Goosebumps is a series of children's horror fiction novellas by R. L. Stine . 62 books were published under the Goosebumps umbrella title from 1992 to 1997; the first was Welcome to Dead House ; the last was Monster Blood IV . The cover illustrations for this series was done primarily by Tim Jacobus .
21-404: The Haunted Mask is the eleventh book in the original Goosebumps , the series of children's horror fiction novels created and written by R. L. Stine . The book follows Carly Beth, a girl who buys a Halloween mask from a store. After putting on the mask, she starts acting differently and discovers that the mask has become her face; she is unable to pull the mask off. R. L. Stine says he got
42-459: A back room and discovers a row of hideously deformed masks. The store owner reluctantly sells her one of the masks and Carly Beth goes home in delight. After successfully scaring Noah with the mask, she dons it again on Halloween evening and manages to scare Chuck and Steve. However, as the night goes on, her voice deepens and her behavior becomes violent; she strangles Sabrina and frightens children she does not know. Carly Beth later discovers that she
63-595: A corny feel-good message, and hokey special effects which weakened its impact. In 1997, Kathryn Long, who played Carly Beth, received a Gemini Award nomination for " Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series ". Three sequels of the book were published, The Haunted Mask II in October 1995 (the thirty-sixth book in the Goosebumps series), The Scream of the Haunted Mask on August 1, 2008 (the fourth book in
84-485: A peak position of 107. In 2001, it was listed as the 249th bestselling children's paperback book of all time by Publishers Weekly , having sold 1.42 million copies. Terreece Clarke from Common Sense Media rated the book three stars out of five, commenting that it "is ideal for reluctant readers and Halloween-themed sleepovers" and "is one of the better books in the Goosebumps series". Flavorwire ' s Kevin Pires listed
105-443: A sandwich containing a live worm. After school, she goes home and finds her mother has made her a plaster of Carly Beth's face as a symbol of love. When she goes to her room, her younger brother Noah scares her in a duck costume also made by their mother. At the school science fair, Steve causes a panic by announcing his pet tarantula has escaped, and exploits Carly Beth's arachnophobia by pinching her leg, leading her to believe that
126-454: Is unable to remove the mask and realizes to her horror that the mask has become one with her skin. Carly Beth returns to the shop, where the shopkeeper tells her that the "masks" in the back room are actually living faces that can only be removed by a "symbol of love", but if it attaches itself to her or another person again, the fusion will be permanent. The other masks suddenly come to life and begin to pursue Carly Beth. While running away from
147-670: The Goosebumps HorrorLand series) and a stand-alone story on July 1, 2012, Wanted: The Haunted Mask . Wanted: The Haunted Mask was published as a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Goosebumps . Another book, The Haunted Mask Lives! , was listed on illustrator Tim Jacobus's website, but was not released. Goosebumps (original series) Some of the books were reprinted in 2003–2007 with slightly altered covers. A reprint series unofficially referred to as "Classic Goosebumps" reprinted 22 Goosebumps books from 2008 to 2011 with new artwork and bonus features such as interviews with
168-583: The Monster Edition title and were split into four groups, the first three of which were simply numbered while the fourth was called Fright Light Edition . 57 of the books were reprinted with original artwork, all except for #24, #47, #60, #61, and #62. All books, except #5, #7, #17, #18, #19, #29, #33, #38, #42, #43, #45, #47, #51, #52, #53, #56, #59, #61, and #62, were also adapted for television . Retro collector's tins containing 5 books each have been released every few years since 2015. These reprints feature
189-733: The East , and Legend of the Lost Legend . The "Retro Fear Set" (September 1, 2020) includes Stay Out of the Basement , Piano Lessons Can Be Murder , Werewolf of Fever Swamp , Cuckoo Clock of Doom , and The Haunted School . Flavorwire Flavorwire was a New York City -based online culture magazine. The site includes original feature articles, interviews, reviews, as well as content recycled from other sources. Flavorwire describes themselves as "a network of culturally connected people, covering events, art, books, music, film, TV, and pop culture
210-414: The Haunted Mask and a stand-alone story, Wanted: The Haunted Mask . The Haunted Mask was written by R. L. Stine and originally illustrated by Tim Jacobus . The author says the idea for the book came from his son Matthew Stine, who put on a Frankenstein mask that he had trouble getting off during Halloween. Stine also says that he incorporated a duck costume his parents got him for trick-or-treating in
