After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.
Directed by Rob Letterman
based on novel or book
magic
yeti
werewolf
family
new home
recluse
autumn
horror for children
book comes to life
ventriloquist's dummy
praying mantis
new school
girl next door
monsters
Rank
#177 in 2015·#6846 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
2.9 / 5
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Cast
Jack Black
R.L. Stine / Slappy (voice) / Invisible Boy (voice)
Dylan Minnette
Zach Cooper
Odeya Rush
Hannah Fairchild
Ryan Lee
Champ
Amy Ryan
Gale Cooper
Jillian Bell
Lorraine Conyers
Halston Sage
Taylor
Steven Krueger
Davidson
Keith Arthur Bolden
Principal Garrison
Amanda Lund
Officer Brooks
Timothy Simons
Officer Stevens
Ken Marino
Coach Carr
Crew
Rob Letterman
Director
Darren Lemke
Screenplay
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Javier Aguirresarobe
Director of Photography
Neal H. Moritz
Producer
Bill Bannerman
Executive Producer
Bruce Berman
Executive Producer
Riley Flanagan
Set Production Assistant
Jennifer Badger
Stunts
Scott Alexander
Story
R.L. Stine
Novel
Larry Karaszewski
Story
Popular Reviews
2153 reviews
leah
7.0★ · 05/25/26
jack black’s lucky i wasn’t there cus i would’ve showed him something REALLL scary 🤤 kytzia please ignore this im joking 👀
jack black’s lucky i wasn’t there cus i would’ve showed him something REALLL scary 🤤 kytzia please ignore this im joking 👀
keisi
8.0★ · 05/17/26
i still have questions
i still have questions
victoria
6.0★ · 05/10/26
Es literalmente clay
Es literalmente clay
judeasf
9.0★ · 05/10/26
I could've sworn this movie was a fever dream
I could've sworn this movie was a fever dream
lola gray
7.0★ · 04/25/26
every time i think of this movie i also think of the sue sylvester saw doll
every time i think of this movie i also think of the sue sylvester saw doll