Author Rob York (aka R.H. Grimly) is paying tribute to R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series with Frightland, a planned twelve-book middle-grade series that’s now funding on Kickstarter.
Grimly explains to Bloody Disgusting, “I’m a dad and author who grew up (as I’m sure you did) with books like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Goosebumps, and I want to pass my love of reading on to kids in the iPhone era. I have a scary series aimed at readers age 8-11 written as a homage to the books I enjoyed as a kid, which is now on Kickstarter.”
The first four books in the Frightland series have the following titles:
- The Wildman of Shaggy Creek
Something lives in the woods behind Scott’s new house. It’s big, it’s hairy, and it smells worse than a dead skunk in the rain. When Scott accepts a dare to camp in the woods all night, Hailey is the only friend who will help him. But Scott doesn’t really believe in the creature lurking along Shaggy Creek—it’s just a story, right?
- Why I Don’t Sleep on Feather Beds
Gavin and his sister Torrie aren’t thrilled to be staying at Great Aunt Ethel’s farm. It’s in the middle of nowhere, Aunt Ethel is a little weird, and Gavin is forced to sleep on an old, lumpy feather bed. Then Gavin discovers something worse: the lumps are moving. Torrie thinks he’s just crazy—there’s no way something’s alive inside the mattress—until the lumps begin to hatch…
- The Bones at the Bottom of the Lake
Fiery lights at night and a ghostly figure at the end of the dock are making Jacie’s stay at a summer cabin on the lake eerie enough. But when her younger brother Cal pulls bones from the water with his fishing pole and a strange girl named Chloe warns them to put it all back, Jacie starts to wonder what’s really hidden at the bottom of the lake.
- Donut Shop of Doom
Something about the new donut shop and its seriously weird baker doesn’t sit right with Bridger. When people start disappearing and a mysterious green light is seen in the back of the shop at night, it’s up to Bridger and his friend Sage to figure out what’s really going on before everyone is consumed by the deadly donut craze!
Grimly has even enlisted the help of original Goosebumps illustrator Tim Jacobus to draw up the artwork for The Wildman of Shaggy Creek, which you can check out down below.
The Kickstarter campaign is raising the funds for these first four books only at the moment, and the goal amount has already been passed. Head over there to learn more and pitch in!
