Goosebuds

Plug in, y'all. We're going web crawling! Chad, Paul, and Kevin go on an Adventure! with R.L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps book It Came From The Internet . Our computer has a virus named Spydie, a charming little sentient vampire bug that certainly has franchise potential. Can we find a way to stop it or will we become slaves to this newfangled series of tubes? OFF TOPICS: Naps: th...

Happy Halloween Week, Goosebuddies! This episode Chad, Paul, and Kevin are joined by Anthony Burch ( Dungeons & Daddies , League of Legends ) to discuss R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Scream School . This book has surprisingly little school in it. Seems the real horror is being raised in the entertainment industry as poor Jake Banyon deals with his famous director dad Emory. At least Ra...

This episode takes place in the Transylvania of America: Vermont. Chad, Paul, and Kevin read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 Jekyll and Heidi. This is a story about a sensitive poet girl dealing with a dark family secret, town riots, and chugging monster potions. We also discover how the Springfield is the nexus of all realms. Enjoy!   OFF TOPICS: Unveiling Chris Pratt's Mario voice (and butt...

We're going to the dangerous wilds of Michigan! Chad, Paul, and Kevin read Johnathan Rand's M i c h i g a n C h i l l e r s story D i n o s a u r s D e s t r o y D e t r o i t . This is a very accurate portrayal of The Great Lakes State, including that local time window that only opens for one week every fifty years. It's a bit of a tourist trap but it's also a really good place to...

Are you ready for some ghostly tales? They may not be scary but they're strange. Chad, Paul, and Kevin read through (Sir) Brian Jacques' Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales . We focus on three stories: Jamie and the Vampires, Allie Alma, and The Sad History of Gilly Bodkin . Each a different flavor evoking either the terrors of war, classism, or mother issues.   Off Topics: The Queen comes to...

Hey Goosebuddies! Paul, Kevin, and Chad are back for another Adventure! episode: R.L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps #23: Zapped In Space . We head on down to Madame Zapp's VR arcade-- a new tech business with so many games (two of them in total)! One's a progressive snow-woman story, the other a sci-fi panic with all sorts of bugs. Perhaps we get to play both of them? You'll hav...

We're back with R.L. Stine's Invasion of The Bodysqueezers Part 2 . If you haven't listened to the previous Goosebumps 2000 episode you may want to catch up on this story of Jack Archer aka Saucerman as he is now God's Lone Soldier against the endless swarm of green goo invaders. Also Mr. Fleshman is there but he's busy watching TV as the world burns. This story includes one of...

Kevin, Chad, and Paul tackle the first and only multi-book Goosebumps 2000 : R.L. Stine's Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 1!   Despite the title, there is no squeezing in this book. But there are ominous asteroids, Gameboy aesthetics, and a reminder that 'Not all families are same.' We'll be back next episode with Part 2 and the conclusion of Jack Archer & Mr. Fleshman. OFF...

Gather your bag of holding, Goosebuddies, we're going on an Adventure! We go through the 'Pick A Path' aka 'Endless Quest' of the Dungeons & Dragons book Dungeon of Dread . With Kevin as our Book Master, Paul and Chad journey through corridors upon corridors, befriend Loris the halfling, comprehend 'elf' as a class, and pledge themselves to a Toad God.  OFF  TOPICS:...

Drink up, buddies! Kevin, Chad, and Paul return to read R. L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Brain Juice . It's a story about genuinely dumb-dumb kids, a scientist who teaches via prank parables, and a rare 3rd party narration that changes our tale from horror to full on jovial farce. We also create the upcoming movement #HomeworkStrike. OFF TOPICS: fandom wikis, comment archaeologists, goin...

Ghouls out for the summer, Goosebuddies! Paul and Kevin cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls . Chad missed out on this episode as this story is pretty forking rad! It's got body possession, teens knocking down mailboxes, and the power of dance! Enjoy the episode. OFF TOPICS: Crispy foods, The catholic views of honey bees, Kevin's sauce Book discussion...

Grab your tickets; we're going back to HorrorLand! Chad, Kevin, and Paul are joined by 90s nostalgia scholar BrutalMoose to cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Return to HorrorLand . This story asks hard questions such as 'How much money would it take to sell your kids to a reality show?' Enjoy the park's new attractions; iconic rides such as Tooth Game... and Mummy Walk. H...

