Goosebuds
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 738 ratingsWelcome to Goosebuds! A podcast where your hosts Paul Ritchey, Chad Quandt, and Kevin Cole dig into the Young Adult Literature of Goosebumps by R.L. Stine and give these tomes the deep critique and respect they deserve. Sometimes they get too scared and cover other adjacent 90s books and culture instead. Come join us and re-discover the stories you grew up with or jump in for the first time.
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Ep 171 - Adventure! - Zork: The Forces of Krill
March 18, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBBeware 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 mention of his lizard men if we had played the original game? It seems Krill just likes hiding in holes in the ground, which isn't that much differen...
Ep 170 - The Scream of the Haunted Mask
March 11, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBThere'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. She could just get rid of it, maybe try to destroy it, but it stays locked in her basement. Until it doesn't. But also: Ghost horses haunt the loc...
Ep 169 - Monster Blood for Breakfast
February 26, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBThis 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... being taller and stronger and winning the swim meet? We also get the next chapter of the Horrorland narrative and meet monster revolutionary Byron. ...
Ep 168 - American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana (w/ Payton Whaley)
February 12, 2024 16:30 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBThe 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 we're joined by the wonderful Payton Whaley (WTIU's Flyover Culture). Payton's an Indiana boy like Chad and the two bond about their lives in the...
Ep 167 - Adventure! - Flight of the Unicorn
January 22, 2024 20:18 - 1 hour - 85 MBGiddyup, 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 to turn them into unicorns? There has to be a better method, right? Either way a dastardly royal wants to turn our beautiful flying horses into ...
Ep 166 - Creep from the Deep
January 15, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBWe'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 once again because of it. But this book has some pretty fun stuff including ghost pirates! Or pirate ghosts! And we learn more about the shared book...
Ep 165 - Adventure! 'Sonic v. Zonik'
December 25, 2023 19:31 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBJust 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 Sega Genesis on Christmas pre-packaged with Sonic 2. Every year. Or is that just Chad? Your hosts Paul Ritchey, Chad Quandt, and Kevin Cole read ...
Ep 164 - Goosebumps (2023): "Cuckoo Clock of Doom"
December 18, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBDing 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 susceptible to damage. You know that villain Twice from My Hero Academia? It's kind of like that but with less thrilling music. Episode discussion be...
Ep 163 - Goosebumps (2023): "The Haunted Mask"
November 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 80 MBWe'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 and keep all forgein items off your face. TV discussion starts: 18:15 OFF TOPICS: Future Kevin, Ben Stiller's Favorite Cat, Finding R.L., End...
Ep 162 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete: 'The Good, The Bad and The Lucky"
November 20, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBAs 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 because of plucky kids putting currency on the rails. Do not do this. This episode was irresponsible for Nickelodeon to air, encouraging other kids to d...
Ep 161 - Goosebumps (2023): "Say Cheese and Die!"
October 23, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBGoosebumps 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 anticipate Slappy's arrival. Is this show for teenagers? 30-somethings? Either way, watch out for Justin Long! TV discussion begins: 3:30 Off...
Ep 160 - Fear Street: The Surprise Party (w/ Kyle McVey)
October 16, 2023 20:25 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBKeep 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, Unikitty!). Will you R.S.V.P. our invitation? This fear has passed. Book talk begins at 10:15 Off-Topics include: Paul solves our...
Ep 159 - Revenge of the Living Dummy
September 25, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBSlappy' 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 theme park? And who is Mr. Badboy? Is it Slappy? Oh yeah, it's just Slappy. Book discussion starts: 8:29 Off-Topics: The Last Unicorn, The Clev...
Ep 158 - Adventure! - The Magic of the Unicorn
September 11, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBSharpen 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 you drink from it like a giant straw. Will we run into that tree hag on the cover? Or will something else more magical occur? Enjoy! Episode...
Ep 157 - Fear Street: The New Girl
August 28, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 97.4 MBWith 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 of the series Cory Brooks hungers for new arrival Anna Corwin's kisses. This mysterious girl may be a ghost and is full of red flags. Teenage hor...
Ep 156 - American Chillers: Nebraska Nightcrawlers
August 14, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBWhat 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 Nightcrawlers. Will these kids be able to shrink the subterranean assassins back down to size? Enjoy the episode! Off Topics include: The Spicy, Our NPC...
Ep 155 - Baywatch Nights: "Possessed" (w/ Domi)
July 31, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBWait, 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 problems. In this episode, the blood of a serial killer infects multiple people with the desires of sex and death. It's really a wild trip and we...
Ep 154 - Ghost In The Mirror
July 18, 2023 18:13 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBIt'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 mirror doppleganger from throwing cars all over town? Does Goosebumps 2000 end with a real Y2K-level threat or is it more of a dud like how the re...
