Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Welcome to Dead House
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
11-year-old Josh and 12-year-old Amanda just moved into the oldest and weirdest house on the block - the two siblings think it might even be haunted. But of course, their parents don't believe them. 'You'll get used to it,' they say. 'Go out and make some new friends.' But the creepy kids are not like anyone Josh and Amanda have ever met before. And when they take a shortcut through the cemetery one night Josh and Amanda learn why.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
blurb
AnnCrystal
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

These are random picks from my bookshelf. Some are from my youth, and some are newer because I'm always adding on to my collection when I can.

I could not believe and was sad that Goosebumps books would be on the ban list!

It was stories like these that compelled me to read books when I was a kid. Author's like Avi, Christopher Pike, Cate Tiernan, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Garth Nix...and yes, R.L. Stine.

👇

AnnCrystal While I don\\\'t mind a content warning on a book, to outright ban is too extreme and unacceptable!

Without these books I would have never began my book journey, which led me to the understanding that I too can become a storyteller and see my own work in print.

The power of ink infused pages released into the world 🪄✍️💼📄🌬️📃💫📚🙏💝.
(edited) 2w
KadaGul I was so hyped about reading every single Goosebumps book as soon as it dropped. I was always eagerly waiting for the next one to come out. I had no idea it was banned at the time. I guess I was living on the edge back in grade school. (edited) 2w
See All 6 Comments
dabbe #goosebumpsforever 🧡🤎💛 2w
AnnCrystal I love that 📚😎👍💝 @KadaGul excellent stories. Loved the TV show too 📚📺💝 2w
AnnCrystal @dabbe 💕📚📺👏😊👍💝. 2w
23 likes6 comments
review
Roary47
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Mehso-so

3✨ If I would have read this one as a kid I would have had major paranoia! Creepy house that they are seeing things in it. Then when they make friends that have something in common that seems a little weird. Very quick read, but predictable. #DogsofLitsy even Tess looks creeped out! Well, she probably heard what happened to the dog. 🫢

TheSpineView Well done! 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Tess is adorable ♡♡ 2mo
dabbe #terrifictess! 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
24 likes4 comments
review
ElizaMarie
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

Finished this yesterday. I had to re-listen to parts of it because I was so exhausted after my COVID vaccination (in the past, they had knocked me down for about 24 hours, so I expected this).

I didn't read a lot of R.L. Stine because when it came out, I was already pre-teen, so I moved onto SK (as Gen X peeps do).

#ChildhoodFavorite

KateReadsYA I remember when I got my vaccine and my body hurt sooo bad. Like my back felt like it was full of knots. Hope you feel better soon. 8mo
ElizaMarie @KateReadsYA So day one, I was just exhausted, like I couldn't lift my head. Day 2 I felt sick, like body aches, fever, chills. Ugh! I mean.. this happened with all the others - but - I did fill its important to keep getting them.

Feel much better today (Day 3) - I think I am past it.
8mo
KateReadsYA @ElizaMarie It's a tough one to get through. Glad you are feeling better. 8mo
17 likes3 comments
blurb
ElizaMarie
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

Going to listen to this #ChildhoodFavorite while I play on the phone and clean out my emails :)

hannah-leeloo I love this game lol 8mo
ElizaMarie @hannah-leeloo YES! It's oddly satifisying. I love how its mind-numbing but.. fun at the same time :) 8mo
19 likes2 comments
review
MeganLindell
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️• My first Goosebumps! Actually so good.

blurb
brittanyreads
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

Today I had the privilege of meeting RL Stine and listening to him speak about his craft!! I still can't believe it! He is HILARIOUS!!! Such a treat to listen to him speak.

