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Goosebuds28 Days Later / 28 Years Later with Ben RavidHello?! Anyone in this abandoned church? Want to talk about infected rage zombies? Your host Chad Quandt is joined by editor Ben Ravid (Invincible Fight Girl, Big Nate, this show!) to gush about the acclaimed movie that kicked off the modern zombie craze: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's 28 Days Later. And we also talk about the just released followup that is almost literally 28 Years Later. How would Chad and Ben survive an apocalypse? How amazingly badass is Selena with a machete? And what the hell is that Power Rangers cliffhanger? Spoilers abound for both films. Enjoy the episode!2025-07-281h 43
GoosebudsPoltergeist with Jordan MorrisThey're here! Chad is joined by returning guest Jordan Morris (Bubble, Youth Group, Jordan Jesse Go!) to talk Tobe Hooper and Stephen Spielberg's 1982 classic Poltergeist. A surprising blend of supernatural horror and Amblin family charm. This is a movie where in first 30 minutes a boy is vored by a tree! We also discuss Chad's lost Heathcliff movie pitch.MOVIE DISCUSSION BEGINS: 13:05Support the show and get access to bonus episodes, our secret Discord, ad-free episodes and more at www.patreon.com/goosebudsDress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.storeE...2025-07-211h 09
GoosebudsGrandpa's Magical Toys with Brian David GilbertSomething stirs in grandpa's playroom; a toy clown Punchinello that can come alive on a whim. Can three kids find Grandpa's secret magical key and escape before they die from endless hop scotch games?Your host Chad Quandt is joined by writer/comedian/singer Brian David Gilbert (Um, Actually; Unraveled) to discuss this beloved film from his childhood: WeeSing's Grandpa's Magical Toys. And we're then joined by a surprise guest; Kevin Hangeman (Trollhunters, Star Trek Prodigy) who plays the lead kid Peter! He's grown a bit since the 80s.OFF TOPICS: The Gamers Throne, Clair...2025-06-301h 19
GoosebudsIt Came From New Jersey with Tim Jacobus! (Episode 200!)Happy 200th, Goosebuddies! It's been a wild decade of the pod and we're happy to celebrate with honored guest Tim Jacobus, original artist of Goosebumps! We talk about his biography It Came From New Jersey, his love of rock album covers, staying in Jersey, and the surprise photo references for his iconic covers.Support the show and get access to bonus episodes, our secret Discord, ad-free episodes and more at www.patreon.com/goosebudsDress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.storeEmail: goosebuds@gmail.comBluesky: goosebuds.bsky.social2025-06-161h 28
GoosebudsThe Backrooms / House of Leaves with Elspeth EastmanIf you're not careful and you noclip out of reality, you'll end up in the backrooms. And you may also download this episode and end up listening to host Chad Quandt and guest Elspeth Eastman (Rift of the NecroDancer, League of Legends) discus infamous new-horror creepypasta that will soon be a major motion picture. Beyond this /x/-fueled creation, we talk about Chad's favorite book; Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves. Both deal with liminal, infinite spaces. Grab a buddy before heading into the abyss.OFF TOPICS: Beautiful Cincinnati, our traumas from The Sport, improving baseball rules2025-05-191h 37
GoosebudsGyo w/ James WillemsSomething's foul in the air, and we swear it's not us. Your host Chad Quandt is joined by triple-threat actor/writer/wrestler James Willems (Answer For It!, Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed, Funhaus) to discuss one of Junji Ito's largest works; the stinky book Gyo (known as 'Fish: Ghastly Squirming' in Japan). A 'death stench' has taken over Okinawa, followed by an army of walking rotten fish, sharks, and eventually entire improv troops of stink people. This terror tome includes The Sad Tale of the Principal Post and the legendary short story The Enigma of Amigara Fault. This podcast was made...2025-05-121h 37
GoosebudsSpeed with Alexis Bevels & Darby Lynn CartwrightVroom voom, Goosebuddies. You wanna know what gives host Chad Quandt and guests Alexis Bevels & Darby Lynn Cartwright (IMHO the Show/Podcast) goosebumps? Dangerous highway infrastructure! We check out the 1994 action classic Speed, starring Keanu Reeves pre-Matrix and Sandra Bullock pre-Congeniality. This podcast can't go below 60 jokes per hour or we'll explode. Pop quick hot shot; will you enjoy this episode?As a Patreon bonus-- and something we're trying out for future episodes-- this episode of Goosebuds has a special video version for our Patreon supporters at the Camp level. Watch our live reactions to jokes about...2025-04-212h 14
GoosebudsThe Faculty with Brock GallagherHope your thirsty for horror movie discussion, Goosebuddies. Your host Chad Quandt is joined by animation director Brock Gallagher (aka avant-garde V-Tuber NilbogLive). Before the Spy Kids era, Robert Rodruigez was a pretty cool director. Teamed with Scream's writer Kevin Williamson makes for The Faculty; a great 90s take on body snatchers and Animorphs-adjacent teenagers. As walking contradiction Zeze would say, this podcast is guaranteed to jack you up.OFF TOPICS: Monster Hunter obtuseness, big monkey flatulence mods, server snooping, deer hunting paradesMovie Discussion begins: 11:17Support the show and get access to b...2025-04-072h 08
GoosebudsBionicle: The Mask of Light w/ Payton WhaleyWhat sort of creepy story are we covering on the first episode of Goosebuds where Chad is solo host? A 2003 Lego fantasy toy ad. Yes, Goosebuddies. It's true. But we'll get to scary stuff again. Chad Quandt is joined by guest Payton Whaley (Flyover Culture, A Moment of Science) to review the first of many Lego movies about the dark fantasy island Mata Nui who is protected by Toa elemental warriors. Wait, is everything in this named after culture from South East Asia? YIKES. I guess this IS a scary story!Movie discussion begins: 16:30OFF-TOPICS...2025-03-311h 53
GoosebudsThe Tale of the Dangerous Soup (Are You Afraid of the Dark?)Hope you're hungry for podcasts, Goosebuddies. Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole celebrate the end of an era for this show by watching the 90s Are You Afraid of the Dark episode 'The Tale of the Dangerous Soup'. Dr. Vink is running a strange bistro with an expensive soup that is bringing old rich people in by the bakers' dozen! But what's the secret ingredient? What's the deal with this lawn ornament? Why is it being milked? And hey Neve Campbell is in this! They also discuss Uncle Ben in card games and Wolverine's brain regenerating.2025-03-171h 45
GoosebudsThe Tale of the Pinball Wizard (Are You Afraid of the Dark?)Ever since we were young boys, we watched Are You Afraid of the Dark/ From Philly to South Bend, we've seen them all/ But somehow this is the first time we're covering the show on Goosebuds!/ That sure was a mean episode!The Goosebuds Boys Chad Quandt and Kevin Cole check out the 90s Nickelodeon episode Are You Afraid of the Dark called 'The Tale of the Pinball Wizard'. This is a very inaccurate portrayal of pinball and arcade games. Sorta what your grandpa thinks a SNES game is. But poor Ross is sucked into this mall a...2025-02-271h 35
GoosebudsWhere The Toys Come FromHave you ever wondered where toys come from? They're not really from Santa Claus nor your divorced parents trying to win your love. They're from Japan! Chad, Paul, and Kevin check out the lost 1983 Disney home video Where The Toys Come From; a 'Showcase' preceding Toy Story where two small toys Zoom and Peepers learn time travel, fight foreign toys, and meet their god Kenji. Enjoy the toy parades!Off Topics: Vampire Neck Defense, Bread, Paul in Japan, City Pop, Kōji YakushoMovie discussion starts: 26:45Support the show and get access to bon...2025-02-251h 37
GoosebudsEp 191 - Goosebumps: The Vanishing (TV)It's Schwimmer Time! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole check out the latest season of Goosebumps: The Vanishing, starring David Schwimmer of Run Fatboy Run and Madagascar fame. This modern retelling of the classic 'Stay Out Of The Basement' begins another serialized season of teenagers and adults hopping through other old 'Bump books. How does Season 2 compare to Justin Long's Season 1? What does 'bussin' mean? And who exactly is this show for besides us? (SPOILERS: We cover episodes 1 & 2 "Stay Out of the Basement, Part I & 2" but also have small discussion of episodes 3 and 4 'The Haunted Car' & 'Mon...2025-01-272h 08
