchbox... OFF TOPICS: none really, we get into the book immediately! You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

In this episode Chad, Kevin, and Paul review R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000: Headless Halloween. It's a story about sociopath teen Brandon Plush who feels no remorse about the lives he destroys. Brandon Plush's endless campaign of mean pranks finally runs into the (literal) dead-end that is Raven's Ravine, but what horrors lurk on the other side? Worm-filled doughnuts for one. Gross. Enjoy this episode and make sure you never make fun of someone for owning a van. OFF TOPICS: our humble little studios, Who is American McGee?, the Doom Johns, Kevin's secret itch.io, Tarnished Jeff Foxworthy You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

In this episode Chad, Kevin, and Paul review the Goosebumps TV mini-series 'Chillogy'; a collection of three episodes centered around the magical miniature company town of Karlsville. These stories are not based on R.L. Stine's books making these pretty unique to compare to the rest of the series. Have you heard the good word of the Holy Chillogy? Let Karl Knave into your heart and you will be preserved forever in plastic. Or turned into a piganoid. Or beheaded by a baseball. Kinda whatever Karl is into at the moment. Give yourself to the episode and all will be good in this tiny model town. OFF TOPICS: Bugs: Satan's first ally, The Bible New 52 Book discussion begins: 8:40 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

The Ghoulastic Book Club returns to cover our favorite 90's YA book series about child soldiers: Animorphs. In this episode we cover K.A. Applegate's Megamorphs #3: Elfangor's Secret. While Paul fights his way back to our timeline Kevin and Chad are joined by guest Kayla Cline (Spooky Scouts,The Rite of Rumble: Wrestling with Demons) to talk about this wild time-traveling tale. Can the Animorph Kids save George Washington? Will they murder Adolph Hitler? Is morphing into a dolphin a reliable treatment for seeing your teenage love die in the cold waters of The Delaware? Plus learn the exciting backstory of The Ellimist: The Galaxy's First Pro Gamer. And remember the only balm against fascism is the refreshing taste of Mountain Dew Baja Blast. OFF TOPICS: Guitar Hero: Sea Shanty Edition, dwarven barbershop quartets, Kayla's legal troubles with Fall Out Boy, Wrestling With Demons, wearing our own merch. Book discussion begins at 11:20 Chad & Kayla's comic The Rite of Rumble is being funded on Indiegogo. Check it out: https://igg.me/at/wwdcomic01/x#/ You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

The parents are away for this Adventure! episode and the boys need a babysitter. Preferably not one that's secretly a rat monster. That would be nice. Also one that lets us watch R-rated movies and won't tell the adults about it. In this episode Paul, Chad, and Kevin read through R. L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps book Attack of the Beastly Babysitter. The professionals at KidScare have a full entertainment facility to entertain us and our terrible brother Stinko. Hopefully we can avoid the Switch Cheese and the Mask of Worms. Enjoy! OFF TOPICS: Wasting water in Fury Road, Paul's Zamboni Sacrifice, The Ice Church   Book discussion begins at: 10:15   You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Are You Terrified Yet? This is the question R. L. Stine asks of us in this (and every) Goosebumps book. In this episode Chad, Kevin, and Paul read the Goosebumps 2000 book where stuttering Craig deals with a series of awkward social obligations and falls into gambling addiction despite a complete misunderstanding of the concept 'Double or Nothing'. In this book, the power of an attractive person believing in you can move mountains. Also we learn about Chad's secret double life as Chopper the Presbyterian.   OFF TOPICS: Telling our loved ones about this show, motorcycle propaganda, Elon's underground traffic jam, lesser-known Stallones   Book discussion begins: 10:30   You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Pack your bags once again, Goosebuddies! Paul, Chad, and Kevin head to R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 story Fright Camp; a poorly run summer event hosted by legendary director (and likely R.L. Stine self-insert) R. B. Farraday! Farraday's frights include sexual kappas, shooting gorillas, and vomit balloons. How does this story stack up compared to other Camp greats? Does R.L. push the 'twist' button a few too many times? Either way, enjoy the episode.   Book discussion begins: 5:50   OFF-TOPICS: Official Goosebuds NiceFunToysTM   You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