I also got the chance to listen to Kendare Blake and Dana Swift, as well as many other authors speak about writing. I learned so much valuable information today and had such a great time doing it! Authors really are the nicest people. :-)

marleed Cool! 12mo
37 likes1 comment
review
OriginalCyn620
post image
Pickpick
OriginalCyn620 @StayCurious forgot to tag you again! 🤪 12mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 12mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 12mo
See All 8 Comments
Bookwormjillk 🎃👻🎃👻 12mo
TheSpineView 🧡🎃👻 12mo
Read4life 🍁👻🎃 12mo
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼👻🧡 12mo
Roary47 Yay! Goosebumps are the best. This is one I haven‘t found the physical copy of yet. I‘m glad you enjoyed it! Makes me want to try harder to find it (Amazon takes away the thrill of the hunt). 12mo
38 likes8 comments
review
Jadams89
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick
review
Sargar114
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

It‘s been decades since I‘ve read one of these and figured it‘d be fun for Halloween…and it was! What a fantastic introduction to horror. Just spooky enough.

blurb
JessBookNerd
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

Slowly recollecting the Goosebumps. I used to love these books growing up! #goosebumps #rlstine

bthegood I'm reading a Fear Street book right now - love RL Stine🎃 2y
38 likes2 comments
blurb
SpookyDonut
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

I loved Goosebumps when I was a kid and I‘ve been wanting something a little lighter to read lately. I figured I‘d take on the goosebumps series and read the ones I loved and finally read the ones I never got around to. #rlstine #goosebumps #horror #juvenile #ebook #libby

review
mollyrotondo
post image
Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ So #overduepod is reading Goosebumps as their next longreads project #90snostalgia This book really highlights the selfishness of parents and how that can be extremely dangerous and unhealthy for their children. Also gaslighting. A lot of gaslighting going on in this one. Reading this one reminded me how great R.L. Stine is!

review
TheNeverendingTBR
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

This one was a bit of lag in the first chapters but it was a cool little exciting read in the end and actually really creepy for a children's horror novel.

Overall, I'm glad I decided to give the Goosebumps series a try.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4299330366?comment=240692089hickleberrypun... ↩ full review

review
Laughterhp
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

I am super behind on my reviews! I‘ve been finishing audiobooks like crazy. I‘ve been doing a lot of data entry at work.

This one was actually pretty good. I love how RL Stine ends his books, like you don‘t actually know what happened.

#TeamHendrix #Scarathlon2021 +16pts
#Screamathon
#LittensListen
#LittensDressedinBlood
#OctoberBookBingo
#SpookoweenReadathon

TheSpineView Great job! 3y
38 likes1 comment
review
MatchlessMarie
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

I read this book 4 years ago and was not feeling it and thought I would give it another try and you know what I really liked it. I think I‘m going to continue this series. I wasn‘t allowed to read Goosebumps as a kid and always wanted to see what I‘ve been missing 😈 +6 pts #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter #Screamathon #Wickedathon #Spookoween #BookSpinBingo

TheSpineView Great job! 3y
Clwojick Awesome! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
47 likes3 comments
quote
rather_be_reading
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

Book 170

58 likes1 stack add
blurb
Branwen
post image

MAJOR SCORE! 🎉🎉🎉 Look at all the treasures I found in the donation bin today at work! 💕📚💕 I'm especially looking forward to rereading the Goosebumps books, I was obsessed with Goosebumps when I was in middle school! I'll probably start them in October! After that I'll most likely pass them on to my niece - she loves spooky books! 😁 #bookhaul

Yes, that's a picture of the 10th Doctor hanging at my work desk! 🤣😂🤣😂

BethM I mean 10 is the best… 3y
Branwen @BethM He absolutely is! 😁👏 3y
62 likes2 comments
blurb
keys_on_fire
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

Never read these as a kid, but they are in #paperbackcrush, so here we go! Need a quick read to offset the larger book I just finished.
#stayhome24in48

59 likes2 stack adds
blurb
ChrysFey
post image

I started to read the Goosebumps series while I was recovering from surgery.

#litsy #littens #rlstine #goosebumps

review
Melismatic
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

This was a cool idea but should have been longer/more fleshed out (pun unintended).