GoosebudsEp 190 - 'Dragon's Heaven' & 'Angel's Egg'Prepare for something a bit different, Goosebuddies! While Chad flees the LA fires (don't worry; he's safe), Paul and Kevin gather to talk about two pieces of non-R.L. media they enjoy. The anime OVA classics: 1988's 'Dragon's Heaven' by Makoto Kobayashi and 1985's 'Angel's Egg' by Mamoru Oshii. Both about girls wandering desolate apocalypse landscapes. Hope you enjoy this departure from our usual fare. We're exploring more art to discuss for this podcast and want to hear from you about it on Patreon! OFF TOPICS: Spyro, Sauna 2000, 2D vs 3D Games, Storylords!, SuperTry Intros D...2025-01-221h 40
GoosebudsEp 189 - Recess - 'Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave' & Rocko's Modern Life - 'Can't Squeeze Cheer From A Cheese Log'Oh Come, All Ye Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole revisit two 90s cartoon holiday episodes. First we check out ABC's Recess's politically correct 'Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave' guest starring James Earl Jones and Michael McKean in which Chad's cartoon proxy Mikey challenges 3rd Street to prove Santa is real. We then shift to the more subversive with Nickelodeon's Rocko's Modern Life's holiday episode 'Can't Squeeze Cheer From a Cheese Log!' otherwise known as Rocko's Modern Christmas. Rocko's hoping friends come by for the holidays, including some mysterious elves next door. I...2024-12-231h 47
GoosebudsEp 187 - Adventure! - The Invaders of HarkWe're back to Hark as the Goosebuddies Chad, Paul, and Kevin adventure through the second (and last) of R.L. Stine's sci-fi Choose Your Own Adventure series: The Invaders of Hark. We're thrust into the city of Hark where multiple alien factions fight for control and a beautiful princess. These books are brutal with only one correct path. Will we survive? OFF TOPICS: Paul's adventures in Unreal Engine, Godot Adventure begins: 15:30 Support the show on patreon.com/goosebuds UPDATE TO PATREON: Due to changes on Patreon's side we're being forced to...2024-12-021h 44
GoosebudsEp 185 - Help! We Have Strange PowersHelp! We have a new podcast episode! Your hosts Chad Quandt and Kevin Cole check out R.L. Stine's 2009 Horrorland book Help! We Have Strange Powers. The powers these twin protagonists get are surprisingly easy to categorize: telepathy and telekinesis. Well, technically there's a subset of time power but it's really just a psychic baby ray. Enjoy the episode! Book discussion begins: OFF-TOPICS: Revenge Of, Saving Books for the Apocalypse. Little Book Libraries, The Book of Eli. Pseudo Harem, Dandadan, Uzumaki Support Goosebuds to get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and m...2024-10-281h 49
GoosebudsEp 184 - Family Matters: "Stevil"The Goosebuds Boys check out the 90s sitcom Family Matters' late series episode 'Stevil'. Brought to life by a casual wish and a bolt of lighting, 'Stevil' is here to kill the Winslows and I guess help Urkel's ventriloquism career? They don't really work on their standup set at all. You know, this was once a sitcom about a blue collar family growing up in Chicago. Then Urkelmania took over the world. But how does this haunted doll episode compare to R.L. Stine's own wooden boy? Discussion begins: 10:30 Off Topics: Chad's Puzzle Box Proposal...2024-10-211h 28
GoosebudsEp 183 - Welcome to Camp SlitherS-s-s-so good to be back, Goosebuddies! We were doing a snake thing there-- was that clear? Your hosts Paul Ritchey and Kevin Cole enroll in R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book Welcome to Camp Slither. There are rumors of man-eating snakes at camp, but no reports on if they'll eat the other genders. And when we rejoin the Horrorland arc a terrifying ride called the R.I.P.P.E.R. Dipper threatens to do some sort of ripping. Hopefully not to their butts. We also talk about recent Magic sets and indie games we're digging. Enjoy the episode!2024-09-231h 45
GoosebudsEp 182 - Pete & Pete: 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation'Summer's over, Goosebuddies. How did you spend it? Were you hunting for buried cars at the beach? Attacking the pool lifeguard with psychic damage? Or tracking down a beloved but lonely ice cream man? The Goosebuddies check out The Adventures of Pete & Pete's classic episode "How I Spent My Summer Vacation", arguably one of the best in the series. And Michael Stipe is there! Episode discussion: 17:30 Off-Topics: Secret Level, Crying Support Goosebuds to get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at...2024-09-161h 39
GoosebudsEp 181 - Animorphs: The SuspicionBehold the glory of the Helmacrons! Your hosts Chad Quandt and Kevin Cole take a Goosebumps break to read through arguably the weirdest Animorphs book; The Suspicion by K.A. Applegate. The kids' war campaign against the Yeerks is interrupted by the arrival of the Helmacrons, miniature space people with giant egos. Enjoy the episode! Book discussion starts: 9:15 OFF TOPICS: Nyx the dog, hard hitting Sports insight You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.sto...2024-08-261h 35
GoosebudsEp 180 - Say Cheese -- And Die Screaming!The Goosebud Boys Chad, Paul, and Kevin face the Horrorland version of R.L. Stine's infamous haunted camera: Say Cheese -- And Die Screaming! That dash is in a weird place, right? It's the wrong pause? Anyway, somehow the rules of these deadly photo predictions have changed since last book. Are the spirits getting more artistic? Or just lazier? And we also try to answer the question: what happens to waste on an airplane? Book discussion: 9:40 OFF TOPICS: Where Does Airplane Poop Go?, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Dirt You can support Goosebuds, get access to...2024-08-191h 47
GoosebudsEp 179 - Adventure! - Track Star!Tighten your shoes and do some stretching, cuz we got a big track meet today! Your Goosebuds hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole check out the Choose Your Own Adventure book Track Star! by R.A. Montgomery. We're a high school athlete with a lot of pressure to run the fastest and longest to get that college scholarship and make dad proud. And somehow all paths lead to performance enhancing drugs. Will we get busted for juicing? Will we rat out our fellow teammates? Or will our legs blow out in the middle of a 200m? Check...2024-07-291h 41
GoosebudsEp 178 - Welcome to Dead House REDUXHoly hells, Goosebuddies. This episode marks our 10th Anniversary of the podcast. We started in 2014 with a mission to cover the works of R. L. Stine and we still have mountains of pulp to go through. But in honor of the celebration we take a look back at the story that started it all: Welcome to Dead House! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole re-review this 1992 book about a sort of terrifying time share. Then we hop around the timeline and inspect 2014 and the modern year to see how this franchise has changed with the world...2024-07-151h 57
GoosebudsEP 177 - Adventure! - You Are A SharkIt's time to morph into a shark! But sadly we're not reading Animophs and fighting an alien resistance, we're a dumb kid trespassing into an ancient temple and cursed by a vague monk! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read through the 80s Choose Your Own Adventure book: You Are A Shark by Edward Packard. Despite the direct title, it's really hard for us to get the animal form we want and really run through the fauna of the world. Will we get to punch out that smug mystic cursing us? Or will we die to hum...2024-06-241h 23
GoosebudsEp 176 - My Friends Call Me MonsterDo you know what it's like to be considered a beast by your classmates? To be so big but also good at computers? A teenage Hank McCoy? At least one of hosts does and this episode hits hard. Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book My Friends Call Me Monster. This is a weird story about monster closets and egg-based horror. Not recommended for vegans! Book discussion and banter are as inseparable from each other as the briar and the rose. Off-Topics Include: Elden Ring, Skyrim...2024-06-171h 48
