Best Rlstine Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 173 - Adventure! - The Badlands of Hark 1:28:39

24m ago1:28:39

1:28:39

Your Goosebuds Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read through the 1985 CYOA book The Badlands of Hark, written by R.L. Stine! This is written before Goosebumps, Fear Street, or Horrorland; what sort of sci-fi fantasy world does a younger Stine have in his soul? Turns out it's one with an endless maze. A lot of death in this hellworld of R.L…

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Ep 172 - Dr. Maniac vs Robby Schwartz 1:52:06

4d ago1:52:06

1:52:06

Your Goosebuds hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole review R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book Dr. Maniac vs Robby Schwartz where aspiring cartoonist Robby discovers his comic creations come alive to eat squirrels and torture local kids. But also none of this matters as Robby resets the narrative multiple times (it was all a joke, re…

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Ep 171 - Adventure! - Zork: The Forces of Krill 1:30:16

1M ago1:30:16

1:30:16

Beware of grues, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole check out another Choose Your Own Adventure book based off one of the first adventure games ever: Zork! This 'What-Do-I-Do-Now" Book is Zork #1: The Forces of Krill by S. Eric Meretzky. Is Krill the Ganon of this world? Would we be shaking in our +1 Boots at the men…

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Ep 170 - The Scream of the Haunted Mask 1:32:27

1M ago1:32:27

1:32:27

There's a terrifying affliction of fear going around; so we're enforcing a Haunted Mask mandate! Your Goosebuds hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book The Scream of the Haunted Mask. It's been a year since the original story and Carly Beth is worried she'll put the mask back on and become evil. …

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Ep 169 - Monster Blood for Breakfast 1:36:33

2M ago1:36:33

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This episode is part of a balanced bookfast-! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read the third of R.L Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland series: Monster Blood for Breakfast. The iconic green growth slime is back for a fifth time. And somehow this is the least-scary story!Protagonist Matt Daniels deals with the terrifying idea of... be…

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Ep 168 - American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana (w/ Payton Whaley) 1:32:32

2M ago1:32:32

1:32:32

The corn state is in trouble, listeners! Small robotic drones designed like metal wasps are terrorizing the youth. They are not being used for war. Let us make that clear: this is not a metaphor about drone warfare at all. Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover Johnathan Rand's American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana. And…

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Ep 167 - Adventure! - Flight of the Unicorn 1:32:51

3M ago1:32:51

1:32:51

Giddyup, Pegacorn! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole wrangle the Choose Your Own Adventure book Flight of the Unicorn by Deborah Lerme Goodman. In a previous episode we had a great adventure in Deborah's Scottish-ish fantasy world. In this book we're the apprentice to some sort of horse-mancer? It involves sewing wings onto cats …

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Ep 166 - Creep from the Deep 1:37:44

3M ago1:37:44

1:37:44

We're back in Horrorland, Buddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book 'Creep from the Deep'. We're reunited with Billy and Sheena Deep and their uncle Dr. D. What sort of doctor is Deep? A water scientist? He does not have respect for the ocean like he should and his children suffer on…

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Ep 165 - Adventure! 'Sonic v. Zonik' 1:35:42

4M ago1:35:42

1:35:42

Just in time for the holidays we have a new Adventure! episode: Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure Gamebook #3 'Sonic v. Zonik' written by Nigel Gross & Jon Sutherland. These two authors watched their kids play Sonic for five minutes and then free wrote a Choose Your Own Adventure baded on that. What? Yes, Sonic is a Christmas character. Every kid gets a…

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Ep 164 - Goosebumps (2023): "Cuckoo Clock of Doom" 1:28:14

4M ago1:28:14

1:28:14

Ding dong, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole are back to cover the third episode in the 2023 Goosebumps TV series involving the fabled Cuckoo Clock of Doom! In this Groundhog Day-ish episode a bunch of evil clone James are threatening to... throw kids in pits? Unclear what their plan is. They're also very susceptibl…

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Ep 163 - Goosebumps (2023): "The Haunted Mask" 1:27:24

