Goosebumps was the scary TV show for 90's kids. For a show based on a cheesy book series, it wasn't half bad. Not as good as "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", but still a faithful(ish) retelling of its source materials.
Enter one of my favorite episodes, Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns. Basic plot: several kids, two good, and two bratty, go trick or treating...FOREVER!
Or at least until the bratty kids are scared straight by the alien bffs of the two good kids. Yaaaaay.
AotJOL didn't lose much in the transition from page to screen. The Pumpkin head aliens are...okay.
The actors are typical kid actors. Not the worst, but not amazing.
The real fun of this story comes from the creepy adults passing out candy, the 'for the greater good' esq chanting, and the bratty kids GETTING WHAT WAS COMING TO THEM.
Hm. Another story where adults aren't to be trusted and bullies get what's coming to them. Hooray for common psychological issues!
There are better Goosebumps stories, but this is my favorite of the Halloween-based ones (surprisingly few of them that there are). Still, I give it two pumpkin heads out of five. Unless you're really feeling nostalgic, just skip to an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark.
With a legitimately creepy intro to boot!
Enter one of my favorite episodes, Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns. Basic plot: several kids, two good, and two bratty, go trick or treating...FOREVER!
Or at least until the bratty kids are scared straight by the alien bffs of the two good kids. Yaaaaay.
AotJOL didn't lose much in the transition from page to screen. The Pumpkin head aliens are...okay.
Ehhh...spooky? Or just withered?
The actors are typical kid actors. Not the worst, but not amazing.
The real fun of this story comes from the creepy adults passing out candy, the 'for the greater good' esq chanting, and the bratty kids GETTING WHAT WAS COMING TO THEM.
Hm. Another story where adults aren't to be trusted and bullies get what's coming to them. Hooray for common psychological issues!
There are better Goosebumps stories, but this is my favorite of the Halloween-based ones (surprisingly few of them that there are). Still, I give it two pumpkin heads out of five. Unless you're really feeling nostalgic, just skip to an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark.
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