GoosebudsEp 175 - Who's Your Mummy?This book tasks questions the reader: who is your mother and what do they do? Are they wrapped up in bandages? And are they being used as a fuel source for eternal life? Your hosts Paul Ritchey and Kevin Cole cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book Who's Your Mummy? Protagonists Abby and Peter stay with their uncle who has a dark secret: a real tasty stockpile of mummies to eat up. Weird! And the adventure continues into the ongoing Horrorland saga. Is horror Byron an ally? Or is he tracking them with GPS chips? Enjoy the episode! 2024-05-271h 45
GoosebudsEp 174 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete: 'Day of the Dot"Get in formation, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole watch another classic The Adventures of Pete & Pete episode, "Day of the Dot". As Big Pete's marching band competes in the Regional Championship, he struggles with affections for Ellen and a tyrannical teacher. Meanwhile Little Pete is trapped on an endless school bus as Bus Driver Stu wrestles with a broken heart. This is a sweet indie episode and we're inspired by the discussion. Enjoy! Episode Discussion begins: 18:18 OFF-TOPICS: SpongeBob SuperBowl, Perfect High School, Doctorin', Wolf C.I.A., You Can Desaturate Your...2024-05-131h 39
GoosebudsEp 173 - Adventure! - The Badlands of HarkYour Goosebuds Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read through the 1985 CYOA book The Badlands of Hark, written by R.L. Stine! This is written before Goosebumps, Fear Street, or Horrorland; what sort of sci-fi fantasy world does a younger Stine have in his soul? Turns out it's one with an endless maze. A lot of death in this hellworld of R.L.'s. Can Paul and Kevin survive and find The Nonspecific Treasure? OFF TOPICS: Phone Cord Twirling, Beet Feudalism, Picard's robot body, Robot Hands, RoboCop, Chad's First Cousins Once Removed Adventure begins: 14:15 Y...2024-04-221h 28
GoosebudsEp 172 - Dr. Maniac vs Robby SchwartzYour Goosebuds hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole review R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book Dr. Maniac vs Robby Schwartz where aspiring cartoonist Robby discovers his comic creations come alive to eat squirrels and torture local kids. But also none of this matters as Robby resets the narrative multiple times (it was all a joke, reader!) and it causes an emotional cataclysm for your Goosebuddies . To be honest, this episode really broke us. But don't CTRL+ALT+DEL on us; we'll keep pounding through Young Adult books because tackling R.L.'s legacy is our great purpose...2024-04-151h 52
GoosebudsEp 168 - American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana (w/ Payton Whaley) (REUPLOAD TAKE 2!)The corn state is in trouble, listeners! Small robotic drones designed like metal wasps are terrorizing the youth. They are not being used for war. Let us make that clear: this is not a metaphor about drone warfare at all. Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover Johnathan Rand's American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana. And we're joined by the wonderful Payton Whaley (WTIU's Flyover Culture). Payton's an Indiana boy like Chad and the two bond about their lives in the 'Crossroads of America', working for public television, and enjoying a time when there weren't metal me...2024-03-201h 32
GoosebudsEp 168 - American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana (w/ Payton Whaley) (REUPLOAD)The corn state is in trouble, listeners! Small robotic drones designed like metal wasps are terrorizing the youth. They are not being used for war. Let us make that clear: this is not a metaphor about drone warfare at all. Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover Johnathan Rand's American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana. And we're joined by the wonderful Payton Whaley (WTIU's Flyover Culture). Payton's an Indiana boy like Chad and the two bond about their lives in the 'Crossroads of America', working for public television, and enjoying a time when there weren't metal me...2024-03-201h 32
GoosebudsEp 171 - Adventure! - Zork: The Forces of KrillBeware of grues, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole check out another Choose Your Own Adventure book based off one of the first adventure games ever: Zork! This 'What-Do-I-Do-Now" Book is Zork #1: The Forces of Krill by S. Eric Meretzky. Is Krill the Ganon of this world? Would we be shaking in our +1 Boots at the mention of his lizard men if we had played the original game? It seems Krill just likes hiding in holes in the ground, which isn't that much different than Tears of the Kingdom. We also discuss how delicious 'dino...2024-03-181h 30
GoosebudsEp 170 - The Scream of the Haunted MaskThere's a terrifying affliction of fear going around; so we're enforcing a Haunted Mask mandate! Your Goosebuds hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book The Scream of the Haunted Mask. It's been a year since the original story and Carly Beth is worried she'll put the mask back on and become evil. She could just get rid of it, maybe try to destroy it, but it stays locked in her basement. Until it doesn't. But also: Ghost horses haunt the local children's center/farm! It's very tragic. This book that's really...2024-03-111h 32
GoosebudsEp 169 - Monster Blood for BreakfastThis episode is part of a balanced bookfast-! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read the third of R.L Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland series: Monster Blood for Breakfast. The iconic green growth slime is back for a fifth time. And somehow this is the least-scary story!Protagonist Matt Daniels deals with the terrifying idea of... being taller and stronger and winning the swim meet? We also get the next chapter of the Horrorland narrative and meet monster revolutionary Byron. We also discuss toy belts with I.P. powers and the mystery of missing Skeeter. ...2024-02-261h 36
GoosebudsEp 168 - American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana (w/ Payton Whaley)The corn state is in trouble, listeners! Small robotic drones designed like metal wasps are terrorizing the youth. They are not being used for war. Let us make that clear: this is not a metaphor about drone warfare at all. Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover Johnathan Rand's American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana. And we're joined by the wonderful Payton Whaley (WTIU's Flyover Culture). Payton's an Indiana boy like Chad and the two bond about their lives in the 'Crossroads of America', working for public television, and enjoying a time when there weren't metal...2024-02-121h 32
GoosebudsEp 168 - American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade IndianaThe corn state is in trouble, listeners! Small robotic drones designed like metal wasps are terrorizing the youth. They are not being used for war. Let us make that clear: this is not a metaphor about drone warfare at all. Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover Johnathan Rand's American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana. And we're joined by the wonderful Payton Whaley (WTIU's Flyover Culture). Payton's an Indiana boy like Chad and the two bond about their lives in the 'Crossroads of America', working for public television, and enjoying a time when there weren't metal...2024-02-121h 32
GoosebudsEp 167 - Adventure! - Flight of the Unicorn Giddyup, Pegacorn! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole wrangle the Choose Your Own Adventure book Flight of the Unicorn by Deborah Lerme Goodman. In a previous episode we had a great adventure in Deborah's Scottish-ish fantasy world. In this book we're the apprentice to some sort of horse-mancer? It involves sewing wings onto cats to turn them into unicorns? There has to be a better method, right? Either way a dastardly royal wants to turn our beautiful flying horses into an unstoppable army! We can't have any of that. Thankfully we have the strongest weapon in the...2024-01-221h 32