In this episode the Goosebuds Boys are joined by the hilarious Jordan Morris (Bubble, Jordan Jesse Go!) to discuss a story about revenge and the magic power all birds have. In R.L. Stine's book 'Revenge R Us', kids are  sociopaths who don't blink at the thought of a family member ripping their own skin off for a prank. The magic rules and reversals are also more complicated that a blue MTG deck. OFF-TOPICS: Quick tangent on Blade: Trinity, a movie that may be good? You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

To commemorate the end of 2021 we return to The Adventures of Pete & Pete's "New Year's Pete". This delightful episode of TV has delicious cocktail wieners, non-glamorous smoking, Debbie Harry, Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero, telepathically-controlled hamster bowling, and jetpack dreams. It all ends with some sweet hope about the holiday and looking forward to the next calendar year. We get some much need calibration by discussing it and hope you enjoy the episode as much as we did. OFF TOPICS: Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards, The Goosebuds' The Game Awards, Deep Rock Galactic, ElecHead, Inscryption Episode discussion begins at: 12:45 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

The Goosebuds boys are back to review another of R.L. Stine's short story collections: the holiday-themed More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps (Special Edition #6)! Once Paul, Kevin, and Chad get past the confusing title sequencing and multiple Curlys on the cover (which one is real?!?) this becomes a pretty fun and frosty episode! They cover ten short stories including Nutmares, Kooshball Gremlins, endless ballet performances, Ice Vampires, holiday bimbofications, and our first hard-confirmed Goosebumps ghost writer! OFF TOPICS: Pearl Harbor as a holiday, the trajectory of Cuba Gooding Jr, Kevin's beard oil, Paul's timeless blanket, secret headband tech, Chad's lost Buzz. Book discussion begins at: 16:30 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

This episode of Goosebuds sees Kevin, Paul, and Chad joined by guest Hadley St. Clair (Super Try Studios, Pretend Friends) to discuss R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book I Am Your Evil Twin. To paraphrase Hadley, this story has so many red herrings it should be tinned. It also has one of the craziest plot twists we've ever covered on the show: clone child trafficking! Scary indeed! They also discuss 90s allergy science, papier mache burdens, and piano standoffs. Enjoy!   Book Discussion begins at: 09:45   OFF-TOPICS: live-action anime adaptations of our nightmares, heirloom hatchets, Timothée Chalamet the YouTuber.   Follow Hadley on Twitter (@hadstclair)   You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Happy Winter Holidays, Goosebuddies. As you all are bundling up with loved ones, traveling, and gorging on fine foods, we have a small gift: a bonus episode of Camp Goosebuds! Usually these episodes are exclusive to our Patreon supporters but enjoy this free extra episode of Paul, Chad, and Kevin joking around the digital campfire. TOPICS: Chad's high school job as a sex-narc, Crazy Bones, Shark Bites, The Mighty Glacier That Decides Our Fates, Kurt Vonnegut, State Insignias, Kenneth fucking Branagh, Artemis Fowl, Dwarf Fortress, Medicinal Booze, Mangoes, Persona 5, Repenting on your Deathbed, Gnomes! You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes (like this one), vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

In this episode the G-Boys discuss this Goosebumps 2000 story about a monstrous teacher who will eat a student with the worst performance at the school talent show. To be fair, it's really not much worse than our current-day American education system. Mrs. Maaargh is a fantastic R.L. Stine monster and she quickly munches her way into our collective hearts. Bonus: stand up jokes with balloon animals.   OFF-TOPICS: Y2K Samurai-Dragon shirts and the cool people who wore them, Magic the Gathering card sleeve tactics, Papa Cole of Lorwind.   Book discussion begins: 06:43   You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