#scarathlon
3 pts #TeamStoker
Total: 93 pts

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y
17 likes1 comment
blurb
ohyeahthatgirl
post image

I was a creepy kid who loved these books to pieces. They're falling apart and I'm trying to convince myself I don't need anything but the memories anymore. #horror #creepyforlife

RohitSawant Love these covers! 🙌🏼 5y
21 likes1 comment
blurb
Naj
post image

📖 Tagged
🎥 Zombieland
🎶 All you zombies - The Hooters

Thanks for the tag @gradcat 🤗
#manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho 🖤🧟‍♀️🖤 6y
gradcat 🥰 6y
21 likes2 comments
review
Autumnscribe
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

Cute and seasonally appropriate. I bought it for my daughter, a budding daughter, as an example of a creepy kid‘s story. But I couldn‘t resist seeing what all the hype was about. Over all, it was pretty decent. Not too scary, but with just enough suspense to make it exciting. I think she will like it.

review
hike.read.repeat
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Mehso-so

I don‘t have time to do the entire #GoosebumpsChallenge. Plus, I‘d get burned out if I tried to read them all in a month. But I can‘t resist reading one or two this month. I think I‘ll try to spread them out over several October‘s. It‘d be fun to read the Fear Street books too!

This made for fun and campy listening on my evening walk today.

blurb
monalyisha
post image

I met a brand-new co-worker at the library today, and pretty much the first thing I said to/shouted at her was, “ “HAVE YOU HEARD OF LITSY?!” (because I have NO chill). She joined, though! Hell yeah! Go follow @glamhobbit!

Here‘s what I know about her: her name‘s Gretta; she‘s super-nice; she wore clunky black shoes & striped socks today, which made her look like a hip witch (obviously a good thing in my book).

Roll out the #litsywelcomewagon!

SilversReviews Just followed. 😊 6y
DHill Welcome to Litsy @glamhobbit ! 6y
Trashcanman Welcome to Litsy! 6y
See All 20 Comments
KrystleTheBookSlayer Welcome to Listy @glamhobbit 🎉🎊🎆 6y
LiteraryinPA Converting a book person to Litsy = win! 6y
glamhobbit Holy crap, you folks are so inclusive!! Thanks for the sweet intro @monalyisha - I think I‘m gonna like it here 🤗 6y
DivineDiana @glamhobbit So glad you are joining us! #hobbitlove 🙂 6y
AsYouWish @glamhobbit Welcome to Litsy!!!! 📚🎉📖🎊 6y
Craftylikefox Welcome @glamhobbit !! 🤗 6y
sammisho Welcome @glamhobbit !!!! 6y
monalyisha No prob, @glamhobbit ✌🏻! 6y
CampbellTaraL Yay! Assimilate them all, @monalyisha 😀 Welcome to #Litsy @glamhobbit 🎉📚☕🍵🤓 6y
Soubhiville Hey, welcome to Litsy @glamhobbit ! 6y
sprainedbrain Welcome, @glamhobbit 😃😃😃 6y
julesG Welcome to Litsy, @glamhobbit ! Great Litsy-Name. 6y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy @glamhobbit ❣️ 6y
rather_be_reading 😂😂 6y
Avanders Welcome @glamhobbit !! 6y
79 likes20 comments
review
BeansPage
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

#1 "It will just kill you."
The old house that Amanda and Josh just moved into with their parents is not haunted... Or is it? Things get crazy in this ghostly tale of the ominous haunted house.
As the first book in the series of the Goosebumps franchise, while not my favorite, I'd have to say it's still one of the great ones.
#GoosebumpsChallenge

63 likes2 stack adds
blurb
LitTraveler
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

Today marks the first day of my 31 days of #GoosebumpsChallenge! Halloween has always been my favorite holiday and these books were a main part of my childhood. Pulling them all out of an old box and putting them on a shelf made me so nostalgic and excited for this challenge! First up: the absolute classic, Welcome to Dead House 💀

quote
Cityofamber
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
This post contains spoilers
show me

“We used to live in your house," George said.
"And now, guess what?" Jerry added. "Now we're dead in your house!”