GoosebudsEp 167 - Adventure! - Flight of the Unicorn Giddyup, Pegacorn! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole wrangle the Choose Your Own Adventure book Flight of the Unicorn by Deborah Lerme Goodman. We had a great adventure last time in Deborah's Scottish-fused fantasy world. In this book we're the apprentice to some sort of pegasus-mancer? It involves sewing wings onto unicorns? Either way a dastardly royal wants to turn our flying horses into an unstoppable army! We can't have any of that. Thankfully we have the strongest weapon in the kingdom: pocket cat! OFF TOPICS: Sousou no Frieren, A Certain Fantastic Streaming App (boo capitalism) Adventure be...2024-01-221h 32
GoosebudsEp 166 - Creep from the DeepWe're back in Horrorland, Buddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book 'Creep from the Deep'. We're reunited with Billy and Sheena Deep and their uncle Dr. D. What sort of doctor is Deep? A water scientist? He does not have respect for the ocean like he should and his children suffer once again because of it. But this book has some pretty fun stuff including ghost pirates! Or pirate ghosts! And we learn more about the shared book story of Horrorland. What are the Horrors planning? Do they even...2024-01-151h 37
GoosebudsEp 165 - Adventure! 'Sonic v. Zonik'Just in time for the holidays we have a new Adventure! episode: Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure Gamebook #3 'Sonic v. Zonik' written by Nigel Gross & Jon Sutherland. These two authors watched their kids play Sonic for five minutes and then free wrote a Choose Your Own Adventure baded on that. What? Yes, Sonic is a Christmas character. Every kid gets a Sega Genesis on Christmas pre-packaged with Sonic 2. Every year. Or is that just Chad? Your hosts Paul Ritchey, Chad Quandt, and Kevin Cole read through this mess of a book that maybe has some missing pages. Adventure s...2023-12-251h 35
GoosebudsEp 164 - Goosebumps (2023): "Cuckoo Clock of Doom" Ding dong, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole are back to cover the third episode in the 2023 Goosebumps TV series involving the fabled Cuckoo Clock of Doom! In this Groundhog Day-ish episode a bunch of evil clone James are threatening to... throw kids in pits? Unclear what their plan is. They're also very susceptible to damage. You know that villain Twice from My Hero Academia? It's kind of like that but with less thrilling music. Episode discussion begins: 8:15 OFF TOPICS: Varsity Blues, The Program, Being "Car Strong", Kevin's Tattoo, Heraldry! You can support Goosebuds, get access to...2023-12-181h 28
GoosebudsEp 163 - Goosebumps (2023): "The Haunted Mask"We're just getting started with the new 2023 series, Goosebuddies! We check out Episode 2 of Disney/Hulu's Goosebumps series, "The Haunted Mask". This story touches upon the classic book and also steps down new paths as the kids and parents both piece together the mystery of Harold Biddle. Also Justin Long does physical comedy! Enjoy the discussion and keep all forgein items off your face. TV discussion starts: 18:15 OFF TOPICS: Future Kevin, Ben Stiller's Favorite Cat, Finding R.L., Endless Zack Fair, W.C. Fields in Philly You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episo...2023-11-271h 27
GoosebudsEp 162 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete: 'The Good, The Bad and The Lucky"As the fall air turns crisp, enjoy this episode revisiting the 90s classic The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover this season 3 episode focused on Little Pete and his magic coin which can only be recharged by endangering a train. Please understand: each year dozens of trains go off the rails because of plucky kids putting currency on the rails. Do not do this. This episode was irresponsible for Nickelodeon to air, encouraging other kids to do such dangerous acts. But we still had a good time talking about it. 2023-11-201h 16
GoosebudsEp 161 - Goosebumps (2023): "Say Cheese and Die!" Goosebumps is back on TV! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole check out the pilot episode of this new Hulu Goosebumps (aka Hulusbumps) series about five teenagers discovering supernatural forces in their small town. And this first episode starts off with ghost arson! We take big guesses at where the series goes from here and anticipate Slappy's arrival. Is this show for teenagers? 30-somethings? Either way, watch out for Justin Long! TV discussion begins: 3:30 Off Topics include: Hot Kevin, Author Names You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more at patr...2023-10-231h 18
GoosebudsEp 160 - Fear Street: The Surprise Party (w/ Kyle McVey) Keep your weekend open, we're throwing you a surprise party! The Goosebuddies bring in the spooky season with another of R.L. Stine's Fear Street book The Surprise Party. A well intentioned teen party uncovers a woodland tragedy. Plus there's tabletop roleplaying! We're joined by returning guest, writer Kyle McVey (Yesterday's Tomorrow Today, LOLJK, Unikitty!). Will you R.S.V.P. our invitation? This fear has passed. Book talk begins at 10:15 Off-Topics include: Paul solves our fears, of plastic in food and skunk spraying Check out Kyle's podcasts: Yesterday's Tomorrow Today https://linktr.ee/yestomtoday and LOLJK https://linktr.ee/yestom...2023-10-161h 32
GoosebudsEp 159 - Revenge of the Living Dummy Slappy' back, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Kevin Cole, and Paul Ritchey read through the first book in R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland series: Revenge of the Living Dummy. The Horrorland series promises an ongoing story connecting these spooky tales; does it start strong with the iconic puppet monster? What is Slappy's connection to a theme park? And who is Mr. Badboy? Is it Slappy? Oh yeah, it's just Slappy. Book discussion starts: 8:29 Off-Topics: The Last Unicorn, The Cleveland Brownie You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more at pa...2023-09-251h 31
GoosebudsEp 158 - Adventure! - The Magic of the Unicorn Sharpen your horns on the nearest elderwood, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole are reading a Choose Your Own Adventure: Deborah Lerme Goodman's The Magic of the Unicorn. Our kid heroes are on a quest to find a unicorn horn to purify their village's water supply. Presumably you put the horn in a water filter. Maybe you drink from it like a giant straw. Will we run into that tree hag on the cover? Or will something else more magical occur? Enjoy! Episode begins: 7:30 OFF TOPICS: Being overly familiar with Deborah, Referring to people by their pr...2023-09-111h 19
GoosebudsEp 157 - Fear Street: The New Girl With Goosebumps 2000 in our rear view mirror the boys drive to R.L. Stine's Fear Street. We've visted Shadyville in previous episodes but are thinking about putting down podcast roots. The community seems nice. Despite this episode's title it is not about an 'adorkable' Zooey Deschanel moving in with three sexual dudes. Instead in this first book of the series Cory Brooks hungers for new arrival Anna Corwin's kisses. This mysterious girl may be a ghost and is full of red flags. Teenage hormones blind Cory to real love when his best friend Lisa is right there! Can we survive...2023-08-281h 46
GoosebudsEp 156 - American Chillers: Nebraska NightcrawlersWhat danger lies beneath our very feet? Could it be morlocks? C.H.U.D.s? Or something even worse: giant nightcrawler worms that have no real senses and just flop around crushing everything! Doesn't that sound positively spooky? We hope so, because Chad Quandt and Kevin Cole are reading Johnathan Rand's American Chillers series #15: Nebraska Nightcrawlers. Will these kids be able to shrink the subterranean assassins back down to size? Enjoy the episode! Off Topics include: The Spicy, Our NPC-sonas, Young Chad at the Steel Mill, Encountering a Teacher in the Wild, Reverse Cocaine, War of the Coprop...2023-08-141h 22
