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Welcome to Dead House

Goosebumps offers suspense and cliffhangers for readers who want a scare. The publisher’s age range is 8–12, but comfort with horror matters more. Welcome to Dead House opens the original series; the selected reissue is numbered Classic Goosebumps #13.

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Cover of Welcome to Dead House

By R. L. Stine

What is it about?

A family moves to Dark Falls, where the house and its neighbours give the children reasons to worry. R. L. Stine turns a new home into a place of danger.

Who might enjoy it?

For a child who actively enjoys being frightened. Read a sample together and let them stop if the suspense is unpleasant rather than exciting.

Things to consider

Horror, death, threatening neighbours and danger to children and a pet. Not a gentle bedtime choice for a sensitive reader.

A question to take into your reading

Which warning would have made you ask an adult for help?

Premise and publication context: Scholastic: original Goosebumps book checklist. Reading-fit suggestions and discussion questions are MWC editorial guidance.

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