I stopped reading Goosebumps when I was in 7th grade, right around the time I started reading Stephen King and Clive Barker and hadn't read a single one since; Filled with a stupid nostalgia I went back and tried to read one and my jaw was on the floor because of how bad it was. There is no depth to the writing, the characters are bratty cardboard cut outs, and the twists are so stupid. Now, I know you're gonna say "They're for kids!" but that's no excuse, there have been good kids books written. I feel like R.L. Stine thinks all kids are stupid, and maybe a lot of them are because 90's kids (myself included) ate those books up. The movie was great though, and there were some good episodes of the tv show (i'm actually more of an Are You Afraid of the Dark fan).