GoosebudsEp 155 - Baywatch Nights: "Possessed" (w/ Domi) Wait, who's that running across the moonlit beach? It's Camp Counselor Domi (Paperback Paradise) who rejoins Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole to check out the infamous 90s TV procedural Baywatch Nights. In this spinoff of the phenomenon Baywatch, David Hasslehoff's Mitch Buchannon moonlights as a Californian P.I., dealing with paranormal problems. In this episode, the blood of a serial killer infects multiple people with the desires of sex and death. It's really a wild trip and we have a blast closing this case with Dom. The nights will never be the same! Episode discussion begins at 9:55 OFF TO...2023-07-311h 34
GoosebudsEp 154 - Ghost In The Mirror It's the end of the millennium! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read the last Goosebumps 2000 book: R.L. Stine's Ghost In The Mirror. In this episode young Jason gets a thrifted mirror that is secretly a portal to a mirror dimension. It's sort of like that episode of Infinity Train but not as well written. Can Jason stop his mirror doppleganger from throwing cars all over town? Does Goosebumps 2000 end with a real Y2K-level threat or is it more of a dud like how the real Y2K went? Enjoy the episode. Book discussion begins: 7:30 OF...2023-07-181h 26
GoosebudsEp 153 - Earth Geeks Must Go!Blast off, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Paul Ritchey, Chad Quandt, and Kevin Cole read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Earth Geeks Must Go! It is a 'story' about young boy Jacob Miller who finds himself on an alien planet with strange differences than his own. For example, everyone here eats food with arm pit mouths! Gross! To be honest, it's mostly identical to Earth for some reason. People read books with their tongues; is that spooky? Also there are war crimes committed by sentient bugs. Enjoy the episode! Episode discussion begins at 8:35 OFF TOPICS: Handclaps in...2023-07-031h 29
GoosebudsEp 152 - Hey Arnold! 'The List/Haunted Train' Hey Goosebuddies! We're taking a book break and visiting some classic 90s television; Craig Bartlett's animated slice of life Hey Arnold! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole watch two episodes: 'The List' (written by Joe Ansolabehere) in which Arnold tries to have a perfect day, and 'Haunted Train' (written by Josephine Nericcio) where a blue collar ghost story pulls Arnold and his friends into (possibly) hell. Does this show hold up as much as we remember? This visit to the intentionally non-specific city Hillwood unlocks some big core memories for us and leads to good discussion. Enjoy...2023-06-141h 21
GoosebudsEp 151 - Slappy's NightmareWake up, Goosebuddies, it's time for another episode! Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read through R.L. Stine's Goosebuds 2000 book Slappy's Nightmare. In a bizarre turn, Goosebump's iconic main monster is the protagonist of the book as the dummy tries to be good for once. Just look at that cover. Slappy is scared! Upside is down, ketchup is mustard, cats and dogs are living together! Do we like this book or should we have hit the 'snooze' button? Enjoy the episode! OFF TOPICS: Corporate Cinema, Tanking Timothy Chalomet, Lin Manuel Miranda's 'The Scuttlebutt', Cider Talk2023-06-051h 20
GoosebudsEp 149 - The Haunted Car (w/ PeanutButterGamer) Start your ear-engines! Paul, Chad, and Kevin are joined by Austin (aka the internet's preminent Arthur scholar PeanutButterGamer) to read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book The Haunted Car. This is a story about one sick ride, traumatic child death, and being very evil. We also talk with Austin about R.L.'s involvement with the cartoon series Arthur. Buckle up and enjoy the listen! OFF TOPICS: Matthew McConaghey's guide to livin', SCUTTLEBUTT, water cooler dominance, flavor pipes, Book discussion begins: 5:45 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your s...2023-05-011h 36
GoosebudsEp 148 - Adventure! - Elevator to Nowhere Ding ding! In this episode Chad, Paul, and Kevin read through R.L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps book Elevator to Knowhere. In this story our wacky Uncle Darius-- not Larry David as this cover may have led you to assume-- is kidnapped by a knife-wielding doppelgänger and he can only be saved with his multiverse elevator. We'll travel to fantastic dimensions including a rad one where children are illegal. Honestly this books rips cheeks and we had a blast. Enjoy! OFF TOPICS: The defiling of Eiffel 65's 'Blue', Easter (AKA Lazy Halloween) pancake rituals Adventure begins: 15:06 You can support Goos...2023-04-171h 32
GoosebudsEp 147 - Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid The Goosebuds Boys Paul, Chad, and Kevin read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid. One may argue that title could apply to virtually anything in the Goosebumps bibliography but we got it for this one; a surprisingly meta tale about board games and choose-your-own-adventure books that would make Charlie Kaufman wince. Can we survive this book or will we be lost to the Shadow Realm? OFF TOPICS: being crumbelievable, bone music Book discussion begins: 7:55 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with...2023-03-271h 16
GoosebudsEp 146 - So Weird: 'Family Reunion'Hope you had cable in the 90s because the Goosebuddies are checking out the Disney Channel cult show So Weird and its pilot episode 'Family Reunion' about paranormal believer Fi, her rocker mom, and the tour bus family that explores the things in the world that make a teenager cryptically whisper 'So weird...'. In this episode it's specifically the ghost of a poor wet boy who hates laptops. Episode discussion begins: 15:45 OFF TOPICS: O.G. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Chad is the Red XIII of Goosebuds, Nomura-san, The Playstation 2 Slim: The Greatest Entertainment System...2023-03-131h 33
GoosebudsEp 145 - Return to Ghost CampThis episode the Goosebud Boys cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Return to Ghost Camp, a sequel that has no returning characters or plot threads. It's not even the same camp. Can protagonist Dustin Minium evade the shape-shifting fox monster known as The Snatcher? At least this book gives us a great opportunity to reflect on the Kevin Era (aka Phase 2 of Goosebuds Cinematic Universe). Book Discussion begins: 11:15 (sort of). Off Topics: Kevin's Anniversary, Hot Topic and 'Just Two Things' shirts, our personalized Emotionally Honest T-shirts, the grape-worthy terroir of Indiana. You can support G...2023-02-271h 39
GoosebudsEp 144 - Man-Thing (2017) (w/ Adam Teterus) Whoever knows fear burns at the touch of the Man-Thing! And we had a similar response to reading this comic book! Chad, Paul, and Kevin are joined by expert Adam Teterus (Man-Thing Minute), to cover R.L. Stine's infamous 2017 Marvel series. This story shows the usually-horrifying Man-Thing now a joke machine trying to survive the entertainment industry in Burbank, California. It's certainly a comic book with some fantastic art by German Peralta! To know the better side of the shambling mound's stories we also read the classic issue Man-Thing #4 (1974) written by Steve Gerber and art by Val Mayerik. In that...2023-02-141h 34
GoosebudsEp 143 - Horrors of the Black RingWe're putting a ring on it! Chad, Paul, and Kevin read through R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Horrors of the Black Ring. That's multiple horrors, not just one. Little Beth has to deal with a possessed teacher, poor sweet animal violence, and a Nazgul attack on her school. Also we will all be going by our new nicknames P.B. Crisps, Maggot Freak, and Dunk tanK. Book discussion begins: 12:05 OFF TOPICS: MiSTer game emulation, Lil' Mark Wahlberg, Bleemcast, our cursed candies You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord...2023-01-301h 29
GoosebudsEp 142 - The Werewolf In The Living RoomIt's a new year with new book crimes being committed, Goosebuddies. Chad, Kevin, and Paul cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 The Werewolf In The Living Room. In this the scariest thing isn't the possible lycans' it's the international crime of moving a person against their will to a new location. In this story can little Aaron Freidus learn that his dad is a corrupt cop and a sloppy monster hunter? Book discussion begins: 6:00 OFF TOPICS: Mystery Boxes, let's give them something to Ted Talk about, Kevin's brain closed in 2015 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, jo...2023-01-161h 21