RAW-ROOOOO! It's another Adventure! Kevin, Chad, and Paul read through the choose-your-own-story The Werewolf of Twisted Tree Lodge. The boys roleplay as a young plagiarist whisked away to a writers' convention in a woodland cabin that also is run by werewolves? Sadly we don't get to go to any panels about three act structure or meet R.L. but we had a blast reading through this mess all the same. Happy Halloween, everybody! Stay safe. OFF-TOPICS: Kevin's tormented chicken pizza confession. Adventure begins at 17:30 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

It's Goosebumps 2000 time, buddies! And Slappy's finally getting married. Though we're still waiting on them to lock down a date. All the venues (ventriloquist stages) are hard to book because they don't exist anymore. Chad, Paul, and Kevin read this fourth Living Dummy tale about Slappy's shot at love, which mostly involves Slappy negging his paramours and calling them 'slave'. He's a real charmer, that Sole Icon Of The Franchise. OFF-TOPICS: Eastern Time supremacy (which isn't actually real, Pacific Time gets the real benefits), underground California Pizza, the thin red line between "pizza" and "pizza pie", The California Pizza Sphere, our most Cool & Evil Pope's reaction to Undertale, rise of The Ghost Kitchen.  Book discussion begins: 15:30 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Hot damn is this a fun episode of fall television! Chad, Paul, and Kevin revisit the Nickelodeon classic (and arguably the best thing they've ever produced) The Adventures of Pete & Pete and this anti-capitalist story about the extinction of bears, the nirvana of a perfect golf swing, and the freedom of a fur suit.   OFF-TOPICS: Too Hot To Handle aka 'Bone Island', "Soaking" at BYU, God's awkward multiple date situation, Skinwalker Ranch's latest monetization scheme/reality show aka 'Dorky Umbrella Corp'.   Episode discussion begins at 20:21 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

We did it, boys and ghouls! This marks us covering every book in the main Goosebumps series! We share the honor with thousands of 90s kid who binge read these things to earn Pizza Hut Book It points. We're gonna take a day to congratulate ourselves and then dive back into the good work as R.L. is still pumping out stories and he only grows in power. This tale of giant sea creatures is certainly no Haunted School but it's a fitting tale to cap R.L's original 62 books as it's filled with pranks, fake outs, marine vore, and a big womp womp of a joke ending. We hope you enjoy it as much as Billy loved diving into that jellyfish. OFF TOPICS: Our lo-fi screens, inheriting Magic decks, death insurance letters, famous Boyles. Book discussion begins at 09:05 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

You hear that bell? School is back in session. Kevin, Chad, and Paul hang out and discuss this late entry into the core Goosebumps collection. While none of us recall this book from our youth, this one rocks. It's bursting with ideas including dead child statues, roaming packs of wild dogs, tall goth girls, cease-fire proms, sideways elevators, evil photographers and The Pit.  OFF TOPICS: Everything is nothing, The Green Knight, Chappie in bed, Chad badly summarizes Mighty Morphing Power Rangers lore, ear candles, Junior Mint Juleps. Book discussion begins at 07:15 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

This is it! The end of the Fear Street Netflix 'Chillogy' (which is secretly a tetrology but there isn't as obvious a horror pun for that). Paul returns from his West Coast travels to join Kevin and Chad as they discuss the finale of a six-hour tale filled with class division, tripping on berries, sapphic stories, kill count montages, crowdgasp.wav, The Konami Code, and a few twists that simultaneously strengthen the previous films while also making them less necessary? This is a really interesting horror series and we've had fun discussing them. Hope you enjoy the listen too! OFF-TOPICS: Mr. Vampire, Uncle Traveling Paul's stories, coffee milk, spite forks. Book discussion begins: 09:45 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Welcome to Camp Nightwing, Goosebuddies! Uncle 'Traveling' Paul is exploring the West Coast so your hosts tonight are Chad and Kevin. These two hairy-belly men discuss the second installment in this Fear Street movie 'chillogy'. This homage to Friday the 13th is brutal and there are a lot of sweet, innocent children getting axes in the face. We talk about comparisons to the Scream vibes of 1994, whatever themes the movies are going for, and the rules of 'Color War' games. Also that Silent Hill-esque cave heart was rad. OFF-TOPICS: Kevin's cosplay adventures, getting glomp'ed, Chad's ideal cosplay rig, a curious Brit, western Miyazaki dubs, Space Jam 2: The Death of Culture. Movie discussion begins at: 19:45 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

