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Goose bumps, goosebumps or goose pimples [1] are the bumps on a person's skin at the base of body hairs which may involuntarily develop when a person is tickled, cold or experiencing strong emotions such as fear, euphoria or sexual arousal.
In fact the word "horror" comes from a Latin word meaning "to bristle with fear." Horripilation is the technical term for goosebumps. They got their name because they look like the skin of a ...
Goosebumps used various books from the series to relate back to teens — and adults. "We took a lot of issues that teens deal with today that are messy and awkward and frightening.
Robert Lawrence Stine (/ s t aɪ n /; born October 8, 1943), known by his pen name R.L. Stine, is an American novelist.He is the writer of Goosebumps, a horror fiction novel series which has sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 languages, becoming the second-best-selling book series in history. [1]
Slappy the Dummy is a fictional character and major antagonist in the Goosebumps children's horror novel series by R. L. Stine.He is the main antagonist of the Night of the Living Dummy series and one of the series' most popular villains, as well as its mascot. [1]
Creepy Creatures is the first book in R. L. Stine's Goosebumps Graphix series. It is a comic book that contains three stories; The Werewolf of Fever Swamp adapted by Gabriel Hernandez, The Scarecrow Walks At Midnight adapted by Greg Ruth and The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena adapted by Scott Morse, all based on the Goosebumps books by R. L. Stine.
A video game titled Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland was released in 1996, by DreamWorks, for Microsoft Windows. Players encounter film monsters such as Dracula (played by Jeff Goldblum). In a 2008 video game titled Goosebumps HorrorLand, released for the Wii, Nintendo DS and PlayStation 2, the players attempt to escape from the theme park. [5]
The decline in Goosebumps book sales had made front-page news of most newspaper business sections, which Patrick Jones stated "demonstrates the impact and importance of R. L. Stine. One writer, it seems, influences the fate of an entire company". [57] As of 2008, the Goosebumps series maintains an 82% brand awareness among children 7–12. [58]