5M ago1:27:24

1:27:24

We're just getting started with the new 2023 series, Goosebuddies! We check out Episode 2 of Disney/Hulu's Goosebumps series, "The Haunted Mask". This story touches upon the classic book and also steps down new paths as the kids and parents both piece together the mystery of Harold Biddle. Also Justin Long does physical comedy! Enjoy the discussion…

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Ep 162 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete: 'The Good, The Bad and The Lucky" 1:16:02

5M ago1:16:02

1:16:02

As the fall air turns crisp, enjoy this episode revisiting the 90s classic The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover this season 3 episode focused on Little Pete and his magic coin which can only be recharged by endangering a train. Please understand: each year dozens of trains go off the rails becaus…

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Ep 161 - Goosebumps (2023): "Say Cheese and Die!" 1:18:01

6M ago1:18:01

1:18:01

Goosebumps is back on TV! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole check out the pilot episode of this new Hulu Goosebumps (aka Hulusbumps) series about five teenagers discovering supernatural forces in their small town. And this first episode starts off with ghost arson! We take big guesses at where the series goes from here and antici…

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Goosebumps the Series 2023: Introduction / Say Cheese & Die 1:18:19

6M ago1:18:19

1:18:19

Boo Dudes! Viewers beware, you're in for a scare (and a whole lot of teen drama). Do you like football? High School Romance? How about kids bursting into flames while listening to R.E.M.? This series takes the top scares and icons of RL Stine's Goosebumps and twists them into a small town mystery. Also, Justin Long is there! Let Matt & Dave introdu…

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Ep 160 - Fear Street: The Surprise Party (w/ Kyle McVey) 1:32:38

6M ago1:32:38

1:32:38

Keep your weekend open, we're throwing you a surprise party! The Goosebuddies bring in the spooky season with another of R.L. Stine's Fear Street book The Surprise Party. A well intentioned teen party uncovers a woodland tragedy. Plus there's tabletop roleplaying! We're joined by returning guest, writer Kyle McVey (Yesterday's Tomorrow Today, LOLJK…

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Ep 159 - Revenge of the Living Dummy 1:31:41

7M ago1:31:41

1:31:41

Slappy' back, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Kevin Cole, and Paul Ritchey read through the first book in R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland series: Revenge of the Living Dummy. The Horrorland series promises an ongoing story connecting these spooky tales; does it start strong with the iconic puppet monster? What is Slappy's connection to a t…

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Ep 158 - Adventure! - The Magic of the Unicorn 1:20:00

7M ago1:20:00

1:20:00

Sharpen your horns on the nearest elderwood, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole are reading a Choose Your Own Adventure: Deborah Lerme Goodman's The Magic of the Unicorn. Our kid heroes are on a quest to find a unicorn horn to purify their village's water supply. Presumably you put the horn in a water filter. Maybe y…

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Ep 157 - Fear Street: The New Girl 1:46:20

8M ago1:46:20

1:46:20

With Goosebumps 2000 in our rear view mirror the boys drive to R.L. Stine's Fear Street. We've visted Shadyville in previous episodes but are thinking about putting down podcast roots. The community seems nice. Despite this episode's title it is not about an 'adorkable' Zooey Deschanel moving in with three sexual dudes. Instead in this first book o…

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Ep 156 - American Chillers: Nebraska Nightcrawlers 1:22:50

8M ago1:22:50

1:22:50

What danger lies beneath our very feet? Could it be morlocks? C.H.U.D.s? Or something even worse: giant nightcrawler worms that have no real senses and just flop around crushing everything! Doesn't that sound positively spooky? We hope so, because Chad Quandt and Kevin Cole are reading Johnathan Rand's American Chillers series #15: Nebraska Nightcr…

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Ep 155 - Baywatch Nights: "Possessed" (w/ Domi) 1:34:52

