"Goosebumps" (1995) TV series 1995-1998

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Directors:

Randy Bradshaw
Craig Pryce

Writers:

Scott Peters (writer)
Andrea Raffaghello ("Teachers Pet")

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

27 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Viewer, beware! You're in for a scare!

Plot:

A collection of children's horror stories by R.L. Stine.

Plot Keywords:

False Alarm | Supernatural | Good Versus Evil | Courage | Cult Favorite

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Scott Wickware	...	Haunted Mask / ... (8 episodes, 1995-1997)
Kathryn Short	...	Sabrina / ... (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Cody Jones	...	Noah Caldwell / ... (6 episodes, 1995-1998)
Corey Sevier	...	Eddie / ... (5 episodes, 1996-1998)
Hamille Rustia	...	Allison Rogers / ... (5 episodes, 1996-1998)
John White	...	Steve Boswell / ... (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ben Cook	...	Josh Benson / ... (4 episodes, 1995-1997)
Kathryn Long	...	Carly Beth Caldwell (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Caterina Scorsone	...	Jessica Walters / ... (4 episodes, 1995-1998)
Colin Fox	...	Shopkeeper / ... (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rebecca Henderson	...	Kareen Hawlings / ... (4 episodes, 1996-1998)
Neil Crone	...	Blek / ... (4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Diego Matamoros	...	Morgred / ... (4 episodes, 1996-1998)
Jason Hopley	...	Assorted Horrors / ... (4 episodes, 1997)
Bucky Hill	...	Football Player / ... (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Ron Stefaniuk	...	Assorted Horrors / ... (4 episodes, 1995-1998)
Maria Vacratsis	...	Big Edna / ... (4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Amos Crawley	...	Chuck Greene (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Brenda Bazinet	...	Kate Caldwell (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Dave Harvey	...	Kindly Old Man (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jeremy Tracz	...	Second Teen / ... (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Christian Matheson	...	Teen / ... (4 episodes, 1995-1996)

Also Known As:

"Ultimate Goosebumps" (USA) (third season title)

Runtime:

30 min (74 episodes)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 (TV rating) | Canada:PG (DVD rating) | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Bellevue, Washington, USA

Company:

Hyperion Pictures

Trivia:

The hooded man with the briefcase in the opening sequence is writer R.L. Stine in a cameo.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (1996) (VG)

* *1/2 out of 4.

Not in the same league as Nick's Snick show Are You Afraid of the Dark?, but still an entertaining, occassionally scary show made for kids. The main problem was that some of R.L. Stine's books just do not adapt very well on screen, especially Monster Blood. Some of the titles that made it out on video are: -The Haunted Mask * * * Classic premise, good set-up. Some good life lessons. -The Haunted Mask II * * * Intense, scary sequel. As good as TV shows like this can get. -Night In Terror Tower * * Dull and cheap looking. -Stay Out of The Basement * * Ripoff of Invasion of the Body Snatchers with a poor gimmicky ending. -Welcome To The Dead House * * * Fun little chiller kind of spoofs all those zombie film of the 70's & 80's. -One Day At Horror Land * *1/2 Entertaining, but somewhat bland. -Werewolf Skin * * * Neat effects, good build-up. -I believe it was called The Werewolf of Fever Swamp * *1/2 Appealing cast, some scares and a true surprise at the end.

Rated Y7 for some Mild Violence.