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September 8 to see two new Goosebumps collections on DVD
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Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Aug 4th, 2009
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE
Experience spine-tingling thrills with two all-new Goosebumps® DVD collections The Headless Ghost and Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns –shivering onto DVD just in time for Halloween on September 8, 2009 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Based on the worldwide phenomenon spawned by Scholastic’s best selling book series by R.L. Stine, Goosebumps (www.scholastic.com/goosebumps) has been published in over 32 languages and sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. Adapted for TV by Scholastic Media, the series returned to television last October on Cartoon Network, (which reaches over 91 million households) and boasted a Top-10 overall ranking in primetime with kids 9-14 during the month of October 2008. The live-action series, which originally aired from 1995-1998 on Fox, tells the spookily outrageous and funny tales of ordinary kids who find themselves in extraordinary and scary situations.
Momentum for the property has been reinvigorated with a new Goosebumps HorrorLand book series that was released earlier this year. The series features a universe of recurring characters and serialized tales that slowly reveal the terrifying secrets hidden in HorrorLand a frightening, vast theme park that serves as the series’ backdrop. As well, a Goosebumps HorrorLand Video Game from Scholastic Interactive debuted in October. This multi-platform, hair-raising adventure game is set in a fright-themed amusement park filled with thirty other thrilling rides and bone-chilling attractions. Adding to the momentum, the newly designed official Goosebumps website (www.scholastic.com/goosebumps) garners over one million visits per month and the audio collection complementing the new book series is available for download on Audible.com, AudibleKids.com and iTunes. Columbia Pictures also acquired rights to adapt the bestselling book series into a theatrical feature.
These two new Goosebumps DVD titles include spooky Halloween adventures, vampires, a headless ghost and more terrifying tales. Each frightful Goosebumps DVD features three spooky stories and are available for the suggested retail price of $14.98 U.S. / $16.98 Canada.
Synopses:
The Headless Ghost ____DVD Catalog #2260274
“The Headless Ghost”
Hill House is dark, scary and haunted, just the way Duane and Stephanie like it! But if they can’t help the ghost of a 13-year-old boy who lost his head there find it, he’ll have to borrow one of theirs!
“Awesome Ants”
When pals Dave and Ben start giving the ants in Dave’s ant farm real food, the ants love it! Now Dave has a growing problem his dream pet project is becoming his worst nightmare!
“Teacher’s Pet”
At first, Becca is psyched when her science class goes on an overnight nature retreat. But soon, she wonders whether she’ll survive wildlife camp or become a sssnake sssnack?
Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns ____DVD Catalog #2260273
“Attack of the Jack -O’-Lanterns”
Every Halloween, Lee and Tabby scare the daylights out of their pals. So this year, four of them plot to out-spook their spookers. It’s a good plan, except that now everyone’s in for a Halloween scare!
“Vampire Breath”
One night, Freddy and Cara Renfield discover a secret door in their house leading to an underground cavern and a shocking discovery. Turns out they live with bats. Vampire bats!
“Let’s Get Invisible”
Max and Noah discover a mysterious mirror that holds the power to make them invisible! But when they start to experiment with it, they find that they can’t always control the effect…and that this very spooky mirror is not what it appears – or disappears – to be!
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