GoosebudsEp 141 - Adventure! - Revenge of the Body SqueezersWe're squeezing out the year with one last Body Squeezer story. R.L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps book Revenge of the Body Squeezers. Having defeated the green Squeezers in the Goosebumps 2000 books, you now face the kinkier blue variation. They're gonna squeeze you down into little black balls! Can Paul and Chad survive as a vengeful dwarf child as Kevin is our Book Master? Can we save Hollywood? OFF TOPICS: The Pop Tart Collector's Market, Dwarf Fortress Stories #1 Book discussion begins: 11:30 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord...2022-12-261h 20GoosebudsEp 140 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete: 'Nightcrawlers'This episode Chad, Paul, and Kevin retreat from the harsh horror winter to the safe shelter of The Adventures of Pete & Pete to discuss the episode 'Nightcrawlers', a charming story from the first season about Little Pete and his friends trying to stay up for eleven nights in a row. We do not recommend doing this in real life. OFF TOPICS: Incubus vs Deftones, NuMetal and emo and confusing genre names, milking the guitar's prostate Book Discussion begins at 10:20 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more...2022-12-121h 07GoosebudsEp 139 - The Mummy Walks Prepare for the horror of complex Middle East politics, Goosebuddies. That's right, Chad, Paul, and Kevin cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book The Mummy Walks. It has surprisingly little undead emperors and a lot of political intrigue about a fictional country. Did Tom Clancy write this? Also why does this book suddenly turn cyberpunk? Book discussion begins at 11:15 OFF TOPICS: The Transformers + Magic The Gathering conundrum, money isn't real, which Transformer would you bake into a pie (if you had to) You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dr...2022-11-281h 27GoosebudsEp 138 - Adventure! - It Came From The InternetPlug in, y'all. We're going web crawling! Chad, Paul, and Kevin go on an Adventure! with R.L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps book It Came From The Internet. Our computer has a virus named Spydie, a charming little sentient vampire bug that certainly has franchise potential. Can we find a way to stop it or will we become slaves to this newfangled series of tubes? OFF TOPICS: Naps: the new Drugs, Jim Carrey in 'Nah, Man', the Proto Manic Pixie Dream Girl Book adventure begins at: 7:30 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus...2022-11-211h 11GoosebudsEp 137 - Scream School (w/ Anthony Burch)Happy Halloween Week, Goosebuddies! This episode Chad, Paul, and Kevin are joined by Anthony Burch (Dungeons & Daddies, League of Legends) to discuss R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Scream School. This book has surprisingly little school in it. Seems the real horror is being raised in the entertainment industry as poor Jake Banyon deals with his famous director dad Emory. At least Rad Donner is cool. OFF TOPICS: Splatoon Porn Duels, Mormon Bubbling, Reach Around The Isle Book discussion begins: 05:45 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more...2022-10-241h 20GoosebudsEp 136 - Jekyll and Heidi This episode takes place in the Transylvania of America: Vermont. Chad, Paul, and Kevin read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 Jekyll and Heidi. This is a story about a sensitive poet girl dealing with a dark family secret, town riots, and chugging monster potions. We also discover how the Springfield is the nexus of all realms. Enjoy! OFF TOPICS: Unveiling Chris Pratt's Mario voice (and butt), Jortkinis Book Discussion begins: 12:45 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bonus episodes, join our secret Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store Email...2022-10-121h 20GoosebudsEp 135 - Dinosaurs Destroy Detroit We're going to the dangerous wilds of Michigan! Chad, Paul, and Kevin read Johnathan Rand's Michigan Chillers story Dinosaurs Destroy Detroit. This is a very accurate portrayal of The Great Lakes State, including that local time window that only opens for one week every fifty years. It's a bit of a tourist trap but it's also a really good place to sneak into the Cretacious Era and steal a dinosaur egg for your personal enjoyment. OFF TOPICS: Goosebumps the Musical, Kevin the children's theater van driver, Chad's sad child play Book Discussion begins: 11:15 You can support Goosebuds, get access to bon...2022-09-191h 22GoosebudsEp 129 - Brain JuiceDrink up, buddies! Kevin, Chad, and Paul return to read R. L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Brain Juice. It's a story about genuinely dumb-dumb kids, a scientist who teaches via prank parables, and a rare 3rd party narration that changes our tale from horror to full on jovial farce. We also create the upcoming movement #HomeworkStrike. OFF TOPICS: fandom wikis, comment archaeologists, going down down like a louie la rah Book discussion begins at 10:30 You can support Goosebuds, get access to dozens of bonus Camp episodes, join our Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dr...2022-06-281h 20GoosebudsEp 128 - Attack of the Graveyard GhoulsGhouls out for the summer, Goosebuddies! Paul and Kevin cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls. Chad missed out on this episode as this story is pretty forking rad! It's got body possession, teens knocking down mailboxes, and the power of dance! Enjoy the episode. OFF TOPICS: Crispy foods, The catholic views of honey bees, Kevin's sauce Book discussion begins: 08:45 You can support Goosebuds, get access to dozens of bonus Camp episodes, join our Discord, and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds apparel at goosebuds.store E...2022-06-201h 37GoosebudsEp 127 - Return to HorrorLand (w/ BrutalMoose) Grab your tickets; we're going back to HorrorLand! Chad, Kevin, and Paul are joined by 90s nostalgia scholar BrutalMoose to cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Return to HorrorLand. This story asks hard questions such as 'How much money would it take to sell your kids to a reality show?' Enjoy the park's new attractions; iconic rides such as Tooth Game... and Mummy Walk. Huh. HorrorLand claims to be under new management, but it's certainly up to its old tricks. OFF TOPICS: The Disney TM Raccoon Princess, anime cicadas Book discussion begins: 08:002022-05-301h 29GoosebudsEp 126 - Eureeka's Castle: 'Show # 1 & 2' (w/ Josh Henderson)Why are we watching an old Nick Jr show? Because it was written by Jovial Bob Stine! Before Goosebumps was a thing on bookshelves, R.L. Stine was head writer on this wacky, non-educational children's show Eureeka's Castle. Chad, Paul, and Kevin are joined by guest Josh Henderson (Pretend Friends, M-Class Podcast, Continue?) to cover the first two episodes (that couldn't be bothered to have proper titles). We discuss the show's Lynchian b-roll, our favorite character Hose Boy, Batly's hipster status, and how Eureeka and her friends are all really servants of the giant. OFF T...2022-05-161h 22GoosebudsEp 125 - Aliens Ate My Homework (w/ Marly Halpern-Graser)We swear we did our homework; a very nice A+ papier-mâché volcano but a galactic cruiser (stuck on shrink mode as often happens) crashed into our basement and things escalated from there. Paul and Chad are joined by writer Marly Halpern-Graser (Thundercats Roar, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Mad) to talk about beloved Bruce Coville's first book in the miniseries known as Rod Allbright's Alien Adventures: Aliens Ate My Homework. This book has it all: martial arts aliens, Star Trek paralells, surprisingly good discussion about gender and pronouns, the tempation one feels to shake the tiny people in...2022-04-251h 33GoosebudsEp 124 - Headless HalloweenIn this episode Chad, Kevin, and Paul review R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000: Headless