Geesebumps - a ”Did You Mean Goosebumps?” Podcast

We thought we were onto something with a Give Yourself Goosebumps (in this case Secret Agent Grandma which is the 16th one of them). As it turns out, it's not a great adventure, but it's great that we did it and we loved sharing it with you. Maybe next time we'll do something scary mayhaps!?   Talking points include: the teens and six seven; tapes or see deez; grandma's day, spoiled 2 death; what...

What up, Prankers! It's time to rate my prank, up first, the prank on us: Jeff doing a chicken noise as we discuss R. L. Stine's Chicken Chicken (Goosebumps #53). This was a request and we aren't quite sure why someone suggested it!   Talking points include: Prank Rankers, the dead comment bird, no one is ever trying to be funny, the normalization of Danielle's comedy.   You can check out our othe...

We were just lazy enough to decide to do a watchalong of Fear Street: Prom Queen, based on R.L. Stine's novel of the same name. Or cream? We haven't decided. But what we have decided is Chris Klein is a treasure and make him work far more. To sync up! Hit play, scroll back to 00:00, hit pause, and hit play when Joe says Go! At 13:32, Netflix showed 00:15. We also do a quick pause for a bathroom br...

We discovered another of R.L.'s ties to immortality in the depths of the internet as we crack into the first of the House of Shivers line: Scariest Book Ever Talking points include: the triple Wendell switcheroo; Chekov's bear; blood skeet skeet skeet; and bug tongues. You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com   You can support Geesebumps by sharing...

We don't even get past the opening stinger before Joe-Joe gets a bit of the old razzle-dazzle from Jeff and Danielle. It's R.L. Stine's Egg Monsters from Mars (Goosebumps #42). It's one of the most challenging texts we've ever read.   Talking points include: R.L.'s imagination budge; mars monster checks; one wild night with some eggs; literal goosebumps; and that don't m-preg me much.   You can ch...

If I was to tell you: Goosebumps book about magic, you'd probably be like "oh, I can imagine that." You can't. In a rare occurrence we spend more time talking about this book then we spent reading it collectively between the three of us because R.L. Stine's Bad Hare Day (Goosebumps #41) is the stoniest stone we've ever tried to wring jokes out of. Oh, and we cut out a whole bunch of jokes about Cr...

You would think that after two books about ventriloquist dummies we'd learn our lesson that no books about ventriloquist dummies is the perfect amount of books to read on the topic. This is why we do the podcast about the ventriloquist dummies. It's Night of the Living Dummy III (Goosebumps #40). Yup. One more again.   Talking points include: Rizz Lord Skibidi, this box has boo on it, raw sexual c...

A new Geesebumps on this day? On all days!? You better believe it. We are looking upon R.L. Stine's The Cuckoo Clock of Doom (Goosebumps #28). It's not about what you think it is, because you didn't think it's about time travel. Talking points include frog suits, origin of the word fib, 2023 predictions, and not wanting to be a cowboy. Time is a flat circle!   You can check out our other activitie...

There are robots among us, perhaps even in this podcast, discussing the finer points or R.L. Stine's work! On this episode we have the severe pleasure of discussing Haunted Mask 2 (Goosebumps #36) by old Jovial Bob Stine himself, and we have, against all odds, loved it. Talking points include ChatbotGPT, existential death by aging, the untold history of trapdoors, Joe's old man voice, and what mak...

Gravity tried very hard to stop this episode from coming to be, but we sure showed them. It's time to talk about The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena (Goosebumps #38) care of horror master R.L. Stine. Our initial verdict: it's a mess. Talking points include: the war on gravity, fake fake outs, main character grown-ups, and goosebumps roads not taken. Enjoy the long, drawn out description of someone...

Twitter has been reclaimed by nature in the same way that we were reclaimed by Goosebumps books to which we say silly things. It's time to discuss R.L. Stine's It Came from Beneath the Sink! (Goosebumps #30). Talking points include turning in your twitter gun, nonsense escalation, potato movement, and messing around with the kitchen sink. It's dead center of curve, and you can hear us enjoy that....

Originally, this was to be out on Halloween, and also this was to be titled how Jesse Thorn stole food from my children's mouths, but in fact, we have pushed through to the other side to discuss the latest piece of R.L. Stine written literary art: a collection of short spooky stories called Stinetinglers. It's absolutely great and you should all go get it. Talking points today include: A24 Skin mo...

