‘Goosebumps’ TV show producers hope Stephen King is a fan
10.10.2023 - 21:35
/ nypost.com
2015 “Goosebumps” movie starring Jack Black, told The Post. “We make nods to the 90s, when the books first came out. Those original fans who loved the books when they were kids still love them to this day.
And now, they’re in their 30s and 40s. We wanted the show to appeal to not only younger audiences, but also adults — with or without kids.”Premiering Friday, October 13 (on Disney+ and Hulu, with new episodes out weekly on Fridays), “Goosebumps,” was inspired by the spooky R.L. Stine books – which is one of the best-selling series of all time, with more than 400 million books in print, in 32 languages.
“We got [R.L. Stine’s] blessing at the beginning of it, and showed him the episodes, which he loved —thank God!” said Letterman. “It feels good to make him proud of it.
I met him [while filming] the movie, he was in it, so there was already a shorthand there with him.”The show follows a group of five high schoolers in the small town of Port Lawrence as they unearth dark secrets linked to the tragic passing of Harold Biddle (Ben Cockell) in 1993. There’s football star Isaiah (Zack Morris), brainy Margot (Isa Briones), ignored wallflower Isabella (Ana Yi Puig), class clown James (Miles McKenna) and skater Lucas (Will Price). After throwing a Halloween party in the old Biddle house, these teens find themselves in nightmarish situations where they learn about each other, and their parents’ dark secrets, too.
For instance, Isaiah finds a camera that develops photos that seemingly predict accidents, and James gets trapped in a time loop, thanks to a clock. Justin Long co-stars as teacher Nathan Bratt.“I remember the thing [R.L. Stine] would repeat to you is that in a lot of his books, the central tenant is ‘be careful what
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