This is a big summer for Fear Street. We're in the midst of three feature films dropping on Netflix, telling a story spanning multiple centuries and horror movie tropes. The Goosebuds Boys Chad, Paul, and Kevin talk about the first film: Leigh Janiak's Fear Street 1994. We have protagonist/angry-ex Deena, passive object-of-affection Sam, cheerleader/valedictorian/driven drug-seller Kate, self-loving goof Simon, and our token nerd Josh. These kids face many monsters but the most terrifying of all is small town class warfare! This movie has so many things to discuss and thus this is a BEEFY episode. Check out that 2-hour runtime! We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did. And of course, heavy spoilers for the movie lie within. #JusticeForKate #JusticeForSimon OFF TOPICS: The origin of the finger snap as a battle tactic, RL's True Name, we try something new and actually introduce the show and each other (really just a wholesome opening), and we reveal the existence of The Goof Table. Movie discussion begins: 20:13 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Cover art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Large parts of the planet are overheating, so what better way to cool off than a book about putting on heavy extra layers of wool and fur? This is a visceral book filled with viscera! Is 'Werewolf Skin' a fun twist on lycan lore? A metaphor for drug addiction? Or just code for someone's fursuit? The boys discuss and have a few laughs. OFF TOPICS: Burning mix CDs for romantic flames, revisiting The Culling, spawn camping your newborn, alternative child-bearing methods, pickling your child, Paul's emulator gift. BOOK DISCUSSION BEGINS: 18:15 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Cover art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Long ago in the early days of Goosebuds we read this book. But while Chad covered the book on an earlier episode with Dom and guest Dodger, Paul and Kevin never got to talk about it! They have things to say! This episode is RELOADED. :puts on cool sunglasses and trenchcoat, sits down in a comfy chair to read:  We crack open the legendary tome about a deadly amusement park, the Horrors that run it, and dad anxiety. This book is still one of R.L.'s greatest works, and it was thrilling to discuss it. OFF-TOPICS: Paul's journey through the Goat Farm, Megan Thee Goat Owner, chicken buffs, Skyrim: The Eternal RPG, insight into video game mods. Book discussion starts at: 17:00 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Cover art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

The power of invisibility is a sinister one. 95% of being invisible is doing dirty or spooky stuff. If you meet someone who says if they could choose a superpower that they'd pick invisibility you should watch out. That's a hot tip from your pal The Goosebuds.  This Goosebumps book is a real 'Best Of' RL's story tricks: obvious solutions, ignorant parents, and a twist ending that makes us scream (with rage). Enjoy the listen as the Goosebuds Boys cover this story of a camouflage clinger. OFF TOPIC: The Secret of "Secretly Shaq" has been revealed, poorly, by Papa Johns. They stole this idea from us. So we propose an alternate version of the show. Steal this one, Papa. We dare you. Book discussion starts at 9:47 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Cover art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