With a name like A Night in Terror Tower, you'd think they'd spend like...a night there. It's time for R.L. Stine's 27th Goosebumps title wherein everything you think you know about towers, nights, time, and existential dread are all questioned and found wanting. Also, Joe didn't read the book and feels really vulnerable about it so back off. Enjoy!   You can check out our other activities, merch,...

We found our password. After a very short and totally reasonable hiatus, we're back talking about the works of R.L. Stine, in particular Goosebumps #29, Monster Blood III.  We hope you enjoy this goofy fun episode and thank you for not taking us off notifications. Talking points include big boy problems, Joker's special drink, babysitting costs, and the fed(!?).    You can check out our other acti...

We are back with another Geesebumps style adventure taking place in the extend RLSCU, the R.L. Stine cinematic universe, as we are tackling Mr. Stine's superhero magnum opus from the original Goosebumps run, Attack of the Mutant (Goosebumps #25). We discuss the finer points of hero names, realistic character dialog, and Joe does his laundry. Excelsior!   You can check out our other activities, mer...

We enjoy a bit of culture today of the musical variety as we partake in one of the few unabashed homages in Goosebumps canon. It's R.L. Stine's Phantom of the Auditorium (Goosebumps #24)! It's like a certain musical, and also became a musical, and also drives us to listening to Danielle providing a synopsis. Watch for falling chandeliers.    You can check out our other activities, merch, and conta...

The mummy is back for five dollar footlongs. It's Geesebumps time once again friends, and this time we are making an auditory sandwich feast of R.L. Stine's Return of the Mummy (Goosebumps #23). We talk nonsensical runs through a tomb, the hottest villain in Goosebumps canon, and how there's a hook for that. Laugh! We command it!   You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at:...

Hi ya'll! We've had a bit of trouble getting our episodes together, so Danielle is gonna ramble about Creepshow 2 for a while.   Back next week, (or possibly the week after)!   You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com   You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspod@gmail.com, and following us on twitter @Ge...

We're back on the train of Goosebumps fun here in Geesebumps town, and it's been exactly as fun as it has always been. This time we're going through R.L. Stine's Ghost Beach (Goosebumps #22). It's the story of similarly named heroes Jerry and Terry as they deal with neither ghosts nor beaches. We really make a feast of NFTs as well. Enjoy! You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact...

Welcome to 2022! The year of the scary stuff! On this episode, Joe-Joe, Jeff, and Danielle, following the end of 2021, have decided to kick off the new year by leveraging the skills we have as the foremost R.L. Stine scholars to create an outline for a Goosebumps book that does not exist: Beware the Burning Box, a fake outline for a book that could very well exist.  Welcome back to mirthful, comed...

It's the season of snow, gifts, and giving, so in honor of that we here at Geesebumps have thrown a white elephant dirty santa bonanza. The gift we stole? R. L. Stine's Beware, The Snowman (Goosebumps #51) a spooky little winter horror tale that is at least an A-Tier Goosebumps adventure and just a nice funny little book in its own right. We hope you find a great joy in it. Also, Danielle has a co...

We're back and Geesebumpier than ever for this Thanksgiving as we dig into R.L. Stine's take on gatekeeping in Go Eat Worms! (Goosebumps #21). We are thankful for R.L. for allowing us to wrack our brains over how, possibly, this could be any creepier or unsettling. Enjoy and have a fun and safe holiday! You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com   You...

We gave ourselves goosebumps for your entertainment this day. On today's episode, we actual-read (which is like an actual play, but for books I guess) R.L. Stine's Escape From the Carnival of Horrors (Give Yourself Goosebumps #1). There's page turning, and we explore the dank (420blazeit) recesses of Danielle's mind. It's utterly unhinged.   You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your frien...

Happy Halloween everyone! We hope you are having a very fun and safe holiday! On this eve of all hallows where ghosts and such are on the prowl, we here at Geesebumps will regale you with a fun pseudoquiz as to the plots of some of the buckwild things we've read on this show, and trust us, it's weird to hear all about these books after so many years. Enjoy! And be safe!   The intro/outro song of o...

By request, the Geesebumps gang has taken a weary stab at R.L. Stine's most buckwild vampire tale: Vampire Breath (Goosebumps #49). We don't know what it is you believe a vampire story is supposed to have, but with a little help from our friends Deleuze and Guattari, we're gonna take this book all the way out the the thousand plateaus and leave it there. Also, there's a powerful stink cloud in thi...