231-597: The author; ten more books were given a similar treatment in 2015 and four more in 2018 for a total of 36 books in the "Classic" reprint series. Of these, 32 are from the original series, three ( Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls , The Haunted Car , and Bride of the Living Dummy ) are from Goosebumps 2000 , and one ( Please Don't Feed the Vampire ) is from Give Yourself Goosebumps . 10 books were also made into comic books under
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#1733086319838252-426: The book as one of his ten favorite Goosebumps books, stating "Tim Jacobus' [...] gripping illustration and Stine's straightforward plot made The Haunted Mask an emblem for the series." Nathan Reese and Brooke Marine from Complex.com ranked it as the best Goosebumps book, stating the book was very thrilling, and the twist ending caused the right amount of horror. Writer and librarian Herbert N. Foerstel stated it
273-565: The book. Tim Jacobus's niece was the model for the cover of the book. The book was first published in September 1993 by Scholastic , and reissued in 2003 and on September 1, 2008. An audiobook, narrated by Jorjeana Marie, was published in 2015 by Scholastic Audio. Carly Beth Caldwell is a naive, timid and gullible 11-year-old girl who scares easily. Thus, she is constantly ridiculed by Steve Boswell and Chuck Greene at Walnut Avenue Middle School. The pair play several tricks on her, such as offering
294-520: The idea for the book from his son who had put on a Frankenstein mask he had trouble getting off. The Haunted Mask was featured on the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller list, and cited by one reviewer as "ideal for reluctant readers and Halloween-themed sleepovers." In the mid-1990s, the book was adapted for television and released on VHS on March 12, 1996. The Haunted Mask has three published sequels: The Haunted Mask II , The Scream of
315-411: The masks, she realizes that the plaster mold her mother made is a symbol of love. Carly Beth finds the mold and uses it to deter the masks and remove the mask from her face. She returns home to her mother, tossing the mask away. Noah later bursts in and asks her, "How do I look in your mask?" The Haunted Mask was featured on USA Today ' s Top 150 Best-Selling Books database for 43 weeks, attaining
336-559: The original cover art, but lack the embossed titles of the original printings. They also lack the numbers on the spines indicating each book's position within the series. The "Retro Scream Collection" (October 27, 2015) includes Welcome to Dead House , Say Cheese And Die! , Night of the Living Dummy , The Haunted Mask , and One Day at HorrorLand . The "25th Anniversary Retro Set" (September 26, 2017) includes Monster Blood , Why I'm Afraid of Bees , A Night in Terror Tower , The Beast From
357-415: The tarantula has bitten her. She flies into a frenzied and destructive panic and is once again humiliated in front of her teachers and classmates. Carly Beth exasperatedly vents to her friend Sabrina and promises vengeance upon Steve and Chuck. She plots to go to a new shop that has opened, which sells frightening costumes, and plans to scare Steve and Chuck as payback. Within the shop, Carly Beth sneaks into
378-583: The title Goosebumps Graphix . These were released in 4 groups: Creepy Creatures , Terror Trips and Scary Summer . The last book was 4 Goosebumps books in one called Slappy's Tales of Horror . There were also two hardcover reprint collections: Goosebumps Collection and Monster Edition . Nine books were released under the Goosebumps Collection title and were split into three groups: Living Dummy Collection , Campfire Collection , and Monster Blood Collection . Another 12 books were released under
399-471: The world over. Highbrow, lowbrow, and everything in between: if it's compelling we're talking about it." Flavorwire was created by Flavorpill Media. According to Flavorwire editorial director Elizabeth Spiers , Flavorwire "was originally designed to complement Flavorpill's events business and event-driven email newsletters. For a long time, it had no real web publication." In 2014 Flavorpill began to grow and add more original content. In 2018, Flavorpill
420-703: Was "perhaps the most famous Goosebumps book". Filming for "The Haunted Mask" episode began in 1995 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The episode first aired on October 27, 1995, on the Fox Network as the series premiere of the Goosebumps TV series . In the United States, "The Haunted Mask" was viewed by approximately 7.9 million households. In Canada, the episode aired on YTV and became the network's highest rated episode up to that point, with nearly three million viewers. It
441-540: Was subsequently released on VHS on March 12, 1996. The video was listed 75th in Billboard ' s list of Top Video Sales for 1996, the only Goosebumps video on the list. Frazier Tharpe, Brendan Klinkenberg, and Khal from Complex.com named it the 10th best Halloween themed TV episode and called it one of the scariest Goosebumps episodes. Michelle Erica Green from FamilyWonder.com felt that it had genuinely scary and exciting scenes, but thought it had stereotypical characters,
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