The boys are going to Camp Anawanna, summer home of counselor Ug, lovable dolt Donkeylips, and the sentient piece of human garbage Budnick. There are other kids too. One likes basketball. If you consider that a personality trait. 'Zeke the Plumber' (otherwise titled as 'Ghost Story') is Salute Yours Shorts most infamous episode. The tale of an undead plumber with a cut-off nose and his cursed plunger is certainly memorable, but is it as scary as we through? Kevin, Paul, and Chad discuss this episode of pranks, spiders, and ruffled potato chips.  OFF-TOPICS: Kevin's Birthday Month begins now! A discussion of birthday existentialism follows. Every day is an internet holiday. Hot Dogs and the greatest meal that Kevin has ever eaten (it was a hot dog). #SaveGoosebuds TV Discussion starts at 15:51

Welcome to Chult where you are the Cleric! Well, technically Paul and Chad are, but you get to come along for the ride as Book Master Kevin leads us through a story about jungle zombies, dinosaur men, and frog wives. This may be the hardest CYOA book we've had on the show. Will the boys survive or at least find some ore? BOOK DISCUSSION: 12:15 OFF TOPICS: college RAs, railroading in tabletop, Paul destroyed a kid in political debate, communal urinals and their dangers, Touchdown Jesus's, Notre Dame Evangelion. You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Want to contact us?  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Cover art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Wowzers, we've done a hundred episodes of Goosebuds! That's a Benjamin of podcasts. We are so grateful for you listening and being a part of this family of audio campers. To celebrate the centennial, the Goosebuds Boys watched the 2018 film Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween 'starring' Jack Black. (The quotations are to mock his total appearance time; not his star power. We love Jables.) This movie evokes different emotions in each of us and things are going to get heated. The magic circle has been drawn. Runes have been placed to keep emotions at bay. Let's discuss this piece of cinematic art. OFF TOPICS: Reflecting on One Hundred Goosebuds Eps, debating the Breakfast Club of the 90s and 2000s, Criterion Buds. Movie discussion starts at 3:53 (that's right-- a sub-five-minute intro!)

Goosebumps stories about camps are usually of high quality, filled with scares about death and teenage puberty. Will Camp Cold Lake hold water? Paul, Chad, and Kevin are your three-way buddy system to talk about Sarah Maas who is the worst. We also meet Della, a ghost with big plans and the potential to be in the upper pantheon of Goosebumps creeps. Also, hey we're one episode away from #100. That's rad.   OFF TOPICS: Musicals! Good? Bad? Put on-ish? Also, varsity-lettering in Singing, Footballing, and Snark.   Book discussion begins: 5:56 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Want to contact us?  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GoosebudsPod Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Cover art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

As we near the last of the original Goosebumps books, the boys dip their toes into the millennial world of Goosebumps 2000. How do the scares differ in the new Y2K world? Is it worth exploring further? Chad, Paul, and Kevin read through Cry of the Cat. The mysterious feline Rip has a death wish and a crazy third act twist. Meow. OTHER TOPICS: crypto art, spitting up digital, talking Lego Ninjago on Chatroulette. BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 09:15 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Want to contact us? [email protected] Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Cover art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

Put on your sunscreen, we're going tropical! Paul, Chad, and Kevin cover the Give Yourself Goosebumps book The Twisted Tale of Tiki Island. This is Kevin's first time as Book Master and he brings his game designer skills to the role. Can Paul & Chad navigate the exotic location, that totally isn't just a tourist resort in Hawaii? Get ready because THE CURSE STARTS RIGHT NOW! OFF TOPICS: Defining the Midwest borders, the appropriate demise for Rush (the monstrous man, not the band), a strong argument for why we should dunk on the dead. Book discussion: 10:30 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Want to contact us? [email protected] Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) Cover art by Brock Gallagher (@brockadile)

The Blob That Ate Everyone has arguably one the best Goosebumps covers, with one of the best taglines, but... is it one of the best stories? No. It really isn't. Even so Paul, Chad, and Kevin have a great time talking about magical typewriters that is also somehow the precursor plot to the Goosebumps movie. OFF TOPICS: The Hobbit dwarves' desirability rankings, a comment on our increased Tolkien-verse conversations, "Buca Di Pepe" and how to impress your friends at Brazilian steakhouses. Book discussion begins: 13:10 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Want to contact us? [email protected] Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net)

