Reading order · 8 books · 1992 to 1996 · Set in various American towns
Goosebumps Books in Order
Goosebumps gave a generation of children their first scares, with haunted masks, cursed cameras and the evil ventriloquist’s dummy Slappy. Most books stand alone, with new children each time.
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Series facts
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1992 to 1996
- First book
- Welcome to Dead House
- Latest
- Night of the Living Dummy III (1996)
- Setting
- Set in various American towns
The reading order
Every Goosebumps book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
8 books · Set in various American towns
- 1Welcome to Dead House1992With Amanda BensonAmanda and Josh move with their family to a creepy old house in the town of Dark Falls, where something is not right with the neighbours.Buy on Amazon
- 2Stay Out of the Basement1992With Margaret BrewerMargaret and Casey’s father, a scientist, is doing strange experiments with plants in the basement, and he is acting very oddly.Buy on Amazon
- 3Say Cheese and Die!1992With Greg BanksGreg finds an old camera whose photographs show terrible things that then come true.Buy on Amazon
- 4Night of the Living Dummy1993With Lindy Powell and Kris PowellLindy finds a ventriloquist’s dummy, and her twin sister Kris gets one too.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Haunted Mask1993With Carly Beth CaldwellCarly Beth buys a terrifying mask for Halloween, and it will not come off.Buy on Amazon
- 6One Day at HorrorLand1994With Lizzy MorrisThe Morris family visits HorrorLand, a theme park where the scares seem far too real.Buy on Amazon
- 7Night of the Living Dummy II1995With Amy KramerAmy’s father brings home a dummy called Slappy, and it seems to have a mind of its own.Buy on Amazon
- 8Night of the Living Dummy III1996With Trina O'DellTrina and her brother find that Slappy is back.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Each book stands alone, so start anywhere. The Night of the Living Dummy books are best read in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Amanda Benson | Margaret Brewer | Greg Banks | Lindy Powell | Kris Powell | Carly Beth Caldwell | Lizzy Morris | Amy Kramer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Welcome to Dead House | LLead | |||||||
| 2 Stay Out of the Basement | LLead | |||||||
| 3 Say Cheese and Die! | LLead | |||||||
| 4 Night of the Living Dummy | LLead | LLead | ||||||
| 5 The Haunted Mask | LLead | |||||||
| 6 One Day at HorrorLand | LLead | |||||||
| 7 Night of the Living Dummy II | LLead | |||||||
| 8 Night of the Living Dummy III |
Characters in the Goosebumps books
10 characters from R. L. Stine’s chart, with the number of Goosebumps books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda BensonGirl who moves to Dark Falls | 1 | Welcome to Dead House 1992 |
| Margaret BrewerGirl whose father experiments with plants | 1 | Stay Out of the Basement 1992 |
| Greg BanksBoy who finds a deadly camera | 1 | Say Cheese and Die! 1992 |
| Lindy PowellTwin who finds a dummy | 1 | Night of the Living Dummy 1993 |
| Kris PowellLindy's twin sister | 1 | Night of the Living Dummy 1993 |
| Carly Beth CaldwellGirl whose Halloween mask will not come off | 1 | The Haunted Mask 1993 |
| Lizzy MorrisGirl lost in a theme park | 1 | One Day at HorrorLand 1994 |
| Amy KramerGirl whose family owns a dummy | 1 | Night of the Living Dummy II 1995 |
| Trina O'DellGirl whose father collects dummies | 1 | Night of the Living Dummy III 1996 |
| SlappyEvil ventriloquist's dummy | 3 | Night of the Living Dummy 1993 |