We're squeezing out the year with one last Body Squeezer story. R.L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps book Revenge of the Body Squeezers . Having defeated the green Squeezers in the Goosebumps 2000 books, you now face the kinkier blue variation. They're gonna squeeze you down into little black balls! Can Paul and Chad survive as a vengeful dwarf child as Kevin is our Book Master? Can we save Hollywood? OFF TOPICS: The Pop Tart Collector's Market, Dwarf Fortress Stories #1 Book discussion begins:...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 21 min
This episode Chad, Paul, and Kevin retreat from the harsh horror winter to the safe shelter of The Adventures of Pete & Pete to discuss the episode 'Nightcrawlers', a charming story from the first season about Little Pete and his friends trying to stay up for eleven nights in a row. We do not recommend doing this in real life. OFF TOPICS: Incubus vs Deftones, NuMetal and emo and confusing genre names, milking the guitar's prostate Book Discussion begins at 10:20 You can support Goosebuds, ge...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Prepare for the horror of complex Middle East politics, Goosebuddies. That's right, Chad, Paul, and Kevin cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book The Mummy Walks . It has surprisingly little undead emperors and a lot of political intrigue about a fictional country. Did Tom Clancy write this? Also why does this book suddenly turn cyberpunk? Book discussion begins at 11:15 OFF TOPICS: The Transformers + Magic The Gathering conundrum, money isn't real, which Transformer would you bake into a pie (i...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 28 min
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: the new Drugs, Jim Carrey in 'Nah, Man', the Proto Manic Pixie Dream Girl Book adventure begins at: 7:30 You can s...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 12 min
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 Rad Donner is cool. OFF TOPICS: Splatoon Porn Duels, Mormon Bubbling, Reach Around The Isle Book discussio...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 20 min
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), Jortkinis Book Discussion begins: 12:45 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our s...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 21 min
We're going to the dangerous wilds of Michigan! Chad, Paul, and Kevin read Johnathan Rand's Michigan Chillers story Dinosaurs Destroy Detroit. 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 sneak into the Cretacious Era and steal a dinosaur egg for your personal enjoyment. OFF TOPICS: Goosebumps the Musical, Kevin the children's theater v...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 22 min
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 America, new medieval knight rules, 2007: a dope year for video games Book discussion begins: 15:15 You can su...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 28 min
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 have to listen and find out. Enjoy! OFF TOPICS: Redwall feasts, bread dough as a toy. Book Discussion Begins at 13:00 Bu...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 20 min
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 R.L.'s cruelest twists in the franchise as he pulls off an Inverse Shyamalan. Enjoy! OFF TOPICS: Weightlifting butt fear...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 17 min
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 TOPICS: The Georgia Guidestones were destroyed, banana tech, there are two X-Men inside you; one is Wolverine and one...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 22 min
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: Chad's big Voltron idea to save the planet, The Rift Breaker , what IS Raid Shadow Legends ?, Steve Jobs levels of wasteful, Mech...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 35 min
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, going down down like a louie la rah Book discussion begins at 10:30 You can support Goosebuds, get access to doz...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 21 min
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 begins: 08:45 You can support Goosebuds, get access to dozens of bonus Camp episodes, join our Discord, and more...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 38 min
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. Huh. HorrorLand claims to be under new management, but it's certainly up to its old tricks. OFF TOPICS: The Disney TM Rac...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 29 min
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 to have proper titles). We discuss the show's Lynchian b-roll, our favorite character Hose Boy, Batly's hipster s...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 23 min
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 Alien Adventures: Aliens Ate My Homework . This book has it all: martial arts aliens, Star Trek paralells, surp...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 34 min
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. Enjoy this episode and make sure you never make fun of someone for owning a van. OFF TOPICS: our humble little stu...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 35 min
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 will be preserved forever in plastic. Or turned into a piganoid. Or beheaded by a baseball. Kinda whatever Karl...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 38 min
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. Can the Animorph Kids save George Washington? Will they murder Adolph Hitler? Is morphing into a dolphin a reliabl...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 52 min
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 KidScare have a full entertainment facility to entertain us and our terrible brother Stinko. Hopefully we can avoid the...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 36 min
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 person believing in you can move mountains. Also we learn about Chad's secret double life as Chopper the Pr...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 23 min
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 'twist' button a few too many times? Either way, enjoy the episode. Book discussion begins: 5:50 OFF-TOPICS: Offic...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 29 min
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 a blue MTG deck. OFF-TOPICS: Quick tangent on Blade: Trinity , a movie that may be good? You can support the show, g...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 22 min
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 next calendar year. We get some much need calibration by discussing it and hope you enjoy the episode as much as we did. OFF ...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 16 min
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 Nutmares, Kooshball Gremlins, endless ballet performances, Ice Vampires, holiday bimbofications, and our f...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 49 min
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 also discuss 90s allergy science, papier mache burdens, and piano standoffs. Enjoy! Book Discussion begins at:...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 31 min
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, Shark Bites, The Mighty Glacier That Decides Our Fates, Kurt Vonnegut, State Insignias, Kenneth fucking Bra...
Nov 24, 2021•55 min
In this episode the G-Boys discuss this Goosebumps 2000 story about a monstrous teacher who will eat a student with the worst performance at the school talent show. To be fair, it's really not much worse than our current-day American education system. Mrs. Maaargh is a fantastic R.L. Stine monster and she quickly munches her way into our collective hearts. Bonus: stand up jokes with balloon animals. OFF-TOPICS: Y2K Samurai-Dragon shirts and the cool people who wore them, Magic the Gathering card...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 27 min
RAW-ROOOOO! It's another Adventure! Kevin, Chad, and Paul read through the choose-your-own-story The Werewolf of Twisted Tree Lodge . The boys roleplay as a young plagiarist whisked away to a writers' convention in a woodland cabin that also is run by werewolves? Sadly we don't get to go to any panels about three act structure or meet R.L. but we had a blast reading through this mess all the same. Happy Halloween, everybody! Stay safe. OFF-TOPICS: Kevin's tormented chicken pizza confession. Adve...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 40 min