Why are we watching an old Nick Jr show? Because it was written by Jovial Bob Stine! Before Goosebumps was a thing on bookshelves, R.L. Stine was head writer on this wacky, non-educational children's show Eureeka's Castle. Chad, Paul, and Kevin are joined by guest Josh Henderson ( Pretend Friends, M-Class Podcast, Continue? ) to cover the first two episodes (that couldn't be bothered t...

We swear we did our homework; a very nice A+ papier-mâché volcano but a galactic cruiser (stuck on shrink mode as often happens) crashed into our basement and things escalated from there.  Paul and Chad are joined by writer Marly Halpern-Graser ( Thundercats Roar, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Mad ) to talk about beloved Bruce Coville's first book in the miniseries known as Rod Allbright's Al...

In this episode Chad, Kevin, and Paul review R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000: Headless Halloween . It's a story about sociopath teen Brandon Plush who feels no remorse about the lives he destroys. Brandon Plush's endless campaign of mean pranks finally runs into the (literal) dead-end that is Raven's Ravine, but what horrors lurk on the other side? Worm-filled doughnuts for one. Gross...

In this episode Chad, Kevin, and Paul review the Goosebumps TV mini-series 'Chillogy'; a collection of three episodes centered around the magical miniature company town of Karlsville. These stories are not based on R.L. Stine's books making these pretty unique to compare to the rest of the series. Have you heard the good word of the Holy Chillogy? Let Karl Knave into your heart and you...

The Ghoulastic Book Club returns to cover our favorite 90's YA book series about child soldiers: Animorphs . In this episode we cover K.A. Applegate's Megamorphs #3: Elfangor's Secret . While Paul fights his way back to our timeline Kevin and Chad are joined by guest Kayla Cline ( Spooky Scouts, The Rite of Rumble: Wrestling with Demons ) to talk about this wild time-traveling tale. Ca...

The parents are away for this Adventure! episode and the boys need a babysitter. Preferably not one that's secretly a rat monster. That would be nice. Also one that lets us watch R-rated movies and won't tell the adults about it. In this episode Paul, Chad, and Kevin read through R. L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps book Attack of the Beastly Babysitter . The professionals at KidScar...

Are You Terrified Yet ? This is the question R. L. Stine asks of us in this (and every) Goosebumps book. In this episode Chad, Kevin, and Paul read the Goosebumps 2000 book where stuttering Craig deals with a series of awkward social obligations and falls into gambling addiction despite a complete misunderstanding of the concept 'Double or Nothing'. In this book, the power of an attractive...

Pack your bags once again, Goosebuddies! Paul, Chad, and Kevin head to R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 story Fright Camp; a poorly run summer event hosted by legendary director (and likely R.L. Stine self-insert) R. B. Farraday! Farraday's frights include sexual kappas, shooting gorillas, and vomit balloons. How does this story stack up compared to other Camp greats? Does R.L. push the 't...

In this episode the Goosebuds Boys are joined by the hilarious Jordan Morris ( Bubble, Jordan Jesse Go!) to discuss a story about revenge and the magic power all birds have. In R.L. Stine's book ' Revenge R Us ', kids are  sociopaths who don't blink at the thought of a family member ripping their own skin off for a prank. The magic rules and reversals are also more complicated that...

To commemorate the end of 2021 we return to The Adventures of Pete & Pete 's "New Year's Pete". This delightful episode of TV has delicious cocktail wieners, non-glamorous smoking, Debbie Harry, Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero, telepathically-controlled hamster bowling, and jetpack dreams. It all ends with some sweet hope about the holiday and looking forward to the n...

The Goosebuds boys are back to review another of R.L. Stine's short story collections: the holiday-themed More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps (Special Edition #6) ! Once Paul, Kevin, and Chad get past the confusing title sequencing and multiple Curlys on the cover (which one is real ?!?) this becomes a pretty fun and frosty episode! They cover ten short stories including Nu...

This episode of Goosebuds sees Kevin, Paul, and Chad joined by guest Hadley St. Clair (Super Try Studios, Pretend Friends ) to discuss R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book I Am Your Evil Twin . To paraphrase Hadley, this story has so many red herrings it should be tinned. It also has one of the craziest plot twists we've ever covered on the show: clone child trafficking! Scary indeed! They al...

Happy Winter Holidays, Goosebuddies. As you all are bundling up with loved ones, traveling, and gorging on fine foods, we have a small gift: a bonus episode of Camp Goosebuds! Usually these episodes are exclusive to our Patreon supporters but enjoy this free extra episode of Paul, Chad, and Kevin joking around the digital campfire. TOPICS: Chad's high school job as a sex-narc, Crazy Bones, Sha...