Goosebumps
Movie, 2015, Goosebumps, Set in Madison, Delaware
Goosebumps is #8 of 18 in release order and #8 of 18 in chronological order in the R.L. Stine.
The story
After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.
Goosebumps recap
After his father dies, Zach Cooper moves with his mother Gale to Madison, Delaware, where she is the new vice-principal. He befriends his neighbor Hannah and a classmate, Champ, though Hannah's father warns him off. Hearing a scream from her house, Zach and Champ break in and find locked Goosebumps manuscripts; opening The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena releases the snowman. Hannah's father is R.L. Stine, whose monsters escape into reality from his imagination, so he keeps them locked in their manuscripts. Slappy the Dummy gets out, burns his own book so he can't be caught again, and frees the other monsters across town. Stine reveals that Hannah is a character he wrote, the girl from The Ghost Next Door.
Goosebumps ending explained
Stine starts a new story on his magic typewriter at the school to trap every monster at once, but Slappy hurts his hands. Zach, Hannah and Champ finish it at an abandoned amusement park, and Hannah, who knew what she was, opens the manuscript and is pulled in with the monsters. Later Stine brings her back by rewriting her book, but his typewriter starts typing on its own: the invisible boy from My Best Friend Is Invisible was left out and wants revenge.
Where to watch Goosebumps
Goosebumps is streaming on Paramount+ and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 78%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?, before Eye Candy.
- Chronological order: after Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?, before Eye Candy.
What to watch before Goosebumps
Nothing. Goosebumps (2015) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Dylan Minnette as Zach
- Jack Black as Stine / Slappy / Invisible Boy (voice)
- Odeya Rush as Hannah
- Ryan Lee as Champ
- Amy Ryan as Gale
- Jillian Bell as Lorraine
- Halston Sage as Taylor
- Steven Krueger as Davidson
- Keith Arthur Bolden as Principal Garrison
- Amanda Lund as Officer Brooks
- Timothy Simons as Officer Stevens
- Ken Marino as Coach Carr
Directed by Rob Letterman.