Favorite line of the book ? #goosebumpschallenge

review
Cityofamber
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

Finished the first #goosebumpschallenge book via audio. How did I sleep when I was 4 and my mom read these to me and my brother before bed. 😂

LitTraveler Where did you find this on audio?! 6y
Cityofamber @LitTraveler scribd they have a lot of them on audio :) 6y
LitTraveler Thank you! 6y
17 likes3 comments
blurb
BeansPage
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

I'm officially kicking off the #GoosebumpsChallenge with these 2 beauties!
Here we go!!! 👻
#Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft

Ava_Black So in love with these because the remind me of when my children were little and we'd snuggle together and read these. Now they're teens and can barely tolerate being seen in public with me! Classic books. Love them! 6y
69 likes1 comment
blurb
ahoffkosik
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

For Episode 11 of my podcast (out today!), I reversed my former scaredy cat ways and finally read a book from the Goosebumps series! Sarah Slusher, founder of the Really Into This pop culture blog, joins me to chat about helicopter parents, reading purely for entertainment, and how scary is *too* scary. Check out the link in my bio or search The SSR Podcast on iTunes/Stitcher/Google Play! 👻

Kaylamburson I never read Goosebumps either since I thought it would be too scary. Honestly, I don‘t think my parents would let me because I got nightmares from that TV show Are You Afraid of the Dark! 6y
8 likes1 comment
review
booksensation
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
Pickpick

4.5 ⭐️s.. such a creepy read! I‘m loving the nostalgia

blurb
booksensation
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

Got these books earlier in the year.. now I‘m just going to read them and remember and enjoy 😊

JoScho Fun! @TheReadingMermaid is doing a Goosebumps buddy read in October 6y
booksensation @JoScho ohhhhh!!!! @TheReadingMermaid count me in!!!! I have them all.. went through obstacles to get them but I‘m proud of it lol 6y
JoScho Yay!!! 6y
BeansPage Woot! So glad to have you with us 6y
17 likes2 stack adds5 comments
blurb
AngelErin
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

1. The tagged book because it started my love of reading when I was kid! 2. I think Poe or Oscar Wilde would be VERY interesting. 3. When people are late. 4. I tag anyone who hasn‘t done this already! #tuesdaytidbits @JenlovesJT47

review
Bergen.Adair
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
Pickpick

Plot: 4/5. A good old-fashioned American family moves to a new home mysteriously inherited—oh, and the whole town is trying to kill you.

Characters: 4/5. The brother/sister duo in this book are believable in their sibling rivalry.

Style: 3.5/5. The writing was to-the-point and simple, but it's also a book that will increase a kid‘s (or an adult‘s!) vocabulary.

Originality: 4/5. A nice modern spin on a spooky archetype.

Overall: 3.5/5.

review
TheBookstorePodcast
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

It‘s that time of year! Get ready to talk about the surprisingly spooky classic Goosebumps tale, Welcome to Dead House on this week‘s mini episode. It‘s out first thing tomorrow (12:01am EST). Make sure you‘re subscribed so you don‘t miss it!

review
Read.Em.And.Eat
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
Pickpick

This book was everything I remembered. Loving this reread!

blurb
Read.Em.And.Eat
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

Saw a video feature R.L. Stine today and knew that I had to relive my childhood. I remember stopping when I read Piano Lessons Can Be Murder. It scared me way too much! Let's see if my adult self still gets the chills! #readerbewareyoureinforascare #nostalgia

17 likes1 stack add
blurb
kendrastephaniekaryn
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

#aprilamazingreads #childhooddelights

I've always been a bit of a horror junkie, so Goosebumps were right up my alley as a kid!

blurb
MatchlessMarie
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

When it's your first time reading #goosebumps but you aren't sure how scary it's actually gonna be. #winniethepooh #latenightreads

blurb
Gnora
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

Someone donated the entire Goosebumps series! I get shivers just thinking about them. 💀👻❤️ #goosebumps #library #nostalgia

5 likes1 stack add
blurb
Shnikki487
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

I loved these books at a kid and now I'm going to read them as an adult!!
#booksarelife

blurb
BekahB
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image

The Goosebumps series started in 1992 when I was in 5th grade. I was obsessed with these books and eventually moved on to Fear Street in junior high.