As we enter 2021 the podcast is getting some updates. Dom has retired his haunted jersey and we need a new Goosebuds on the team. The Buds #1 draft pick is... Kevin Cole! If you somehow don't know Kevin already from his multiple guest appearances, designing kickass games like Space Kings, and editing like all our episodes, we hope you welcome him into your heart like we have. We're excited to have our dwarven friend on the show to talk about YA books and 90s culture. In this episode Kevin, Paul, and Chad cover the 1997 Goosebumps book Don't Go To Sleep!, a story about a reality hopping dork who just wants to sleep in his guest bed. That's the hero's journey for this book-- dude wants to nap on a sleep number. We also discuss the process of welcoming Kevin, Franklin the bus driver and his many kids, BiBs, and Jumpers. Book discussion starts at: 11:35 OFF TOPICS: The Quiverfull Movement, Lord of the Rings percentages, Redwall mouse feasts. You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Want to contact us? [email protected] Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) goosebudspod.com

Monster Blood, the iconic Goosebumps goop, returns for this final book in the mainline series. Is it really Monster Blood though or just a can of blue mutant warcrimes? Chad, Paul, and Dom cover this tale of wacky watersports, dogs in distress, and sloppy science. While you listen, we ask you to consider: what do the 'Sluglins' look like? Are they adorable? Gremlin-y? Does any answer excuse Kermit and the other kids being complete idiots? Regardless we have a blast discussing the book and share big updates for the podcast as one of our friends heads out for distant lands. We love you all. Book discussion starts at 10:30 OFF TOPIC: Update on Dom's dealing with 'The Family', the origin of Kilroy, The Waldo Cult. You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Want to contact us? [email protected] Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) goosebudspod.com

You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Want to contact us? [email protected] Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) goosebudspod.com

Paul and Chad are joined by comedian and star fighter Jacquie Baker (The Incredible Shrinking Matt & Jacquie, Spooky Squad) to talk about one of the strangest books in the Goosebuds bibliography. Experience the horror of slowly turning into a flightless bird and then refusing to tell anyone about it! Hey Goosebuddies, if you're ever cursed by a witch or warlock, reach out to a friend or loved one; tell them you're becoming a farm animal. We hope you enjoy this story of coder parents, cabincore lifestyles, and finger-lickin' fear. OFF-TOPICS: Web rings, Flat Earth Gallagher, Indiana fight songs BOOK DISCUSSION begins: 19:00 Check out Jacquie's comedic work: incredibleshrinkingmattandjacquie.com You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Want to contact us? [email protected] Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) goosebudspod.com

One of Chad's greatest fears is being suddenly detached from Earth's gravity and flung into space. So we read a fun book that totally doesn't evoke any of those terrors! Paul and Chad are joined by game master and editor Kevin Cole (Space Kings, Pretend Friends, SuperTry Studios) to discuss this tale of forbidden flying techniques. Have a good holiday, everyone. Stay safe! Book discussion begins: 15:35 OFF-TOPICS: Lou Bega's Mobile Bodega, More JuiceTalk, The Adventures of Pete & Pete You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Want to contact us? [email protected] Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) goosebudspod.com

Pee-ew! This book stinks! But that doesn't mean we don't have a blast discussing it. Paul and Chad are joined by nostalgia historian Raven Simone (aka @Bobdunga92) to cover this tale of hidden basement tombs, the time traveling power of smoke bombs, and why being a vampire is better than human reality. Enjoy! OFF TOPICS: The deep lore of Talespin X The Jungle Book, Beyblade Assassins, and Leg-Arm Beast Humans. Actual book discussion begins at 11:40. Check out Raven's YT channel at youtube.com/Bobdunga92 You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on titles, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Want to contact us? [email protected] Edited by Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) Original music by Seth Earnest (sethearnest.net) goosebudspod.com