9M ago1:34:52

1:34:52

Wait, who's that running across the moonlit beach? It's Camp Counselor Domi (Paperback Paradise) who rejoins Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole to check out the infamous 90s TV procedural Baywatch Nights. In this spinoff of the phenomenon Baywatch, David Hasslehoff's Mitch Buchannon moonlights as a Californian P.I., dealing with paranormal p…

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Ep 154 - Ghost In The Mirror 1:26:58

9M ago1:26:58

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It's the end of the millennium! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read the last Goosebumps 2000 book: R.L. Stine's Ghost In The Mirror. In this episode young Jason gets a thrifted mirror that is secretly a portal to a mirror dimension. It's sort of like that episode of Infinity Train but not as well written. Can Jason stop his mi…

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Ep 153 - Earth Geeks Must Go! 1:29:06

10M ago1:29:06

1:29:06

Blast off, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Paul Ritchey, Chad Quandt, and Kevin Cole read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Earth Geeks Must Go! It is a 'story' about young boy Jacob Miller who finds himself on an alien planet with strange differences than his own. For example, everyone here eats food with arm pit mouths! Gross! To be honest, it's mostly …

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Ep 152 - Hey Arnold! 'The List/Haunted Train' 1:22:00

10M ago1:22:00

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Hey Goosebuddies! We're taking a book break and visiting some classic 90s television; Craig Bartlett's animated slice of life Hey Arnold! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole watch two episodes: 'The List' (written by Joe Ansolabehere) in which Arnold tries to have a perfect day, and 'Haunted Train' (written by Josephine Nericcio) w…

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Ep 151 - Slappy's Nightmare 1:20:03

11M ago1:20:03

1:20:03

Wake up, Goosebuddies, it's time for another episode! Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read through R.L. Stine's Goosebuds 2000 book Slappy's Nightmare. In a bizarre turn, Goosebump's iconic main monster is the protagonist of the book as the dummy tries to be good for once. Just look at that cover. Slappy is scared! Upside is down, ketchup…

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Ep 150 - Full Moon Fever 1:25:45

11M ago1:25:45

1:25:45

Happy 150th episode, Goosebuddies! If episodes were Pokemon this would be MewTwo, which is a pretty cool thing to be in any comparison. Speaking of mutant monsters, this episode has Chad, Paul, and Kevin reading R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Full Moon Fever. We need to be clear: this is not about werewolves! Yes, these beast children are suppos…

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Ep 149 - The Haunted Car (w/ PeanutButterGamer) 1:36:53

12M ago1:36:53

1:36:53

Start your ear-engines! Paul, Chad, and Kevin are joined by Austin (aka the internet's preminent Arthur scholar PeanutButterGamer) to read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book The Haunted Car. This is a story about one sick ride, traumatic child death, and being very evil. We also talk with Austin about R.L.'s involvement with the cartoon series Arthu…

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Ep 148 - Adventure! - Elevator to Nowhere 1:32:39

1y ago1:32:39

1:32:39

Ding ding! In this episode Chad, Paul, and Kevin read through R.L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps book Elevator to Knowhere. In this story our wacky Uncle Darius-- not Larry David as this cover may have led you to assume-- is kidnapped by a knife-wielding doppelgänger and he can only be saved with his multiverse elevator. We'll travel to fantasti…

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Ep 147 - Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid 1:16:14

1y ago1:16:14

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The Goosebuds Boys Paul, Chad, and Kevin read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid. One may argue that title could apply to virtually anything in the Goosebumps bibliography but we got it for this one; a surprisingly meta tale about board games and choose-your-own-adventure books that would make Charlie Kaufman wince. Can we …

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Ep 146 - So Weird: 'Family Reunion' 1:33:16

1y ago1:33:16

1:33:16

Hope you had cable in the 90s because the Goosebuddies are checking out the Disney Channel cult show So Weird and its pilot episode 'Family Reunion' about paranormal believer Fi, her rocker mom, and the tour bus family that explores the things in the world that make a teenager cryptically whisper 'So weird...'. In this episode it's specifically the…

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Ep 145 - Return to Ghost Camp 1:39:51

