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All teen and kid reviews for Goosebumps

Age
9
Average rating based on 55 kid and teen reviews:
  • 42% say violence is an issue
Teen, 13 years old
November 17, 2011
 
Fun Show To Watch
It All depends on the kid. I watch this with my siblings. One is nine and one is ten. It doesn't scare them, in fact we even some times laugh at the cheesy effects. If your child gets scard easily I wouldn't recommend watching this. It is totally appropiate language wise. I don't even remember them saying some thing like crap or anything. Some episdoes are scarier then othes.

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Teen, 14 years old
June 25, 2011
 
TOO SCARY FOR EVEN ME!
I read one of the books when I was 9 or 10 and I will never pick up another one again. What was apparently the "Most Mild" of the goosebumps got me so scarred that I couldn't sleep for months, not only did the "happy endning" turn into a trap where characters had to run and fight for their lives in order to escape a playground of deaths that monsters place humans in for entertainment. Those who were fans of the books said that the books were no where near as scary as the show. Now, I still remember direct quotes from that book, and I was TERRIFIED, It gives me shudders to think about it, and I did not nor do believe in monsters when I read that. Common sense has it ranked appropriate because there is no blood or gore, but there is WAY intense scenes that NEVER END. SPOILER ALERT for one of the books/episodes! After MANY very intense near death experiences at a park, the workers are revealed to be horrible monsters who tell them "it's all a joke, you're on a hidden camera show for a monster channel" they say, here is the "real" exit over this way, then they lock them in a dark hall, tell them "NO ONE EVER SURVIVES HORRORLAND" then set various traps and monster on them, one character says "They REALLY ARE GOING TO KILL US!" then they escape with the monsters chasing them after the fight for survival ends.

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Kid, 13 years old
October 5, 2010
 
ok for kids 8 and over
its pretty bad 4 kids under 8

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Kid, 12 years old
December 29, 2010
 
Perfect for Tweens but not under 7
Love it! Whatchesd for past 4 years!

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Kid, 12 years old
April 19, 2011
 
Fabulous FOR ALL!
I believe that this show is amazing and whoever says that it is "Too Scary" is just over protective.

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Kid, 10 years old
September 14, 2010
 
ok
scary

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Teen, 16 years old
January 14, 2011
 
goosebumps!!
i love goosebumps. me and my now 14 year old friend were obsessed with it and watching all the movies. we still are an i even got my 15 year old friend to star watching it. i know the intro song by heart.

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Kid, 13 years old
December 7, 2010
 
the show IS pretty scary i have to say. when i was little, i guess my brother watched the gnome episode because i had a dream that garden gnomes were chasing me. little kids won't be able to sleep at night from this, but since im older, it doesnt TOTALLY bother me!

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Teen, 15 years old
January 9, 2010
 
Swell.
Great for people who want suspense filled moments, but is slightly scary. I'd consider some noodles and soda while watching.

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Kid, 10 years old
September 17, 2010
 
ITS LIKE SCARY METER!
It is pretty tough for the teeny-weeny kids like 6-7.Its pretty much scary because of the computer graphics.If you watch one episode for the first time,you will probably want to watch it again.9+ could probably take it.8 year can take it also but maybe not as much.Ones like The Night Of The Living Dummy are plain scary.But they are some that are not scary at all.Like Monster Blood.I USED to see them all the time,this whole 6 months I haven't watched single one.Be careful out there,RL.Stine has pretty scary books!

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Kid, 11 years old
June 19, 2010
 
good for ages 8 and up
good

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Teen, 15 years old
January 17, 2010
 
This show has some decent episodes, but it has many horrible episodes like the living dummy episode which completely rips off the Child's Play series(also it starts with part 2 as apposed to part 1) and the Horrorland episode which is so goofy, I couldn't help but laugh it. The episodes that I did like though were The Haunted Mask and Say Cheese and Die! for originality and how it spooked.

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Kid, 11 years old
September 4, 2010
 
Great show for kids over 8 years old.

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Kid, 11 years old
March 6, 2010
 
Sooooo awsome, but not scary!
It's not too scary for most kids. It was made specificly for kids! (was specificly spelled wrong?) Although,it may be scary for some kids. If you're hesitant about watching it, just know there's nothing too scary.

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Teen, 16 years old
December 4, 2009
 
Great for kids 9 and up
Creepy suspenseful show- some episodes may be too scary for young kids

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Teen, 14 years old
January 3, 2010
 
Not as good as the books, some pretty creepy
After seeing one of the Night of the Living Dummy episodes, I stopped watching the series.

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Teen, 14 years old
November 21, 2010
 
Scary for little kids
This show isn't really that scary. Creepy, yes, but not too scary if you're at least 10. I love watching it around halloween and just about anytime i'm looking for something creepy to watch. The first time I saw this was when I was at a halloween party when I was ten and I really liked it.

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Kid, 12 years old
May 20, 2012
 
Great! Just great. :)
This is a very good series for kids 9+. My eight year old sister watches it, but is not perturbed at all by some of the scares. By the cheesy effects, you should just laugh at it. This show is really fun to watch with my sister, and its surprisingly entertaining. :D

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Teen, 14 years old
April 12, 2012
 
Corny, But OK
The acting is horrible and the show itself is cheesy. Though I do find myself watching this at least once every Halloween.

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Kid, 10 years old
April 1, 2012
 
I LOVE THIS SHOW!
i have ALL the episodes on dvd! my favourite one is when they try to escape the amusement park! watched it scince i was 3! great show by R.L. stine! read the books, too. COMMON SENSE MEDIA: THE SHOW WAS MADE FOR FOX KIDS! IT IS SHOWN ON CARTOON NETWORK ONLY ON HALLOWEEN. ITS ON THE HUB, TOO.

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