RL Stine’s bestselling franchise returns for a second series, this time as an anthology TV show called Goosebumps: The Vanishing. Here’s the trailer.
RL Stine’s Goosebumps is one of the bestselling book series in history. It is no surprise that it has had myriad screen adaptations over the years, including a new TV series – an anthology show called Goosebumps: The Vanishing
The synopsis, via Disney, reads as follows:
Goosebumps: The Vanishing begins with fraternal twins Cece (Jayden Bartels) & Devin (Sam McCarthy) adjusting to life with their recently divorced dad, Anthony (David Schwimmer). When the duo discovers a threat stirring, they quickly realize that dark secrets are among them, triggering a chain of events that unravel a profound mystery. As they delve deeper into the unknown, Devin, Cece & their friends — Alex, CJ, Frankie — find themselves entangled in the chilling tale of 4 teenagers who mysteriously vanished in 1994.
The cast also includes Ana Ortiz, Elijah M Cooper, Francesca Noel and Galilea La Salvia.
The series was created by Rob Letterman and Nicholas Stoller, with the former also showrunning with Hilary Winston.
Do feel free to click play on the trailer below:
And if that’s whetted your appetite, several of Stine’s works have made it to the screen, from a trilogy of Fear Street films to Zombie Town and one-off television film The Haunting Hour, which saw Hannah Montana’s Emily Osment star opposite Jigsaw himself, Tobin Bell.
In 2015, director Rob Letterman and writer Darren Lemke made Goosebumps, a terrific family film that made Stine one of the central characters as his creations come to life A sequel, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, this time directed by Ari Sandel and written by Rob Lieber, once again saw Stine’s monsters wreak havoc in the real world.
Perhaps the most fondly remembered Goosebumps adaptation is the 1990s television series, which had memorable opening titles in which the shadow of the G in Goosebumps made its way through an eerie town while the unsettling theme tune played over it. Many of the original novels were adapted, and it marked a high point for television horror aimed at young adults, as it was broadcast around the same time as Are You Afraid Of The Dark?, a horror anthology aimed at older teenagers.
The latest Goosebumps television series premiered on Disney+ last year. Developed by Letterman and Nicholas Stoller, for the first time in the franchise’s history it used a serialised story that incorporated various Goosebumps monsters. It followed a group of young teens as they uncover dark secrets about a tragic event from 30 years ago.
Goosebumps: The Vanishing will stream on Disney+ from the 10th January.