Ep 153 - Earth Geeks Must Go!
July 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBBlast 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 identical to Earth for some reason. People read books with their tongues; is that spooky? Also there are war crimes committed by sentient bugs. En...
Ep 152 - Hey Arnold! 'The List/Haunted Train'
June 14, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBHey 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) where a blue collar ghost story pulls Arnold and his friends into (possibly) hell. Does this show hold up as much as we remember? This visit to t...
Ep 151 - Slappy's Nightmare
June 05, 2023 16:16 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBWake 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 is mustard, cats and dogs are living together! Do we like this book or should we have hit the 'snooze' button? Enjoy the episode! OFF TOPICS: C...
Ep 150 - Full Moon Fever
May 15, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBHappy 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 supposedly transformed by the moon and covered in fur and love howling but this is different than lycanthropy! We're stunned by how buck wild this boo...
Ep 149 - The Haunted Car (w/ PeanutButterGamer)
May 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBStart 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 Arthur. Buckle up and enjoy the listen! OFF TOPICS: Matthew McConaghey's guide to livin', SCUTTLEBUTT, water cooler dominance, flavor pipes, ...
Ep 148 - Adventure! - Elevator to Nowhere
April 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBDing 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 fantastic dimensions including a rad one where children are illegal. Honestly this books rips cheeks and we had a blast. Enjoy! OFF TOPICS: The def...
Ep 147 - Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
March 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBThe 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 survive this book or will we be lost to the Shadow Realm? OFF TOPICS: being crumbelievable, bone music Book discussion begins: 7:55 ...
Ep 146 - So Weird: 'Family Reunion'
March 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBHope 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 ghost of a poor wet boy who hates laptops. Episode discussion begins: 15:45 OFF TOPICS: O.G. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Chad is the Red XIII of...
Ep 145 - Return to Ghost Camp
February 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBThis 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 (aka Phase 2 of Goosebuds Cinematic Universe). Book Discussion begins: 11:15 (sort of). Off Topics: Kevin's Anniversary, Hot Topic and 'Just Two ...
Ep 144 - Man-Thing (2017) (w/ Adam Teterus)
February 14, 2023 08:30 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBWhoever 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 industry in Burbank, California. It's certainly a comic book with some fantastic art by German Peralta! To know the better side of the shambling mou...
Ep 143 - Horrors of the Black Ring
January 30, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBWe'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, and Dunk tanK. Book discussion begins: 12:05 OFF TOPICS: MiSTer game emulation, Lil' Mark Wahlberg, Bleemcast, our cursed candies You can su...
Ep 142 - The Werewolf In The Living Room
January 16, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBIt'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 his dad is a corrupt cop and a sloppy monster hunter? Book discussion begins: 6:00 OFF TOPICS: Mystery Boxes, let's give them something to T...
Ep 141 - Adventure! - Revenge of the Body Squeezers
December 26, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBWe'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 ...
Ep 140 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete: 'Nightcrawlers'
December 12, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBThis 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 Goosebu...
Ep 139 - The Mummy Walks
November 28, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBPrepare 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 bak...
Ep 138 - Adventure! - It Came From The Internet
November 21, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBPlug 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 ...
Ep 137 - Scream School (w/ Anthony Burch)
October 24, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBHappy 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...
Ep 136 - Jekyll and Heidi
October 12, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBThis 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 bonu...
Ep 135 - Dinosaurs Destroy Detroit
September 19, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBWe'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'...
Ep 134 - Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales
September 12, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBAre 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...
Ep 133 - Adventure! - Zapped In Space
August 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBHey 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 Begin...
Ep 132 - Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 2
August 15, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBWe'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...
Ep 131 - Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 1
August 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBKevin, 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 a...
Ep 130 - Adventure! - D&D Endless Quest - Dungeon of Dread
July 11, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBGather 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, Mec...
Ep 129 - Brain Juice
June 28, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBDrink 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 acce...
Ep 128 - Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls
June 20, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBGhouls 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,...
Ep 127 - Return to HorrorLand (w/ BrutalMoose)
May 30, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBGrab 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 Disn...
Ep 126 - Eureeka's Castle: 'Show # 1 & 2' (w/ Josh Henderson)
May 16, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBWhy 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 hips...
Ep 125 - Aliens Ate My Homework (w/ Marly Halpern-Graser)
April 25, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBWe 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, ...
Ep 124 - Headless Halloween
April 11, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBIn 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 ...
Ep 123 - Chillogy
March 21, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBIn 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 ...
Ep 122 - Animorphs Megamorphs #3: Elfangor's Secret
March 08, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThe 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...