Halloween. It's a story about sociopath teen Brandon Plush who feels no remorse about the lives he destroys. Brandon Plush's endless campaign of mean pranks finally runs into the (literal) dead-end that is Raven's Ravine, but what horrors lurk on the other side? Worm-filled doughnuts for one. Gross. Enjoy this episode and make sure you never make fun of someone for owning a van. OFF TOPICS: our humble little studios, Who is American McGee?, the Doom Johns, Kevin's secret itch.io, Tarnished Jeff Foxworthy You...2022-04-111h 34GoosebudsEp 123 - ChillogyIn this episode Chad, Kevin, and Paul review the Goosebumps TV mini-series 'Chillogy'; a collection of three episodes centered around the magical miniature company town of Karlsville. These stories are not based on R.L. Stine's books making these pretty unique to compare to the rest of the series. Have you heard the good word of the Holy Chillogy? Let Karl Knave into your heart and you will be preserved forever in plastic. Or turned into a piganoid. Or beheaded by a baseball. Kinda whatever Karl is into at the moment. Give yourself to the episode and all will be...2022-03-211h 38GoosebudsEp 122 - Animorphs Megamorphs #3: Elfangor's Secret The Ghoulastic Book Club returns to cover our favorite 90's YA book series about child soldiers: Animorphs. In this episode we cover K.A. Applegate's Megamorphs #3: Elfangor's Secret. While Paul fights his way back to our timeline Kevin and Chad are joined by guest Kayla Cline (Spooky Scouts,The Rite of Rumble: Wrestling with Demons) to talk about this wild time-traveling tale. Can the Animorph Kids save George Washington? Will they murder Adolph Hitler? Is morphing into a dolphin a reliable treatment for seeing your teenage love die in the cold waters of The Delaware? Plus learn the exciting...2022-03-081h 52GoosebudsEp 119 - Fright Camp Pack your bags once again, Goosebuddies! Paul, Chad, and Kevin head to R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 story Fright Camp; a poorly run summer event hosted by legendary director (and likely R.L. Stine self-insert) R. B. Farraday! Farraday's frights include sexual kappas, shooting gorillas, and vomit balloons. How does this story stack up compared to other Camp greats? Does R.L. push the 'twist' button a few too many times? Either way, enjoy the episode. Book discussion begins: 5:50 OFF-TOPICS: Official Goosebuds NiceFunToysTM You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote on upcoming titles, and more at patreon.com...2022-01-241h 29GoosebudsEp 118 - Revenge R Us (w/ Jordan Morris)In this episode the Goosebuds Boys are joined by the hilarious Jordan Morris (Bubble, Jordan Jesse Go!) to discuss a story about revenge and the magic power all birds have. In R.L. Stine's book 'Revenge R Us', kids are sociopaths who don't blink at the thought of a family member ripping their own skin off for a prank. The magic rules and reversals are also more complicated that a blue MTG deck. OFF-TOPICS: Quick tangent on Blade: Trinity, a movie that may be good? You can support the show, get access to bonus episodes, vote o...2022-01-171h 22GoosebudsEp 117 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete: 'New Year's Pete'To commemorate the end of 2021 we return to The Adventures of Pete & Pete's "New Year's Pete". This delightful episode of TV has delicious cocktail wieners, non-glamorous smoking, Debbie Harry, Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero, telepathically-controlled hamster bowling, and jetpack dreams. It all ends with some sweet hope about the holiday and looking forward to the next calendar year. We get some much need calibration by discussing it and hope you enjoy the episode as much as we did. OFF TOPICS: Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards, The Goosebuds' The Game Awards, Deep Rock Galactic, ElecHead, Inscryption Episode di...2021-12-271h 15GoosebudsEp 116 - More & More & More Tales to Give You GoosebumpsThe Goosebuds boys are back to review another of R.L. Stine's short story collections: the holiday-themed More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps (Special Edition #6)! Once Paul, Kevin, and Chad get past the confusing title sequencing and multiple Curlys on the cover (which one is real?!?) this becomes a pretty fun and frosty episode! They cover ten short stories including Nutmares, Kooshball Gremlins, endless ballet performances, Ice Vampires, holiday bimbofications, and our first hard-confirmed Goosebumps ghost writer! OFF TOPICS: Pearl Harbor as a holiday, the trajectory of Cuba Gooding Jr, Kevin's beard oil, Paul's timeless...2021-12-131h 49GoosebudsEp 115 - I Am Your Evil Twin (w/ Hadley St. Clair) This episode of Goosebuds sees Kevin, Paul, and Chad joined by guest Hadley St. Clair (Super Try Studios, Pretend Friends) to discuss R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book I Am Your Evil Twin. To paraphrase Hadley, this story has so many red herrings it should be tinned. It also has one of the craziest plot twists we've ever covered on the show: clone child trafficking! Scary indeed! They also discuss 90s allergy science, papier mache burdens, and piano standoffs. Enjoy! Book Discussion begins at: 09:45 OFF-TOPICS: live-action anime adaptations of our nightmares, heirloom hatchets, Timothée Chalamet the YouTuber. Follow Hadley on Twit...2021-11-291h 31GoosebudsHoliday Bonus! Camp GoosebudsHappy Winter Holidays, Goosebuddies. As you all are bundling up with loved ones, traveling, and gorging on fine foods, we have a small gift: a bonus episode of Camp Goosebuds! Usually these episodes are exclusive to our Patreon supporters but enjoy this free extra episode of Paul, Chad, and Kevin joking around the digital campfire. TOPICS: Chad's high school job as a sex-narc, Crazy Bones, Shark Bites, The Mighty Glacier That Decides Our Fates, Kurt Vonnegut, State Insignias, Kenneth fucking Branagh, Artemis Fowl, Dwarf Fortress, Medicinal Booze, Mangoes, Persona 5, Repenting on your Deathbed, Gnomes! You can...2021-11-2454 minGoosebudsEp 106 - Fear Street: 1994 This is a big summer for Fear Street. We're in the midst of three feature films dropping on Netflix, telling a story spanning multiple centuries and horror movie tropes. The Goosebuds Boys Chad, Paul, and Kevin talk about the first film: Leigh Janiak's Fear Street 1994. We have protagonist/angry-ex Deena, passive object-of-affection Sam, cheerleader/valedictorian/driven drug-seller Kate, self-loving goof Simon, and our token nerd Josh. These kids face many monsters but the most terrifying of all is small town class warfare! This movie has so many things to discuss and thus this is a BEEFY episode...2021-07-192h 19GoosebudsEp 104 - One Day at HorrorLand (Reloaded)Long ago in the early days of Goosebuds we read this book. But while Chad covered the book on an earlier episode with Dom and guest Dodger, Paul and Kevin never got to talk about it! They have things to say! This episode is RELOADED. :puts on cool sunglasses and trenchcoat, sits down in a comfy chair to read: We crack open the legendary tome about a deadly amusement park, the Horrors that run it, and dad anxiety. This book is still one of R.L.'s greatest works, and it was thrilling to discuss it. 2021-06-141h 30GoosebudsEp 103 - My Best Friend Is InvisibleThe power of invisibility is a sinister one. 95% of being invisible is doing dirty or spooky stuff. If you meet someone who says if they could choose a superpower that they'd pick invisibility you should watch out. That's a hot tip from your pal The Goosebuds. This Goosebumps book is a real 'Best Of' RL's story tricks: obvious solutions, ignorant parents, and a twist ending that makes us scream (with rage). Enjoy the listen as the Goosebuds Boys cover this story of a camouflage clinger. OFF TOPIC: The Secret of "Secretly Shaq" has been revealed, p...2021-05-311h 17GoosebudsEp 95 - Don't Go To Sleep!As we enter 2021 the podcast is getting some updates. Dom has retired his haunted jersey and we need a new Goosebuds on the team. The Buds #1 draft pick is... Kevin Cole! If you somehow don't know Kevin already from his multiple guest appearances, designing kickass games like Space Kings, and editing like all our episodes, we hope you