Columbia Pictures has owned the rights to R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series since 2008, but they haven't been able to get a movie off the ground. Looking to give it another try, they have hired a new writer to take a fresh approach to the material.
According to Heat Vision, Darren Lemke (Jack the Giant Killer, Shrek Forever After) is finalizing a deal to write a feature film adaptation of Goosebumps. It is mentioned that he's starting from scratch instead of working off any of the previous drafts, so we're not sure if the script will be based on any particular book or if it will be a new idea using themes from the series.
The original Goosebumps series started with Welcome To Dead House in July 1992 and continued until 1997 with a total of 62 books. Since then, there have been numerous spin-off books, a TV series, and video games. For those who grew up reading Goosebumps, we thought you'd enjoy taking a look at these original Goosebumps covers [thanks Tim Elliott]:
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