Well, it just turned August, and right as we're all gearing up for Halloween and pumpkin spice, it looks like we'll have one less show to watch.Variety has reported that the Disney+ anthology show, Goosebumps, has officially been cancelled. The series was based on the beloved children's horror books by R.L. Stine, which feature kids in various horror scenarios, from haunted masks to evil ventriloquist dummies to creepy cameras, and were foundational to young genre fans like me. The series, which had two seasons (the second of which was called Goosebumps: The Vanishing), was ostensibly performing well. The first season followed five high schoolers as they investigated the death of a teen named Harold Biddle and starred Justin Long, Rachael Harris, Zack Morris, Isa Briones, Miles McKenna, Ana Yi Puig, and Will Price. It premiered in October 2023.The second season featured David Schwimmer as a single father whose brother disappeared when they were teens. His twins and their three friends became entangled in the mystery of four teenagers who disappeared decades earlier. It came out in January 2025. 'Goosebumps' (Season 2)Credit: Disney/Francisco RomanThere was plenty of creepiness to explore in these episodes, which pulled from various storylines in the extensive Stine catalogue with more to spare (there are a couple hundred books in the franchise). The first season had 10 weekly episodes, while the second had eight and came out all in a block. We could have a whole conversation about the release model here—I've seen plenty of complaints about...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 11 August