Goosebumps 2023 Series Review

I don't know about you but when i was way younger I used to have a lot of different Goosebumps books. I remember that except for the fact that the books were awesome, i really enjoyed their cover pages.

When i was in a bookstore for example, always these books were in specific shelves and due to that intense coloring and pictures of monsters, it would always captivate a lot of different eyes from different ages!

Fast forward to 2023 and a series was announced that arrived on Disney+ and Hulu. The series has 10 episodes and released on Friday 13/10/23. Some actors that you may be familiar with and i believe are the essence of the show are Justin Long and Rachael Harris.

Plot

So the story starts in 1993 with Harold Biddle a teenager who dies in a fire and while this is happening a skull-like specter is released through the fire. Then we get to see the present-day a follow a couple of teenagers in the same small city where Harold Biddle died.

We get to see his "spirit" coming back and seeking revenge on these kids and while we don't know whether he has a reason or not to attack them, we soon find out its ulterior motives. In general, it's quite spooky sometimes and has some jump scares but don't expect much more.

Some of the actors are great like the ones i mentioned above, the story has some development but don't expect any plot that will be mind-blowing. In general though if you have read the books it's not like the plot was mind-blowing either. It was the whole atmosphere and the writing that was captivating.

Also, once again if you have read many different goosebumps stories you will see many familiar spooky powers and "monsters", including clones, masked monsters, worms etc etc. So in a way, you may feel like a kid again! Also, the main let's say "villain" is not actually Bilde put a puppet as you can see in the first picture or the trailer, which is a pretty cool and funny character.

All, in all the show, is quite enjoyable and it can be even more if you are a goosebumps fan. At the same time though as i mentioned the plot is quite basic, the acting is mostly at a basic level as well. They try to attract both the 90s "kids" as well as a new audience and try to create a similar to Stranger Things vibe but i don't think that they achieved it. There are a lot of series that are greater than this one but if you have time to kill or are a fan of the books then it's a good option i think. Overall i would give a 6/10.

Have you watched the series?

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