welcome him into your heart like we have. We're excited to have our dwarven friend on the show to talk about YA books and 90s culture. In this episode Kevin, Paul, and Chad cover the 1997 Goosebumps book...2021-01-251h 28GoosebudsEp 92 - Chicken Chicken (w/ Jacquie Baker)Paul and Chad are joined by comedian and star fighter Jacquie Baker (The Incredible Shrinking Matt & Jacquie, Spooky Squad) to talk about one of the strangest books in the Goosebuds bibliography. Experience the horror of slowly turning into a flightless bird and then refusing to tell anyone about it! Hey Goosebuddies, if you're ever cursed by a witch or warlock, reach out to a friend or loved one; tell them you're becoming a farm animal. We hope you enjoy this story of coder parents, cabincore lifestyles, and finger-lickin' fear. OFF-TOPICS: Web rings, Flat Earth Gallagher, Indiana fight...2020-12-141h 31GoosebudsEp 83 - Adventure! - Animorphs Alternamorphs - The First JourneyThe Goosebuds Boyz are back for another Adventure! Chosen by our wonderful Patreon supporters... is Animorphs Alternamorphs #1 The First Journey! Veteran Yeerk Expert Chad has little memory of this non-canon excursion but he DM's for Paul and Dom as they roleplay young student Flim Flam who tumbles into the Animorph adventure. What animal form will Flim Flam turn into? A duck? A cockroach? Will the boys ever get to make an actual choice? Will Chad turn their minds to mush with deep Hork-Bajir lore? Enjoy the episode and stay safe out there. We love you. OFF TOPICS...2020-06-221h 23GoosebudsEp 82 - Legend of the Lost Legend (w/ Kevin Cole)Well, that's certainly one way to title a Goosebumps book. Paul and Chad are joined by game designer and our very own editor Kevin Cole (Space Kings, Haque) to talk about a legend unknown to both our heroes and the book's author. This story of cultural theft, imaginary European territories, and wind-up wives astounds the Goosebuds Boys and makes for some lively discussion. Enjoy! OFF-TOPICS: Jay-Z's mental call-outs, Fast Break Power Bars, the myth of Puppywish Canyons, Moby is maybe a secret creep, Time To Wolf. You can support the show and gain access to bonus...2020-05-251h 27GoosebudsEp 80 - Bad Hare Day (w/ Nick Murphy) This episode of Goosebuds includes our own magic trick: we conjure up special guest Nick Murphy (Continue?, Pretend Friends, Preston & Steve Show)! With Dom stuck in the fifth dimension, Paul & Chad join Nick to discuss this tale of magic, midnight societies, and kung-fu kids. They also discover a new location in the Goosebumps lore: Battletown. OTHER TOPICS: Paul's upcoming animated movie 'Jitter Fingers', choosing our magician personas, and Jonathan Frakes' perfect hair. You can support the show and gain access to bonus episodes and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Dress your skeleton with Goosebuds merch at etsy.com/shop/goos...2020-04-171h 28GoosebudsEp 78 - Adventure! - Please Don't Feed The Vampire!The Goosebuds boys are alive, kicking, and craving Adventure! With Dom Moschitti DM'ing, can Chad and Paul survive becoming vampires? We completely miss the evil poodle advertised on the book cover so if you had any reservations about undead dogs, worry not. Mostly we consider if we should kill our annoying friend. Other topics: lesser known cures for Vampirism, processing the beginning of the Corona pandemic and how to catch it (OBVIOUSLY GOOFS AND NOT REAL INFO), Crazy Frog and his infectious Frogmania, how Halloween is the worst day to be a small dork, and we reveal some long...2020-03-231h 24GoosebudsEp 74 - Goosebuds RPG - Issue #5 - Fathers And SonsThe final issue in this Goosebuds RPG mini-arc comes to a 'Game Over' as Dom, Paul, and Chad fight their way through the Super Gentendo game system. By transforming into horrifying plumber/freedom fighters, they become their true selves. This episode is For Your Consideration, nominated in the podcast awards category of Butt Kicking and Heart Stomping. Can the boys (and T-Bone) survive DM Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole)'s custom Space Kings adventure and learn the secret of "Dan"? Want to hear more? Contact us at goosebuds@gmail.com You can support the show and gain...2019-12-1056 minGoosebudsEp 73 - Goosebuds RPG - Issue #4 - SnapWe jump right into the audio adventure, with our heroes trapped in an alternate reality videogame console. Join Chad, Paul and Dom as they fight through DM Kevin Cole's 90s adventure using the Space Kings gameplay system. In this episode the boys roleplay dads, fight Shalhoub the Video Djin, give ten fingers, and deal out some brutal, neck-snapping melee flips. And our wonderful DM and editor Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) has launched the Kickstarter for Space Kings-- the system we use for Goosebuds RPG! kickstarter.com/projects/supertry/space-kings-the-book You can support the show and get...2019-11-2255 minGoosebudsEp 72 - Goosebuds RPG - Issue #3 - The Silent Killer You demanded more episodes in the Goosebuds RPG and damn it we're having such a good time we'd still play this even if we weren't recording! The boys (big brother Chad, little brother Paul, and dog brother Dom) are still trapped in a 90s nightmare world run by our DM Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole). The boys contemplate patricide, clean up the crime scene that was Jimmy's house, play alternate reality video games, rewrite 90s pop culture, avoid carbon monoxide (the silent killer), and pee ward their house. OTHER TOPICS: The deep McDark Universe lore and Chad's McAmerica Sandwich a...2019-11-121h 02GoosebudsEp 68 - Goosebuds RPG - Issue #2 - AurellisThe Goosebuds roleplaying adventure returns! Having jumped the literal threshold of their neighbor's fence, the boys face a haunted house armed only with their wits, stolen cable parts, and the unstoppable ally T-Bone. Can Paul, Dom, and Chad find their way back to adulthood? Or will they be trapped in an eternal 90s adolescence, sucking down apple cider with Tina? Enjoy this horrifying and hilarious tour of Dungeon Master Kevin Cole's (@RealKevinCole) take on the Goosebumps mythos. You can support the show and get access to bonus episodes and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Edited...2019-08-281h 15GoosebudsEp 67 - Goosebuds RPG - Issue #1 - Apple Cider PleasantriesThis is it, podcast collectors: the mint first-edition issue of Goosebuds RPG. Paul, Dom, and Chad join Game Master Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) for a custom tabletop adventure set in the Goosebumps-ish universe. Will the boys be able to survive a nightmare world of apple cider sucking children and corrupt able companies? Normal episodes of Goosebuds will return after this miniseries! But let us know if you dig this experiment and want to hear more. You can support the show and get access to bonus episodes and more at patreon.com/goosebuds Edited by K...2019-08-271h 03GoosebudsEp 66 - Goosebuds RPG - Issue #0 - Boy CreationDo not adjust your RSS feed-- this is indeed Goosebuds. In this new side format the boys (Paul, Dom, and Chad) are joined by friend, editor, and game designer Kevin Cole (@RealKevinCole) to play a custom version of his tabletop-card-RPG, simply called Goosebuds RPG. The boys will take on Goosebumps horrors playing as their own teenage selves, with only fate and lucky cards keeping them alive. The actual adventure begins in Issue #1, but this episode will familiarize yourself with the "Space Kings" gameplay system as well as entertain you while the boys look inwards which doubles as...2019-08-2039 minGoosebudsEp 25 - Goosebuds Best Goofs (1-24)Happy 25th Episode, Goosebuddies! To commemorate the milestone, we've collected some of our favorite moments from the podcast (many suggested by you). They barely make sense, but we love them. Of course we love all our other joke children as well, but these are the ones we're sending to college. Hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane. Thanks to all our guests for being a part of this and for YOU for listening. Your support means a ton and we wouldn't have a reason to read bad children's books without you. Here's to the next 25. EPISODE...2016-11-211h 17