1y ago1:39:51

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This episode the Goosebud Boys cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Return to Ghost Camp, a sequel that has no returning characters or plot threads. It's not even the same camp. Can protagonist Dustin Minium evade the shape-shifting fox monster known as The Snatcher? At least this book gives us a great opportunity to reflect on the Kevin Era (ak…

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Ep 144 - Man-Thing (2017) (w/ Adam Teterus) 1:34:41

1y ago1:34:41

1:34:41

Whoever knows fear burns at the touch of the Man-Thing! And we had a similar response to reading this comic book! Chad, Paul, and Kevin are joined by expert Adam Teterus (Man-Thing Minute), to cover R.L. Stine's infamous 2017 Marvel series. This story shows the usually-horrifying Man-Thing now a joke machine trying to survive the entertainment indu…

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Ep 143 - Horrors of the Black Ring 1:29:25

1y ago1:29:25

1:29:25

We're putting a ring on it! Chad, Paul, and Kevin read through R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Horrors of the Black Ring. That's multiple horrors, not just one. Little Beth has to deal with a possessed teacher, poor sweet animal violence, and a Nazgul attack on her school. Also we will all be going by our new nicknames P.B. Crisps, Maggot Freak, …

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Ep 142 - The Werewolf In The Living Room 1:21:39

1+ y ago1:21:39

1:21:39

It's a new year with new book crimes being committed, Goosebuddies. Chad, Kevin, and Paul cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 The Werewolf In The Living Room. In this the scariest thing isn't the possible lycans' it's the international crime of moving a person against their will to a new location. In this story can little Aaron Freidus learn that hi…

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Ep 141 - Adventure! - Revenge of the Body Squeezers 1:20:39

1+ y ago1:20:39

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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 chi…

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Ep 140 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete: 'Nightcrawlers' 1:07:24

1+ y ago1:07:24

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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 v…

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Ep 139 - The Mummy Walks 1:27:51

1+ y ago1:27:51

1:27:51

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 disc…

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Ep 138 - Adventure! - It Came From The Internet 1:11:53

1+ y ago1:11:53

1:11:53

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 …

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Ep 137 - Scream School (w/ Anthony Burch) 1:20:10

1+ y ago1:20:10

1:20:10

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 …

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Slappy Beware! 1:43:52

1+ y ago1:43:52

1:43:52

It's the 30th Anniversary of Goosebumps and what better way to celebrate our good pal RLS's accomplishment than a new episode?! It's been three decades and it's about time we learn where that no good Dummy came from. Matt & Dave return to decipher Slappy's origin from Stine's new opus, Slappy Beware!…

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Ep 136 - Jekyll and Heidi 1:20:45

1+ y ago1:20:45

1:20:45

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: Unvei…

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Ep 135 - Dinosaurs Destroy Detroit 1:22:21

1+ y ago1:22:21

1:22:21

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 …

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Ep 134 - Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales 1:28:15

1+ y ago1:28:15

1:28:15

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 i…

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Ep 133 - Adventure! - Zapped In Space 1:19:37

1+ y ago1:19:37

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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…

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Slappy World: Haunting with the Stars 1:25:46

1+ y ago1:25:46

1:25:46

In space nobody can hear you cream! Matt & Dave are blasting off with their good friend RL Stine into a space adventure. In the end will they be cosmicly happy or tell RL Stine they need some space? Regardless, enjoy!

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Ep 132 - Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 2 1:17:05

1+ y ago1:17:05

1:17:05

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 burn…

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Ep 131 - Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 1 1:22:13

1+ y ago1:22:13

1:22:13

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…

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Ep 130 - Adventure! - D&D Endless Quest - Dungeon of Dread 1:35:20

2y ago1:35:20

1:35:20

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 G…

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Ep 129 - Brain Juice 1:20:48

2y ago1:20:48

1:20:48

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: f…

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Ep 128 - Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls 1:37:57

2y ago1:37:57

1:37:57

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…

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Ep 127 - Return to HorrorLand (w/ BrutalMoose) 1:29:01

2y ago1:29:01

1:29:01

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 To…

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