Like Stephen King, the equally beloved R.L. Stine never seems to stop writing, which has ensured his Goosebumps franchise has remained alive and well over the years. What’s next from Stine, you ask? Not only is new film Goosebumps: Slappy’s Revenge headed to theaters in October, but a handful of new books are on the horizon for 2018!
Along with the continuation of IDW’s comic series Goosebumps: Monsters at Midnight and the launch of new series Goosebumps: Download and Die!, Stine and Scholastic will be releasing three new installments in the movie-inspired book series, Goosebumps: SlappyWorld.
First up is Goosebumps: Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo on February 27, 2018, the fourth installment in the series…
“Jordan Keppler is looking forward to a nice, quiet day at Carnival World. He may not love the scary rides like his sister, Karla, but he’ll still go on them with her. But Jordan and Karla are about to experience something much more terrifying. There’s a boy in a cage hidden away in a secret part of the park. And he’s begging for some food. The sign next to him says PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE WEIRDO. What harm could it do, though? Jordan and Karla are about to find out what it’s like to deal with an endless appetite.”
And then, on June 26, 2018, Escape from Shudder Mansion…
“In an old-fashioned “trapped-in-a-haunted-house” story, twins Riley and Scarlett receive an interesting assignment from their teacher, Mrs. Stermon. Everyone in class needs to do a documentary video about an adventure, something exciting that they experienced. Mrs. Stermon gives them a suggestion, along with their friends Carter, Lee, Danitia, and Mia. She shows them a brochure about a scary old house on the edge of town, called Shudder Mansion. “If you six kids and your parents can stay there overnight, you’ll all get A’s,” says the teacher. “I’ll even give you extra credit.”Just how scary is Shudder Mansion? It’s terrifying.”
Lastly, The Ghost of Slappy arrives on September 25, 2018…
“Slappy’s back as a ghost! And this time, the only thing you’ll play is hide-and-go shriek!”
Recently, Stine noted there would be at least eight books in the SlappyWorld series, and this year’s three releases bring the total thus far up to six. Check out their art below!
