'Goosebump' Series Episode Titles: Book Easter Eggs Explained

Get ready for some major jump scares — and Goosebumps connections. The Disney+ series based on R.L. Stine‘s iconic book series premiered in October 2023, with a few giant Easter eggs from the novels.

“Getting an email from R.L. Stine after he watched the pilot saying he was thrilled with what we had done with his property was a true career highlight,” executive producer Conor Welch told Us Weekly before the premiere. “He was just always in the back of our mind. The bar was so high. So even though he wasn’t in the writers room with us, his presence was certainly looming.”

While Conor and fellow executive producer Pavun Shetty stayed true to the books, they wanted to “elevate the material” overall.

“We had to make fans of the book thrilled that we were doing what we’re doing when we’re doing it and not retreading stuff that had already been done,” Conor added. “I think just [R.L. Stine’s] looming presence was enough motivation to make sure that we were reaching the heights that we hoped to.”

Of course, while the books are generally focused around middle schoolers, the team wanted to make a show that could reach every age range.

“The brilliance of the Goosebumps books is that when you’re reading them at that age, you feel like you’re reading something that is a little bit too old for you. [You feel like] you shouldn’t be looking at that. That was important to us when we developed the show,” Pavun explained to Us. “We wanted to take those iconic stories that are R.L. Stine created and do a TV version that was a little bit elevated, with a little bit more intense scares and the humor was more sophisticated.”

Goosebumps stars Ana Yi Puig (Isabella), Justin Long (Mr. Bratt), Miles McKenna (James), Will Price (Lucas), Zack Morris (Isaiah) and Isa Briones (Margot) and follows “a group of five high schoolers as they embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle – while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents’ past,” the official description reads.

Scroll through our gallery for a breakdown of the Goosebumps episode titles.

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‘Say Cheese and Die!’

“Greg thinks there is something wrong with the old camera he found. The photos keep turning out … different,” the book’s official description reads. “When Greg takes a picture of his father’s brand-new car, it’s wrecked in the photo. And then his dad crashes the car. It’s like the camera can tell the future — or worse. Maybe it makes the future!”

‘The Haunted Mask’

“Carly Beth thinks she’s found the best Halloween mask ever. With yellow-green skin and long animal fangs, the mask terrifies the entire neighborhood. Before long, it has a surprising effect on Carly Beth, too,” the novel’s summary reads. “She tries to take it off, but it won’t budge! Halloween is almost over, but fright night is just beginning.”

‘Go Eat Worms’

“Obsessed with worms? That’s putting it mildly. Todd is so fascinated with worms, he keeps a worm farm in his basement! Most of all, Todd loves torturing his sister and her best friend with worms. Dropping them in their hair. Down their backs,” the novel’s description reads. “Until one day, after cutting a worm in half, Todd notices something strange. The rest of the worms seems to be staring at him! Suddenly worms start showing up in the worst places for Todd. In his bed. In his homework. Even in his spaghetti! What’s a worm lover to do when his own worms are starting to gross him out?”