The Haunting Returns (Goosebumps: The Season 1 Novel)

This official YA novel based on the hit Disney Plus series includes an exclusive ending you won’t see on the show! Discover what happens to all your favorite characters... if you dare.

Thirty years ago, Harold Biddle died in a tragic accident -- but there’s more to the story. Now, the teenage kids of Harold’s classmates are determined to find out what happened to him all those years ago... as long as Harold’s spirit doesn’t exact his revenge first!

But Harold Biddle isn’t the only monster roaming the streets of Port Lawrence. From doppelgangers to haunted books and one creepy dummy, Isaiah, Margot, James, and the rest of their friends have to fight to stay alive or risk becoming monsters themselves!

This official YA novel tells the story of season 1 of the hit Goosebumps series -- plus additional scenes and information not seen on the show, including resolving the show’s cliffhanger ending!

Kate Howard has written many funny novelizations, activity books, and early readers for kids, including the New York Times bestselling LEGO Movie novelization, and several Captain Underpants TV and movie tie-in books. Fun fact: Kate Howard is the pseudonym for award-winning and bestselling author Erin Soderberg Downing, who -- in addition to writing novelizations -- has also written many original novels and several fun chapter book series, including The Great Peach Experiment series, the Puppy Pirates series, Just Keep Walking, and Controlled Burn (more info at erinsoderberg.com). She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband, three kids, and two naughty dogs.