I was into creepy/thrilling/strange stories before Goosebumps, but reading this series is what actually made me aware of it. Both of Stine's series helped me identify what I enjoy as a reader.

#photoadaynov16
#publishedinthe1990s

Shnikki487 I loved Fear Street!!! Such amazing writing 8y
49 likes1 comment
review
MrBook
Welcome to Dead House | R. L. Stine
post image
Pickpick

I was in elementary school when this series started, and I remember my parents buying this debut installment for me from #TheScholasticBookClub. God, I loved that when I was a kid. This book resonated with me because we had moved several times when I was a kid, and there's the natural fears and awkwardness associated with a new town & new friends to make. Best book to start your kids with in this series! #PairWith: Bug Juice Spider Juice, chilled.

[DELETED] 2852984487 I was in 9th grade when these started coming out, but my brother is 4 years younger than I am and he got me hooked on these stories. They were a little young for me but boy were they were fun! 8y
Cinfhen I LOVED scholastic book club!!!! I was way more excited than my kids👻👻👻 8y
Bookscatsandcountry Had that book club in the U.K too. I remember getting the Goosebumps book 'Say Cheese and I Die'. Loved it! 📸☠️ 8y
See All 19 Comments
StacksNShelves Same here! Mine came with bookends! 8y
Kitta LOVED goosebumps! 8y
LibrarianJen I loved these until I read one about a ghost in the new house a kid moved into and then I got scared and stopped reading them 😳 8y
Literarydust I loved this series!!!!! 8y
Lynnsoprano Ah, but you're making me feel old😝 I used to buy Goosebumps for @Ambrosnazzy when she was in elementary school. 8y
[DELETED] 4184155464 I STILL have Slappy nightmares sometimes. 😳😅 8y
sj_connor SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS 👍🔥💯💯💖🎉💖🔥👍👏👌👌💖💯🔥👍👍🎉🎉 8y
BekahB I was obsessed with the Goosebumps series when I was a kid! I still pick them up from time to time. I read an interview with R.L. Stine in Mental Floss magazine where he said that he's always considered this to be his scariest Goosebumps book. He said he intentionally added more goofy jokes into the rest of the series after this first Goosebumps was published. 👻 8y
Oftencantdecide This was way too scary for me. Of course, I was in third grade when I read it, so I could probably handle it now. 😉 8y
OrangeMooseReads Scholastic Book orders were awesome! PS they still do them! (Just in case you were unaware). 8y
courtney I LOVED Goosebumps when I was little. This is also one of my favorite goosebumps tapes ? "come back! We're hunngryyyyy" 8y
BookNerdBritt I was obsessed with these books! I also loved the "choose your own adventure" ones with the metallic-looking covers that usually ended in being cornered by the monster, implying a horrible death. 8y
BookNerdBritt Also, true story - my elementary school librarian deemed them too scary for under-4th graders, so 3rd grade and younger were not allowed to check out Goosebumps books, but as an alternative were allowed check out books from the parody series... which was called Gooflumps. 8y
MrBook @RStorey 😁👏🏻👍🏻🙌🏻! @Cinfhen 😂😂😂👏🏻🙌🏻! @Bookscatsandcountry I loovved that one 😁👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻! @StacksNShelves Niice 😎👏🏻👍🏻! @Kitta @Literarydust @BekahB @courtney #KindredSpirits 😎👌🏻🙌🏻! @LibrarianJen 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻!!! @Lynnsoprano @Ambrosnazzy 😂👏🏻🙌🏻! @Purplerach10 😂👏🏻👍🏻🙌🏻! @sj_connor 😁😁😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻🙌🏻!!! @Oftencantdecide 😂😂😂👏🏻👍🏻!!! @OrangeMooseReads 😁👏🏻👍🏻!!! 8y
MrBook @BookNerdBritt 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻🙌🏻!!! 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y
123 likes7 stack adds19 comments